GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 209, 2 March 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

A TERRITORIAL 'FINED. By Teley»pb—Press A»o»iati»n. l Masterton, Yesterday. At the Court this morning a territorial named Henry Williams was fined 40s and costs for refusing to take the oath of allegiance as required by the Defence Act, Accused told the Magistrate that he would no\ take the oath. PICKPOCKETS AT WANGANUI. Wanganui, Yesterday. Pickpockets operated freely at the ! Wanganui races yesterday, and it is I estimated that between £3OO and £4OO } were stolen altogether. One man lost I £75, another £7O, and various sums I- were taken from the pockets of other victims. j YOUTHS SENTENCED. Wanganui, Yesterday. In the Magistrate's Court this morning two youths, named Lee and Sutherlland, were sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment in the Auckland gaol for } stealing a saddle. The same pair were I recently remanded on a charge of break- ] ing and entering at Taumarunui. ) ; ... SUNDAY TRAINS-CONDEMNED. I Auckland, Yesterday. ' At the Methodist Conference, the Rev. Testrail moved that the conference viewed with regret Xhe use of the public railways oh Sundays for military pur- . poses in connection with training camps, I and enters a protest against unnecessary > work and the desecration of the Sabbath. ! The mover said that a military train was J unnecessarily run at Thames last Sun- ) day. The motion was adopted.