INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14607, 17 May 1918, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per/ Press Association.)

PALMHRSTON N., this day. Michael Regan, found guiity yesterday c-n a, "charge of assault on the "Rev. Mr Stockwell at Feilding m February last, was sentenced at the Supreme Court to two months' imprisonment, with Jmrd ■labor.

WELLINGTON, this day. Recently the City Council decided that \y,hile regretting that so many* of its staff were being called up m the ballot no appeals will be lodged on behalf of its employees. Last night, after an animated discussion, the Council decided, on a narrow majority, to rescind the previous resolution, and passed the following: "That vrtiuV 'the Council affirms the principle that- every man possible must be spared for service who may be drawn m the ballot, they feel .that full discretionary .power should be left with the chief officers to appeal for employees whose loss would seriously inconvenience the city's works, believing the^' tribunal set xip'by the Government can be twisted fio safeguard the country's interests. ': ' The Hon? Mr. Russell stated to-day that the number of soldiers now m mental hospitals hi the Dominion was 521.

•'■■ CHRISTCHUROH, this day. A slight hitch occurred at Lyttelton on the arrival of a vessel with returned soldiers. /The wharf was barricaded' with sentries inside and outside. Admittance to- the public was absolutely denied, among those stopped being the Mayor of Lyttelton, who made an unavailing protest against excluding next* of-kin. A number of those who had. gone to (Lyttelton to meeD, relatives were .able to return to" Christchurch m time to meet the soldiers on arrival, but others missed the opportunity, and were. in,ueh disappoiiited.as they were not permitted to travel by the" soldiers' train.