NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2155, 22 May 1914, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

TOWN CLERK SftNTEN'CEjj. BREACH OP TUUST, i'By Telegraph-—Fiw AsF.Ovinfioh.) Palmoiston N., May 21, George Sut'herii»)d., Town Clerk of Tailta-pe, «"lie <m Wcdm-sdny liael. hecm found gifflty on six charges (if theft of corporation n,ot!<\\s, camenip for sentence ill the Stip'omc Court this morii, bf; helofe tho Chief .Justice (Sit -Robert StflUt'j. Addressing thi> .prisoner, His Honour said; "Yoii turtle the cheques of tlio Wottß-li to mate up tho ddfitftoncy, and than waited for -other ts|jß<si!es, el which there was likely to he no record. Ym» liavu east reflection np.ou -people, U'iih whom you Were associated, yn-vi have been auihy afj a breach of* trust, and you have injured your employers. I am very sorry to sec a man in your pecsetit position. h'M.t I ;un bou.ut'j to cary out- the law, which is -trot cruel''' _ His Honour .r-e.fosed to iftrajit -pi cha-t-ion, and passed a seiitaiseo of uin.<? hurotlis' imprisonment- With liard khour. CUSTOMS FRAUD CASE. Chr.istch.urcl), Mav 21. . In the Supreme Court to-day- James JJdward Rnnd'e, lauding waiter, up. pearo.d on t-lrreft charges of tlreft from Barlow Bros, -He pleaded net. guiliv. 'fki Crown said the taso had arisen from 'Custoiii.s frauds. , Tl.i-0 Crown alleged that Bundle acted Hi collusion with' X.'j-nium Barlow, employed by iho firm, in passing f»is& entries- in regard to tobacco. The .case is very invoT red j.ndeyd, as -the Cm" 11 has to deftiiiU'lv establish collusion between accused and a man who if now out of ! New Zealand. A very groat deal ai -de* tail i ; s involved. Oho witness to-day was in the box far iiiroe and a half ; hanr-s in giving expert departmental : evidence. t j'lie -ease was nut concluded. TO COME OP FOR SENTENCE WHEN CALLED UPON, New Plymouth, May 21. _In tho S.upr.oine Court this morning, William o;;ier. who was iour.d guilty of embezzlement on Tuesday, -ca-tnc up for sihteh-ce, and -was released on eoitd.ition : that lie Comes up for sc.iitmieo when called upon. - UNKNOWN MAN MISSI-NC, Carterton, May 21, JsdiVs rc.aol-icd -Cartertoii this iijortiing froffi Gladstone that a man, name uti° known. is inkfsiug. It appear* lie went out to work at- Mr. 1). Buchanan's -proand called to likuiiro. the \va v n't. Sir Walter Buchanans homestead.' Ho Wa'3 directed, and set tiiT on foot, lmthas not been seen si-iicc., .although search i 'vas mads all night-. 11 ie police Wexo informed tills mornim:, : CHflftce Of AN®LAUCHTKR, Auckland, May 21. MofKitma.il George Frederick Ecl.es, wlip ivas in charge of the tramcar by ■ which Michael Rohan was knocked down : a-l]d fatally iiijnfed on April .30, was toiiiglvfc coni'nyUfeij to the ,§wprc:mc. Court for trial on charge of manslaughter. i>y Mr. Fraser, S.M. '