TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

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burglary charge. MASTERTON', Feb.. 11

At the Masterton S.M. Court to-day Percy Martin Carmichael and Eric Malcolm (Beil were committed to the Supreme Cour for trial on the charge that on or about the night of Saturday, January 7th. .they broke and entered the railway refreshment rooms at Paekakariki. and stole a safe, tho property of William Fisher Thomson, containing 127 sovereigns and £sl in silver, two fire insurance policies, one birth certificate and one proficiency certificate, the total value of the whole being £204.

CHARGES OF SHOP-LIFTING

WANGANUI. Feb. 11

Charges of shop-lifting from seven shops preferred against Ethel Murphy, a married woman, aged twenty-six, and Lena Farrell ,a young married woman, for receiving stolen goods, created considerable interest at the Court to-day. The value of the stolen goods aggregated over £SO. MurpSy, who plead; ed guilty, was admitted to two years’ prolia.tion and ordered to pay the expenses of the prosecution. Fairell received the benefit of the doubt on the grounds that she did not know the goods to he stolen at the time she received hem. A charge in regard to unidentified goods in the hands of the police was held over.

CHARGES AT THE HERMITAGE AUCKLAND. Feb. 12.

That there is room for improvement in the arrangements for tourist traffic at Mount Cook is the opinion of Professor R. M. Algie, who has just returned from five weeks’ holiday in the Southern resort. He stated yesterday that the charges a the Hermitage were excessive. “The result of these charges,” Professor Algie, “is that fewer people are going to Mount Cook.” While he and his wife were there from December 29th onwards, anybody could have got accommodation, whereas in former years the Hermitage was usually crowded until January 25th or thereabouts. Furthermore, those who were making the trip nowadays were remaining for shorter periods and doing less outdoor work. One glaring fault wap that people were told in the Government booklets that the tariff was 12s 6d a day, finding when they arrived there that it was 10s a day more than that. For persons going to Mount Cook from places where there was no Government tourist office, it was impossible to find this out before they reached their destination. Professor Algie said the accomodation at the Hermitage was all, that could be desired, and visitors were made' very comfortable there. SENTENCED EOP ASS A TUT. WELLINGTON, Fob. LI

At the Supreme Court, John Neil, for causing actual bodily harm, was sentenced to nine months’ hard labour.