LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81834, 29 August 1906, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. CmnsTCHURCir, August 28. Sorcuson, mi auctioneer at Chrntdiureh, was charged at the Court tolay with failing to grant an assistant i hiilf-holiday under tho Shop Act. Defendant closed his premises regularly in the weekly half-holiday, but on this occasion though the shop was closed, ho held a s:i!c elsewhere, using an Hsistant, wlio was his own son, as u'erk. The prosecution said the goods ■yore sold by auction, but single articles •veru sold, constituting rctnil. The Vlagislrato dismissed the information, saying an auctioneer's clerk was not a sliop assistant, and auctioneers' offices were not compelled to close. The place whero the sale took place was .lot a shop.

S. L Dennis was fined 40s and costs for having possession of swans for a greater period than seven days after tho close of tho game season. Wellington, August 28. The comments of Dr. MacGregor in reference to the Wellington Benevolent Trust aroused some discussion at the meeting of the board trustees. The Inspector-General is stated to have declared publicly that they never intended to provide for maternity cases at Ohiro Home, and even approached the Government for aid to meet the urgent need for some place for destitute lying-in cases. Now, as to the alove declaration, the trustees arc in this dilemma: either they have a place for urgent cases at Ohiro Home (which they say they have not), or it seems that they have obtained money from the Charitable Aid Board under fa' se pretences. Dr. MacGrcgor also complained that the details of accounts passed for payment were not given m the minutes nor by reference to the schedule, and there wero other unsatisfactory details. The chairman (Rev. Mr Elliott), said it was "an exlraordidary report" about the institution (the Ohiro Home) with which the board was connected Mr Izard, M.H.E., said he had been too busy to go into papers on the matter, but he would be ready next Tuesday. He considered discussion should be deferred for a week till members had examined copies of Dr. MacGrcgor's report Mr Hogg, M.11J1., opposed the proposal about the postponement. He submitted that the allegations should bo met at once, otherwise the public would get an idea that the statements were correct. Delay would be a confession of weakness. The llev. Mr Evans remarked it would be better to adi'ourn detailed consideration. In case the board decided to doal with the matter to-day he would move that the subject should be discussed in committee. Mr Izard repeated that he would not take part in the debate till he had thoroughly studied the reports. He suggested that a special meeting should be called, and it was agreed to assemble on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Hokitika, August 28.

Gregory Henliam, who was arrested last week on a charge of having set Are to the barn and shed of D. Bridgley, was committed for trial to the Supreme Court to-day. IxVEBCAIWILI,, August 28, In (lie Supreme Court, Joseph Mason Foggaß, alias Joseph Mason, alias Joseph McDonald, was sentenced to five years' hard labour for a scries of forgeries of orders for photographs, for which he was travelling for Diamond and Hart, Wellington. Mr Justice Cooper said ilie prisoners' record was so bad that it was really a case for an indeterminate sentence if the law permitted him so enacting. llain has been falling for He past 21 hours after a long spell of dry weather.