DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 March 1922, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

(Per Press Association.)

EXPENSIVE OPIUM. WELLINGTON, This Day. At the Magistrate's Court, a Chinaman named Ah Lye was fined £lO for smoking opium and £25 for being in possession of the drug.

MAN DROWNED.

NELSON, This Day. Harry Ridley, about 25 years of age, a prospector, said to be a recent arrival from Wellington, was drowned in the Aorere River, at Collingwood, on Saturday. The body has not been recovered.

SHOOTING TRAGEDY.

WAIAIATE, This Day. James Morrison, a married man with three children, was found dead on the road two miles from his residence on Sunday morning. A rifle was alongside) the body. Deceased had been in ill-health for some time.

YOUNG AVOMAN’S DEATH.

WELLINGTON, March 24.

A young woman named Eva Sims, died in the Wellington Hospital under circumstances that are being investigated by the police. It is understood that the deceased, who belongs to Canterbury, camo to Wellington recently from the Wanganui district .

WELLINGTON, This Day. The verdict at the inquest on the 3 death of Eva Sims was that death was (. due to general peritonitis, following septic premature labour. 3 I MEAT EXPORT LEVY. ) CHRISTCHURCH, March 26. 5 The Now Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has expressed the opinion to the Canterbury Sheepfarmers’ Union that there is no justification for the buyi ers deducting the meat pool levy from their invoices. They consider that the I proper course is for them to make al--1 lowance for it in their limits. [ AIOTOR-CARS COLLIDE. FOXTON, This Day. A Wellington car, containing seven persons, including two women, collided with a local car on Saturday evening. The Wellington car turned over twice and the occupants were pinned in. Sinclair, the driver, had an arm badly cut. The hood, being up, saved more serious consequences. ; Both cars were badly damaged-INTER-PRO VINCI A L TENNIS WELLINGTON, Mark 26. The inter-Provinial tennis match, Wellington v. Canterbury, was played , here on Saturday and resulted in a decisive win for the home team, the scores being 2 matches to one; 43 sets to nine; 260 games to ..68. Canterbury was without the services of some star performers, which in a measure accounts for the Southerners poor showing. GAOL FOR BANKRUPT. MASTERTON, March 25. Tn the Supreme Court on Saturday Ernest Robert Ward, a carrier, of Masterton, was .sentenced to ono month’s imprisonment without hard labour for failure to keep a proper account ,of his books during three years prior to his bankruptcy and for contracting debts, knowing at the time that he had no reasonable prospect of paying them—together with other debts. ROW AVI TIT CHINESE. HAMILTON, This Day. A young man entered a Chinese fruiterer’s shop and asked for cigarettes. When he was told they were not for sale, a disturbance followed, concerning which reports are conflicting ; but as a result a man named Grahame had his hand severely cut by a knife, said to have been used by a Chinaman. The little finger was almost severed. Grahame was removed to the hospital. FIRE AT HASTINGS. HASTINGS, This Day. An outbreak of lire occurred at 1.30 this morning in the factory of the Hastings limber and Joinery Coy’s yards. The blaze started in the factory which, with machinery and manufactured stock valued at £3OOO, was completely destroyed. Practically all the stacked timber in the yards, the dried timber shed, glass store, and the Company’s cooperage were saved by the brigade. The origin of the fire is a mystery. DRO AVN ING FATALITY. FOXTON, This Day. A drowning fatality occurred at Robinson’s Lake yesterday afternoon. Samuel Baker and Peter Baker, brothers, aged 26 and 24 years, both married, were drowned. They went fishing in a boat for eels, accompanied by a lad named John Gupwell. The boat swamped. Sam Baker was assisting the boy when he saw his brother in difficulties, and .swain back to him. Both disappeared. The bodies have not yet been recovered. MAGISTRATE’S COURT STATISTICS. AVELINGTON, March 23. Statistics gazetted to-day show that, excluding multiple charges, 14,079 person, 846 of whom were women, were \ arrested and dealt with at the Magistrate’s Courts of the Dominion during the year 1921. Of these 11,562 men and 749 women were summarily convicted, while 914 men and 20 women were committed to the Supreme Court for sentence, and 487 meh and 22 women were committed for trial. No fewer than 26,242 distinct cases, of which 1359 were women, were dealt with on summonses. Of these 20,090 mon and 1050 women were summarily convicted. One woman and 54 men were committed for sentence, while 63 men and 15 women were committed for trial. Of 39,013 civil cases dealt with by the Magistrate’s Courts, 34,588, involving £685,479, concerned Europeans only, the total amount recovered being £585,183. The number of cases in which Maoris were concerned whether as plaintiffs or 1 de- ■ -’•’nfs, was 4425. The total amount involved was £77,126, and the amount recovered £49,680.