DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1928, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

OBITUARY

(By Telegraph—Press Association)<

WELLINGTON, November 21

Obituary.—Mr G. H. Scales, head of the firm of George IT. Scales, Ltd., well known in shipping circles, lie returned to New Zealand by the Maunganui on Monday seriously ill and was taken direct to a private hospital where he died yesterday afternoon.

INQUEST VERDICT

PALMERSTON NORTH. Nov. 21. The verdict that deceased was accidentally killed through colliding with a motor car was returned by the coroner at the inquest on Minnie Roe, single, aged forty-three who succumbed to injuries received in a collision between her motor cycle and a car at a street intersection.

AERO CLUB FORMED. PALMERSTON N., Nov. 21

At a meeting last evening it was decided to form a Manawatu Aero Club. Forty members were enrolled over six of whom have had flying experience.

A FRACTURED HTP. PAHIATUA, Nov. 21

Mrs K. Baring Gould, aged 76, residing with her daughter, Mrs R. C. Austin was attending to articles on the kitchen stove when she tripped against a box and fell heavily and fractured her hip.

INQUEST ADJOURNED

AUCKLAND. Nov. 21

The inquest on Freda Helen Clark, 20', found dead at Nurse Col nett’s nursing home. Grey Lynn, was further adjourned to Monday afternoon to enable the Crown Solicitor, Mr V. R. Meredith, instructed by Coroner Hunt, to appear for the police, to become familiar with the evidence given and that to be given.

METHOD!ST SYNOD

THAMES, Nov. 21

'Flic Methodist Synod opened yesterday. Mr W. A. Burley, of Thames, presiding over the Ministerial Committee. Rev. F. Gardner Brown was unanimously recommended to be received into the full connection of the Ministry. R. Day and S. Hindmarsh, were recommended to the Conference as candidates. IT. Thames passed as a Home Missionary probationer.

TWO YEARS’ REFORMATIVE. PALMERSTON N. Nov. 21

At the Supreme Court. Cecil Francis Jel lie aged 32. a salesman and steward, on two charges of breaking, entering and theft at seaside cottages at Otaki. was sentenced to reformative detention for two vears.

YOUTH DEALT WITH. WELLINGTON. Nov. 21

He was out of work and wished to go to Auckland. This was the excuse of Clifford Corrin. aged 18, to Air Salmon S.M.. pleading guilty to having converted a ear, valued at £250, to his own use, and a stolen rim and tvre valued at C 5 13s 3d, the property of Levin and Coy.

It was stated the accused set ofT north and disposed of the rim and the tyre at Levin to obtain petrol. The car w s damaged to the extent of £4O and expenses amounting to £lO 2s Id wore incurred gating the car back to Wellington. Out in had been fined at To TCuiti for obtaining petrol by false pretences and driving without a license. C'orrin, on asking probation, was addressed by the Magistrate as follows: “You take a valuable car and misuse it in this way and exj>ect to be treated as you suggest. The offence is treated lightly enough hv legislature. 'l’he minimum penalty is only three months and this class of offence is a serious one and becoming prevalent.” Corrin got the three months.

FATAL FALL

AUCKLAND, November 21

A Dalmatian, Mat liulich, aged 28, was killed instantly at Mission Bay this morning when he fell from the staging on which he was working for the Public Works Department, making the new waterfront road.

FIREMEN DEALT WITH. CHRISTCHURCH, November 21

As a sequel to the disturbance in Lyttelton on Saturday four firemen appeared at the Court to-day. Philip Hock, aged 21, William Beylands. aged 23, John Henry Harris, aged 25. For assaulting a constable, Hock was sentenced to one month’s gaol. For obstructing the police Beylands was sentenced to three months gaol. For fighting with a person unknown and resisting arrest and assaulting a constable. Harris was sentenced to three months gaol. For assaulting a constable, John James Porter, also a fireman. was sentenced to three months. All hard labour. WATERS!DEBS COXFFREXCE. NEW PLYMOUTH, Nov. 21. The annual conference of the Dominion Waterside Workers Federation opened this morning under the Presidency of Mr L. Glover. About thirty delegates were present representing all ports. They were officially welcomed by the Mayor and after the President had replied to the welcome the conference went into committee. This afternoon the delegates will be driven round the town and neighbourhood as guests of the Borough Council. Mr Glover referred to the movement to concentrate overseas shipping at the main ports, which the Federation does not favour.