GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 108, 23 September 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A BETTING CASK. By Telegraph —Press Association. Wellington, Saturday. The Chief Justice dismissed the appeal of Scott and Alartindale agairwt their conviction for publishing a double betting chart. The ipu.-tio nat issue was whether it had been published. . A CHARGE OP THEFT. ) Masterton, Saturday. j At the court this morning Alfred Smythe, alias Oeorge. Ashton, pli>adod guilty to a charge of stealing £l4 from Sydney Gambling. lie was committed to Wellington for sentence. A NEW INDUSTRY. Napier, .Saturday. A new industry, and one of importance to the whole Dominion has just been established in Napier, the Acetone Welding Company having installed plant for the manufacture of liquid air and nitrous oxide. The company has been working on a small scale for some time in the manufacture! of dissolved acetylene, which has revolutionised the welding industry, and already the monthly output amounts to IV. tons of gas for all parts of the Dominion. At present all the uitroiw oxide used in the Dominion is imported.

A BANKRUPT COUNTY. Whangarei, Saturday. Owing lo the very misatisfiu'ionstate of tlie county iiiiaucc, and the manner in which aifairs have been conducted, two councillors have sent in their resignations and another has signified hk intention of the same. Ar-•.•:-!i-ei!M-nH h'H-e not■'vel been made-for financing three months' contingent cx.pellsc. A CHARGE OF BURGLARY. ' Xclson, Saturday. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, Henry Coles, until a few davs ago a police constable, stationed at Nelson, was chained with br.-akin- and entering the premises of Albert Karstcn. furniture dealer, and stealing goods valued at £!0. A i; ■(,! reserved his defence and was committed for trial. On a second charge of breaking and entering 'be snno .premises on a dillerent date with the intent to rv, lml jt a crime, Ode; wa- alro eoji.mi'.!. d ;i ,r trial. Bail was allowed.