DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 50, 2 March 1915, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

AUCKLAND SLUMS.

Pkk I’unss Association

Auckland, March I

The unsavoury reputation of the ,vor part of drey Street led to a putation of drey Street residents .tornowing the Mayor to-day and e king that something be done to rid the thoroughfare of undesirable clnvicters. It was alleged that respecttl,le people were leaving the street. u;d lieing replaced by others not *o.pctable, and that some landlords encouraged this practice because they could get high rents from a certain class of tenants. As a result of the interview it was decided to make a vpecial appeal to landlords to take more care with tenants and rid the street of undesirables.

UNDER STRICT PROBATION.

Hamilton, March 1

At tin' Supreme Court to-day, Leo Taylor, charged with committing an unnatural offence, pleaded guilty, and was granted probation for two years under stringent conditions.

“LODGERS” AND LIQUOR.

Welliutgoii, March I

Mr Cooper. S.M., delivered judgment in the case in which Thomas Park, iceusec of the Taita Hotel, was chargd with permitting drunkenness of six lumbers of the expeditionary force m his premises on February 8. Park

was convicted and lined £5. Evidence •bowed that when a picket visited the dace six Territorials were there drunk, omo of them lying on the lawn. It was contended that some of the men ‘■.ere lodgers, but the visitors’ book flowed none of the names.

THE COST OF LIVING. Hamilton, March 1. Count de Montague was charged at be Supreme Court to-day on two breaches of the Bankruptcy Act, in ihat he incurred debts which he had lo reasonable prospect of paying and )rought about his bankruptcy by unjustifiable extravagance, i Counsel for the defence stated that moused was a son of Marquis de Montague, whose income was between 250,000 and £60,000 a year. Incurring ais father’s displeasure, accused went co England, where be was given an illowance of £IOO a month. He gambled considerably,, and at his father’s cqnest came out to New Zealand, where his allowance was reduced to £6B i month, as it was thought that living iut here would not be so expensive. This bad not proved so, as ho had mind it doubly hard to exist. The war uul materially affected bis parents’ iuo:ue, as lighting had waged over areas .here their iron and coal mines wore iluatod, and since the outbreak of bos. ilities bis income had been reduced to ' 10 a month. Montague gave evidence bearing out ■he statements of counsel. The jury, 1 Iter a short retirement, returned a verdict of “not guilty.”