TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1920, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.)

CARGO BROACHING. LYTTELTON, December 2. A't tlie Magistrate’s Couitt, before Mr McCarthy S.M., four Indians, mem- • hers of the crew of the British India steamer Lambada were charged with cargo broaching. Two were jointly charged with the theft of two tins of camphorated ice valued at 4s and two wero 'charged separately with stealing: 'two pairs of socks each, valued at 45., the property of 8.1. Coy. In the case of the two form'er one was seen to hand the tins to the other, while the socks viefe foiiiid in tlie possession of the other two. In finding the accused guilty his Worship said in the circumstances he could not follow his usual rule of inflicting a term of imprisonment. The men wero restricted immigrants in addition no accommodation could be found for them in tlie gaol owing to the difficulty of the caste rule, and regarding food. As the men received a very low wage of about thirty shillings per month, each would be fined 40s. RAILWAY PROMOTIONS. . AUCKLAND, December 2. At tlie Railway Appeal Board sitting at Auckland to-da.y, (important points respecting procedure were for- 1 inaily raised by Mr C. R. Bell, Advo- 1 cate for the Appellants, in an appli-’ cation to the Board to rule that where ’the Department sought to justify the promotion of members to supersede ah applicant, the service records of the members superseding should be produc- 1 ed as evidence. The application was vigorously opposed by Mr J. Mason, for the Department. Sir Bell further applied for a ruling that evidence as to the incidents occur-' ring after the date of an adverse decision should be inadmissible as evidence. , , After a retirement, the Board upheld Ijoth contentions, with a reservation that, respecting the reclassification of last year, which was only authorised bv an amending Act of November last, evidence should be admitted up to the date of the amending Act.