DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1923, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TEUECIiAVtI—I'F.ri AfISOCIATION.] AN APPEAL CASE. DECISION RESERVED. WEIJJNGTOX, April 23. I The Full Court heard argument this | morning in an appeal from the decision of Air Free, S.AK, at Mastertcm. convicting the appellant. Arthur Stuart Astle, of unlaw fully soliciting orders for liquor within ihe no-license area ol Alastcrton. by advertising that the Wairarupa Fanners’ Co-operative As-ociation, of which appellant was the Creytown malinger, was prepared in take orders for Christmas hampers of -pirituyus liquors. H. C. Robinson, Alaslerton, appeared for the appellant, and the Solicitor General, AI- MacGregor. K.C., for the re.-]ajndent. Afr Robinson contended that it was la wild to solicit order- m a no-hcetisc di-t lief for a lawful order, lie pointed out that probably every newspaper circulating in the iio-liccnse area bad liquor advertisements therein. lie contended lurthor, that (lie adveitisomeni was not .soliciting, inasmuch as there was no element of persuasion in it.

The Solicitor-General contended that - Hu* applicant came within the very word- of the law in that he did solicit ior an order for liquor within the Afas- ■ terton district and it was difficult to : conceive a stronger solicitation than an advertisement in a local paper. Deeei.sion was reserved. EUFCTRIC LIGHT REDUCED. DUNEDIN, April 19. Councillor Shacklock, chairman of the Electric Bower Committee of the City Council, in an ndilre-s. -aid that twelve months -ig*. W.ii; ■ ri had shown a profit of £22 000; i hi- vear ii wa- ■ L2. .(I/O. i.i view of i his gratifying j I'c-i! ion. 111, FI, iiric Bower and Light- 1 ing t (iinmiiic'c Imii decided io recoin- ! j mend lu the Council that the charm* : | ior electric light- he reduced h.v Ri per unit, and that the country charge be | I reduced Imm I- to 0-. 110 added \ | l lim- (In m would also be a new rule 1 lor milking machines to tI <|iiirements of dairy farmer- with mu../ i plants. FREEMASONRY. DUNEDIN. April 19. | Lord ,J el lime presided ai a great ; 'meeting ol l 1 ivcmnsoii- in ti't'-nsfer j Lodge Taieri from Die Scottish to the j New Zealand Constitution, J ’ri lift? j Shriniant., of Baroda, was present. j AN AFFAIR OF HONOUR. I NEW RLYAKH'TII, April R). W hat has become popularly known as [ “the affair of honour” ca-e was -etile.l ; ai the Magistrate’s Court I ere to-day,! '•hen toe Magistrate inflicted lines (I C2 on Joseph Henry I’ickering; £].' " nil ci-is £1 ,(id un Charles Howard ■Moore, and L'l with costs 7s, on Barnard Walter Moore fur n-snult on Gilbert Edward dago. All are well-known i eiti/.gi!-. The charge aro-e from a hnr-e-v.h.pping that had been meted out to Jago in Queen street on the j morning of Tuesday, .March 13ih, for alleged impioprietv hy Jago with the "ill l of I'ickcl'ing. who was staled to l be the cause cclebre.

A I IUM AI R J’R Jni.s V Fl.l LVHT'ON, April /0 John Ernest Denton pleaded guilty to being unlawfully in | n-se -inn c f an automatu- iii-iol and r.mmnnition. Tin i'olii'e evidence showed that accnsei: made a mis-.-t;ilenient to the police conoerihng the ]ii-lul. The Alagislßatc in!li.-l.'H a fine of £l3. For a similar oflVnco George Sellar wa- lined 92. but. as be was out ef wmk. be pri ferre.i to do the -even • iay- iiiii.ri-onmeiit fixed ns defauli. BRFAKINfi GAOL. AI'CKI.A.Yf). A|.ril g'.i. A pi'i-ener mimed AI ir- • I Tie-m ' We.-Ilake, who became m.torio:- |„r -"••ding the Auckland yacbt R.aata. iianga ting it to Quo.n-laud with a i oin|*aniou. being sub-equenHy sentene--1” 1 1” six years’ iiupri-onmeui, was again in the Bmi-liglii to-ila.v. charged "'ith at tempting to e-ear,. |' r ,. m Auckland gaol. T'lie charge followed (lie *'isr Very of an ininin.i ed s. td.ng lm I* in a c.rd bin ai the g;e 1. W sih’be d l'l*' lew I: "I'-llip 111 the honk. - ,y. “ b eimhi e earie any lime withmit hui'dening hiin-c!I with -ueh nsele--'Hi/. He oii'ered to allow the Aiagi--trate In iv b • mule c vein Ti e Ale. e i.-rrate o. voted the efi'er. Westlake ROAD IAI i MOVEMENT. < ITRISTt lIUIR li. April 23. IR a I eon-l: act ion and ire provemeii t lilt* Slllijeel ili-fi:.—. cl a 11111. Ill*' 11 ietah'rc'd by li:e ( aliferbui v Aciomcb'k- Aia i ion io borough, city and ■’ unity enginee:- the : tli.w day. .Mr i A. D. Dnh-nu presided. Mr AY. A. ( ar- j . “liter (Alt. I lerbe; t ('only Council) | considered tlint a system of sign-pcsis | of vai ions -lioiv-. to indieat ■ a -ebon 1 ! •To-s-rond. and so on, would ! e be w | (bail tin* pre-ent sy-iem of written j -igiis. Mr F. W. fjcciiuai thought the; "lily way le ensure a gcod road .■ u - j faro was in adopt a -v-tviii oi tar-seal- j ing. Mr Dot i n sud it was ~| | very j •'■ell to talk about iar sealing, hut t'.e j rouble wa- the emintv c"Hiic i!- could i lot find ihe money iicees-ary to (r-n----■ould not be expected to <on-iruci j •uads at a .v-i of C2-“0<'» a mile. A | tioiig point should le made of cany- I ng all heavy traffic on the railway', j