GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 83, 24 August 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON WOOLLEN COMPANY. Bj Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Friday. Tim annual report of (ho Wellington \V oolK'u Manufacturing Company recommends the paying' of -a further dividend of -t per cent., making / per cent, on the year's working, and carrying forward ,-a;,35 to the'reserve fund making it .1:23.530. During the past :' year .1:3707 was spent on machinery, etc and £S(M)O was written off for depreciation. The works had lie.cn kept <roin« to their utmost capacity during' the whole year, ami a scheme "for the extension of the buildings was receiving attention, j COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Auckland, Friday. Edward Simmons was committed "for trial to-day on his confession of having issued valueless cheques and stolen dia° mond rings, the property of Pascoc, jeweller. Simmons in May last sent a telephone, message to Pascoe ordering a number of diamond rings to be sent to the residence of Mr. Nathan, a I prominent citizen. He met the messen-* ger at the gate, representing himself to I be Mr. Nathan, and took possession of ! the rings. He then disappeared. Several ' rings were subsequently pawned. Next ' the accused cashed forged cheques for substantial sums and disappared. \t Timaru he was arrested for passin» : valueless cheques, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. He then confessed to the theft of the rings and forgeries at Auckland.