GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 264, 6 April 1914, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

DUNEDIN MEDICAL SCHOOL. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Saturday. Representatives of the University Council waited on the Hon. E. Heaton Rhodes, seeking the support of the Government for a medical school. 1 An extra piece of ground is required for a three-storeyed extension. During the last seven years over £OO,OOO has been subscribed by the Dunedin people, and the; deputation felt that they had grounds for asking for assistance in the way of the tUsual subsidy. The school was a national institution. The Minister ad- ■ mitted the noble way in which the citizens had helped the cause of education and the matter would be placed before Cabinet. 1 ALLEGED THEFT. Auckland, Friday. At the Police Court this morning J l l ciierick Schlajch, aged 42, an indent agent, wag charged that about December £lllO 4s Id on terms requiring him to pay or account for it to Hughes and Cosser, and that he fradulently omitted to pay or account for tile same. Accused, it was stated, managed Hughes and dosser's Wellington brunch, and then came to work for the firm in Auckland, where contracts for supplying Government Departments with good were made out in his name because he was known to the Government odicials concerned. In this case it was alleged that the accused made a contract to supply goods to the value of ;C{)o, delivery to be made by the linn oii'December 10. Accused left the employ of the lirm on December 23, and as the Government cheques were, sent to him lie was asked in J' ebruarv i P he h;ul received the money and he said he had not. Subsequently investigations showed that nc- j cuscd had used a cheque on December 19. Accused pleaded "not guilty,' ami, | unserving his defence, was committed i'tu" trial. I