TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

[by TBLEGKABfl —FSR. KREBB ASSOCIATION]

BREACH OF PROMISE

A BIG CLAIM. WELLINGTON, Feb. 27. In the Supreme Court this morning before Mr Justice Hosting and a . jury of 12, the breach of promise action Eileen Frances Tate, V. George Winder commenced. Plaintiff was formerly in business here as a beauty specialist, and claims £IO.OOO. Mr AVilford is appearing for the plaintiff’ and Mr Gray, K.C., with Ml Watson for the defendant. The statement of claim was that the ' plaintiff and defendant agreed in June last to marry, that plaintiff had sold her business, stock, anl goodwill i,n the following month, that she had spent £IOO in clothing suitable Mr the wedding, and in November Winder lefused to go on with the marriage. Her claim is made up of £IOOO damages for loss on the sale of her business, £IOO in respect of her trousseau, and £9OOO for the loss of marriage, and injury to her feelings.

FIVE CHARGES OF NECESSITY CHRISTCHURCH, Fell. 27

At the Magistrate’s Court, Virginia O’Brien and Elizabeth Ann Fisher, who admitted five separate charges of shoplifting, were each sentenced to a month imprisonment. In a statement, Fisher said that she was divorced from her husband, and had three children and committed thefts in order to provide for them. O’Brien admitted in having assisted in the thefts. Tlie Magistrate said that he could not treat the accused as first offenders because they had been stealing systematically. Had they been men he would have sent them to gaol for three months. He added that some charitable institution would look after the children

YOUTH’S THEFT. AUCKLAND, Feb. 27. A youth of 18 pleaded guilty here today and was committed for sentence for the theft of £54 19s 10d from a legal firm, by whom he was ( ,mployed. In a statement, he said he had been betting. The evidence showed that he had obtained from the cashier moneys for stamping and fees, in excess of the actual amount required. His. name is not publishable.

CLOSING DOWN MINE. WELLINGTON, This Day. 'The M inister of Mines has decided to elos’c down State coal mine at Waikokwai, near Huntly. The development of this mine has been in progress for some time, lmt the stage of coal production is not yet reached. A tunnel would be completed to the seam in a few months, but the coal could not be made available for use till the mine could be connected with Huntly by railway, and the Minister has been informed that the construction of a branch line would cost £125,000. The original estimate was only £43,000, The Mines Department will retain the property and let it for grazing.

GIRL CASHIER’S THEFT. SIX OTHER CHARGES. AUCKLAND, Feb. 27 A girl of 17, Annie Ale Walker, pleaded guilty to having stolen from her employers Schneidman Bros., tlie sum of £3OB Is 6d, between December 16 and January 17.

The evidence showed that she was cashier, and that site altered entries in the daily cash book. The Chief Detective said tlie accused had stated she had given about £l5O to a constable because he threatened to make serious allegations against her. The Chief Detective said that there was not a- tittle of evidence to prove her allegations.

A detective gave evidence that he and another detective had investigated the allegations, and they were unable to find any evidence in support; hut found considerable evidence to the negative. The accused was committed for sentence.

On .three further charges of forging orders purporting to be on Behalf of Schneidman, and also three charges of having obtained goods of the value of £46 5s lid from warehousemen by false pretences, the accused pleaded “Not guilty.” Sl'-e was committed for trial. .

HAYNE’S EE-TKIAI.. CIIICISTCHEKCI], Fob. '27 The re-hearing of M’e charges against .Tamos Jteynold Hayne were commenced at the 'Supreme’.Court this morning. The charges are jn'ansla lighter am] attempting to procure a miscarriage. At the first Inuring the jury disagreed and were dis:!arg:d. A new trial was ordered.

New evidence was hrougl.it lorward hy the Crown relative to the letter-card from the deceased woman to her brother. It was alleged that although its contents purported jto show that the woman was out ol Dunedin when it was submitted she was umler treatment at Hayne’s shop, yet the address was in the writing of the female employed at Hayne’s at the time, indicating that Mrs Adkins wi>s Mien in the establishment.