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Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 February 1913, Page 2

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Cabled News From Abroad.

(Sydney Sun Special.) n NGE U-PltL\T SYSTJftI.

The trial of JBounot's motor bandits was continued in Paris yesterday.

Metze, who is .accused of complicity in a double murder, strenuously asserted his innocence.

Tlio judge observed: "M. Bertillon shows that tho linger prints are yours, and could only bo mado by the lingers of a cook. You aro a cook."

''J am sorry for M. Bortillon," replied Metze, "but I am innocent."

Metze's counsel remarked that M. Bertillon had made five reports, contradicting himself in three of them.

POLICE GRAFT. Tlio confession of Police-Captain Walsh tliat lie had received a draft from certain disorderly houses in New York has sunken the police department to its foundations. Walsh was ill, and striken by the pangs or conscience ho sent for the District Attorney and owned up about the whole affair. CONSUMPTION IN ALASKA. Dr. Einil Kulish, of the Public Health Department, Washington. U.S.A., predicts that unless the spread of tuberculosis in Alaska is checked the native population will be completely exterminated within 70 years. According to Dr. Kulish 15 per cent, of tho natives are infected with tho disease.

(The native races of Alaska are partly of Tnnuit or Eskimo stock an I partly of the Red Tndian race. The Aleuts appear to he a branch of the Tnnuit, and there are tribes of mixed origin. The Indians are of two groat families, each of which comprises several tribes or hands. The Thlinket race is the most peculiar to Alaska : for the great Ti an oh family extends southward, and appears to include the Apaches. Comanchos. and other far-distant tribes).

The Borough Council,

ORDINARY FORTNIGHTLY

MEETING

Levin Borough Council mot la>t night, the Mayor (Mr B. B. Cardenor) in tho chair. Tho councillors present wove Messrs C. Blonkliorn. D. JTannau, D. Matheson. M. Fosella. H. B. France and 11. Prouse. Leave of absence was granted to Councillors Lancaster and Parker. Ptrm/IC HEALTH. A complaint was received from the District Health Officer that the trapping of a sink waste pipe and (he cleaning of a waste pipe on premises in Oxford street occupied by Mr Randall (tenant) had not been carried out. It. was mentioned that the owner of the promises lived out of Levin, and had not authorised his agenls to have the work carried out. •-1Ihough he had heen written to. The council resolved that the owner (Mr (Tillet) be called upon to have the work done within twenty-one days. KAWITT ROAD SUBWAY. His Worship the Mayor was deputed to represent the council on a deputation to the Minister of Hailways (re tho-Kawiit road subway) with the members of the County Council. No date has been fixed for tho reception of the deputation, but it is anticipated that the day will he at «n early date. OTHER BUSINESS. The building by-law amendments are reported under n .separate heading in another part of to-day's Chronicle, while other matters of interest are touched upon in our local and general columns.