NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1683, 25 February 1913, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

IE? Telegraph.—Press Association.) 1 ''•* BANKRUPTCY ACT. I TWELVE CHARGES. ; . (By Telegraph-Press Association.) • *~ , , Auckland, February -24. Iwelve charges pi having, committed breaches o f. the , Bankruptcy : Act- •'! wero made against; Oliver Edward Farrow,.. of Auckland, at tha 1 Supreme ; Coui't; • Tho individual charges set forth that Furrow contracted certain ,debts, when he had no. Probablo r expect'ai»n .«f beiiigjabl6: to ; pay for tie goods- secured. "'/ la addition farrow was. charged WitLl obtaining property. on credit by mean's, of a false, balance-sheet from vVinstone; Ltd., whilo, the. last count.chargcd. liinr with bringing about his bankruptcy, by rash and hazardous speculation. After the! evidence,\tlie jury,' by direction 'of- the Judge,-brought in a verdict of not guilty on the chargfe regarding a false balancesheet 'and rash : speculation., .On ':' ten charges' regarding Contracting debts when he had no reasonable prospect of being able to repay the same, verdicts ."if guilty.' were returned..; Accused was, sentenced to- one month's, iinprisorinlent.. on: euoh. count, sentences to. be concurrent.' • ' POLAR HEROES FUND. Christchurch, February 24. Williamson's Opera Company ia holding a carnival in Lancaster Park this afternoon in aid-of the, Antarctic heroes'- fund. The.'weather, is fine. elaborate pro/ gramirio. has been .prepared; The.carnival has attracted a largo attendance. 1 CHILD DROWNED. Dunodin, February- 24, The polled, at North East Valley received, intimation this, morning of a drowning fatality"in a"sinall : creek in that dis-. trict, Phyllis Margaret Olive Boucher, afced one year arid nine months, daughter of Mr, and Ernest Boucher,- was playing by herself in a yard at the reay of . the. house, and, ' being,'missed after a while, her mother and aunt, instituted a" search, finding the body, of the child'in. the creek a little, distance from the house. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY. Auckland, February 24. ' At tho Supreme Court Herbert Wallace, alios Worm'an,* "and " Thomas " William' Adorns caine up for sentenceon, a pharjie" of assault and robbery. .The former was sentenced- to thrce'years, arid-, the latter to eighteen, months, "to be. followed .by eighteen months' reformative treatment. | TERRITORIALSi IN COURT. ; , D.unedin, February. 21. A further batch of Territorials lyas. dealt with at the Police Court to-day for. failing to. render personal ser.vice. Thp fines imposed- ranged from .£2, TOsts/tp 55., with costs.' ■:" Oajnaru, February 24. A batch of ovet, eighty appeared,at. the Magistrate' B.Court,answer, charges of breaches of the' Defenoe. Act, tile, majority for absence from parades, For throwing rotten eggs through a window at the Drill 'Hall and 'damaging property, George Ifactayizie/ was. fined.. .£l,. with costs 10s., and similar charges against' three others were' dismissed, Mackenzie being adjudged tll6 ringleader. timaru"valuation, , Tlmaru, February 24.' The annual' valuation of the borough (annual value, system)' was completed today, by three sniall reductions made by the :Assessment Court.' The.tofaiL valuation, is, now <£150,199, an increase of on last year!. ■' . THE WEATHER. > " Timarij, Febpifry 24._- !' Since Friday- night 8i inches of .rain have fallen here, The weather is' still showery and cold, which is detrimental to tho late, harvest. Don't forget to see ua It you want o parcel sent, goods shipped, entries passed. We cater for all requirements in carrying, Customs, and forwarding, and because of our experience and. organisation cater far and away the best. The Now Zealand Express Co., Ltd,, B'J Custom House Q'lay. Messrs. Dalgetj; and Co. will hold a stock sale at Lovin on Friday, February 28. Tho sale, will commence at 11.30 a.m. A stock sale will be held: at Levin on Friday,"February 28, by Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd. Tho sale begins at 1 p.m. Zenith-Gradua Motor-Cycles, 3i's and 6 h.p. now on. hand. The His-j tory of the Zenith (with infinitely variable gear) is'ono' long list of successes. For reliability, speed, slow rutin's;, or hill-climbing,it'is without a rival. Write' for particulars to WATT'S GAKAGE, Sole Agenta, Palmerston North,