LATE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1917, Page 1

LATE NEWS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. COPYRIGHT.] MELBOURNE, Jan. 25. Sir William Irvine, - in opposing an alliance of the parties and supporting a truly representative national Government, voiced the growing impression that if conscription, as an issue, were submitted at a general election the result would be different. PERTH, Jan. 25.

Senator One, a member of tlie House who supported conscription, lias refused the Labour Federation invitation to desert Hughes and re-enter tlie fold. He gave a counter invitation to all bis labour followers to assist in building up national labour and a win for the war party.

SYDNEY, Jan. 25

It is officially stated that since July 1914 the price of meat in Syduey has increased sixty-tliroe per cent, other grocery foods 20 per cent.

A Heavy Fine.

'AUCKLAND, Jan. 25. Walter Preston was charged at the Magistrate’s Court to-day that, being a bookmaker ho made a bet at fcro Ellers, lie racecourse on January 2nd. ; He pleaded guilty.

The Chief Detective stated that defendant .'.ad a long l.st of gaining convictions, and mentioned that a fin e of £75 ha tie<n imposed • few inouu s ago and was still unp.id

The Magistral imposed a fire of £IOO, in default three months. As the defendant had no property upon which a distress could be made an order was made for' immediate committal.

In respect to both charges the warrants to run concurrently.

FINED £25. William McLeod was fined £25 for betting in Queen’s Street.

Committed for Trial.

AUCKLAND, Jan. 25. James Ridling, who had reserved Ins defence, was committed for trial a» Pukekohe to-day on a charge of burglary ou January 12th. Mrs Leach deposed that she retired about 11 p.m., and later heard six loud knocks oil the front door. Then the kitchen window was smashed and a man entered her bedroom. Ho sat on the floor and slid towards her. She jumped out of bed and caught up a knife. The man sprang at her and caught her hands.

They struggled together, and she, getting exhausted, stabbed her assailant through the hand. He fled from her bedroom, and she followed him and opened lied front door ond drove him out. Her ago was 78 in June last. She was living alone and her eyesight wag tad.