GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 41, 9 July 1914, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

SHIPS COOK IN By Telegraph—Press Association. Wanganui, July 8. James McCinn, cook on t'he barque Manurewa, was charged in court today with ass&ulting the chief mate by | striking him on the head with a bar of iron., The blow was a Tory severe one, cutting tc the bone. A sentence , 0 1 . two months' imprisonment was ini* I posed. THE PLUNKET SOCIETY. •' Wellington, July 8. At the annual conference of the Plunket Society the Dunedin remit that 'Mrs. 'lruby King be elected joint general president with Dr. 'llruby king was carried by acclamation. The morning, sitting was principally occupied with a discussion of the relationship of the society to the State, the general feeling of delegates being that the functions of the society's nurses were different from those of district nurses, being of a more educational nature. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. Wellington, July 8. The charges against Horace Crammond of embezzling sums, amounting to £1435 belonging to Tlios. Cook and Sun h proceeding; in the Magistrate', s o»urt. It is alleged that Crammond received moneysi in the course of the firm's bus! ness and accounted 1 for them in the usual manner; also that he drew cheques in the firm's name and cashed them. Tlu>'butts of the cheque forms were not filled in. The accused reserved his defence, and to? committed for trial. ItIMUTiAKA DEVIATION. », Wellington. July 8. . A wi-gely attended conference of delegates of local bodies and chambers oi commerce in the Wellington dLHriet opened to-day. Its objects are to discuss the Rimutaka deviation and tlie best means of improving access bctwe, n Wellington City and t'he country districts by rail and road and the. owning up for closer settlement of east coast lan,ls. A motion was carried to the ellect that the Rimutufci deviation was an absolute and urgent wcessitv. I