DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 August 1929, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

(Per Press Association

RIMUTAKA SLIPS. WELLINGTON, August 29. The Rimutaka road was cleared for traffic this afternoon, when another slip came down at the same locality at 4.55 p.m. and again blocked the road. Service car passengers, however, are able to trans-ship by using a track cut at the back of the slip, which will probably take a day to clear.

THIEF IMPRISONED. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 30. This morning at the Supreme Court, Reginald Eugene Segar, who pleaded guilty to four charges of breaking, entering and theft at business places in Hawera and stealing goods and money of a value of £2O, was sentenced to two years on each charge, concurrent. The Chief Justice said that such cases were rife, not only in this district, but all over the country. The Courts must do their best to put them down. “PEEPING TOMS” SENTENCED. CHRISTCHURCH, August 29. Three months’ hard labour was the sentence imposed on John Taylor McDougall, alias McDonald, thirty-five, labourer, and John Hamilton, alias Howell, alias Woodcock, thirty-nine, labourer, who were charged in the Magistrate’s Court that on August 29, they were found without lawful excuse on enclosed premises at 21, Bealey Avenue. The police stated that accused had alarmed three women by peering through a window at night. PICTURES ON VIEW. DUNEDIN, August 30. At the Police Court, Walter Stiglich, stationer, pleaded not guilty to a charge of selling an indecent document, and placing an indecent document in public view. Mr Hanlon, for the defence, said the pictures referred to were of one woman in the nude, and another draped, and they were copies of pictures in the Paris Salon. Counsel sub'mitted that another book which could be purchased all over New Zealand, contained pictures of a similar type, yet the police had taken no action. The Magistrate reserved his decision.

CASH DOCKETS. HAMILTON, August 28

Ruling that a cash docket was a receipt and must be stamped if the amount was over £2, the Magistrate (Mr W. Wilson) to-day fined the local manager of the Farmers’ Trading C 0.,. Ltd., £1 for failing to stamp such a docket for cash sales totalling £4 odd. Counsel for the defence claimed that the docket was issued simply as a guide to the delivery man, indicating that the goods were paid for. The Magistrate said he must conclude the docket constituted a receipt, as the amount of the sale and the name of the vendor appeared.

RAILWAY BRIDGES. WELLINGTON, August 30.

In a statement to the Press to-day, Mi- Taverner gave some interesting particulars regarding the programme of the Railway Department. Tli£ policy of giving New Zealand industries as much support as possible' is exemplified in the recent acceptance of tenders for Ngaruawahia and Whenuakura bridges. Steel plates and shapes, of a total weight of 500 tons, will be imported from Great Britain, but the whole of the fabrication of steel work will be done in the Dominion. The successful tenderers are Rope for Ngaruawahia and Bird and Codling Bros., for Whenuakura. In addition to the encouragement of local industry, these bridges mark the beginning of an extensive programme of reconstruction of old timber bridges in steel and concrete, to take the heavy type of engine now employed. Whenuakura bridge is on the MartonNew Plymouth section, between Rangikura and Patea.- The Ngaruawahia crosses the Waikato river. ESTATE FOR CHARITIES. AUCKLAND, August 29. Two charitable institutions in New Zealand will benefit considerably under the will of the late James Moir, who, after retiring from farming at Kohuratahi, Taranaki, lived for some time in Auckland. Mr Moir died while on a holiday trip in Scotland on July 28. The Public Trustee has been appointed executor of the will, and the approximate net value of the estate for probate purposes is £ll,OOO. The will provides for certain annuities and on the death of the annuitants the estate is to be divided equally among three charities. The Auckland organisation which will benefit under the will is the Leslie Presbyterian Orphanage. The money is to be invested and the income used for the general maintenance. The Widows’, Orphans, and Aged Masons’ Fund of the Masonic Lodge of New Zealand will benefit in a similar manner, and the remaining third of the estate will be invested for the parish Council of Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the income used to train . for trades or professions children in the parish who have lost either father or mother. If there are no such applicants, the income is to be used for supporting the poor of the parish.