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Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1923, Page 4

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SENTENCED IN 3 COURTS. LONDON, Oct. 13. Robert Fawcett, arrested at Doncaster ou a warrant issued last year, had the unusual experience yesterday of appearing in three police courts within a few hours. At Wall-end he was sentenced to three months in the second division for

obtaining £33 liy false pretence.- ; at .farrow to one month for having failed to pay Cl Oil arrears for the maintenance of his wife ; and at Sout h Shields to one mouth for leaving his wd'e and

children as a. charge on the guardian ; KKXERAI, HELD KP. i NEW YORK. Oct. PS. A new horror was added yesterday the many evils attending the onion moilt- of prohibition. As a funeral procession with tl body of James Kullor. of Woehawke New Jersey, was passing through 'I tow n of Aliliord, Conn., on its way Litchfield Cemetery, it was stopped I. James Alahc-r, Chief of Police. Maher, who had received informatk that the funeral veils a mock one, i -i.-ted on the coffin being removed fro tin- hearse. This was done in spite tiie agonised protests ot tiie 'rilin' who tainted a- the police seized tl coffin and began a dia.-tie scan among the wreath- for concealliquor. All I In- niuttnu-r-. imdcrweni a rig, pliy-ica! examination on Die snpposilii that they were unlaw fully t ranspnrtii whi-ky. Their motor-ear.- were ;d ransacked. Not ii n 11 1 they had | irn v-d D. i r i lloceliee wa- till- nirti-ge illlo Ved proe-.-ed with "apologies” from ll ( 'lli.-f o: police.

KKXERAI, HELD KP. NEW YORK. Oct. PS. A new horror was added yesterday to the many evils attending the enforce-

ment- of prohibition. As a funeral procession with the hody of Janie- Kullor, of Woehnwkon. New Jersey. was passing through Datown of Aliliord, Conn., on its way to Litchfield Cemetery, it was stopped by James Alahc-r, Chief of Police. Maher, who had received information Hint the funeral wa- a mock one, iiisis ted on the coffin being removed from tin- In-arse. This was done in spite of the agonised protests ot tiie widow, who tainted as the police seized tincoffin and began a din-tie search among the wreath- for coneeid-.-d liquor. All the niuunu-r-. underwent a rigid phy-ica! examination on Die supposition that t hey were unlawfully transport mg whi-ky. Tin-tr nudor-ear- were ;d-o ran-aeked. Not II I! 1 1 1 they had Ino v-d P. i r ill lloceliee wa- Do nirtege alloVed lo proe-.-ed with ••apulogie-” from the ( 'lli.-f oi Police. Tin: BATTLE UK JKTLAXP. !.DM DON, Nuv. 11. Sir Julian Corla-tt. Die official naval historian of I lie war. vindicates Lord Jellicoi-’- taetiis at the battle of .fillland, "In Die face of Admiral von Sehcer's evasive tactics, and the poor visibility, it. is didicul i be says, -‘to see bow an action which was -o well begun. could be pushed to a decision. Lord Jellieoe's deployment, which Wallis critical decision, gave Imu Dm tactical position be regarded as most desirable. "Lord Jcllu-oe in October, I'JLI. inhumed Dm Admiralty Unit he would not folio- an enemy licet if it turned iiwiiv, hccau-c be would a.-sume Dial it wa - tin- enemy's intention lo i ll vit;• Ihe Heel over a held of mim or suh-

"Tlu - Admiralty then r\pressed Dh fullest con hdi-nce in Lord J.Jiicoc." flic Admiralty, however, iuin-hc- a prefae.- di-clairning ri-spou-i bili ly I'm Die li-Ws CN [I lo rl. 1 - -11 1 -• i; 111 \ lor tin i i-iidrin-y to minimise Dm imp u i air - o| seeking a battle, and forcing.; it h- a roliel usion. KIDHT WITH l‘l It A’l'lfS. CAPE TOWN. Oetola-r L. Willi a cr'm.v of tin a tiny mall of twenty-seven tuns has l -l'i ( a |:-i Town on a (iIKKt miles vn.vag.- lo id-,;-rojje. This i- merely a par! of a” adventurous voyage of LI JUKI miles w lii'li Dm trio sm tlmm-clve- a: Du la-ginning of tiiis year. Six Danish officers of Dm (.'real Northern Toicgrap-h (onipauy in Shanghai hail enn'-iuded their ■■ m onhoaiy -learners were a-vailaMe. on: the men orm, -rr, I to buy Do ■ .-.mail \.q. age Ia mm to Cojieiliageti with : little adventure. Tim Shanghai is only forty-even feet long with a Imam of -ixteen tee’, and a ilrau;d,r ol seven and feet. Wh o she reached Durian imi crew i lei-ii ne, 1 : e have hm towed in and. under Dm power of Iwr'iltDe In li. ns i u sit" -in made her rv n is tD: a i Dm wiia ii. of the Shfl! miles ol tlmir hammy u hick limy had Dr u ;m ■■■ a: r,i l. Scarcely out of Shanghai on T'ehriiury 7. i In ■ v were i op-i d bv I . nI went In-r lo imave to. and inh- in tin's jm-a tj. ,u a (!ii aa- jii I 1!; wi I!: a. 1.-Wge erm.v raiui- uni horn Dc i-laii-i and made am. if in heard Dm liiDe erafl.

Th" helmsman of lie- junk iii-'-d a revolver at Die steersman of l he k-.-'rh hut mi- -■■>!. ami Dr a j .-a ra nc- - Die rest of tic- Shanghai's crew a'lncd w itli sli a gum- w a - i i persuade Die “pirate" that bit-im-sx was meant. Tim junk drified away. A i- Prince's Island. in Sarnia Sf rail. Dm crew were told tieo'c were tiger.-. I:i 1,., shot. They wen I to -■■<■!; them, hut found only de-r and m urn keys, which were !lagged in plenty. At Batavia three „f th.- -i-; dei idcii that- they had had enough ad mi I u re. and h i t to ret iu-;i by ordinary sir iincr. There were thus nniv three lei! 1 loiigehmid. Ingwerseti. and '.'aiinian and ikev continued tin- journey. At Keeling Island they saw lxfinw

tlio surface the boilers it nil propellors of the German cruiser Enuleu, and later, between Mauritius :uid Durban, the weather they encountered was so bad that they made only twenty miles in nine hours. Their ?■'}'>■) miles Voyage to Durban tool; a little over six mouths.