DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 15 June 1933, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS

LIQUOR ON ANZAC DAY. (Per Press Association). TEMUKA. June 13. Whether or not Anzac Day is a Sunday within the meaning of the Licensing Act was a question which Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M., was called upon to give his ruling at to-day’s sitting of the Temuka Magistrate’s Court. I'he Magistrate said, when convicting .Matthew Michael Coffey, licensee of the Empire Hotel, Temuka, on a charge of selling liquor when his premises were required to be closed, that he had given a. written decision that Anzac Day was a Sunday for all purposes of the Licensing Act. charge of serving liquor illegally on Anzac Day is looked upon as a serious one, and the courts are upholding that sacred day,’’ he said. “If I had not found mitigating circumstances in this case 1. would have inflicted the maximum fine for the offence. But 1 take into consideration the fact that there were Anzac num present who pleaded first with the barman, and then with the licensee, for a drink.’’ [Coffey wa-s fined £5. Arising out of the same case, George Watt, James Cecil Moore, Samuel Smith. Thonßrophy, Taniati Waaka. Leslie Bendbow, and Michael McGillen were each fined £2 with costs.

FISHERMAN DROWNED. AUCKLAND. June 14. The police are a.dvised that an Auckland fisherman named Lon Peterson, was drowned at Colville this morning, and the body was recovered. Owing to the peculiar circumstances that there are two fishing boats, each with a Leu Peterson a.board, the police are unable to say which has been drowned until the body is returned to Auckland for identification. SOLICITOR CHARGED. NAPIER, June. 13. A remand for a fortnight, was granted when Albert Lionel Bailey, a solicitor, was charged with fraudulently- omitting to account for £l7 10s, thereby committing theft. Bail was renewed in the sum of £5OO, with two sureties of £250 each. SCHOOL ON FIRE. Wil A K.VI’AX E, June 13. 'flu* Awakeri School was destroyed bv tin* early this morning. When discovered by the headmaster, Mr Osborne. the whole roof and ceiling were in Hames, which spread within an hour ;.nd the building was completely burned. The building was recently enlarged. It comprised three classrooms ami a teachers’ room. CLAIM REJECTED. AUCKLAND, June 14. ‘‘lt cannot be stated too definitely and emphatically that the mere fact that a man dies at his work, is not in itself sufficient proof that death was due to an accident arising from his employment.’’ said Justice Frazer, in a reserved judgment to-day, at Auckland. He rejected a claim for £lOOO damages made by the widow of a lorry <1 river, who was found dying on the. roadside beside the lorry. He said that the deceased was in such a condition. he might ha.vc died at any time, and it had not been proved that, death was accelerated by his work. FREEZING COMPANY’S VIEW. HASTINGS, June 13. In view of the negotiations which are proceeding in connection with a new contract for shipping primary products from New Zealand to Britain. the following resolution was passed by the directors of the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Meat Company and W. Richmond. Ltd.: “That the directors are of the opinion that hitherto the producers of New Zealand have suffered seriously through the absence of any real competition among the shipping companies for the carriage of produce. We are unanimously emphatically of the opinion that any opportunity which occurs which may tend to promote more healthy legitimate competition among the shipping companies in the carriage of New Zealand produce should be encouraged in every possible way and to the utmost extent by the Meat Board and all producers’ organisations in the Dominion. STRATFORD MAYORALTY. STRATFORD, June 12. Nominations for the Mayornit : are the previous candidates, J. W. McMillan and Percy Thompson. The (.loci' ion will be held on June 23. A FATAL FALL. (’ll RISTCII FRCH. June 12. The death of William Coupland, single, aged 63 years, who died in the Christchurch Hospital on May I. fob lowing a fall at the house where he had been boarding at 18, Essex Street was investigated by Mr E. D. Mos* ley. A verdict was brought in that death was due to septic bronchial ph neunionia. Tin* evidence revealed that he fell down stairs on April 11. and suffered a fracture of the jaw, which combined with the alcoholic condition of the man and his predisposition to pnen m.ona caused his death.

MOTOR CYCLISTS’ INJURIES. ASHBURTON. Jam* 11. As the result of a collision between two motoi-eycies at Lyndhurst on Sat unlay, Mr F. Brudette and Mr J. Peach were admitted to tin* Ashburton County Hospital. Mr Brudette sustained severe injuries to his right foot, and it was found necessary to amputate it a few inches above the ankle. Mr Peach’s right foot was badly lacerated. The condition of both patients this evening was up-oiled to be satt.-Jac-