NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 6 November 1917, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

GAMBLING IN IWAR TIME. WELLINGTON, Nov. 5.’ In his charge to the grand jury in Supreme Court to-day the Chief Justice referring to charges of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers, said: “Although it was an interesting case it was disgraceful that such a case should come before the court. It ed up the question whether they, as citizens, were going to permit eontin 1 nation of gambling in these times of strain and stress. It was inconceivr able that so much time and money should be wasted in gambling when the whole nation was engaged in a struggle for life and existence, when many homes were mourning for the loss of dear ones. It was a reflection on the Railway Department,, that its clerks should be engaged in gambling instead of attending to their public duties. It seemed there must be some lack of control if clubs were able to use a direct wire between Trentham and Wellington in order to transmit the results of horse races.’ ’

THE ELLIOTT CASE. DUNEDIN, November 5. The Dunedin f< Star” says editorially; “We congratulate the Auckland stipendiary magistrate, (Mr F. V. Frazer) on his deliverance from'- the Bench in the case of Elliott versus Clements and another. We are pleased that Mr Frazer, in giving his decision, spoke as a man, and not as a magistrate. There have been occasions, possibly, in the experience of many citizens, whatever their call ing in life, when it was imperative that they should so speak. For our own part, we should have sorely disappointed had the man in this instance been lost in the magistrate and the gallant young fellow who had the honour of being the accused been treated to a nauseating homily on the necessity of maintaining intact the dignity of the law.” After quoting the magistrate ’s comments, the writer proceeds to say that Koman Catholic political activity would, in future, as in the past, be dealt with unflinchlngly, but honourably by a clean Press, a free Parliament and an honourable people in a legitimate way. A RESERVIST ARRESTED

PAHIATUA, this day. John Franz Eugene Baucvke, of Pahiatua, drawn in the ballot some months ago, disappeared the day before he was warned to parade. He was arrested at midnight, last night, at the foot of the Tararua Range, on the Palmerston side. It Is believed he had been hiding in the bush. The police on both sides of'Sre rangehad been keeping a good look-out. The arrest was made by the PalmersfT" police