DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1933, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

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FIRE AT CAMP

PALMERSTON N„ March 13

Fire on Sunday afternoon destroyed the dining room of the community hall Makowhai unemployment camp, near Sandon. The contents including a piano, and a wireless set, were lost. A motor car owned by W. Jenkins, Deputy Overseer, which was parked close to the hall was destroyed. The outbreak which occurred while the camp sports were in progress some distance away, was stemmed by a bucket brigade, which .saved the adjacent hutments. The car. piano, and wireless were not insured.

CAR THIEF IMPRISONED. AUCKLAND, March 13

James Norman Richards, 24, joiner, was sentenced to-day to six months’ hard labour, to be followed by two years’ reformation detention, for converting motor cars.

Finger prints on a glass panel of one car, which was abandoned, were found to tally with those of Richards, taken when he was previously in prison. Evidence was given by a constable of Palmerston North, that after hearing a broadcast description of the stolen car, he accosted two men in the car, one of whom was Richards. While he was questioning Richards, he was struck on the head from behind. Another witness said that no complaints of stolen cars have been received since Richards was arrested.

INVESTORS’ ASSN. WELLINGTON, March 11

A conference of delegates from various branches of the Investors’ Protection Association throughout the Dominion was held to-day at Wellington. Mr George Sliirtcliffe was in the chair. It was decided to appoint a Central Executive with the headquarters in Wellington, and to ask the branches of the Association to organise further branches and to obtain membership throughout their respective districts with the object of watching the interests of mortgagees and investors generally, and of protecting their rights, particularly so far as legislation may be inimical to their interests therein concerned.

A number of remits were passed, one of which protests against the Govvernment making any further reduction in the interest rates on mortgages and investments secured by contract, while another provides foi’ a deputation to wait on the Government to urge the appointment of mortgagee representatives on all adjustment commissions.

CLAIM FOR P.N.’s

CHRISTCHURCH, March 13

A civil action involving <£2649 came up at the Supreme Court, before Mr Justice Blair.

Cooper and Pryce, Ltd., motor body builders, Christchurch, claimed from Royds Bros, and Kirk Ltd., merchants, Christchurch, £2649. Plaintiff’s claim stated they were the holders and payees; of four promissory notes for £825, £B5O, £436 and £538, made by Royds Motors Ltd. The notes were presented for payment and dishonoured. Plaintiffs also claimed interest at 8 per cent, and costs of the action.

The defence was a general denial. It was also held that if promissory notes were in fact dishonoured, which was denied 1 , no notice of their dishonour was given to the defendants. After evidence was given for the plaintiff, Mr Weston for the defence, said the defendant admitted that the bills were dishonoured. He asked leave to add to the statement of defence that the bills were endorsed by defendant company, solely so that Cooper and Pryce would discount the bills at the bank. The arrangements were all between Cooper and Pryce and Mr Yates, of Royds motors. Yates was not constituted the agent of Royds Brothers, and Kirk. With regard tq 4 receiving the notice of dishonour of the bills, it was the earnest hope that all obligations could be discharged, but no promise had been given definitely. (Proceeding).