HERE AND THERE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16706, 25 July 1928, Page 11

HERE AND THERE

(P.A. Messages.) A State luncheon in honor of the visit of Urn Argentine training ship, the Presidents Sarmiento. was held in Parliament Buildings to-dav. Tfre function was representative of all political parties. Mr. Coates mentioned that it was 20 vears since a unit of the Argentine Navy had visited New Zealand, and the visits could only have one result, that of mutual knowledge, which leads to mutual and understanding. The cnmisison'i'f inquiry which is' considering the rating of mini land heard the evidence of Mr. 11. It. Bennett .it Wellington to-day. the witness advocating that a system of differential rating was necessary. Rex Bn don, 25, who was arrested at Wellington on Friday on a charge ot being.found in a girl s bedroom at Ronwicktown. near Blenheim, at 4.30 a.m. on Thursday last, and with assaulting the parents of the girl when she called tlumi in. pleaded guilty this morning at the Blenheim court, and urged drunkenness as extenuating the circumstances. He stated that he had no evil intent, and merely entered the room through a window to .have a talk. When the parents arrived lie naturally attempted to get away and a .scuffle ensued. Ihe magistrate accepted the explanation, and on the accused promising to take out a prohibition order ordered him to come up for sentence within six months. On the major charge lie fined him £5 for assault and ordered him to pay the costs of the prosecution, to 14s,