DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 22, 12 September 1914, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS.

j ARRIVAL OF THE MOAN A. I i I'hil i'lU.B.i AtfouUlA'llUN.J j Wellington, September 11. I The Muiu.a arrived tkh> jvoaiug from I'lTiisco, alter an uneventful voyage. The vessel left the Califoruiaii port on August 20, having waited for 24 j hours owing to fear of the German I cruiser Leipzig, which had gone out I two days previously. On the second jd.iy after leaving 'Frisco the lights [were "doused," and remained so till arirvcl. No sign of any ship was seen on tae-voyage. The first- news the island people (had of the war was received by the Maitiai, bound from Wellington to Frisco. i'he Moaua brings 180 bags uf mails. The northern portion iniss-| .(I tlie Alain Trunk express. She; has; a large number of passengers for. New Zealand and Australia, nearly j all the former being booked for Wellington. While the Moaua was at Papeete it' was reported that the French gunboat: Gelee had captured the German! steamer Walkuro at Makatoa Island,! when loading guano, and brought her I to Papeete. The gunboat surprised j the trader one merrning while most ofi the crew were asleep. Till then they j were unaware that war had broken out. DAIII v PROU'uCF EXPORT. Auckland, September if. Representatives oi ii of the principaj dairy companies carrying on business iii the South Auckland district met m Auckland to-day, and passed a serie.of resolutions, urging that adequate provision should be made by chartering steamers to deliver the season's dair,> produce to the United Kingdom. i'he first resolution declared that, as the result pi the roh'igorutud steamers which are ordinarily used for the carriage of produce having been commandeered for transport of troops, a serious shortage of transport facilities would probably result at the hush of me present dairying season ; as a means of averting tae calamity, the meeting proposed that suitable steamers should be chartered and brought lo New Zealand before the middle oi December, in order to help to relieve tue congestion, which will by then bo acute, and it was decided to ask the New Zealand Shipping Company and , tiie Shaw, Savill and Albion Company to arrange such cnarters as a means of carrying out their contract with the dairy companies. A further resolution was carried, urging that ii additional , troopships are needed non-ielrigerated steamers should be used, and that inquiry should be made through the High Commissioner as to whctiiv., suitable s tea tilers for the carriage u. dairy produce can be chartered in Great Britain.

'•A WOMAN'S GiAlLtl'." Wellington, boptombor 11. I'hree or iour months ago quite ;. number 01 Wellington girls were robbed oi : their Jiaij' by .some miscreant v. nose plan of operation was as successful as it was simple. Walking through the crowded streets, tiio tJiiei would espy a young girl with a plait of hair down her back. A quick out with soino sharp instrument, and a,s quick a disappearance among the surrounding people, and another victim was left to discover when she got home, or when she met her friends, that her locks were gone. The publicity given in the Press to several outrages of this description seemed to indicate a cessation of operations, but the opportunity presontecl by the dense crowd at the Basin lie Serve for the Patriotic Fund Carnival on Wednesday afternoon was too tempting to ho missed. At least one girl who wont to the Carnival with a i >iig plait oi' pretty hair falling below her waist went away with no more than i-cached her shoulders. She fell ; .; lug at her hair, or anything to indie; Le that it was being cut, but on ar« ei.a'l home was horrified whon the outrjg'. wa.s discovered by 'members oi the family. POLICE 0: EiCEiiS' HOT TIME. Auckland, September 11. An exciting incident occurred on the i'reuc'] barque Chateau D'lf to-night, i. hen the police went to arrest a saiio; alleged to be concerned in the stabbing t'Ji'ray which occurred on the previous evening. The police handcuffed their man in the bottom hold, and when they reached the second hold some of tin civw oi' lhe barque, numbering between £.) end 30, rushed the prisoner. One constable picked up the prisoner, and i.wn others endeavored to protect him i'roin the crew. At least one knife was drawn. ICventually the police succeeded in reaching the wharf with theij ch„rge, alter an exciting liftcou minutes. ALLEGED FOiITUNB-TjeLLiNG. Wellington, September 11. Yesterday Detective-Sergeant Cas sols and Constable Jarrold arrested a younft man named Robert Gibson, known as "Professor" Gibson, and this morning ho was charged with undertaking to tell the fortune of Evelyn !>' mcowe. in consenting to the adjoiii'iMueni asked by the police, counsel said, his client had no friends in New .Zealand, and no fixed abode. He asked Un- bail, which would have to be very light before accused could lake 'advantage of it. inspector Hendry, A.ci ti-'ding to the evidence f have, the case has some very serious e, peels. Another charge of fortune telling will be brought against accused, and youi worship will sec that the information just read was laid u\)<\oy the Crimes Act, end not under the Justices of the Peace Act, as is usual. The recused, if convicted, is liable to twelve months' in gaol. The offence is an indictable one. Tho man has been going about'

' misleading women. There was also 1 the suggestion of a more serious crime, 'and, taking this into consideration, the inspector asked for substantial

bail. A remand until next Wednesday was granted, bail being fixed at £■*>{), with two sureties of £25 each.