DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 29 June 1945, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS

BIGAMY CHARGES PALMERSTON NORTH, June 27. A married woman, Violet Rose Gould, aged 41, of Waipukurau, pleaded guilty to two charges of bigamy when she appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this morning. She was committed to the Supreme Court, Wellington, for sentence*. The charges were that, before the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson, on April 7, 1932, Gould went through a form of marriage with John Richard Riley, having previously been married to another man at St. Matthew’s Church, Auckland, on February 3, 1926; and that before the Registrar of Marriages, Falmerston North, on February 1, 1944, she went through a form of marriage with Louis te Haara, having previously been married to another man at Auckland on February 3, 1926. The three husbands appeared in Court to give evidence. ■ The accused was not represented by counsel. FATAL CAR SMASH FALMERSTON NORTH, June 27. Fatal injuries were suffered by J'ohn Dunford, a farmer, aged 32, of Woodville, when he was involved in a collision with a car on the Masterton road last night. He was a returned soldier settled under the rehabilitation scheme. LAND ARMY WAGES RISE P.A. WELLINGTON. June 28 The Minister of National Service (Mr. McLagan) announced to-aay that the War Cabinet had agreed to an increase of 10s a week in tne wages of members of the Women’s Land Service, effective from June 1. This means that women working on dairy farms will be paid 51s a week during the first six months of tneir employment ,and then 58s 6d a week, and women on other farms will be paid 45s a week for the first six months and then 53s 6d all plus keep. The increases are gazetted today. APPLES LEFT TO ROT P.A. HASTINGS, June 28 Because insufficient fruit packers were available at a critical stage during the last season, some 15,000 cases of early variety apples were left to rot in the Hawke’s Bay orchards. Mr. F. J Steele, district organiser of tne Hastings Primary Production Council, in giving this information, said 6,000 cases were left unpicked in a single orchard. Though the Primary Production Council strongly urged the retention for the season of seven or eight single men experienced in packing, theappeals failed and tne men were called for miltary service. Army personnel made available to fruitgrowers off-set some of the difficulties. SENTENCE FOR DESERTION P.A. WELLINGTON, June 28 Sentence in the case in which Private Colin Lyall Mervyn Croskery pleaded guilty at amiilitary district court-martial to two charges of de-

sertion has been promulgated. Fhe Court’s decision was that the soldier be imprisoned with hard labour for two years. The confirming officer mitigated the punishment to imprisonment with hard labour for 22 months and 18 days. The case was one in which tne soldier was charged that, with intent to avoid embarkation, he absented himself without leave from the 37th Battalion of the 3rd New Zealand Division, and that he absented himself without leave from the 3rd New Zealand Division rear base depot. CEMENT SUPPLIES P.A. WELLINGTON, June 28 The Minister of Works, (Mr. Semple.), stated to-day that the position regarding coal supplies for the Portland Cement Works have considerably improved. The works require 1,450 tons weekly to enable full production to be maintained, and 700 to 800 tons are supplied from tne Waro and Kamo collieries near Dy. The balance comes from Westport and 1,200 tons were discharged at Portland on Monday. The same vessel should deliver a further 1.000 tons about July 6 and a third cargo will be loaded as soon as a vessel is available. Mr. Semple said ample supplies of coal were available at Westport, where the depth of water on the bar showed considerable improvement, which if maintained, would enable sufficient coal to be supplied to Portland. N.Z. AIR CASUALTIES WELLINGTON, June 28. The following R.N.Z.A.F. casualties were reported to-day :— KILLED. Kendall, Flight Sgt. George G., of Palmerston North. McEnteer, L.A.C. Terence M. of Thames. SERIOUSLY ILL. Thomas, A.C.I. Noel C., Wellington. DIED WHILE PRISONER OF WAR Hope. W.O. Lawrence B. PRESUMED DEAD, PREVIOUSLY MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED Norrie, Flying Officer John W., of Christchurch. Taylor, Flight Lieut. John W., Takapau. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED. o Oden, Flight Lieut. Oscar Henry, of Tauranga.