GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 89, 31 August 1912, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLYING LIQUOR TO MAORIS. By Telegraph—Press Association* Palmers ton N„ Last Night, liingawata Tuperoa, an elderly Maori, was lined £2O to-day bv Mr. Thomson. S.M., for taking liquor into the Matuiti Maori pa at Foxton, and for supplying liquor to Maori women there. There were two charges of taking liqiior into the pa and four of supplying, and accused was found guilty on all counts. A CASE OF ASSAULT. Palmerston N., Last Niglit. In the same court Harold Webby, a young man, was found guilty of assaulting Ernest Henderson, another young man, in a local 'hotel bar, and was sentenced to three days' imprisonment, and ordered to pay £2 14s costs. The case was a sequel to that in which O'Neil recently received sentence for assulting Stalker, both taking place at the same time. THE GAMBLING ACT. Wellington. Yesterday. James Stellin was charged in court to-day with having published a notification of betting. The evidence was the same as in previous eases. Decision was reserved, pending the hearing of the appeal in the Scott-Martindale case, which will govern this ease. ILLICIT SEALING. Wellington, Yesterday. In connection with the statement made in Australia as to illicit sealing in the southern of New Zealand and the visits paid by strange vessels, who depleted the islands, Mr. Allport, Secretary for Marine, states that he is unable to say the reports are true. There had been nobody at the Snares since the Amokura's visit three or four months ago, and there were plenty of seals then Men had been stationed at the Campbells from November to January last, but they saw no sign of sealers. The Department was doing its best to get to the bottom of the matter, but had no proof so far of the allegations made, gr-r-