NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3579, 15 September 1920, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

PUKEKAWA MURDEE

MR. R. A. SINGER TO DEFEND.

AUCKLAND, Sept. 14.

Mr. R. A. Singer has been retained to defend Samuel John Thorn, the man who was arrested on Saturday and accused of murdering Sydney Seymour Eyre at PUkekuwa on the night of Tuesday, August 24. The victim was apparently shot dead with a shotgun while lying asleep in his whare, his wife being in the same room.

DEFENCE WAGONS AND HARNESS.

SOME TO BE SOLD

WELLINGTON, Sept, 14

In view of the large shipments of military limber wagons and harness arriving in New Zealand it was suggested by Mr. Nash in the House of t ;rjsentatives to-night that the Govniment allow farmers to purchase a proportion.

The Minister of Defence replied that a proportion of the vehicles will be retained for the use of the Defence Department. A limited number will be retained in store for mobilisation, and th'e remainder will be offered for sale. It is hoped to place"-a number of general service wagons for disposal 1 by sale at an early date. The limber wagons will not bo available for the public, new would they be suitable. A small amount of part-worn harness will be sold, but that which is now arriving is part of the military equipment, and will be retained for military purposes and mobilisation. LAND .AGENT SUED. R.S.A. LAND BUREAU CASE. AUCKLAND, Sept. 14. A motion by Forbes Eadie (Mr. Tipping), land agent, Auckland, to remove from the Magistrate's Court into the Supreme Court an action against him bv the Returned Soldiers' Association (Mr. E. W. Inder)., came before My'. Justice Stringer in Chambers to-day. The action was for the possession of the books and files lately used "in the Association's Land Bureau, which was conducted by the defendant. Mr. Inder stated that his clients could not carry on their .repatriatipn land work owing to all the books and information being retained by Mr. Eadie. He opposed the defendant's motion on the ground that no amount of money was claimed, and that therefore it could not succeed.

Mr. Tipping argued -that he had a ' right to have the action heard in the Supreme Court as the value of the property claimed was over £IOO. j

His Honor dismissed the motion on the ground raised by Mr. Inder, and the action, if proceeded with, will therefore come on in the Magistrate's Court. t , FORGERY AND THEFT. TWO DTJNEDIN SENTENCES. DTJNEDIN, Sept, 14. In the Supreme Court to-day, Peter James lanes, charged with forgery was admitted to probation for 2 years. Ernest. Percival Greenwood, on eight

charges of forgery and thr.ee of theft, was admitted to probation for 3 years en the first cha,rge and ordered to come up for sentence on others. Prohibition orders were also issued against the prisoner, who was formerly a clerk in the Defence Depatment.

IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE.

AUCKLAND, Sept. 14

The Athenic arrived to-night from Southampton wi£!Ts7S passengers, ineluding 496 immigrants, mostly assisted. Many of the latter are women who have come out to marry " New Zealanders.

DISILLUSIONED WOMEN

CAME FROM ENGLAND TO MARRY • SAME MAN.

AUCKLAND, Sept. 14.

Two of the women who eame out by the Athenic to marry New Zealanders are sadder and wiser 'than

they left Home. They became

/- "ie?idly during fhe voyage, and discovered in consequence that they were both coming out to marry the same man. One had her passage paid by him; the other paid her own-

CHURCH AND DEFENCE

RESOLUTION BTPRESBYTERY

WELLINGTON, This day.

The Wellington Presbytery"passed a resolution. tSat" while in favour of preparation for National defence, it is strongly opposed to lengthy periods of training in camp for youths unffer the age of 21.