NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 170, 23 March 1915, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

J YOUTHFUL BURGLARS SEN--1 TENCED. FIVE H KARS’ REFORMATIVE | TREATMENT. I AUCKLAND, This Day. I Erie Sir:?l r.nd Schvyn Hodges, two •youthful burglars, v-. Lose capture teak o a few nights ago resulted in the rvvclaiicn cf theT previous exploits In crime r F the lest two months, came before Mr Jusiice T-Lcskiag at the Dupre.me Court for sentence. Beta were ordered to reformative ire.itnraut ■ not to wooed five year?,. The judge ■ cmaikc-r! that each he taught a trad a c-o as to have an opportunity• to earn sufiu.lsnt nr.ucy to in at: a an lion ant «t I i when they left gaol. CURTAILMENT OF FOOTBALL. FLAYERS AT THE FRONT. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. U is estimated that between 130 and 200 footballers have been drawn from Oantp: bury Rrjrby Union’s various c:cmpo‘Rices a - a r3tv.lt of ih 3 tall of iron for the expeditionary forces. The Chairman at the annual in cot ins cf i delegates on Saturday night, made v etarea. a to the splendid release cf footballers tc the call of the Empire. As a i wait. c£ the heavy levy on players . the Union is faced with cur tailmen ■. cf its roff caching season's rapetit lons as compared with ether i year-. It was suggested that the, | Shield c: mpo'iiic.n be’ deleted ihi - sea. jsoc and icam 5 play out in th« country ias c(ton as pcssih’o. The suggevioa ■did not find much favour, mainly c t tho ■we (f exponce. The matter was finally left to the inccrainu ccmmi tee to deride. STEAMER ARRIVES LATE. A DAMAGED SCREW. I . AUCKLAND, M.rch 22. i The Niagara a < ived at 10 this ra: rnu.t,- Pour,- late. The delay v.<f dye it her ■fc.-n is pro pel lor beecmlr.Y .' n micas rn Sa'.ur.’ay evening tl t:uvi* the shaft sinking a fraction cf an inch in the stern bearing. The vessel made an average of fifteen knots on the two remaining propellers. On arrival a diver exam’ned the shaft but has j not yet da?Hod whether the steamer ; shall be decked. The captain says he 1 could hire cL i to Vancouver cn two screws, the H'W.d screw, which is •dr Lon by - b w reasuro turbine, being n-.cro-y auxiliary, A SOLDIER OOUP.TMARTIALLED. SENTENCED TO FOURTEEN 1 DAYS. 1 I GREYMOUTH, This Day, I Private Gibbons, kept in police cus- , tody item Monday till Friday last, was ‘ courunarUaliocl at Tctara Flat Camp ■cn Sstu.rd ->y f charged with (1) .Absenting himself from camp without leave. (2) Breaking away from tb.3 military police when under arrest, thereby ereI a ting a disturbance in camp. (3) Assaulting a sentry while in the execu(lion cf his duty. Accused pleaded ; guilty to charges one and two, but ’ claimed that ho had no opportunity of obtaining evidence of a witness who had returned to Canterbury cn the . third charge, which wa s later wiili- | drawn. He was sentenced to 14 days’ i military detention. R 1 PA ISLAND CAMP STRUCK. i Rip a Island camp, of the 13th regdI ment, was struck on Saturday, RETURNED SAMOAN GARRISON. GIVEN A PUBLIC WELCOME. l | WELLINGTON, This Day. i The Samoan contingent whieh returned yesterday, under Colonel Pul- . bon, was accorded a hearty welcome. ThVraen were addrssed by Mr Massey and Mr .Allen, and the Mayor, each of a horn referred to the service benderej to the Empire in the occupation cf Samoa. It is understood that the majority cf the men have volunteered for service with the New Zealand expeditionary force and will leave with reinforcement drafts in the near future. The ro.tr!mad men were taken to Trntham and granted leave until probably after Easter.

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