INLAND TELEGRAMS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 144, 20 February 1915, Page 3

INLAND TELEGRAMS

DESTITUTE RUSSIAN WHO WILL NOT SPEAK. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Feb. 18. For some weeks a mysterious foreigner has baffled Wellington. His is a Russian named Ludm.it Grom lea, here from Oreymoutli, and was charged with being an idle and disorderly person with insufficient means of support. He has boon several times remanded, and refuses to speak to anybody. Before the Court to-day, .Inspector Hendrey said in reference to this man: I have readied this stage. I have found somebody who is able to speak his language, but lie is stubborn, and has absolutely refused to converse. He is a Russian. That Is proved conclusively. Apparently he has been hard up, for there is evidence that he communicated with somebody in Yictoria in an endeavour to borrow :no«T. All sorts

of people have come -forward and endeavoured to converse whit him, but all to no purpose. He seems to suspect that everybody is trying to gain some information that will endanger him. The gaol surgeon is quite satisfied ho understands English because he will do anything he is told. There is no question raised as to his sanity. He was

sent here for some reason by the CltDritable Aid Board at Greymouth aftfc’r two doctors refused to certify he was a lunatic. On arrival here we sent him to the Ohiro Home, but he made such a nuisance of himself wo had to take h ut away. Then wo preferred a charge, for it is quite plain ho lias no money. When ho arrived here he scorned to bein want of food. He was suffering from, exposure.

The charge was read over to Gromica, who made a sign that he understood. There was a broad grin over his face all the time he took up a comfortable position with his hea i restineon his arms, which wore folded on tin-:! top edge of the dock. hearing the facts, Mr 1). Cooper, S.M., said: Toll him that in his own interests I will send him to gaol lor as long a period as I can—•three months. This information w r as duly conveyed, to the accused, who showed the same lack of interest as heretofore, nor wao he any more interested when told that il ho would only be reasonable work would probably be found for him, and lie would not have to-be imprisoned.

THE SHIPPING DIFFICULTY. j ANOTHER CONFERENCE HELD. ; SATISFACTORY PROGRESS; MADE. I WELLINGTON, This L'ay. The Prime Minister met the r spre-i sentatives of shipping and, freezing ’ companies, and the Board of A grit ulture to-day, and subsequently Mr Ma s- ; sey stated that the morning was ta -! ken up in discussing the difficulties in I regard tc the scarcity of shipping, and J that satisfactory progress was made-' towards a solution of the problem. The ; conference also carried a resolution . thanking- Mr Massey. | ARMY PROMOTION. NEW ZEALAND MAJOR-GENERAL ‘ WELLINGTON, This Day. . The Government has been ad vis nl that the King has approved of the recommendsficn of Lord Kitchener to I promote Brigadier-General Davies to the rank cf Major-General. The Hon. j Jas. Allen states that Davies is the ! first New Zealand Major-General, and : he extends to him his heartiest con- i gratulationa. , aJ

MAGISTRATE’S DECISION ; REVERSED. WELLINGTON, This Day. Justice Chapman delivered judgment to-t ay in the appeal oi the polite 1 aga.nsl the Magistrate's decision iu I dismissing’ a charge cl permitting drunkenness' against Christopher Jansen, licensee of the Wellington Hotel. ! Jansen was avay at the time and is i was held by ti’O Magistrate that he . was net responsible for the wrongful 1 acts of his barmaid.- In. his judgment ! His Honour took Lie opposite '• iev. and held tli.it the piu-lietMi's authority was delegated to his Danaa’i. Ha upheld the appeal and remitted 1 the case back to the Magistrate, rr. 5-f

| PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM/ | The splendid generosity cf some off i the great trading concerns of the co i try has largely escaped reeogn.it:'o "Q ' amid the many public schemes- foi' : dealing with the dire results of the wav, and it is only on rare occasions that (lie facts become known. At main hospitals throughout the country keen appreciation is being j shewn cf the action cf the manufacturers cf the well-known infant and : invalid food, Glaxo. The firm some time age established a motor-car service which has already carried Glaxo to ever thirty Red Cress hospitals, \ each delivery being effccte 1 -\v a i . trained nurse, who instructs l the It os- j f pi wU staff, where necessary, in the i ; p-peparation cf Glaxo for the wounded. * ■ Tlli«‘ French War Office is also using , Gi rs.c for the wounded and typhoid patents of the Army. ; By an ingenious organisation, .in ‘ which theiAists throughout the whole cf London are taking a part, the Soldiers and .Sailers Families - Association are a-s-o enabled to give to the mothers an cyder on the local chemist for Glaxo, so that the distribution is effected with j-he minimum of expense and a minir'inn of disturbance of ordinary trad*..