Last Look Round —

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 681, 5 June 1929, Page 11

Last Look Round

Stole Diamond Ring In the Supremo Court at Napier Martin William Henson was admitte I to t\fco years’ probation for the theft of a diamond ring.—P.A. * * • Probation for Thief lit the Supreme Court *at Napier, tli Chief Justice ordered a term of two years’ probation for Jack Hall on a charge of breaking and entering, and theft. —P.A. Footballer Killed The death occurred List night in the Hawke’s Bay County Hospital of Clarence Spence, a young married man. He was a. member of a well-known Ruakituri family. Deceased slipped while practising l'ootba’.l and fractured his spine.—P.A. Man Burned in Bed James Tocker* a single man. of about 60, employed as a stud groom, was burned to death in his hut near Winton Passers saw the hut ablaze and later found his remains in the debris. Deceased was in the habit of smoking in bed and a spark from his pipe is supposed to have caused the blaze.—P.A. Motorist Fined Lionel Bishop, a farm hand, of Karere, was fined £lO and his licence cancelled for two years, at the Palmerston North Police Court, for being intoxicated while in charge of a motorcar. Defendant was also fined for a breach of his prohibition order and for driving a car without a licence.—P.A. * * * New Catholic School Tho foundation stone of the now Roman Catholic School at Te Aroha will be laid at three o’clock next Sunday afternoon by the Right Rev. H. \V Cleary, Bishop of Auckland. The Hoi: H. At more. Minister of Education, will b© present. * * • Burglar Admits Thefts After\being sentenced In tho Wellington Supremo Court to three years' imprisonment with hard labour for breaking and entering and theft. George Robert Aluneey. aged 28. appeared before Air. E. Page, £> M., on six charges of theft, one of attempted theft and one of committing mischief, to all of which he pleaded guilty. The sentence was three months’ imprisonment on each charge, to be served concurrent with the Supreme Court term.—P.A. * * * Beekeepers Foregather The 15th annual conference of the National Beekeepers’ Association opned at Timaru this morning when about 90 delegates, from all parts of the Dominion were welcomed by the Alayor, Air. Wm. Angland, and the Rev. Clyde Carr, AI.P. The annual report dealt at length with the work of the past year and the prospects of the industry.—P.A.

Coal Mine Idle The Blackball mine is idle today, 230 men being affected by a dispute over union affairs. It was decided recently that a levy of two shillings a man a fortnight be made to aid the Blackball unemployed miners. About 18 refused to pay the levy and the remainder declined to work with these until the levy was paid.—P.A. * m m Flouted Court After being fined 10s and costs for a breach of his prohibition order recently Richard Henry Shaw, married, went straight from the court and obtained a further drink at an hotel in Hamilton East. Constable Rice observed accused leaving the hotel and today in the Police Court at Hamilton Shaw pleaded guilty to a further breach of his order. Air. Wyvern Wilson. S.M., said the order of the court could not be flouted in this way and imposed a fine of £ 5 and costs. * * * Unemployment Insurance At a combined conference at Hastings, of delegates of the borough council, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, General Labourers’ Union and the Retailers' Association, held last evening to discuss the unemployment problem the following motion was carried: “That this meeting, representative of Hastings local bodies and civic organisations, urge upon the Government the necessity of establishing an unemployment insurance system, and that the subsidy system be amended to permit the granting of a subsidy to works involving 50 per cent capital expenditure, in lieu of 40 per cent” * * * Licensing Court A meeting of the Licensing Coiirt was held today to consider the transfer of licences. There was a full bench, those present being: Alessrs. W. Wallace, W. L. Casey, E. Ley don. J. Grace and G. H. Letherby. The following transfers wer<> granted: Imperial, Joseph Alolloy to Ernest Montgomery; Albion, W. G. C. Compton to F. E. Horne: Star (Newton), E. R. Baddeley to E. W. Lahmann; Carlton Club (Newmarket), John Russell Hill to Edmund Graf e Toohill: Wynyard Arms, Ernest Lours Smith to Alfred Ernest Sainty. Conduct of Dog Trials The annual meeting of delegates of the North Island Sheep Dog Trial Association was held at Hawera last evening, when questions of future policy were discussea. It was agreed to carry on as ;it present constituted and conducted, but with the scope extended in the following manner: The North Island to be divided into seven groups, each of which to be known as the centre of the association: that each centre have the option of annual y holding the centre Challenge Cup Championship; that the sum of £4O be granted annually to the centre holding the North Island Championship; and that the balance of income be divided among the remaining centres. The old executive was re-elected with the addition of Messrs. Turnbull (Gisborne) and Hay (Alasterton).

Southerners Visit to Zoo Leo the lion and a few other inhabitants of the Zoo were scarcely awake this morning before the first of the visitors arrived. Usually the Zoo is not opened until 10 o’clock, but as many of the visiting farmers from Canterbury and Westland wished to see the lions and tigers and everything before going to the races, special arrangements were made to open it at 8.45 o’clock. Aleanwhile other members of the party were preparing for a tour of the North Shore, with morning tea at the Pirate Shippo as a pleasant diversion. Alany of the Southerners saw Ellerslie for the first time and enthusiastically acclaimed its beauty and charm. Todc y is more or less a free day for the visitors. who will. leave for Palmerston North, on their homeward journey, early tomorrow morning.