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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2283, 17 October 1914, Page 7

Three prisoners, who have pleaded guilty to offences in the Lower Court, will appear in the Supremo Court this morning for sentence. They are: Edward Rico, t'heft at Otaki; Charlos Ridley Cooko,-theft at.'Morton; and James Michaol do Courcy, forgery at Wellington (fivo charges).

, ■ News has just reached Sydney of a painful tragedy, the indirect result of the war, says tho "Daily Telegraph." A nephew of-the Rev. W. G. Taylor, of the Sydney Central' Methodist Mission, was, on the night of August 21, shot dead by a sentinel of the 7th Devonshire Battalion, who was patrolling the promenade at-Salburn-by-the-Sea, in tho north of Yorkshire, on tho look-out, for .spies supposed to be in the neighbourhood. Tho father of the victim—Alderman. T. S. Taylor, exMayor of tho City of Hull-with his wife and mombors of his family, were spending a few days at the popular lorkshire seaside resort. Tom, as lie was familiarly called, together with a younger brother, motor-cycled up from Hull to spend the week-end with t'heir parents. They arrived at 11.30 o'clock, and immediately afterwards tho young man left the; house to take the motor round to a garage. The sentry saw tne flashing light of the cycle, and, being suspicious that it: was a spy signalling to a German ship, out on the sea, immediately gave the usual signal to stand, which apparently was not heard by young Taylor, who proceeded in the direction of the garage. A second signal was given, also without response. The sentry at once fired. Tho bullet pierced the body, and the youth ■was killed in a moment.

He was wearing an evening dress'juit a couplo of sizes in excess of oxisting ■'• requirements, which exposed a soiled -white • shirt, surmounted by a tieless collar. Those. enjoying a cigarette in the foyer of the theatre looked at the odd figure with no small amusement. "Where is the man who was going to put mo on?" he asked with Mme - fiow 'of excitement. "On whore?; was the interrogative answer. On the 6tage. I am going to do a turn. I'm an artist, I am." "What do you do artistically?" be was asked Sing you know, like this: 'Dimly the stars shine in; the sky.'" It was a cracked, hoarse whisper', reminiscent of nothing.musical on earth. , "Oh, horrible! You won't do I" ventured one not even remotely connected with'the management of the concert. "No—look here I I'm an artist, I am. You've got nothing like me in there!". There was no'denying tho fact, and as no one argued the point, the aspirant rushed downstairs again to look for the man who was "going to put him on." '

"There have been more admissions than usual this year, , and those-admit-ted have, with a few exceptions, been above the usual average of education and opportunity," stated a report presented at the annual meeting of supporters of St. Mary's Homes, Otahuhu, on Thursday,'says an Auckland paper. "It is not cheering that it should be so, but the reasons are to be'plainly seen—education without religion does not necessarily provide strength to resist temptation, and with increased prosperity in the country come increased temptations./ Some girls 'see no reason for being good,' and think they 'ought to have a good time,' and. with increased facilities ' for pleasure! the marvel is that many more do not find their way to St. Mary's. ..."

-News reached Palmerston yesterday (says a Press Association telegram from Dunedin) that two men who nad eaten some cold pudding became violently ill and that one died, while the other is very bad, though he is likely to recover. The men had lately taken a contract to dig .ditches., ; The cause of the trouble is supposed to be : arsenic.

'The boys;of Christ's Collego have just given a generous proof of patriotism, i They, have handed -over- the whole of tho prize money won-at the recent sports, amounting to £110, to the- honorary treasurer of the fund for the Relief of .'the poor in Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium. In lieu of money prizes the lads have agreed to accopt niedals. ;

; The final meeting of, a committee which organised • a successful patriotic concert (in the Oriental Bay Kiosk on September 25) was held in the Roseneath School _ last night, Mr. T. W. ■ Ward presiding. The balance-sheet presented and approved showed: Receipts. £37 19s. '4d.; expenditure; £9 10s.; balance, £28 9s. 4d. The amount standing to credit is being forwarded by the committee secretary (Mr. A. E. Shakes) to the Mayor's Patriotic War Fund. ■■.-■■'•

A curious anomaly arising out of the existence in the suburban area of the city of Auckland of small local bodies was referred to in the House of Representatives on Thursday aftornoon. Some years ago Sir John Logan Campbell bequeathed to tho people'of Auckland a magnificent park, known as Cornwall Park, and it is held in trust by a board of private citizens appointed under the will. This land.is situated within the territory of the One Tree Hill Road Board, and this lilliputian local authority insists upon levying rates on the park. As a. matter of fact the Road Board draws 58 per cent, of its small revenue from this park. The absurd arrangemenifor lack of arrangement was brought under the notice of the Houso by a petition from the trustees to have legislation'passed remitting the local rates. The Committee which considered the petition reported ' that it 'had no recommendation to make. It was. made-' clear tbaf the members of the Committee wore of one mind about the desirability of public open spaces being free of all taxation burdens, but that they had not cared to recommend the remission when that would moan bankruptcy and annihilation to the local body. On the other hand representatives of the city of Auckland said' that if the rates were remitted, the Ono Tree Hill Road_ Board district would como into the city. ■ All agreed' that this was a consummation devoutly to be wished, the only question at. issue being whether th'e local body should be coaxed to join the city or compelled to join. -The . Honso eventually referred the petition back to the Committee.