DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 November 1933, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CRIMELESS POVERTY BAY. GISBORNE, November 7. Justice Ostler congratulated the district, at the opening of the Supreme Court, this morning, on the fact that for the second successive session, there was a clean sheet so far as criminal cases for trial were concerned, though, at the last minute, one prisoner had been sent from Whakatane for sentence. AUCKLAND GALE. AUCKLAND, November 6. A gale which swept Auckland, this morning caused considerable damage to gardens and orchards. The wind abated towards midday, and the conditions in the afternoon were much improved. The gale was also experienced on the west coast, and there it continued until evening. The weather was rough at sea, and the steamer Kia Ora, which was due at noon today from Wellington, did not arrive until this evening, having met the storm in the Bay of Plenty. BROKEN WINDOW CHRISTCHURCH, November 7. Hearing the sound of breaking glass in Colombo Street, early this morning, a constable found John Francis Mason Seabrook standing beside a large plate-glass window with a hole in it.

As a result, Seabrook, a canvasser, 27, appeared before Mr. Lawry, S.M., to face a charge of wilfully damaging a plate-glass window valued at £3O, the property of Watson’s Ltd., jewellers. Accused was remanded until Friday, to enable the police to make enquiries. Bail was allowed.

MORTGAGE RELIEF. MASTERTON, November 6. As the result of a deadlock arising through the members of the Wellington Mortgage Adjustment Commission returning to their' homes as a protest against the Courts’, alleged failure to uphold the decisions of the Commission, Mr H. Morrison, the Wairarapa President of the Farmers Union, has sent the following telegram to the Minister of Justice: “The Wairarapa Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union, deeply appreciating the valuable and equitable service rendered by the members of the Wellington Mortgage Adjustment Commission, appeals for an immediate and sympathetic adjustment of the difficulties which have arisen, and asks for the retention of the present personnel of the Commission.”

COUPON TRADING.

WELLINGTON, November 6.

The question of whether a trading coupon, allowing a person to enter for a competition in which cash prizes are awarded, contravened the Trading Coupons Act, by conferring a benefit other than an unconditional return in money, was raised before Magistrate Page this morning. Jollands Limited, an incorporated company, was charged with redeeming a trading coupon otherwise than in conformity with the provisions of Section 4 of the Act, information being laid in respect of a slogan competition conducted by the defendants in respect to a particular brand of toothpaste. The entrants were required to send in a toothpaste packet with each entry, and prizes ranging from £2OO down to 10/- were promised to the successful competitors. Decision was reserved.