DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1927, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION [ ARREST FOR THEFT. DUNEDIN, April 20. At tlie I’olice Court Alfred Ernest Walter Caldwell, married, with three children, was; charged with breaking and entering. The police stated probably there would he twenty-five charges against accused who was remanded. bail being refused. By his arrest two constables had terminated a long series of thefts. In the early hours of Sunday morning they noticed a man on a bicycle ride into a lane. Cautiously following and climbing a fence they discovered two shops broken into. A further search disclosed Caldwell in the right-of-way in possession of a quantity of stolen property, leather gloves and keys taken from other premises. Later detectives visited Caldwell’s house and found a heterogenous collection nt articles which he confessed having stolen. Accused stated he never began operations till after 2 a.in, finer returning home to get ready for work as a corporation labourer. He admitted all cases of shop breaking, lately reported, were due to his efforts. He had also broken into two Post Office letter boxes. FALSE PRETENCES. DUNEDIN, April 20. Arnold Vaughan Sutton, aged 28. ’ married, was charged with false pretences by obtaining hotel board by valueless cheques. He was sentenced to two months’ gaol and remanded to Wanganui on another charge. STILL MISSING. 1 LEN IN. April 20. Eight parties searched the Tararuas during the last four days and found no traces of the missing youths Roy Died--1 rich and Desmond Scanlon who started on Good Friday morning to cross to .Masterton. For nine clays the mouii--5 tains have been hidden in mist making ’ the work of the searchers very hazartli uous. Heavy rain fell all night. Two parties returned yesterday without ' finding any traces of the missing lads RAILWAY THEFTS. ' CiIRTS’IC HURCH, April 20. 1 Evidence was taken before Mr Mos- ; ley. S.tM.. at the .Magistrate’s Court this morning on two further charges ’ of theft, preferred against three exollieers of the Railway Department. When Gavin Cordon Watson and ’ John James Nelison who are awaiting ■ trial in the Supreme Court on charges of stealing approximately £.IOOO Iron) the Railway Department appeared be- ' lore Court last Friday on two further ’ charges a remand was granted until to-day. It was staated tin a third I man would appear. The third man ; is .Michael Lyons. lie was joiml.t charged with Watson and Noilsnu with stealing various sums of money amounting in all to £1147. and the other charge involving £l2! lo 2> od was preferred agaiu-t Watson and Neilson. Ii was agreed tfi take the two charges together. I Departmental officials evidenced that part of the scheme adopted by aci used was to sign pay sheets lor men still on sick leave and mil entitled to pay during such periods; also to sign for men who were not in the servo e or who had left the service .

obituary. AI'CKI AM). April 20. Obituary. 1!. 11. AMn.u. founder ol tin 1 linn ol I!. 11. Abbott and < <>y . aged GO. \ int i:. AUCKLAND. April tJG. A lire at Kllerslie almost totally destroyed a six roomed Imii.-e owned and occupied by Mi s bread Piimket. The o< .up,mts e.-eaped in their night attire. Tlie house was insured lor £SPO. STEAMER DELAYS. AUCKLAND. April 20. The steamer Katina hound for Wellington was delayed for some hours on .Saturday evening by a dispute over the manning scale. The steamer Monitions’ departure for London was delayed from o p.m. on Sat urday till Sunday moniin gou ing to a number of stokers not being aboard. .MIN IST UK OK JUSTICE. KLKNHUf.M. April 20. Flon. F. J. Rollexton, Minister oi .Justice and Defence arrived at lilonlieim on Sunday and yesterday proceeded thence to Seddon and unveiled a war memorial. lie returned to Blenlieim last night and had a civic welcome this morning. He inspected the site of the new courthouse and met deputations. He returns to Wellington to-day. LIBEL ACTION. CHRISTCHURCH, April 20. TJic hearing of an action for alleged libel by Cyrus J. R. Williams, engineer to the Lyttelton Harbour Hoard against the Christchurch “Dress" newspaper begun to-day before .Judge Adams and a jury. The sum of £IOO9 was claimed, Williams alleging that the newspaper falsely and malicously published concerning the plaintiff in his capacity as the Hoard’s engineer letters purporting to be signed by i committee called Port and City Committee, and meaning that plaintiff was incompetent and committed a policy of drift and procrastination. The defence denied the statements reflected on plaintiff in bis capacity as engineer cv that they were defamatory.