NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2129, 22 April 1914, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

. clemency useless RELAPSES OF MANY HABJtU/U* CRIMINALS. (By Telegraph.--Pre ss Palmerston N«, April 21.. "It's an absolute farce," declared Sofgeant Willis, refewitig to tho 'Prison Boards probationary license, for habitual criminals. Tho re-msrk was niado in tho eoijrso of tho hearing of n charge of theft from a barmaid-against Charles Edwards, who appeared beforo the Magistrate {Mr. ftjyntan) thS morning. Sergeant Willis stated the accused was an Eabitnal criminal out on probationary license. ' - - , The Magistrate declared it -Was tlio sixth -easo to came uttder his notice of thesi! licensed men coining before the Court again after being released by the Prison Board. It did not say- niiitui for tkti restraining influence of the license. .Sergeant Willis 1 , in reply to tho Magistrate, said there were on© of tiro licensed meft about Palmerston still. Accused's previous record showed convictions for tlieft -Mid falso Ho was declared nil "hiilMttssil'* on July 7, .1.91 L', and released oir probation on October 13,19-13. ..... A sentence of three months' imprisonment was imposed.

GAMING HOUSES. Chrlstchurob, April 21. At the Magistrate's Court- to-day, R. Wilson, J, Muhlieson, H. Granger, and A. Morton wore ea;h fined £50, with costs, for conducting a gaining house, F. Duval, for assisting Granger, was teed £5. AH pleaded guilty. unregistered' barmaid, , CSsborna, April 21. Hio licettseo of the Albion ilatel was Charged on tkrso informations with employing an unregistered hafiiifikl. The defence- was that tlio room .lit which the liquor w«s sold did not open immediately on to a public place, as prescribed by the Act, mid was, therefore., not a public bar. Judgment was reserved,.. RIGHT WomTrpß THEM. Napier, April 21, The County Council warmly approved the suggestion of the Minister of Defence that eoassieatious objectors should bo employed at road work in preference to being sent to prison. STORM & VIVID LIGHTNING, Cambridge, April 21. There was s. very heavy storm here last night, and a vivid display of lightning, Two Jersey cows were killed at Leamington while standing alongside a fence. A wayfarer believes ho saw .the actual occurrence. There was a brilliant flash, and he found himself half dazed. Wheii he looked again lie thought a fi.ro had been started by lightning. The locality coincides with the paddock where the cows were killed.

GAMP AT KOWAI. Chrlstohurch, April 21. Through confusion last night at the Kosvai camp, many units found no mess. Better order prevails to-day, There are a thousand cavalry exercising on tho hills. Other men are doing routine drill and. imiskotry, The West Coasters had a stiff march across in tho dm-iHg ram. Two thousand men are now under canvas. The main camp starts on tritfay. STRATFORO MAYORALTY, Stratford, April 21. Mr W. P.'lurkwood (present Mayor) and Mr. N. J. King havo been ftomm- ] at-ed for the Stratford Mayoralty.