DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 July 1930, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

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DEATH IN CELL

CHRISTCHURCH, July 24

A man believed to be William Kruse, or Craise, a labourer, arrested yesterday for drunkenness, died during the night in the police cell at New Brighton Station.

ESCAPEE RECAPTURED DUNEDIN, July 24

In Rangipo prison in 1926, Leo Sylvester Hannan started to serve 18 months’ sentence for safe blowing, but after 4 months, escaped and nothing more was heard till his arrest was effected in Dunedin to-day. He was before the Court this morning on a charge of escaping from lawful custody, and remanded to Monday.

THEFT AND RECEIVING. WELLINGTON, July 23

Hector Kenneth Claude Hodges pleaded guilty to charges of breaking, entering and theft of goods of a value of about £5O, and was committed for sentence.

His uncle, Horace James Hodges, was charged with receiving to the amount of £ 6 odd of these goods, and was convicted and fined £10; in default. three months’ imprisonment.

STOWAWAY DEPORTED. WELLINGTON, July 23

A stowaway, Peter Todovich, aged 23, who arrived by the Ulimaroa, told a story of hard times in Australia, when he appeared before Mr. Page, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court, charged with being a prohibited immigrant and stowing away.

Through an interpreter, Todovich said he thought that he would find here some countrymen who would help him. He promised to be loyal and work hard if he could stay.

Mr Paul, the Collector of Customs, said accused was a Jugo-Slav and was a prohibited immigrant. He would not consider Todovich’s staying in New Zealand, under any circumstances. Mr Paul suggested that accused should be deported by the Ulimaroa on Friday, and as he had no money the ship would have to bear the expense, as it was liable in law to do. The accused was ordered to be deported, he to remain in custody in the meantime.

STRAYING HORSES

HAWERA, July 23.

An unusual occurrence, a wrong defendant being charged and a father being called to give evidence against his son, was noted at the Court to-day, when the Magistrate, Mr Salmon, dismissed an information against Lionel Hicks, who was charged with permitting two horses to be at large on the highway. One of the horses, the foriner racer Bisbox, was involved in a motor collision, and had to be destroyed. As the owner, Robert Hicks, when interviewed by the police, said that he believed his son, Lionel Hicks, had been carting in the horse paddock and was responsible for leaving the gate open, on this the police proceeded- against his son, but in Court the father said that he had since found that a formter employee, who had since left, had been doing the carting referred to on the day of the accident. ?

Tho charge was dismissed without evidence being called for the defence.

DAIRY FACTORY MANAGERS. PALMERSTON N„ July 23

What was afterwards described by the delegates who attended as an extraordinary meeting eventuated at Palmerston North to-day, when representatives of the dairy companies in Wellington province, were called together as they thought to hear proposals for an award to cover dairy factory managers. Mr T.- Ranford (Wliakorongo) was voted to the chair.

Mr Geoff, organiser for the Dairy Companies’ Employees, addressed the meeting but placed nothing concrete before the delegates. Mr P. J. Small, speaking as President of the Dairy Companies’ Employers’ Association, asked Mr Geoff what percentage of factory managers he represented. Mr Geoff said about 50 per cent. Mr Small then asked for the names, but Mr Geoff refused to give them. On the strength of this refusal, Mr J. H. Boyce (Glen Oroua) moved a vote of thanks to the chair, and the meeting dispersed. Delegates were present from as far away as Wairarapa and Wellington.