DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 December 1935, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

[per press association.] ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE. WELLINGTON, December 12. Alexander McAlpine, charged with the attempted murder of John Stephen Walsh, was to-day remanded back to Ohakune, to appear*,on December 20, whenTlt is stated, the police will be ready to go on with the case. BUYING GOLD. WELLINGTON, December 13. Reginald Carr Rex, commercial traveller. who was .stated to have been canvassing houses for the purpose of buying gold, wias convicted of a breach of the Second Hand Dealers’ Act, and fined 10/- with costs for not having a license. . BOY DROWNED. ROTORUA, December 13. Late yesterday afternoon, the five-year-old son .of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson, was discovered drowned in a water tank at the rear of the home at Awahou. It is understood that the mother left the house to milk cows, and was accompanied by her son, whom she later missed, and as the result of a search, the child was found lying in an uncovered water tank. THAMES FINANCES. THAMES, December 12. It was reported to the' Thames Borough Advisory Committee last night that for the eight months ended in November current rates , and arrears collected totalled £12,154, compared with £13,661 for the corresponding period last year, since when the amount of rates outstanding has progressively fallen. Thames has a population, of approximately five thousand, and the residents have responded well to the system introduced by the Borough Commissioner with the object of the stabilisation of local municipal finances. DRIVERS’ AWARD. , WELLINGTON, December 12. ’ A difference of 2/6 per week between the wages claimed by the Union and those the employers were prepared to pay prevented a complete agreement in the Conciliation Council proceedings to-day in * which the New Zealand Federated Drivers and Related Trades Industrial'Union of Workers asked for a new Dpminion award. The employers offered £4 15/- on condition that overtime rates remained as in the present award. The Union demanded £4/17/6. It was agreed to submit the matter to the Arbitration Court. The daily hours were fixed at ten within a total span of thirteen, with a maximum week without overtime of 52 hours. Overtime remains the same as in the old award.

MOVEMENT. WELLINGTON, December 12. Under the chairmanship of Rev. J. R. Blanchard, a meeting of supporters of the Temperance Movement was held, at which Mr. J. Malton Murray submitted proposals for future activity. These were received with approval, tho meeting resolving that they be circulated to sympathisers throughout tho Dominion for consideration and report to the Standing Committee of the New Zealand Alliance. The meeting also recorded “its thanks to the Rev. C. J. Tocker, Mr. J. S. Baxter and their co-workers in Invercargill for the great victory secured by them in the recent licensing poll, when no-license was retained by a greatly increased majority as compared with 1Q28.” APPOINTMENTS DELAYED. WELLINGTON, December 12. Questioned regarding rumours that the new Government intended to make several appqintments concerning the Broadcasting Board, the Public Service Commissioner, and the position of Administrator of Samoa, the Prime Minister said to-night that Cabinet had not given consideration to any of the positions mentioned. There was no need of considering any Broadcasting Board appointments until the whole policy of broadcasting had been discussed by Cabinet. The acting-Public Service Commissioner, and the acting-Administrator' of Western Samoa were both carrying on their (work well, and there appeared to be no reason for making hasty appointments. LIQUOR AT DANCE. ASHBURTON, December 13. Leslie George Millichamp was fined £lO for selling liquor without? a license. Defendant sold liquor from a car near a dance at Willowby. Counsel said there was no suggestion of the sly grogger in the usual i acceptance of the term. He yielded to temptation when asked to sell. Nolan Christopher was fined £lO ' for selling liquor without a license, : also from a. car near a dance, at ' Willowby.

The police said that in a. car were 22 bottles of beer, two of whisky, and two port wine. Defendant admitted having sold a few bottles, but in a statement later, said he was agent for a. brewery, and he treated his friends from an undelivered order, no payment being made.

Accused on oath denied the sale.