BIG SEIZURE OF LIQUOR

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10612, 10 June 1920, Page 3

BIG SEIZURE OF LIQUOR

At 'the Central Police! Court, in Sydney, a Chinese named Phillip Lo Oiiiu, aged 64 years, was charged with selling liquor without a license. Accused pleaded not guilty. The police prosecutor informed the 'magistrate that the police raided the accused's premises in Dixon street at night, and thousands of bottles, of whisky, giu, Chinese brandy, etc., .were found there. The liquor was valued at £2OOO. and it took two mo-tor-cars to carry it away. Chin was remanded! and was allowed bail.

The Niagara, which arrives next week, is bringing largo American and English mails, while tho Arawa, duo to arrive in a. few days, is also expected to have an English mail on board.

Tho fact that a cable message, in the ‘‘Times” dealing with the crimes of Percy Topliss followed an item headed “A Cork Outrage,” made it appear that the affair was connected with Irish troubles. Such was not tho ' ease, as tho Toplis affair occurred at Andover, a town in Hampshire.

Hairdressers are not often humorists, says a London writer. 'Wherefore a reader was all tho more surprised to see cu tho wall of a shop in tho city the following notice: “It is computed that tho average lady’s scalp possesses COS hairs per square inch, or about 109,-140 in all. We’ll singe tho lot for Is.’’

Owing to the death of -Mr George Hogbcn, M.A., formerly Director ot Education, a vacancy was created on tho New Zealand Council of Education. Tho late Mr Hogbcn was ono of the two representative!! of technical and industrial interests appointed under the Act. The Minister for Education has the power of appointment, and Mr J. K. Howell, B.Sc., Director of t!ic Wellington Technical College, has boon appointed by him to fill tho vacancy.

Tho late Mr James Henry Hayr, of Auckland, was one of the oldest residents of Auckland. He was tho only sen of the late Mr Henry Hayr, of Epsom, and arrived with Ms parents when nine years of age. Ho died at his residence, Kingsland, yesterday at tho age of 8G years. He is survived by two sons and four daughters, ir it. 11. Hayr, secretary to tho Avondale’ Jockey Club, is the eldest son of deceased. When you ai-k for SHAEI-AND'S FLOID MAGNESIA don’t lake anything “just as pood,” but vet SIIAELAND'S. Hast that money can buy.