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Press Association. ! Wellington, September 25. At the Magistrate's Court, Robert Officer Porter pleaded guilty to converting to his own use several sums of money, totalling .£2l 19s Gd, belonging; to the Australian Temperance and General Mutual Life Association, by which he was employed. The money was premiums paid by Palmerston policy-holders. As restitution had been made and the Association had agreed to take accused back, ho was ordered to como up for sentence when called upon. Annie Whittalcer aud "William Burford were committed for trial on a charge of having unlawfully used an instrument. William George Tusthi, charged with failing to keep proper books and with contracting debts without reasonable prospect of being able to pay the same, was committed for trial Dtjnedin, September 25. At the Police Court to-day a young man named Ernest E'lward Cuthbertson Maxey was charged with having attempted to sot fire to a shop in Kaikorai Valley. The evidence showed that on the 12th inst. a fire broke out in a room ab the back of a shop, tiro sofa and a chair being in flames. On the 11th inst. a fire had broken out in the shop amongst some paper bags. Both fires were suppressed before much damage was done. Oh the occasion of the second fire accused was said to have been drunk. He was committed for trial. Napier, September 25. At tiie Supreme Court, John DnnJop and George Marseino were both found not guilty in cases of alleged offences against girls under sixteen years of age.