DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 40, 22 January 1916, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

FORGERY BY A WOMAN. Per Press Association. Christchurch. January 2i. At the Magistrate’s Court to-day Constance Moon, who was at one time employed in the Christchurch bureau of the Tourist Department, appeared in answer to a charge of forgery. The charge set out was that on or about May 10,1915,at Christchurch,the aceus. ed did make a false document, in that site did alter an entry in a hank pass-book front £ls IDs to £lls IDs, knowing it to be false, with the intention that it should be used or acted upon as genuine, and thereby commit forgery. The following statement by the accused was put in :—“6, Burrell Avenue, 1 horndon; 12-12-15. *1 admit altering a bank receipt at the Christchurch agency. At the time 1 was terribly upset and worried about a shortage of cash, and in a moment of veakness I math l the alteration thinkng to shield my father, who, though i knew he had not appropriated any if the money, was responsible. I am mrly sorry for having done such a silly thing, but I did not realise for me moment the seriousness of the ofence, and I have suffered very much, mid trust you will not deal too harshly with me.—(Signed) Constance Moon.” . Accused peladed guilty, and was remanded for sentence. Bail, which was forthcoming, was lied for accused at £IOO, and two sureties of £SO each. SHIPPING SPACE. Wellington, January 21. The representatives of shipping companies had a conference with the Prime Minister to-day with reference to the shortage of shipping space. The proceedings were adjourned until next, week, in order that additional information might be obtained regarding the position. “We discussed the arrangements necessary for the shipment of New Zealand wool, meat and. dairy produce,” said Mr Massey to a reporter later. “Every possible effort is being made to meet the difficulty that has arisen. It is not expected that there will he any serious trouble with regard to insulated cargo, but the difficulty is to deal with the large stocks of wool that have accumulated at ports during the last few weeks. The number of non-iusulated ships available this season is considerably smaller than at the same period of last year, and the fact that shearing generally has been late has increased the congestion, but we are doing the best we '■an under the circumstances, and I hope that the trouble is not going to he of very great duration.” NATIONAL SERVICE. Dunedin, January 20. A meeting of the Otago Trades and Labor Council to-night carried the following resolutions:— “That unions he strongly recommended not to give any support to the resolution the ‘Unity Platform’ is .submitting, unless tlie following words be deleted; ‘And undertake absolutely to support the National Government in any stops it decides upon towards victory.” “That this council affirms its unqualified faith iu the righteousness of Britain’s attitude and entry’into the present war, and resolves; (1) that the voluntary system of enlistment is more in harmony with British history and British instincts than any form of conscription : (2) that in order to obviate the evils associated with cinscriptson, more adequate remuneration and fuller recompense should be given to our volunteer soldiers and their dependents; (3) that if any form of conscription is to he tolerated, it must he iu practice and essence national service; (I) that such national service should he translated by legislation into equal sacrifice on the part of all citizens; (5) that to achieve this end the wealth of all citizens should, according to ability pay, be conscribed in similar ratio to that of the ‘manhood of the country.”-