GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 82, 23 August 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A YOUTHFUL BURGLAR. ' By Telegraph.— Press Association. Auckland, Thursday. Kenneth Cnrrie, under 16 years, who lias been arrested by the police, confessed to thirteen burglaries, proceeds of which were found under his parents' residence at Heme Bay, Ponsonhv. They consist chielly of appliances, and the value»ruiis close to •£IOO. Carrie states th.it he accomplished the robberies without an accomplice. He mostly effected an entrance into business premises by prizing' open Uie side and back windows. VALUER BOROUGH OFFICIALS. Napier, Thursday. The. Borough Council decided 'last night to release Mr. Slnrrock, engineer, from his engagement on September ].' Mr. Slurrock has been appointed consulting engineer at riciilteim. The Council also voted Mr. Sturroek three months' salary, in appreciation of the inanner in which he had supervised loan works. Mr. D. W. Hurst house was appointed 'borough engineer at a salary j of .drill. Sixty-nine applications have) been received for the position of clerk of works for the tnumvavs installation at a salary of £3OO,

HASTINGS PLOrCilllXf; MATCH. Hasting, Thursday. There was splendid weather ycs'terday for the fourth annual ploughing Jiiiiloli. Then; was an r.i tendance o? about .")(>(), and competition was keen. The results were:-CJass A: Double furrow, J. Godsell 1. A. Miiehell 2. J Glenny .'!. Chips B: (!. Wells 1. M. Met! rath 2, W. (.'lover .'!. Most of the special prizes were won by K J. Matt. In the leapim* match the result was: Me\ivi n's Pick" pocket. I, Hart's Playboy 2, Stead's Starlight 3.

THE DEFENX'E ACT. Hastings. Tbirsdav. Only thirteen persons responded to an advertisement calling a mociinT of ]lro . test against the compulsory clauses of the Defence Act. A resolution \v,\a carvied "that the mooting condemns the Act in its present fnnn, in-