DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 36, 11 February 1913, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

BOY BURGLARS. (Per Press Association.) Wellington, February 10. Three boys came up for sentence today on a charge of breaking and entering a Chinaman’s shop and stealing a sum of money therefrom. Walter Kransch, the chief offender, was sentenced to detention for reformative purposes for two years; James O’Neill was admitted to probation and ordered to pay ten shillings a month to compensate the Chinese robbed of their money; and probation was granted to the other lad, Seddon Reid, on somewhat similar terms. AUCKLAND SESSIONS. Judge Edwards sentenced Walter Richard Page, for theft from a vessel, to twelve months’ hard labour, and five years’ reformative treatment. Thomas Herbert Aitken, for forgery at Gisborne, received a sentence of one year, and two years’ reformative treatment. William Bert Millington, for theft from a boarding houlse, received a Sentence of six months’ imprisonment and two years’ reformative treatment. Edward Clias. Benbury, alias John Dandify, aged 18 years, on two charges of breaking and entering in Auckland, onte year’s imprisonment on each charge, sentences to be concurrent and five years’ reformative treatment. His Honor remarked that it was a pity the lad had not been kept in New South Wales, where ho came from. There was ample employment for honest lads in New Zealand, but prisoner preferred to climb up waterpipcs into warehouses, instead of earning an honest living.

“CORNERING” LEATHER TRADE. Wellington, February 10. At the Chamber of Commerce meeting to-day a complaint was received from the Auckland Tanneries’ Employees’ Union as to America* methods of allegedly “cornering” the best hides in New Zealand, and suggesting that steps should be taken to prevent this. Otherwise the leather industry in New Zealand must suffer injury. Mr .Alabin, president, denied the existence of any “corner.’ It was simply a question of supply and demand,, and New Zealand was getting the benefit. They c ou ld not prevent a gvowejp,soiling in the best market. Mr Biss: How does it affect workers'an this industry? Mr Alabin: I don’t know whether someone ' is not nujlipg the legs of the workers. ( It whs decided tip, reply that the Chkmber did not jccjipsider the Union had m’adb out a'case in support of its allegations.