NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2133, 27 April 1914, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Tokgraph.—Prese AssofiStttioH.)

THE ÜBERAtS. To Ruiti, April .25. At » woll-attoiidcd meeting in' the Town Hall, Mr. 3, Boddie, tlio Mayor, presiding, addresses were given' by Messrs. Smith and Witty, M.JVs, in favour of the Liberal Party, and in trenchantcriticism of tbcßoforro Party, The speakers alleged a spirit of misrepresentation en tiro part of tlio K-efrom Party, and referrod to alleged broken piedgce, atfd prfidieted a Liberal victory at fcho nest election. Mr, W. T. Jennings, Liberal candidnto for Tauinanmui at the next election, was on tlio platform. Ho ?ra,s given a good reception. Mr. A. Scholos; clinirman of the Waitoino County Council, aaneunced his i-o----tifenteab as si candidate in favour -of Mr. Jennings. At the 'couclusien of tlio meeting a vote of thanks to tiro speakers arid confidence in the Liberal Party and Sir Joseph Ward as leader was carried unanimously. SAFE DEFIES BURGLAR. Wanganui, April 2,5, An expert cracksman has evidently been operating hero recently, several theft* having been reported. Last iiift'lit the store of Kernalinn and Co., grocers, at faylorville, was cutorod, but the safe defied the efforts of' the intruder, who had 1 to content himself with stjetit a' powrfd in silver, ON BAIL OP £1000. GhrislDhUPCh, April %. \ At the Magistrate's Court to-day, j Iltigii Grftngcr, bootifliakpr, wan charged I \fith having received £1050 and fTand«lcnlly converting tlsft saiao to liis ami Dso.' Ho wasromand-ed ttil Wednesday next, bail being granted, accused, iii £o(i0 aitd one stiYcty of £500.