TELEGRAM.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAM.

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ANOTHER. “PEEPING TOM.”

THREE MONTH’S IMPRISONMENT.

DUNEDIN, April 3. In the Police Court to-day Samuel Bunting was charged with being deemed to he a rogue and vagabond, m that he was found by night in an enclosed yard. Accused pleaded guilty. Sub-Inspector Eccles said that accused was found in the yard about 10 p.m. by a young man. He fled, and the young man chased him for half a mile and caught him, but he resisted very violently. The young man was just able to hang on till the police arrived and arrested him. Upon enquiry being made, it was very clear that accused had been peeping through the window of a room in which a lady was undressing. Accused said he had been reading about cases of this kind, and thought he would look in th e window to see what these fellow saw. He was just curious He had had a quarrel with his wife and was just wandering about anywhere. His Worship: It almost seems a case for medical examination. Sub-Inspector Eccles: Accused seems quite all right in his mind. Complaints have previously been made about a man peeping in windows m the locality, and the man reported answers the description of accused. His 'Worship sentenced accused to three month’s imprisonment.

major cayzer

JADY JELLICOK’S BROTHER. WELLINGTON, April 3

Major H. Ovzer, a brother of her •Excellency Lady JelHcoe, who with Mrs Cayzer arrived by the Tainui today on' h visit to his Excellency, the Governor-General, is the Unionist-Coa-lition member of Parliament for South Portsmouth. He is also vice-chairman „f the Clan Steamship Line, and of the Cayjeer, Irvine Company. Ltd, and a director of the London General Shipowners’ Association. During the w'r he commanded the 24th. Division of Mounted Troops in France.

Major Cayzer, who met with a somewhat serious accident while playing P„1 in the Old Country some time ago, is visiting New Zealand lor health reasons. When approached by ~ reporter to-day, he stated that he preferred not to be interviewed. He could say nothing about the shipping position, except that as everybody knew it was bad. Tic hoped that lie fore so very long it would improve. He and his wife expect to make a live dr six week’s stay in the Dominion.

BLTND SOLDIERS’ FUND

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS’

ACTIVITES.

WKLLNGTON, April 3.

Five years ago a fund to assist blind soldiers and sailors was established by the local Commercial Travellers’ Association. This fund now amounts to £,3664. Of the New Zealanders who went to the war, twenty-four now resident in the Dominion are .blind. The fund is managed by trustees, who are represented in each district where a man is receiving any benefits from if. At the present time there are only two blinded soldiers in the AVellington dis tried. The Auckland, Canterbury’, ai d Otago Associations are co-operati’ig with the AVellington Association, ard the most recent donation was one for £673 from the Canterbury Association, the proceeds of a trotting meeting and concert. . The trustees have so far helped eighteen soldiers, who have been set up as poultry farmers, beefarmers, or masseurs, or have been established in such occupations as bas-ket-making or hammock-making. Many letters expressive of the gratitude of these on have been received by the Commercial Travellers’ Association.

SHOPS AND OFFICES ACT.

SALK OF JAM

INVERCARGILL, April 3

It seems that under the latest amendments to the Shops and Offices Act, a number of fruiterers will find themselves in the position of other having to observe the statutory half-holiday and close at six o’clock on week-days or give over the practice of selling jam Under the new Act a fruiterer is defined as a person whose business it is to sell fresh or preserved fruit other than jam. Thei’e are many fruiterers who utilise their surplus friuiit, which would otherwise represent a dead loss, by tne manufacture of home made jam, and now, if they are to continue to turn this dead money into good gold, it will be at the expense of a good many business hours. Naturally, those among the local fruiterers who make and sell jam do not look on the Act with favour, but they realise that it is the law, and that there is no use in kicking against the pricks. Confectioners and pastry ;ooks who sell jam will be affected in a simiar way. This will come particularly hard on the local man who runs an up-to-date factory On fairly big lines.

VALUATIONS. FIN ST REVISION IN TEN YEARS. WELLINGTON, April 3. The Prime Minister, asked on his return to Wellington what is proposed to be done in connection with complaints over the revaluation of Auckland City, informed your correspondent that lie had had a large number of communications to answer, but his own opinion was that there was not likely to ho any serious trouble, because the Valuation Department had power to meet objectors in every possible way. They could appeal, and there was also special provision for another class of appeal for revaluation on the payment of a deposit. “The difficulty about the Auckland valuations,” added Mr Massey, “is that it is now ten years since the last valuations were made, and they have been two years making them, so that one may expect anomalies.”