LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 January 1925, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Mr .1. Lock inserts a notice in this issue re outstanding accounts. Alemhers of the Druids’ Lodge are requested to meet at the Lodge room to-morrow afternoon to attend the funeral of the late Hro. Alex. Thomson . Walter Henry Alulrov, a palld-look-ing youth, appeared before Air AA ■ R-Ketl-le. in I.be Magistrate’s Court. Drey, mouth, yesterday morning to answer a i'll urge of a series of I hells of money at various dates. The total amount alleged to be stolen is £2 Ills, distributed over dill'erent: dates as Billows: December 21st., six shillings; Jan. Ist. £1; Jan 3rd. ten shillings; Jan. 8. £l. In each case tlie money was the property of John Inglis. Detective Sergeant Young asked fur a remand Jill this morning, this being agreed to. Bail was allowed in one sooty of £2O.

The question of what, should be the share of the Grey month Harbour Board towards the cost of tne AAVst Coast court at tlie Dunedin Exhibition to lie opened in November next, came up for consideration, at tlie meeting of Hie Grey mouth Harbour Board last evening. The Chairman, Air J. Steer, explained that the Board had been rep resented at the special meeting of delegates and he felt that the Board should make a contribution. Such a contribution. however, should only bo made on Llu> vumfitiioi! that other local hodie-s contributed accordingly. I lie sum suggested by the Secretary nl the Exhibition Committee as the Harbour Board’s share was £135. and he thought that the Board should agree to that amount, lie moved that “the sum of £135 he enntrlmted by the Greymouth Harbour Board towards the AAost Coast Court at the Dunedin Exhibition, conditional upon other local bodies contributing proportionately.” Tie motion was seconded by Air J. Ale Lean and carried unanimously.

A few nights ago. an impudent burglary took place at the residence ot Mr JL White, in Turumnha street. Groymmitli, says the “Argus”. The act was committed in the early part of the evening—lie tween 7 and 8 o clock. When the Misses' White returned home shortly after nine o’clock, they fount that a hack window had been opened, and on investigations being made, the house gave the appearance of having been ransacked. It would appeal in the burglar, or burglars bad been disturbed, as a small cardboard box containing a quantity of jewellery am money was found near the window that had been opened. The coirei. s were littered over the ground A goal watch was also found among the m title, dropped. The downstairs portion o Die house was left untouched, hut nil the bedrooms oil the upper store? ie- , rived the attention of the visitors. The Mis-es White lest all their jewcDiv, and a considerable quantit> 1 jewellery, trinkets etc., belonging to th late Airs White was also stolen together with a number of note.-, am * . c*,, f. ir no trace 01 1 ll * sovereign*. ■ * ** . burglars has been foiiml.