DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 November 1936, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

[PEB PBESB ASSOCIATION.] LOVELOCK’S TOUR. OAMARU, November 13. J. E. Lovelock, who spent the d'ay in Oamaru before going to Dunedin, was given a civic reception in the Opera House by a good gathering of citizens. The Mayor (Mr M. F. E. Cooney) presided, and together with Mr J. Rodman, chairman of the Waitaki County Council, and Mr R. E. Dimick, representing the amateur athletes of the district, spoke of the distinction Lovelock had attained in the sphere of athletics. In the morning, Lovelock visited the Waitaki Boys’ High School, where he addressed the boys. He spoke on the many aspects of physical training and competitive sport. ACCOUNTANTS’ COMPETITION. NEW PLYMOUTH, November 13. The winning competitors in th© competition conducted by the New Zealand Society of Accountants' for a thesis on local authority finance and i accounts are announced as follow by Mr C. H. Wynyard, president of the society: — First (equal)—C. L. Bishop (Town Clerk of the Eastbourne Borough Council, Wellington), and Arthur Leese (Town Clerk of the One Tree Hill Borough Council, Auckland). Third —.1. P. McDavitt (assistant Town Clerk of the Palmerston North City Council). The judges—Messrs Cyril G. Collins, A. E. Mansford, and G. A. Lewin —state that the decision on the placings was unanimous, and recommend that the prize of one hundred guineas be divided equally between the two winners; also that each receive the society’s gold medal for research. The judges further recommend that the winners publish in collaboration, a book framed on the theses submitted.

CAR AS PRIZE. WELLINGTON, November 13. The charges of false pretences in the conduct of a competition for which a motor-car was offered as a prize were continued in the Magistrate’s Court against Harold Fairchild Pobar. an agent, Bertram Egley, a company secretary, and Hannath Noel Blake Marshall, a company director. Five charges were made against them jointly. Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., was on the Bench. On the conclusion of the evidence, the Magistrate stated: “I have listened with very great interest to the evidence and to counsel. It is not for me to say much about my reason for taking the course of action I am about to take. Should it become necessary I could say a good deal about it. It is not for me to say whether the accused are guilty or not. It is simply for me to say whether or not I consider they have a case upon which they should be called to answer to their country. I could comment at some length upon what I consider the actions of the accused to be, but I don’t wish in any way to do that because it might prejudice their chances. . I consider that there is a prima facie case to answer.” Bail was allowed to the three accused in the sum of £lOO each, with a surety of like amount.