NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1846, 4 September 1913, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) THE FUGITIVE. CAUGHT IN STRANGE GARB, Invercargill, September 3. Running along Tweed Street footpath shortly before 10 o'clock this morning, ( ail individual carrying his bat 111 his \ hand and wearing a jacket made of an '' ordinary grain sack, and a pair of white . trousers, created some excitement among resident* living in that quarter of't'lie j town. The strange rig-out aroused the ( suspicion of Sergeant Bingham's son, ] and 011 being informed the sergeant set ] oif in pursuit' 011 a bicycle. Ho over- < took tho fugitive, and placed his hands , 011 'his shoulders and asked where 110 was making for. Tho prisoner not knowing j he was once again in the clutches of t'lio law, replied, t'liat he was going up country. TIIO sergeant explained Jus mission, and tho prisoner returned with him to j tho police station. Tho escapee was 0110 of a prison gang working on the rcclama- ' tion works. His name is John Edward 1 Blonquist, and he has a lengthy list of convictions' against hint, for theft, assault, vagrancy, etc., various parts of Now- Zealand. 011 July 5 last lie was sentenced to six months' hard labour and three years' reformative treatment, 011 a charge -of assault with intent to do actual bodily, "harm. NAPIER'S BOROUCH POLL. Napier! September 3. Tho borough council election to-day caused by tho death of Councillor J. J. Niven resulted in tho election of Mr. H. T. Hill, inspector of schools, 'who iwlled 477 votes. Mr. P. W. Triggs, his opponent, polled 276. BISHOP AVERILL CONGRATULATED. Auckland, September 2. 1 The election of Bishop Avorill to tho\ Soo of Auckland was tho. subject of a resolution passed by tho Auckland . Clergy Association. The text of tho resolution was afterwards communicated to Bishop Avcrill in the following telegram:—"Members of the Auckland Clergy Association, including all the schools of thought in tho meeting held to-day desire to express to your Lordship their unfeigned pleasure at your acceptance of this See', and to assure you of.thoir confidence, esteem, and loyalty." THEFTFROM BOARDER. • Wanganul, September 2. ■ At the Supreme Court, Henry Harvoy was found guilty of stealing £30 from a boarder in the Albion Hotel. Sentonco was deferred till Saturday. ! BRIEF MENTION. ! Creymouth, September 2. [ The Ferry Hotel, ser€n miles from here, was destroyed by fire this morn- [ ing. The insurance was £710 in the j Atlas office. , Duncdln, September 2. The missing launch from Owaka has ; turned up. All the crew are safe. SEAMEN & "THE REDS." i Dunedirt, September 3. Complete returns of the Seamen's -Union ballot show that 636 voted- for amalgamation with tlie United Federation of Labour and 886 against.