TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1923, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[by TELEGiurn — run puess association]

WRONG COURSE PURSUED

NEW PLYMOUTH, Feh In the Supremo Court in the ease against Leon Myers charged with the theft of a motor-car. his Honour intimated to the jury that the proper course should have been civil proceedings (o establish the car’s ownership. It would he dangerous at this stage for the jury to convict. This direction was accepted and a- verdict of tiot guilty was returned. The proceedings were not instituted hv the police.

WHEAT PRICES AGREEMENT. CHRISTCHURCH, Feh 28.

The following agreement, reached between millers and wheat growers for the present season was reported to the Farmers’ Union to-day:—Tuscan 5s Id, Hunter’s 5s 3d, Pearl 5s od. In addition to these prices millers are to pay 2d a bushel for the creation of a fund to administer the agreement, which will remain in force till February, 10-4. subject to certain conditions. It will h-> ' ineffective if the embargo against the importation of Hour is lifted or if the Government- fixes lower maximum prices per ton than £ls 10s tor flour, £5 for bran and £7 for pollard.

FALSE PRETENCES. DUNEDIN, Feh 28. At the Police Court, Roland George Collins, a voting man from Auckland, was charged that with intent to de-f,-iml. he obtained £2 by means ol talse pretences, by stating that he was an emploveo of the “Auckland Star and was short of money and was waiting remitt attics from his employers. He was abo charged with obtaining ten shilling mi each of two other occasions by representing that lie was a reporter on the “Otago Daily Times.” Accused ,(leaded guilty to all the charges Ho had represented himself as an employee of the Auckland “Star” on holiday. Air Batrholomow, S.AL, said that the offences were particularly deliberand he sentenced the accused to one month’s imprisonment Accused „- a « also remanded to Auckland m connection with a charge of failing to maintain his wife.

HER EDITART DEAFNESS. CHRISTCHURCH, Fob 2b. At the Magistrate’s Court. Allred Lewis, aged 25. was committed for trial on a charge, that, with intent to defraud, he obtained £33 from I lor nc---Hill hv false pretences, m stating that W deafness was curable and that he was able to cure such deafness. Accused, who had. according to the police, obtained a diploma from a Chicag College of Drugless Physicians, adterS l that he was able to cure the worst forms of deafness. Complainant visited him, and he said he would cure her within twelve months. He had paid £33 for treatment, including massage. without receiving any benefit, and was unable to get a refund of the money, which was promised if a cnji was not effected. . ~ , Evidence was given hv_ specialists that complainant was suffering fr °™ clerosis, an hereditary form of deafness, which was incurable.

FRUIT EXPORTS. WELLINGTON. Feb 28 The first shipment of the season’s fruit of U-000 cases, mainly from Nelson district, was dispatched by the Remuora yesterday. The next shipment of 10.000 eft'es will go by the W anew.* mtiu