DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

BOATING TRAGEDIES. (By Telegraph —Press Association). AUCKLAND, May 12. A small sailing boat capsized in Auckland harbour near Chelsea this afternoon. One hoy swam ashore, but another hoy, who was with him, was drowned. No details of the names are available. NEGLIGENT DRIVING CHARGE*. AUCKLAND, Alay 11. At the Supreme Court, John Elliott, charged with negligently driving a efir on December 25th. and thereby causing the death of a Alaori, Piri Rangi, was found not guilty and discharged. NOT GUILTY. WELLINGTON, Alay 12. Erie Gordon Brasov was yesterday found not guilty on a charge of obtaining £4, with intent to defraud, by means of a valueless cheque. Accused was discharged. MISREPRESENTATION. HAMILTON,. Alay 11. At the . Ngaruawahia police court, H’ laiee J. Spalding, a middle-aged man, was fined £25, in defau.t three months, for falsely representing himself as a policeman. He went to the Taupiri Hotel, whence £2O was stolen on a recent night, and declared liimself a member of the Hamilton police who had come to investigate tho robbery. The hotel people were suspicious, and they summoned the Ngaruawnhia police, who found Spalding at a dairy factory representing himself as a dairy expert. Meanwhile there is no due to the burglary. A.S.R.S. PRESIDENT. WELLINGTON, May 13. J. Cliurchhouse was elected President of the A.S.R.S., by 3629, to the retiring President, Connelly’s 3076. There were six candidates who were eliminated one by one under the preferential system.