GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 183, 9 January 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

ALLEGED ARSON. By Telegraph—Prtas Association. Auckland, Yesterday. In connection with the fire in Green Lane on October 25, when a house and stable owned by Robert Porter were found on Are in several places, the coroner's jury returned a verdict that a wilful attempt to set fire to both tvas made by Porter. SLY GROG-SELLING. Wellington, Yesterday. Horace Jeyes was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, the sentences to be concurrent, on two charges of sly grog-selling. Accused had been previously convicted. Thomas Elliott was fined £ls for a similar offence, or twenty-one days' imprisonment. SHORT-WEIGHT BREAD. Wellington, Yesterday. Three bakers were fined 40s each to-day for selling short-weight bread. The excuse was that not enough margin was allowed for evaporation. One defendant said it was not a fair deal that one loaf should be selected, and that if the whole batch was weighed it would not be found to be short weight. PROGRESS AT LEVIN. Levin, Yesterday. The swimming baths erected out of the Coronation subsidy and the municipal money, the total cost being £SOQ, are practically complete. The official opening is being arranged. The Carnegie library at Levin is now open, and is meeting with public patronage both from local townspeople and farmers of the district.