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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1635, 31 December 1912, Page 4

When the training-ship Amokura was leaving Wellington a few days ago two o fthe lads, belonging to her crew, jumped overboard'and iswam ashore in lifebelts. One of them was, arrested yesterday by Detective-Sergeant M'llveney, and will be handed over to the authorities.. The .other lad is still "wanted."

Up-to-date methods of protecting the North Sydney Post Office safe from successful attack by saferbreakers are being taken (says the "Sun"). Telephone wires connect tjie •■jvitJi a .device that has ■ been installed in the police station, and which will give instant warning of any interference. It is so arranged that it is claimed that even the scientific criminal of to-day .cannot defeat lis objects, If he short circuits the wires, ,or cuts them, or tries to alter the arranged circuit in .any, the alarm will awake the echoes of the police station. This ivill apprise' the whole police staff—of .one man—of the interference, and he wjll then be able to surround the post office, and await tho arrival of reinforceriients when the 63 miles' beats are finished,

The secretary of the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Aninlals desires to acknowledge further donations as follow:—Mrs. Jl. A. Williams, JBS; Mrs. John Thompson, ,£1 Is.; "Mfercy," .£1; a .friend, XI; Hisses L. If. and E. llousMarten, 10s. each; Labour Department, 10s.; Mrs. M'B., ss. 'Hlis makes the total received to date towards the special effort, i£34 9s. As'£lo was tho amount stipulated to secure the proffered ,£lO, it is hoped irhat the balance required will be forth-' coming to-day, the date by which - such <mm was to be raised. Donations may bo ijeft at the office of this paper.