LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4, 5 January 1900, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

4 MbtboboliOoioal — Capt Edwin wires as follows;— " Moderate eaßterly winds; glass rise ; tides decrease " • Tbhdkbb.— The Omaka Road Board invite tenders up to noon of Wednesday next for oleaning Oasey'o ditob. BokQEsa List.— The Burgess List for the East ward eleotion was closed last n'ght. It ooniaina tbe names of 282 ratepayers, 10 freeholders, and 18 holders of residential qualifications. . Vktbbinab* Fobgeon. — Messrs Young, Edgar and MoEaohran, three veterinary surgeons, who were seleoted m England by tbe Agent-General for service under the Agricultural Department, arrived by the Paparoa-on Tuesday. Station Pbopkbtt.— Attention is directed to an important sale to be held to-morrow at noon by Messrs Green & Co at their rooms, High Street, when the Upoot Run, consisting of 18Q0 aores of freehold, and 11,000 aores of leasehold, together with all the improvements thereon and a flock of 9500 merino sheep, will be submitted for sale. Bbeaximo and Entbbinq.— This morning, before Mr J. Allen, S.M., at the Police Court, a youth .named Bernard Duffy wsb charged on remand that at Tua Marina on the 6th Deoember last he did break and enter the store of one Hugh Campbell and steal therefrom 19a ll£d m money, and 4lbs of lollies of the value of 8s 6d. SergtMajor Mason conduoted the case for the police, and called Hogh Campbell, who said he was a storekeeper at Tua Marina. The atore waa about 80 yards from the main road and the came distance from his residence. The only entranoe to the store jb by a gate from the road, Mibs Maroh was iv charge of the store on Deoember 6th Next morning he notioed a lolly Jin shifted. From what be heard be saw aooqsed oq the following Saturday and aooueed him of entering hia shop on the 61b. Aooused denied it for a time but at length, on being threatened, admitted be took some money and lollies— l9s ll£d m money was taken. Ivelina Maroh said she acted as bookkeeper for Mr Campbell. She was m charge of hia Btore at Tua Marina on December 6th Tbe doors of the store were looked, the offioe window was open about six inches, and was fastened to keep it m that position by a nail and a pieoe of wood. She dosed tbe Btore at 12.30. The store window was also open about cix inohee, but waa eetsured. Both windows would require foroe to open them. She missed the money and lollies from the store. She had seen accused about the store. Mary Ana Campbell said her I brother's Btore was looked on the afternoon of tbe 9th Deoember. She had oooasion to go to the Btore on that afternoon and noticed tbe offloe window pushed up. On going into the store she saw tbe drawer m the offlae desk was pulled out and that there was no money m it, Money was usually kept there. Bhe saw no one m the store that afternoon, but saw someone going out of tbe gate from the store. She 0 >uld not sty who it was, bis baok being towards her. Sergt. -Major Mason said, aooompanied by Constable Prioe, he arrested accused at Mr MoOonway'B, his employer's place, at Spring Creek. He searched his room, but found nothing to implicate him. He hadfoooasion to leave tbe room leaving accused and Constable Prioe together. Constable Prioe said that he assisted to searoh accused's bedroom. While left m the room with aooueed he told witness he was passing Oampbell'B bouße on Deoember 6th and seeing no one about went over to the store and got m at the window and took out 19s lljd from the offloe deßk and some lolließ from the store. Tbig oonoluded the case for the prosecution, and on the evidence being read over to him accused said be did not wish to make a statement or give evidence. His Worship Baid that as accused tad been charged with breaking and enter* ing it was an indictable off nae, and be therefore committed him to take hia trial at the next tittinge of tbe Supreme Court at Blenheim,