GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 113, 6 October 1914, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association. . Wellington, October 5. Tohn Alexander M'lvinnon, a young man who arrived 8 from London undar escort thisi morning, was brought before the Magistrate on 82 charges involving Uhe misappropriation of £3OOO in Ohristdlnwch. He was formally charged with the theft of £44, the property of the New Zealand Empress Company, and was remanded to appear at Christchurcli to-morrow, bail being fixed in self in £OOO and two sureties: of £350 each. THE OTAiKI SEAT. Wellington, Last Night. Mr. Byron Brown denies that he expressed hie willingness to abide by the 'voting of the Reform delegates if Mr. 1 Field undertook to do likewise in con- I noction with, their candidature for the Otaki seat. THE (LOSS OF THE KAIRAKI. Wellington, last Night. The Minister for Marine, Hon. F. M. B. Fisher, states that instructioms have been given for the Government steamer Hineinoa to leave for the scene of the wreck of the Kairaki with the necessary equipment for making an attempt to recover the bodies of those who were lost.. SHEEP-WORRYING!. Wellington, Last Night. Tha Dominion Conference ef the Farmers' Union forwarded to the Government a resolution urging that legislation should 'be introduced to abate sheep-worrying by dogs, and that the registration of dogs 'by Maori Councils, be repealed. To this the Minister of Agriculture has replied that tihe matter of introducing such legislation will have careful consideration, and that he is bringing before the Native Dtipartment the question of abolishing the powers of Maori Councils in connection with dog registration. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' DISPENSARY. Dumedin, Last Night. Mr. J. R>. Bartholomew. S.M., gave his decision to-day in the case in which George Charles (Hoffman, shop manager 10. A new regulation providing for for the United Friendly Societies' Dispensary, was charged with failing to close the shop «i <& p.m. on Septcimlber 10. A new rfegulation providing for the closing of ehemjista' and druggists' premises at 6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday came into operation on September 10. The defence raised was that the dispensary was not m the position of other chemists' shops, being .primarily not a trading concern but a. place for the dispensing of prescriptions to members' of the Society, of whom there are 20,000. Defendant was convicted and fined £2, with £2 9s costs. Mr Adams, who appeared for tihe defence, mentioned that special legislation would be asked for to deal with the matter