TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

j |i Y TKMiOrAl’ll IMU! I‘HKSS ASSOCIATION') A PIU’.AI. COURT. WELLINGTON. October 3. The Court of Appeal heard argument- cm a ease stated by Justice Reed in re the l\mg, versus Hosroe and Hcil/aml. "ho "ere tried before Heed at Wellington cm Ist and 2nd. August an indictment charging them " itli the theft of goods from the Empire ’I rading Co. The .1 edge in his summing up directed the jury., its in metier of |aw. that if they "ere satisfied that the goods were remove’ll by accused without the knowledge ol the manager of IHe C ompany, then tin' prisoners held to satisfy the jury that they had no di-hoiie-.t end in view. Tic" Jury retimed a verdict of guilty, but added a recommend diem to leniency, on account of insufficient proof that tbe aec used did Hot intend to pay lor the goods. The i|iiestions before the Appeal

Court were: (|) Wlicthci the .Imlg" misdirected the Jury as to the cuius of proof; (Ol Wl,-tlicr tlm verdict amounted to one of "not guilty. The Appeal Court dec Cion was reserved. MYSTERIOUS MOTOIi-C \R. WAIIII. September 30. ( h rged with aiding and abetting in ihe removal of a motor-car and conversion to his own use, (.lmiDs pillimure appeared at the I’olic-c' Court - !b< after neon and »ci> r--m-mh'd on! h.jil j'm* fight days. This was tlu* oiitconu' «>f the my*terions arrival in \Yailii last night of a ear without lights and concerning the coming of which the police had evidetrt/v received warning. The ear contained sixty ! les of whisky, and the driver SCI eded in eluding the police on a bicycle which accompanied the ear. while the cicc-u-'ed. who wus caught after pursuit, refused to give any information to elucidate the mystery. '!'!■■• poll'" have since found that the «as taken from the oremi -s of |* Manning. Thames, motor-taxi pi"mi- last night without hi- km.wfc'clge. TAI! \NAKI IRON* \NIL AECK LAND. Seel. :«>. j 1 f Ml experiments in Knid “id m| c-onin'etion with Tarcinaki iron sand i U.-I '- m itn-ssecl bv the Crime ~i hosier | during his stay there. "What has I Peru .lone." he stated to a Dominion 'representative, "solves the problem of smelt iog ircuis.mil ; there is no donut about that. WboLber electricity call ( be ohtailied c'h"i|» 1 'noitgh to make j an underbikiog a eommeicial siici'sSj remains- to be seen. With plenty of electricity available at a , heap enough j ill 1-111 be produeed from the sind at a profit. WheLber anything, ran be done before additional power is obtained f i "in say. Arapimi. 1 do mil. know; but "itb power there is tlm makings of a big imlntry on the T cit cc--11 ci Is i coast.” A STORY OK 11-ARDSIHC. .\ITKh\ND. Sept. tilt. Seven in' cell-el - ot tbe crew of the Columbici River, a livi’-mnsLcl schooner which "as wreeked on .Sunday Island ,„l Sec-ten,ber »lh.. at I "Tile bound from Auckland to Cortland cci-,'ivc-d by the Niagara to-day. A story j of lie rcisbip and emlo I'd 0. was told , |,\ il'.e eeptain ami men who made the trip from Sunday Island to Suva, a distal,re ol YO miles in 1 I daysi tie ship’s I itebocl L. 'Pl,ey left tbe wrecked vc'S-e| oil Sc|;teiuber I Itb. by mean' .J sail all ! oars am! aft.-r 21 hour.-, t ll ' i aulaiii eh'ieged hi* mind and dei-iclecl on making for Tonga. Shortly after, they "ere compelled to hecne-lo for ill" best part of tluve days, owing ton norlh-ecst to mirth gab'. Their position "as so serious that two sea auehois had to l" 1 use 1 t,, tlie boat from drifting and oil was jioiired into tlie sea. No soon-!' bad the gale sill.sided than a two-days’ calm set in. The sail- "'ere then o| no veilin' and the men took turns at the oar- "bielt proved of little avail owing l,i the “bunny sea.’’ When they reached latitude 22tlcg. .‘iUmin. south, they ran into the south-east trade winds, and lin n came along under sail to Suva. " bie)i "as i-iviebi'd on sCimday afternoon. September doth, THEFT AT A THEATRE. WF.1.1.1 NGTON. Sept. ;in. Samuel I odge made bis appearanee at the Magistrate’s ('mill yesterday 10 aiis'Cer charges of Lin* thell of a felt licit, valued at BOs. ft cm Ynlentine 11 uteitiiisotl : of being a probibilecl person found on licensed premises: and of committing a brecu-lc of bis prohibition order.

A'i co iling to 1 nsjiector M uggeridge. lloleliinson. ill coin] any with two other young men. bad gone to Ilis M-i jest v’s Tbeatr. mi Thursday evenin:;. The I, .11 m l bail been sealed beside them and 11 ut eh bison placid Ilis lit under the seat. At close on 10 o’clock one of hi companions notieed Lodge trying to conceal a hat in the inside pocket ol hi- coat, bis own bat being .still upon bis knee. He then left the theatre Hut. the yoitng men kept him in view, and c itching Hint in Taranaki street, charged him with tile theft. Lode'' made no reply but produced tile bat. He was then banded over to a constable, lie was under the itilluenee of 1 ic |nor. "lie knew it was someone vise’s hat anil In' took it,” remarked Mr I’, lx. Hunt. St.M. “Very well. 1 line him Alts and witncssc'ss expenses AOs on the theft charge.”

tin the matter of the charge's in ecmneel ion with Lodge’s order, the Inspector stated that lie laid been found in tin' Duke ol Edinburgh Hotel and bad bad io Ids pocket, a llask bearing the name of another hotel on the label. On the breach of his order the magistrate lined the man 10s., and on the

other charged Lodge was convict-eel and discharged,