BRIEF ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 296, 13 September 1927, Page 10

BRIEF ITEMS

FROM FAR AND NEAR

Purchase of Darwin’s House.—Dr. Bowne is finding <£15,000 to purchase and endow Downe House, tor which Darwin paid £22<.K). —Press Assn.

Undefended Divorce.— Yesterday Mr. Justice Ostler granted Doris Maud Lawrence a decree nisi against William Jolin Lawrence on the grounds of desertion and failure to maintain. Ine parties were married in 1910, and Lawrence deserted his wife in January, '9-0.

A Rich Nugget— A radio message from Edie Creek, New South Males, states that a nugget weighing 37<oz. lias been discovered. This is the largest found in the field. It carries approximately 77 per ceut. of gold, valued at £6so.—Press Assu.

Man Shot Dead in Street—While Donald Jenner was riding in the street at Wonthaggi, Victoria, he, was shot, and fell from his horse. \\ hen assistance arrived, he was dead. An arrest has been made. Peter Rasmussen surrendered to the police later, and was charged with the murder of Jenner.— Press Assn.

Hunt for Murderer.—The Strasburg police are hunting for Franz Bagesat, a workman, murderer of thirteen women, whose bloodstained clothing he carefully packed in three wooden chests in his lodgings, fie is supposed to have burned the bodies. —Press Assn.

Trial of "Spies” at Leningrad—The trial of the twenty-six alleged British spies has concluded. Three were released on insufficient evidence, and the prosecutor demanded the death of nine of the others, including a woman.— Press Assn. / «

New Zealand Wembley Building.—The New Zealand building at Wembley has been removed and re-erected at the Kodak works at Harrow. This is one of the largest exhibition structures to leave the Wembley enclosure and will be one of the largest camera factories in England when completed.

Mine Managers Fined.—James Neilson aud William Parsonage, managers of the Blackball Mine, were lined £5 each in the Greymouth Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, on the information of O. J" Davies, mining inspector, on chaiges of failing to provide adequate ventilation in working places.—Press Assi ciation.

Strikes in Italy Illegal.—A tribunal at Pisa declared that strikes in part were regarded as »manifestations of liberty because no other means wore available to the workers to obtain improvement of their conditions, but all strikes were illegal now that the Government had provided competent mediums for the purpose of the settlement of disputes.—Press Assu.

Stop-work Meeting Prevents Issue of Newspaper. —Because they refused to pay the fines imposed following a strike by the mechanical staff of the newspaper “West Australian,” two members of the union were arrested and detained to serve three days’ imprisonment. The mechanical .staff held a stop-work meeting and adjourned for twenty-four hours. As the result there was no isSue of the “West Australian”- yesterdav.—Press Assn. '

Alleged Burglar.—Harold Grace, a storeman. aged 31, appeared before Mr. T. E. Maunsell, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with breaking and entering into the, warehouse of J. Gordon and Sons, with intent to steal.- On the application of Chief-Detective Ward, accused was remanded until .Wednesday next. He was allowed bail in the sum of £lOO, with one surety of £l5O or two of £75 each. . ~.

Water for Schools. —Advising the Wellington School Committees’ Association that the City Council will not alter its decision to charge a flat rate of 7d. per 1000 gallons for water supplied to schools - the 'Wellington Education Board suggests that a considerable sum could be saved at a number of schools by the strictest supervision of the water service and the practice of turning off the water.

“Seven Days.’’—“This is the fifth time this man has been before the Court on a similar charge within the last six months,” said Sub-Inspector Harvey in the Magisvte’s Court yesterday when, referring to Michael Crowley, a labourer, aged 57, who admitted an offence of drunkenness. The Magistrate (Mr. T. E. Maunsell, SAL): “Good gracious! His fifth time, eh? Oh well—seven days."

Proposed Trans-Tasman Flight Postponed.—News was rece'ved in Auckland over the week-end that the flight of Lieutenant K. M. Frewen, from Hobart to Bluff, reported to have been arranged for yesterday, has been postponed. It is understood that the Australian civil aviation authorities refuse to allow any flight except in a seaplane. Lieutenant Frewen was to have used a Bristol fighter.—Press Assn.

Drunken Motorist Punished—At the .Magistrate’s Court at Dunedin yesterday, Donald AVilliam Stronach, sheepfarmer. was fined £lO for being in a state of intoxicat-’on while in charge of a motor-car. His license was cancelled. and .he was nrohihiffid from drivng for two years. It was shown that defendant knocked a man down.—Press Assn.

Surneon’s Body Found.—The bodv of Dr Oswald CT’ve Shields LSS), of Melbourne practising in the West Fnd of Tendon was found in the woods at Richmond. Surrey, with an artery severed by a surgical instrument found nearbv. It is stated that for a lone time he was overworked and refused to take a holiday. He acted in war time as oneratinu sureeon af Boulogne, nod a surgery cnocmlisf at Wimerenx. His wife and fb-o children were making holiday with a brother. Sir Douglas Shields. —Press Assn.

Steward Lost at Sea. —W. Morvan, chief steward of the steamer Tre”-or-los, which reached Auckland from New Vork yocterdav morning, was lo®t at sen in rhe Pacific when the vessel was 500 miles from Panama. Oncers of the vessel state flint they saw ’’’’organ clamber to the end of the bulwarks and before he coold Le prevented he threw himseV A boat was launched immediately, and the crew searched for nearly two hours, but Morgan was not seen again. He was 43 rears of nep and him home was in Co’-aiff. He leaves a widow and one child— Press Assn. “AT LAMBETH PALACE” Sir—ln reference to your article of Saturday “At Lambeth Palace, it h regrettable that one so ill-informed in Anglican Church matters at Home has been chosen bv you to deal with them in 'our columns. Of several inaccurae’es I wish to refer to’one: Ang <> Catholicism is largely confineci to the clerov. an overwhelming majority of tha iaitv'being P-otestant and likely to remain so.” Th.® statement is utterly untrue and would be resented by all Aimio-Caiholies botii at Home and in New Zealand.-! Wellington, September 10.