DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

BURGLARS ABROAD. (Australian Press Association) WAIPUKURAU, February 13. Burglars are again active at Waipukurau. While the staff of the Leviathan Hotel were busy preparing dinner, 3 of the stall’s bedrooms were entered and sums totalling £4/10/- stolen, From Mrs Ferguson.,, proprietress, the culprits took the cash, box containing £l4, also a suit of man’s clothes. Later in the evening, the nightwatchman discovered a pane of glass broken in the shop of Peter Blair, tobacconist and hairdresser, where £ll in notes and silver had been stolen. SLYGORGING ASHBURTON, Feb. 13. Archibald John Templeman was fined £2O for selling liquor without a license. He had previous convictions, the last about five years ago. BOOKIE FINED. MASTERTON. February 13. Thomas Boder, was fined £2O m Court this morning, on a charge of bookmaking. He pleaded guilty and was allowed a month to pay the fine. THE SLUMP AND SHIPPING WELLINGTON, February 13. The Union Company advises, owing to the abnormal slackness in trade between New Zealand and Australia it will be necessary to discontinue tlie running of the Aiaheno on the Melbourne —New Zealand service in the middle of the month. It is hoped conditions in the Intercolonial Trade will have improved sufficiently to permit the resumption of the Aiaheno towards the end of the year in order to cater for the requirements of tourist traffic during the summer months. Meantime the regular cargo service between Melbourne and New Zealand ports us at present, will be maintained from the end of March by a cargo steamer at three weekly intervals. Owing to the slackness in the Sydney service the Maungnnui "ill be withdrawn tin' same time as the Aiaheno. The Maheno withdraws on return from Melbourne, on A larch 5, fixtures from that port, and the Maungamii after arrival at Auckland on leaving Sydney on March 13. RINGING THE CHANGES. ASHBURTON. February 13. An unusual charge of theft was preferred against Aubrey Edward Clarke at the Magistrates Court. The evidence showed that a newsrunner received half a sovereign for a paper, giving fourpeneo change. On discovering the coin was not a sixpence, be took it to Clarke s shop. Accused told him it was half a sovereign, but did not explain its value, giving him ninepence for it. The defence was accused was merely keeping the coin for the lad. The Magistrate said it was a theft by a trick. and a very mean and contemptible thing. The accused was fined £2.