DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 January 1923, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

[Per Press Association.) SWIMMING. TIMARU, January 31. I In the first heat of the 100 Yards Intermediate Boys’ Breaststroke Championship this morning, C. Herd (Canterbury) did the distance in 77 4-ssecs, breaking the previous record by 2 4-ssecs. DROWNING TRAGEDY. CHRISTCHURCH, January 30. In connection with the AVilberforec River drowning .fatality, both bodies have been recovered. The name of the man who was drowned was George Good, and not Charles Jessep. Good was 22 years of age, and belonged to Ashburton. FIRE ON MAKURA., AUCKLAND, January 31. A lire occurred shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday on the steamer Makura, berthed at the Queen’s AVharf. The galley range is fed with oil fuel which caught lire and filled the galley with flames. The outbreak was subdued in about 10 minutes, but so fierce was the heat that one of the iron bulkhead plates buckled. Some of the galley fittings were damaged. The flames were extinguished by the chemical extinguishers and water from the. ship’s hose.

YACHTING RACE. AUCKLAND January 30. The first race for the Sanders Cup resulted in a win for The Linnet (Canterbury) the AVinifred (Otago) being second, and the Rona (Auckland) third. The issue was in doubt until a few seconds before the finish, when the AVinifred was leading. She broke tacks, and in coming round again, the Linnet weathered her, crossing the line nine seconds ahead. The Rona, 56secs. later, was third. The Murihiku was holding what lot ked like a winning position, when she stood across for n time, falling back from second' to fourth.

JOHNSONVILLE CHARGES. AVELINGTON, January 31. AYhen Daniel Cooper and Martha Elizabeth Cooper appeared at the Magistrate’s Court on charges of unlawfully detaining infant children at Newland s, Johnsonville, the Crown Prosecutor asked for a remand until AA'ednesday, when a charge of murder will be made. The remand was granted, but the Court proceeded with the abortion charges against the male accused, the first witness being a married woman from Mataura. A young woman gave evidence that accused gave her pills and later used an instrument, miscarriage following. She intended to pay accused £5. Later on a married woman gave evidence that her husband paid Cooper fifteen guineas for performing an illegal operation. Dr Giesen said that the instruments produced were what would expect to be used for purposes of abortion. TRADE AND GAMBLING. AVELLINGTON, January 30. The judgment of Mr Page, S.M., in the case of James Fill and Royal Harviell, who were before the court on January 20th, on a charge of establishing a scheme whereby prizes were gained by chance, was delivered to-day. “The effect of the scheme,” remarks

Mr Page, “is that the customers pay 2/- a week, and stand their chance ol being selected and of receiving, without payment. 90/- worth of goods. At present the subscribers number 500, so the defendants are collecting about £5O per week. The scheme is not connected with an established business, and the value of the defendants’ stock is negligible.” After reviewing the circumstances, the S.AI. held that the Gaming Act had been broken, and fined each £2O and costs. Security for appeal on the question of penalty was fixed. ALLIANCE BALLOT. WELLINGTON, January 51. The ballot recently conducted by the Alliance of Labour on the questicn of a general strike, as a protest against the wages reduction, resulted in favour of a cessation of work. The President of the Alliance, Mr. M. J. Mack, stated to-day that the ballot was the largest and most complete ever taken in the history of labour m New Zealand. The decision of the ballot had been handed on to the National Executive, who would exercise its own judgment as to what should be done in connection with the matter. The affiliated workers had signified very definitely how far they were prepared to go in protesting against the redutcon that had taken place. The railwaymen, in common with other organisations, had declared by a substantial niajtrify in favour of a definite protest. It was hoped that by negotiation, an industrial difficulty would be avoided. CRICKET. TO-DAY’S PLAY. NELSON, January 31. The match was continued to-day rn perfect weather. Chapman and JTill Wood continued the overnight innings and in spite of the smart fielding carried the score to 249 before separated. The innings was declared closed at 249. Scores: — Chapman not out 71 Hill Wood b.l.w. Louisson . . 19 Tyldesley c McKellar b Louisson 0 Swan b Louisson 'J Extras 32 Bowling analysis: Louisson 4. for 48, Newman 5 for 93, McKellar 1 for 10, Fass 0 for 27, McKellar 1 for 10, Neale 0 for 27, Reid 0 for 12. At the luncheon adjournment Nelson had lost 3 for 21. (Saxon c, b, Hill Wood b.w. Hit Wood 1; Eden b Freeman c McKellar not out 10, Pierpont 6, Freeman 0; Kemnitz not out 5; extras 2.