DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

BURGLAR CAUGHT. GISBORNE, -May 31

Smart work by the local police Ims resulted in the arrest of an alleged burglar this evening. Last week tlie premises of Adair Bros., drapers, were broken into, and shirts and bats were stolen. This morning there were signs of a further entry made last night. The police determined to keep watch. Detective McLeod and Plain-clothes Constable King waited on the premises to-night for two hours. Then footsteps were heard oil the root. McLeod climbed the hack portion of the building, and apparently frightened the intruder. who, using a ladder, readied the ground at tlie side. King beard the movements, and met the man and a torch was found in bis possession. A subsequent visit to the man’s home resulted in the recovery of £IOO worth of goods. The man is married, and lias two children.

SIDEY TIME. WELLINGTON, May 31. “This Conference protests' against the further introduction of a Summer Time Bill into Parliament, believing it to be against the best interests of the primary producers.” This motion was carried unanimously to-day at the annual conference of the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand.

NOR GROVE’S SENTENCE, CABINET’S DELI DERATIONS. WELLINGTON May 31. A meeting of the Cabinet was held to-day, and it is understood that documents concerning the death .sentence passed on Norgrovo at Auckland were considered. It is expected that a meeting of the Executive Council will he held at Auckland before the end of the week, further to consider whether a reprieve shall be granted.

ROYAL SHOW. WELLINGTON, May 31. In view of further discussion at tlie Royal Agricultural Society Conference, it was decided to-day to reconsider the decision to hold the Royal Autumn Show in January.

SUDDEN DEATH. WELLINGTON, June 1

Mr A. W. Morris, accountant at the Gliief Post Office, Dunedin, died suddenly at Wellington yesterday, when passing through on route to Dunedin. CHARGES OF FRAUD. CHRISTCHURCH, June 1.

Edward Wood, aged 27. for obtaining credit by fraud, was admitted to probation for two years. Tlie evidence showed accused had gone to the farmers and falsely represented that he was a partner in a city grain firm. After getting grain, lie disappeared.

CONSUMPTIVES KNQUIRY. WELLINGTON. June 1

The Directors and Deputy Director of Hospitals (Drs Valentine and Watt) leave by the ferry steamer .south tonight, to attend an inquiry at Christchurch concerning the treatment of consumptives in New Zealand.

BURGLARY charge. GISBORNE, June 1. Peter Ramsay, aged 4ft, was charged at the Police Court with breaking and entering Adair Bros' shop and stealing goods valued at £75. He was remanded till Thursday.

TOTE INVESTMENT CHARGE CHRISTCHURCH, June ]

At the Magistrate’s Court to-day, Harold E. Goggin, acting Secretary of the Metropolitan Trotting Club, was charged that on March lllli. he did unlawfully permit to 'lie received, an investment on the totalisator otherwise than on the tote itself. Mr Daiiinolly (Crown Prosecutor) said the charge concerned 1 a window in the monitors’ stand and a window in thestewards’ stand, at which patrons could invest on the totalisator. Decision was reserved.

Mr Donnelly said this system had very grave issues. There was tlie possibility of abuse, if tickets were allowed to be sold at windows which had no direct connection with the tote. If a strict eonstructure were put on the Act it. might he found that ,;tn outside tote was also unlawful, hut it was connected hy telephone etc. to the main building. The windows in stands were not synchronised, however, and there was no physical connection with the main machine.

Mr Thomas, for the defence, said that the Act was intended to prevent betting outside tho course, 'the term “totalisator” included all impedimenta for carrying on a wager on a course. If one had the right to pay away from tho main totalisator house one was entitled to pay in at stand windows.