GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 31, 26 June 1914, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

MASTERTON POULTRY SHOW. By ielegraph-KPreab Association. Masterton, June 24.

The Masterton Poultry Show was opened to-day. There is an excellent exhibition representative of the North Island. Following are the New Zealand championships awarded: Plymouth Rocks, H. Preston (Wairarapa)"; Leghorns, T. W. Vose (Carterton).

ALLEGED DEFECTIVE BRAKE,

Greymouth, June 24.

The question concerning the adequacy or inadequacy of a band brake as used at the Scotia nine, Morrjigs', near Reefton, occupied the attention of the Supreme Court at Greymouth yesterday, afternoon and again this mornug. The'., case was ona in which Alexander McGruer, manager of the mine, appealed against the cccision of Warden Hewitt, in wbjjch the defendant company were convicted and fined £2O for working wiubi an inadeqaiate brake on the wind- ! ing engine, ,<u the information of Mr. ' Thomas Otto Bishop, inspector of mines, I amd respondent in the present case. j The appeal is being heard before <Mr. | Justice Sim. Mr. Lary » appearing on | behalf of appellant and Mr. M. Hanan !on behalf of respondents. A great deal I of expert evidence wwa heard and his Honor reserved his decision.

CHARGES OF EMBEZZLEMENT

(Wellington, June 20.

•Horace Oramond, formerly manager for Thomffs Ojok and Sons, jwafc charged at, the Magistrate's Court with embezzling £1435 between February 15 ami May 13. The pclice said What when the defalcations were suspected, Cramond was suspended, and while the investigation was proceeding he absconded to Sidney. Substantial bail was thereforeasked for. Counsel for the defence denied that Cramond absconded and said he would make a Statement at the prober time. A remand was granted to July 3, bail in self of £SOO and two sureties of tloO each.