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Levin Daily Chronicle, 16 November 1918, Page 2

A telegram from Wellington to-day states that the staff of olie Wellington telegraph office lias been reduced to practically one half and -it is quite impossible to cope with the work even under the restricted conditions Imposed.

A private cablegram has been received stating that Mr Walter Leopold BulJer diedi in England on November 10 from pneumonia. Air Buller was the eldest son of tiie late Sir Walter Buller and be-fore he went (io rei-ide in England he lived at Luke Papaitonga near Leviu.

The German mine found near Otaki wok exploded 011 Wednesday by Captain Hall-Thompson, N.Z. Naval Adviser. The explosion was feOjj in Otaki whwc houses shook and windows, rattiled. It'iiH stoted that a piece of the mine struck a gig {standing over a thousand yards away and the occupants secured the missile as a memeniio. Another mine has come ashore at T© Hoi-o.

Owing i';o pressure on the telegraph service and the depletion of staffs, the Department has decided that only urgent telegrams will be accepted for transmission. Urgent telegrams are those that relate to sickness, accident, or to arrivals by steamers, trains, etc., the Postmaster being the sole judge of what constitues a.n urgent message. No racing news will be forwarded and the press telegrams are to be limited!.

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stont) sat in tlie Supreme Court yesterday for the purpof-e of sentencing .Francis Robert Ma.ithews. formerly clerk in the employ nf the, Rank of Australasia, Levin, for the theft of £375. The prisoner had pleaded guilty, and, as was represented! by Mr H. F. O'Leary, who appeared on liis behalf, he had repaid the money. Leniency was asked for on account'of the prisoner's previous good character. His Honour said that the case presented some difficulty to his mind, inasmuch as though the offence comprised a single act, it ootid not have been committed on the spur of the moment. "1 shall do in this case something I have never done before," said His Honour. "1 shall allow my sympathy with the prisoners position to weigh with me in stretching the 'law. I 6hall give the utmost weight to the position of the prisoner's family, and his past good character. I shall allow him probation for two years. He must recognise that he is being very leniently dealt with, and I hope he will dio his bei°t to retrieve- his previous good name." The prisoner was ordered to pay costs to the exi':ewt of five guineas. A little better than the rest: Ladies' Cotton Vests, short sleeves, low or high neck, women's or O.S. sizes. Priced -at our Levin Agency from Is 6d, 2>=, 2s 6d, 2s lid, 3s 6di. The <3. M. Ross Co., Ltd.

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