TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

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TIMAR.U SUPREME COURT. TIMARU, May 26

At the Supreme Court to-day three men were charged with wilfully dam aging the window of a Chinese fruiterer, *tand with assault on April 17tu. ■They were acquitted. The only evidence of identifying these men among,t the crowd was that of two girls. Each of the occused brought men companions to prove they took no part in the mischief. The window cost £66 to replace. In the retrial case, both men were acquitted of thefts, but Ellis was found guilty of receiving an overcoat knowing it to have been stolon. Sentence was deferred.

CADET’S DEATH. AUCKLAND, May 25.

Bernard Olncy, aged 16 years, dropped dead at the Drill Hall to-nignt while taking part in a parade o( f Ibe Senior Cadets.

MEAT SUPPLIES. WELLINGTON, May 27

Addressing the Producers Conference to-day, Hon W. F. Massey said ho had received a cable from the Secretary of State intimating that the Imperial Government would not renew the meat commadeer after 13th June. Since March 1915, producers in New Zealand had received 138 million pound for Imperial supplies and there were between eight and ten millions to come.

The New Zealand Government were not going to let the producers down. He knew the opinion of his colleagues. ’All of them were concerned in the welfare of the producers. When Government knew the requirements to a reasonable extent, tho guarantee of Government would he placed behind the producers, until the Imperial meat was disposed of. He did not think the Imperial Government would insist on getting all its meat away before our own meat was sent to London.

A FATAL COLLISION

HAWEORA, May 27

While proceeding to Mauaia ventereve, Edward Borrie, aged 29, riding a. motorbike collided with a horse and trap coming towards Hawern, driven by Jas. Mead farmer. Borrie was killed.

SHIRKERS SENTENCED.. PALMERSTON N., May 27. Archibald Hilson Ilergersen was charged with failing to parade for active service and was sentenced to e-gh • teen months hard labour. Herbert Garfield Currie, simihrtv charged was sentenced to two years. Subsequently a period of six months was remitted in Currie’s favour.

WANGANUI SENSATION. WANGANUI, May 27

Charles Ewan Mackay was before the Magistrate’s Court this morning charged with attempted murder of Walter Darcy Cresswell. Owing to file prosecuting counsel being engagod in the Supreme Court, the casp was adjourned until two o’clock.

SUPREME COURT

WANGANUI, May 27

At the Supreme Court Jeffrey Johnson, for theft of £6O at Marton, was sentenced to six months. Sir Robert Stout commented on the number of thefts recently, particularly the wave ( a-ime in Maiiawatu district. It appeared either the police had affected a “goslow” policy and were not- doing their duty, or some people regarded thieving as a thing not wrong, lie believed the police would do their best to stop this thievin'*, but no arrests had been made. Oscar" Strangely, already declared an habitual criminal, was sentenced to six months for breaking gaol at Wanganui? and two years for theft of jewellery, sen fences to be concurrent. He was redeclared an habitual criminal.

AUCKLAND, May 27

At the trial of Dennis Gunn charged with 1 funder and robbery, Inspector Fowler stated lie was in charge of the Finger Prints Bureau of New Sooth Wales police for seventeen years and for some time was in the same won; in Scotland Yard. His own Bureau Had seventv thousand sets of prints) ten fingers each) Scotland Yard had about a quarter of a million sets. In all his ex perience he had never seen two sets ol prints alike, unless made by the same person. Front the finger prints submitted to him in the present ease he picked the half print of one finger out of 101 prints recorded of 101 d'ffcrent people. The forms were unmarked in any way. Fowler said I am more convinced that Gunn handled the ie volver and eashbox than if I had the actual sight of him making them.