DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) POSTAL OFFICER. CHARGED. DUNEDIN, Sept. 22. A middle-aged man was before the Court this morning charged that being a postal officer he stole 131 postal packets, the property of the Postmaster. Air Hanlon appeared for the accused. Chief-Detective Cameron asked for a remand until the 30th. inst. Accused he said, was an officer with considerable service and he had l>een arrested only last night. He had been caught with bundles of letters in his possession, some of them torn so as to disclose the contents. There had been several complaints (luring the past two months concerning missing letters. Accused was a married man with a family. Air Ilanlou asked for bail, and the Chief-Detective suggested that if granted it should lie .substantial. Bail was fixed at £IOO with one surety of £IOO or two of £SO. On the application of counsel the accused’s name was suppressed until the hearing of the charge.

DUTY ON AI ED I CINE BOTTLES. AA’ELLINGTON. Sept. 22. A representative of tho chemists of New Zealand waited on the Hon AV. Downie Stewart protesting against the proposed duty on medicine bottles.

The Afinister remarked that nothing was further from his mind than to injure any section of the community. One could not move in a tariff without treading on somebody's toes. The matter was one for I lie House to decide. Parliament always scrutinised any proposal for protecting local industries to see if it was justified. A QUICK CATCH. AUCKLAND. Sept. g:J. The large house of Mr James Alarsden Caughe.v, in Allandalo Road. Alt. Albert, was broken into at midnight on Tuesday, and five silver cups and a silver pedestal of total value of £3O were stolen. The house lias been unoccupied for some time, ns Air Caughey has been absent on a tour abroad. Ho returns to Auckland oil Monday next.

The burglar first attempted to force tho hack floor, hut failed. Then lie tried the window and managed to gain an entrance.

The police were not long in effecting an arrest, for William Caplc (17). alias Capped, was visited at liis house in Alt. Eden at 7 o’clock this morning, by Detectives Aloon and Power, and taken into custody on a charge of stealing Air Cnttghey’s silverware, valued at. £3O. The silverware, which was recovered by the detectives, was cut into small pieces. Caplc appeared at the Police Court this morning and was remanded until September 29th.

EDUCATION INSPECTORS. AYELI. INGTON, Sept. 23. Air B. N. T. Blake, ALA., at present Headmaster of the Thermion Normal School and Air C. A. Gumming, .ALA.., Headmaster of the Aliramar South School, have been appointed as Inspectors for the Education Department of New Zealand.

Afr Blake, who has 29 years’ service to his credit, was formerly on the staff of the Kelburn Normal School, and was subsequently appointed Lecturer at the Teachers’ Training College. He holds the degree of Alastcr of Arts of the University of New Zealand, and a New Zealand Teachers’ Certificate of Grade A. Air Gumming has had 26 years’ experience as it teacher. Prior to reentering the primary schools’ service, he was Supervisor of Agricultural Instruction under the Wellington Education Board. Later lie was for four years Headmaster of the AVaipawa District High School, after which he was appointed to Ins present position of Headmaster of the Ahramar South School. He holds the Afaster of Arts degree and has special qualifications in advanced agriculture.

TIMBER COMMISSION'S REPORT. WELLINGTON. Sept. 23. The report of the Timber Commission pays that it is satisfied that relatively depressed conditions in timber trade exist, which have been caused by increased imports; by over competition of the mills, and by the big rust of production in those more recently established. It says no tariff could cope with these conditions and there must be some readjustment, hut, as the existing duties are low. ft h -.smers some .help .can he given by increasing them. It recommends an increase on rough sawn timber to 4s Gd per 100 ft., with a special provision for large-sized timber, and to 7s per 100 on sawn dressed timber.

butter, increase. AUCKLAND. Sept. 23. Local retail butter prices have been increased another penny to Is lOd a pound for first grade and Is 9d for second grade; this is the third penny increase since September.

YOUTH DISAPPEARS. .CHRISTCHURCH. Sept, 23. A law clerk, aged about 18 years, did not report for duty at the office of his employers, Slater, Sargent and Dale, yesterday morning. Later in the dnv a letter was received from him. through the post. The letter indicated where his body might bo found. Up till this evening no news had been received of the missing youth.