GENERAL TELEGRAMS.
OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Per Press Association. Ohristchurch, June 19. At Coivrt to-day, John Garrett, on a charge of using obscene language to a married woman in the street, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. The police described the case as the worst they had known in the city, and asked for the heaviest penalty. STRIKING A BARGAIN. Christchurch, June 19. A deputation consisting of the Mayor and local members of Parliament waited on the Hon. 11. D. Bell to request the Government to hand over to the Oity Council the old provisional council buildings and land. It was urged that the Government did not require tho build- ] ings since the departmental (buildings had been erected in the city. The Minister replied offering to exchange the buildings and iy 2 acres of land for a similar area of level land suitable for Government buildings' at the same distance from Cathedral Square. LICENSING LEGISLATION. Invereargill, June 19. At a .meeting of the Restoration League to-day new licensing legislation was discussed, when it was resolved that the period between the carrying of prohibition and the giving effect thereto Ibe extended to seven years, and that the majority to carry no-license or national prohibition be not reduced below 00 per cent, of the votes polled.
A GOOD PASSAGE. ] Invercargill, June 19. I The German cargo steamer Linden, I from Amsterdam, arrived at the Bluff Ijto-day after an uneventful passage of 45 i days. The cargo consists of 2000 tons lof superphosphate for this port, 1200 ' tons for 'Lyttclton, and 1200 tons for I Auckland.
UNLICENSED EXPLOSIVES. Wellington, June 19. Benge and Pratt, storekeepers at the Upper Butt, were fined 5s on each of two charges of storing and selling explosives without a license. A iheavy penalty was not asked for; as it was pointed out that, the anon ihady lajLready angered mentally and pecuniarily since the tragedy due to the explosion on tfheir premises.
SECOND-HAND DEALER ROBBED, "Gisborne, June 10. A sccona-hand dealer's shop was entered by burglars yesterday and sdx watches stolen in the absence of the proprietor. The .police soon arrested a young man named Frederick Sinclair, who pleaded guilty to-day of the offence and was committed for sentence.
ALLEGED LIBEL. !Hamilt,onl, Jwhe s lO. An echo of the recent watersiders' itrike is being heard before Mr Justice Edwards in the Supreme Court to-day. Stuart Dixon, president of tlie Miners' Union at Hai.lly. suce the Federation of (Labor for £IOOO damages' for an alleged libellous statement, published in tfie Maoriland Worker, in which Dixon was characterised as a scab. The ease is proceeding. James Belcher, of Raglan, charged with the theft of seven lambs, was acquitted.
MOTOR 'BUS BURNED. Gisborne, June 19. A suburban motor Tjus was, by fire, owing to a lamp the proprietoi was iising under 'hfcs chassis igniting es caping benzine,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 26, 20 June 1914, Page 2
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473GENERAL TELEGRAMS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 26, 20 June 1914, Page 2
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