NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 412, 22 January 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

'-': ■:.. (BY TELEOBAPB—PBES3 ASSOCIATION.) , . : ':' ■:.'..:■_ ) -;v': >'. r . '.' V'■ ■ ——•: ■;■; ..•'.-' :----;.;.r;...'. CUSTOMS OFFICIAL ARRESTED. J*; ■ '...'' '. v'- ■•: :,'•- '■'• .Auokland,' January 21. r v:,' A collector .'of. duties in the Customs'''Dβ* ■■•■•■' ;• partment, at' Auckland "named Henry Philip :: ; ■-■'' Barry was. arrested at, noon to-day'.en■ a ; •■!?■' : c iarge:,that; onor/abbut-'May'lS, then-being >:■ ■■'■ tliq servant of the Goverhment of New Zea- ■''/'■•■■ . andy.he-.Etple'and.fraudnlehtly converted to ''-.- ' iiis.pwn.use £6?;.; la. Bd.; the property of hia : : -. : Majesty.,the.'King. .';>;:.' .-;•..'; ;■ ■ •.-. .-•'■•■'.:: ; .>.:- : ;^ \-^\. STRANGE PARCELS? ?ii \i, V V : ''' V "- January 2L : ;« ;:-■' ine.. local.; Customs..;authorities -.yesterday > ; ' smzedaquantity of tea in packets, .consigned ;v- ;? - tp here;:. The 'tea had ■' :'" previously been.. ; used:'and-dried i ValidvwIidvwa S ' i ::.' Pnntea the, words if. ;,in Patent 1 '' : y V Han^;Meo;^de->mark. *■&&> tea.- Canton,:-China.". v.-\: -;;;:■,: -.;-.}-■ !: ; ;; : V-.TH , y^W rang, as. defined, in Section ,3 Iqi. tee l9oß { : -, first; p6rt; o^ S f ?irr ; t "t '■-■'■&-' ': chr (?t< i ' l 'urch, January 21 : - N'mrodv.espeditidn, iS .. - .>' torihed ,a ' 'Press', reporter/to^lay: that' the -'- ' from'the,-Antawda- : ' 5 t -V! be.-the > s .rp6rt.■of.calLin.New replied.Lytteltonv. being:the h ? ad."; ; ' Sorters of,the.expedition,::■■wotiW': bei tbe "--. h omoial; .the 'ship ■in , New'Zea-",t " -:' hnd, might/^n^^acbount.,: of ■ ■:&* stres?:,of weather :or.;dama-ge;^gear f : put ; iu..«:--at /thevfirst pprt;: she. '■ ip.?.s« Zealand;el , It;;is'>miderstbs :'.:^ i that:the up.teLyttek■: M l , spme : portimiffie extreme: ■ v i : ::'-' sputh !( pf.the i Half Moon '^:4-:V ■<r ;^: '^-'i; ; - '■-■:'" : .21; - -'-■ • ; -' : On December,3o;]ast{;thb^olice:'se]zed. bottles- st awl : ;sik; bottles of peer'iir B*■ ■" ■«". la v : : limaru.,.,ihe:,hquor,was>nbt f itf^./ ) v , dressed m^confornHtyiwith-the,law;^To-day-■■'-Curran ; and : ;L^wi B ,Grant : fwere;charged " : - ;:: yih .bringiug^th^liqudi;.intoraJNo-License\VVV . district.; ■- in,;the .evidencevthat; In : ' v -,-' ;: -;■■ the :^ase^Ue person. frp£;whomvihe. liquor Ai -' : • " as : bought;S?yid:neither of^'the'-two: r 9 , P?rson,itp:whom sold:'' ■■ a ': ilmar u. : 'ana;counsel-fpr'=the accused : said"'. ;; ' - the.onus-> of-^prbving.^hisv rested -on; the • pro- : " V ' The': case,:A¥as : The •-'''" ■--■ : ] W«or has■ not;been.'claiinedm'anyone. ■■'.:■,: ?.'Oi GuUies-was. charged;with^keeping;'-- "-'■' OTor^or^aki-within^VNo-License-district:' ■ I?" ;Was',a;pjeculias;.ciise. shop aiid '- ' : b 1 xL- S ,. S H°P re raided aV.'the, same 'time. ' ■ ■ '■-■ ''-'' f°fe™]?» n j; thev back; being-:free to'i-v: Gillies's shop, o^bottles % of.iivhiskyi ; but: Lβ-- : -■ , all: knowlellgo "'of; '-It did ; ':■ '■ - ' no frW!??g i tp;him,7npr:hadhe.given 'anyone r -; .authon^ l5 tp.:put ? "^•:""- ;not.in.iiis store ',on;the';mo'rfiingl.of the dav V-- : - < ---' : : the : raid; ; wa Si maae:;irAsrthe,bacßdo6r 'was v ■:- °PS"- lfc >.™?ld : ; have:;be;en; le'it;ihero "without '/V-. --V :W?:J^W ed ge.v;The:ma'gistrate , -accepted ; de.- ;;:; :.' tendant s .statementi an^dismissed-the: }-y.:J ;■' A; -SLAC k;TIM E prppßT;;;'-\?^ : ':-' TV-;-'^iv: -f-- ,: --'' :^^-:^)^RP^''i3an^r3r^2i.o-';, 'v.-- ;.-.- '.•.■At-a.:meetmg ; of -unemployedf 1 attended: hr ' , - Dome; 200, the .'Xpwn.flail t(> ;: ■':' mght;;, a:.:stafement::wa3 v 'made : .hy: ; the pre. - : • S^ n *,^^^^o ( rt;.Labpy ri iUnion;tha4^^ ; ': V: oUU-,-,people .weie;,unemploysd»inf,aiid about ' - sto> : : ' ■ ■'■'■ -Page t .of : the .Harbotfr.fßoardiJworks,- If .was •.V ; ""- 'resolv.ed : ..to i Publio : : ; Works-to'provideispeeayVempipjTnent iricon- : -.■ "' stru'etmg the.;-Wjßs(;pof^Kangah;u'a. : Junction ■--■' ;Rauway.,V:antl. to ;urgev^h^-bounty.(Council "' to get what .'.works.'. it' ; c6uld,-in ;hand; also ■■ : ■ ; to urge-the. Governinent :to \taUp '.the- labour'. ' -- : '~ -bureau out -of -the ; :by : : : making'; another, appointmefit ;of an iihspectbr A of .factories: and .'officer-in-chafge; ; of-a labour : ' ■ .bureau.;^;•■-;?■;'::.:.;-^vr : }\:v.:/V" : ! ;'?■■. ,( ' ; :•'■'■;'- :'■■■' > ; ; DUNEDIN' COURT .;V' ; : -' c January 21; : ■■■ ' il- - xeturns;;for,:thb.,ptagp:districi : -. IM )the year;slio\7; ; ;'a itery>Bligh't.-ihcrease of ■'■-■-,.■ ' ; '■'-■■ : -.breach , .of- prohibition orde'rsyiand,thefts from'' - - dwellings. ■ The;:fpUovring, are 'the: more,'imi.. ; . .; porta'nt figures/ those, for. , the previous year '■ :■ . .being iin. parentheses "assault, 58 : ,(71)V. breaches of .peace -103 '(74),,;, burglary 56 :'.-/. (34), .desertion.: and .-failing, .to' provide for • -.■"■ :' wives and children'77;(B3), .disobeying.main-'.->^ : ■'' itenance order 865 (9(9),.,.:.. indecent', behaviour'.39; (35),. malicious injury . -A?.-'■:.■ to prpperty;s2.:(6l)jNeglected andicrirhinal '■ ' X': cn4dren-'3o ; ,(ls),':bbscehe -language-75 (69), :■ ■■' obstructing-police.,24.:(4l),Vtheft. 201 .(236); : V~ ::;■ .vagrancy,.62.(49),:breach : of prohibition orders ■:■.:.■ 69 (91). The total number.of offences was ■v'..'.. : 2337.(2088).: the : "" : ; decreases.;l69;'. : the" itotal^het\increasei'being .?' :-, .249; Cases of drunkenness iih'iDunedin in- ■ , :' creased from ,654 to 772.;:-y'" ; :. '+;■.■:. > :-Syi:: ■;■.:■■' .■';:.: : ;' The' Civil Court' returns. shbw:"'Hhat the >mount;: ; .sued 'for ..was'' £31,590 :i9s." 10d. \: '■'■. '(£34,744'. : 45'.:''-4d;)i'-' the amount , ' recovered •. '- -£1i6,254'. ; 14.e.'-,'lld. (£17,802.-4s; Id.); plairitg ■'■■■':': .' entered 3139 (3p74). ; ;. : v: ; ; v,::.v.; : .;;:.....;.;. -.;:.: '■'}'~ ,;; : • •'■:- ;; :; : : : ..-;' '\' :, } : :Dunedin,-.;jaiiuaryl2l.; : ' J ';; ;:; : ' •'. Alexander aged 24j,was ' ; ;-i.--'•■■/ charged; at;'the ,Police, Court to-day ;..with..; - '■':- sending forged,telegrams:(four offences). Hie \ ,! -.'...'..'..■ was' sentencedfto-si£ months':imprison'mer»-t. - Prisoner-pleaded"inability.'to;:get.wtok/.say-: >.' irig that ne,was; practically when -.-:-;.-: the crimes!were:Cdmmitted. ; :;i:.'; ; '■■.';:':■■'-: '■':':'. V:r■:•;■,;; nEWs'inVbru= f.-;V;;a-.-; y r . _" ;: ' '' :; '■•' '>' •■■■'. ;:'■ ■;: :;'; ■'■: ';' Mastertoiii'January 21; ;'■' !..'-, .A sub-brahek: of ; the "Navy' League ' war ' • formed .'-here ; to-night >'after an .-. bj i ■ ".V Lieut.;Knos.: ; The ; meeting; was'largely at .' '■' ; . tended' and' enthusiastic. , ; ■>■':.;. r; ' ■■'■■•' : - - . : ■ f ■'.•■■'■ '■■ ; : ■;,;. 'pannavirko,--January: 21..-'.'. The Danrievirke; ppehi Tennis Tournament ' commences to-morrow. :There,are , 2so,entries, ; : ," " : including'Parker, Brown. ;arid other promin-. " ■■■ : ent, players'■irom:;.Wellirigt<)n i ; ; iWanganui, -.:;' : New Plymouth; "Napier/.and other-adjacent '.'•■; towns.:; ; ,v '-''-.;-0.--'N^" ; -.-;V?.'A^- : :.--''- '.'"."■ ".- •-':'-'■: