GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 61, 30 July 1912, Page 7

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A JEWEL THIEF. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wunganui, Monday. The youth, George Albert Wallingford, who last week was committed for sentence on charges of theft of jewellery valued at £7O, was again before the court this morning charged with gaol breaking and additional thefts of jewellery valued at £l2O. Accused pleaded guilty to all the charges, and was committed for sentence at the Wellington sittings of the Supreme Court.

THE JUNIOR CADETS. Christchurch, Monday. At the meeting of the Napier branch of the Teachers' Institute on Saturday resolutions were passed approving the present system of junior cadets, and strongly protesting against the substitution therefor of scouts.

FINED FOR GAMBLING. Wellington, Monday. Last night the police raided premises in Taranaki street, and as a result five men appeared in court to-day. Four were fined 20s with costs, and the keeper of the house, George Gee, was fined £ls.

I DANGEROUS TRAMCARS. I _ Wellington, Monday. | At the inquest on Ambrose McKay, the tram conductor who died from injuries received through falling off a combination car on Friday night, Mr. Blair, counsel for the Tramway Union, , said the conductors complained that cars of the type from which deceased fell were unsafe. Fie was prepared to bring plenty of evidence to that effect. The inquest was adjourned for a week to enable the city solicitor to prepare a reply to Mr. Blair's statement. It was alleged that there were numerous accidents to conductors working the combination cars. REFORMATIVE TREATMENT. Christchurch, Monday. Constance McCracken, who was on Saturday ordered to come up for sentence when called upon,, was to-day sentenced to detention for two years' reformative treatment. McCracken was a barmaid, who stole £2O. and left for Sydney with a mere lad. The lad's mother offered to take charge of the girl, but the latter escaped from the ferry steamer before sailing on Saturday night, and rejoined the lad on the wliarf and was re-arrested EVADING CUSTOMS DUTY. Auckland, Monday. In the Police Court, an Austrian named Abraham Wolfson, was charged with evasion of Customs duty on goods imported from Sydney by means of a false invoice representing them to be fifty per cent, under their real value. He was fined £IOQ, the goods, valued at £l6O, to be forfeited.