DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 17, 12 September 1912, Page 2

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

THE HATPIN CASE. (Per Press Association.) Invercargill, September 11. A young woman named Josepha Kennedy,. charged with assaulting James Potts with a hatpin and causing him serious bodily harm, appeared at the Magistrate’s Court and was remanded to enable the evidence of the pol ice and medical attendant to bo taken at Tapanui. Inspector Norwood stated that Potts was in a serious condition. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF DENTIST Invercargill, September 11. Cuthbera Edward Lament, dentist, ol Otautau, was convicted and discharged on a charge of attempting to commit suicide at Riverton with chlorodine. A prohibition order was issued against him. UNDER AGE. Invercargill, September XL

Robert Stewart, licensee of the Club Hotel, ami Michael John Crowe, licensee of the Bay View Hotel, both of the Bluff, were charged with allowing a person under 21 years of age to be supplied with liquor. Richard Finnerty, barman at the Club Hotel, and Donald Cameron and Mary Daniels, employed at the Bay View Hotel, were conjointly charged with serving a poison under 21 years of ago with liquor. The defence was that the persons supplying the liquor were under the impression that the youth was over the ago limit! The Magistrate said that the mistake was made by the bar employees, but the licensees were responsible, although in this case they were morally innocent. Barmen or barmaids who made such mistakes ought to pay their own fines. It was clearly evident that a breach had been committed, and he would give his decision in a few days. MUNICIPAL REFORM. Dunedin, September 11. A poll was taken in Roslyn to-day on the question of amalgamating with Dunedin city. The proposal was carried, the voting being as follows: For amalgamation, 943; against, 813. A. poll taken in the borough of St. Ki'da to-day on the question of rating on unimproved values proposal was carried, the voting being: For unimproved value, 420; against, 218. LAND NATIONALISATION. Christchurch, September 11. After an interesting discussion, in which the views of the United Labour Party and land nationalism's on the land question wore adversely criticised, the executive of the North Cantcrbmy Farn oris” Union set up a committee to formulate a land policy for the Union and submit the. same to a subsequent meeting. '" 1 ;