DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 January 1930, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

(Per Press Association.)

SLY GROG SELLING. AUCKLAND, January 17. At the Magistrate’s Court, William Henry Buckley was fined £5O for sly grog selling in Hobson street premises. SUN SPOTS. WELLINGTON, January 18. Two large centres of activity on the sun, which were noted recently, are now very close to the western limit of the sun. A new area of activity is represented by a group of small spots which to-day is on the central meridian. This group is increasing in activity. At noon, yesterday, twenty spots were counted by observers at the Dominion Observatory. By 5 p.m., the number had increased to twentyfive, whereas to-day there are no fewer than thirty-six. Preliminary measurements show the new group to be some 81,000 miles in length, with, a maximum width, of 40,000 miles.

MATRON’S VINDICATION. TAUMARUNUI, January 18.

Following a Departmental inquiry by Doctor Shore, Director of the Division of Hospitals, concerning the dismissal of Miss Stevenson, Matron of the Avonlea Maternity Hospital, by the Taumarunui Hospital Board, a lengthy report from Dr. Shore was read before a meeting of the Hospital Board. At the conclusion of the report Dr. Shore stated that, in many ways, the inquiry was most unsatisfactory, as it was quite impossible to get hold of any complaint against the Matron, which could be reasonably investigated. The Board decided to reinstate the Matron, and hold in abeyance the matter of the reorganisation of the staff, as recommended by Dr. Shore.,

CRUELTY TO WIFE. PALMERSTON N„ January 18. In the Police Court, Henry Lorraine Scott, who'was charged with attempted suicide, was sentenced to fourteen days’ hard labour. Senior-Sergeant Whitehouse said that Scott came from Auckland, tie had a long course of trouble with his wife, whom he had treated most cruelly. Detectives’ inquiries in Auckland showed that on one occasion he was found trying to choke his wife. On another lie thrashed his wife with h gas-pipe. The wife was taken away r and separation proceedings instituted. ’ In March Scott was charged with attempted suicide at Whangarei. The Senior-Sergeant said that Scott’s act here was planned, no doubt, to further torment his wife.

AUCKLAND BURGLARS. AUCKLAND, January 18.

William James Leslie, a box maker, aged 25, and Jack Edward Peters, a labourer, aged 25, were arrested by detectives early this morning as they were entering their home in Wellington Street, where was found all the paraphernalia of expert cracksmen.

Detectives saw the accused men leave their home, armed with safeblowing equipment, late on Friday night and watched the premises for their return. They noticed that the lights went out and reappeared when footsteps were heard. Taking this clue they slipped into an alleyway at midnight and secured their men, who, in the meantime, had made two unsuccessful attempts to break into shops at Kingsland. The accused, who admitted responsibility for several recent burglaries, appeared in the Police Court on a charge of breaking and entering, and were remanded to appear on January 24.