DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

CLEVER BURGLARY

AUCKLAND, June 26.

Jewellery, watches and binoculars, valued at approximately £2GO, were stolen. from the premises of Meltzer Bros, pawnbrokers and jewellers, Yietoria Street, in the early hours of this morning. The thieves scaled the walls of the building from a lane at the back of a block of shops, and reached the roof. "Working with remarkable daring and skill, they lifted a sheet of iron with a jemmy, and felt their way across the top of the ceiling to a man-hole directly above the counter in the shop. After choosing a varied selection of articles, in which jewellery predominated, they left in the manner they came carrying their loot in suitcases, which they took from the shelves.

SCHOOL CLOSED. WELLINGTON, June 25

The unsatisfactory heating of the Berhampore school has been worrying the committee for some time, and a climax was reached on Friday night, when, after members had expressed themselves emphatically on what they called the board’s apathy, it was decided to instruct the head master to close the school at noon on all days when the temperature does not rise above 55 degrees. Colds among the children were stated to bo responsible for as many as twenty from one class being absent.

The school was closed at noon on Friday, and this is to continue till matters are remedied.

BODY FOUND IN STREAM. WANGANUT, June 20. The man named A. Cave. 52, married, was found in the Matarawa Stream-this morning at Cherry Bank. .Deceased bad been milking with his boys who later missed him.

TR AMCA R A CCJDENT. DUNEDIN, June 2G.

.Mervyn Rowe, aged 23. years, residing at Waikaia, was knocked down by a tramcar at the corner of Princes and High Streets at 0.55 tin’s evening, and was removed to the hospital suffering from a fractured skull.

PRINCE’S THANKS. "WELLINGTON, June 27. The Governor has received the following cable from the Prince of Wales: “ Please convey my cordial thanks to the Government and people of New Zealand for their birthday congratulations, which I much appreciate.—Edward P,”

A SERIOUS CHARGE. WELLINGTON, June 27,

Marion Koerbin, aged 13, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court today with having attempted to murder her husband, Herbert Koerbin, by poisoning. The offence was alleged to have been committed at Wellington yesterday. A remand was made to 4th July, counsel raising no objection.

WOMAN’S DEATH. WANGANUI, June 27

Ada Marion Webster, married, of Pitt Street, left her bed about 5.25 this morning, saying she felt unwell. She went to the bathroom and her husband heard a noise. He followed a few minutes later and found her throat cut. She died before the arrival of a doctor.

WOMAN FOUND. THAMES. June 27

Mrs Whitehead, who was missing since Sunday evening, was found this morning under the Baptist Church, Thames, in a very low condition. >Sho was liospitalled. ~ «

FARMERS’ UNION. WELLINGTON. June 27

A letter from the Meat Board to the Executive of the New Zealand Farmers, Union, in reply to a request that a commission he appointed to go into the. question of reducing costs, and generally overhauling the industry, was received to-day, indicating that the Board is constantly engaged in most compre--hensive investigations in connection with the industry, including research. . The meeting decided to obtain information as to hank rates in Australia and Canada. During the discussion a delegate predicted that the hank rate here would come with a bang, just before the election.

SON DEFRAUDS FATHER. PALMERSTON N., June 27. The story of bow a son defrauded bis father of £3OO by posing asa wireless operator, was told in the Police Couit when Ralph- Russell Limn pleaded guilty to a charge of receiving £6l From" bis father by means of a false pretence. The father stated that two years ago accused said he was in a wireless school at Wellington and he had given him £lB. and altogether £3OO, as accused said he had a position to go to and needed money. Ihe £6o which formed the basis of the ehaig> was used by accused and a companion in going to Sydney for a trip. He was committed to the Supreme Court lor sentence.

40 YEARS AS TOWN CLERK. GISBORNE. June 2 1.

The conclusion of 40 years sen ice by Mr R. D. B. Robinson as Town Clerk of Gisborne, was marked last evening by a dinner attended by past Mayors and present and past Councillors of Gisborne. The chair was occupied by Mayor Coleman. In the course of speech making it was mentioned that Mr Robinson bold a unique record in that lie was the youngest Town Clerk ever appointed in the Dominion, being promoted from office bov to Town Clerk while yet in his teens and a greater number of years of service as Town Clerk credit than any other in New Zealand. , A reminiscent note was struck b) past Mayors and Councillors, who traced the progress and advancement of the borough since its inception in 1887. x Mr Robinson was presented mtu an inscribed gold pendant to mars the completion of 40 years sen ice, and a handsome flock from past May-

etble-in-schools. AUCKLAND, June 25

In the course of a lengthy letter to the Press hearing the caption, "Citizens and the Schools,”* Canon Percival .James, of St. Alary’s Cathedral, replies to what be considers the distortion by Mr Thomas Blood worth, of some published remarks that Canon .Tames made at a meeting of the Council of Christian Congregations. Canon James concludes: “Why has the Labour Party in Parnell and everywhere else gone to the utmost limits to prevent discussion of the Religious Exercises in Schools measure in Parliament, or any expression of the will of the people ? It is well-known that they arc obeying the orders of their masters, the Roman Catholic Church. This is the price of Roman Catholic support at the polls. The attitude of the New Zealand Labour Party to religion has made it impossible for many Christian people of the Protestant churches who would have been

dined to support the. party on other issues, to vote Labour at the coming general election. “As to my attitude, others may criticise it, but. with th?ir record Mr

Bloodwortli and his friends would ho wise to hold their peace.’’

SKINS WITHOUT EARS. MASTERTON, June 23

Charges under the Slaughtering and Inspectors’ Act, of being in lawful possession of sheepskins minus ears and of unlawfully removing ears from sheepskins were preferred against William Coltman Holes in tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday. John Holes was charged with unlawfully removing ears from sheepskins. Detective 0. C. Jarrold, of Wellington, who conducted the case for the police, said that in company with Field-Inspector G. F. Glacken, of the Hands and Survey Department, he visited the property of defendants on May 16th. Defendants denied they had any skins, but tho visitors found thirteen. Five of the skins had no cars at all, and the remainder had the right car missing in each case. For tho defence, Mr C. C. Marsack, entered a plea of guilty on the charge of possession, hut not guilty to the two remaining charges. He said that in tho case of William Holes there was nothing to show when or where the offences were committed as alleged as for John Holes, there was uncertainty as to when he removed the ears, and which skins he had cut:

’The Magistrate said he could not convict on the charges of removing the ears, and these counts would he dismissed. Guilt was not clearly established, but tho evidence indicated that the conduct of defendants was open to the greatest possible suspicion. He doubted that they would remove the eons from their own sheep skins, and said that people wlio did so usually had good reasons for so doing. On the charge of being in possession of skins without ears, William Holes was fined £25, with costs £1 2s, the Magistrate remarking that tho offence was a serious one in a sheep-breeding country, and could not be tolerated.