GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 129, 24 October 1914, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

ALLEGED SHKEI' ,STEA)',ING. By Telegraph— 1-Yr l'i-.< A>o. iation. Straff-:,r.;, (--luliur 23. Reginald Gcrva.-a lUui, rion was cimrgi'-d at the MagM':,(,'.- Court on remand to-day witn sfaliie: one owe, valued at £1 2s titi, l!i.- ],iopc.rty of ll'. 1!. Worthington ami :■ noLiier. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was committed for trial at i.in> ic \t sitting of tlits Supreme Court at lv.:,v i'lymouth. "SECRET DE,SI'-A'lVH,>" FRAUD.

Cliristeliureii, October 2.1 Jn Court to-day En:,-.t Roland iiirdiing, who previous.} ;,. -,.-,. ~= a detectivis in the .North Island, was charged with obtaining board and lodging to the extent of £lO Ss by falsa pretences at the Clarendon lluie). The police said Birdling had bpeu dismissed from ilie Expeditionary Force in Wellington, and came to Christchurch, still wearing his uniform, lb: told tile licensee he was the bearer of secret di-patehes, and nothing should be said of his mission; the Department woid.l pa;, bis expenses. ■Subsequently iic left, and the licensee discovered the fra-ad. Birdling was convicted and ordered to refund the amount and report to I lie police in a fortnight, A CASE OF EMISK^ZI.iiiUEXT. Mustcrton, October 23. In Court to-day Ceorjic F. Sievers pleaded guilty to cmiii'>.>.!ing various Hums belonging to the \.■ -,v Zealand Loan and Mercantile .\tj. w ..-, and was committed to the \V'eidiigii'H .Supreme Court for sentence.

AN UNUSUAL OtrriXCE. Diun din, i'i tober 2,' i. In the Police Court this morning John Edward Cowan was icjiienced, 0 to a month's hard labour (.-• having left a packet containing maiel.•.-. in the pri-son-yard for prisoners. A MAl.iNl!•'!'. '..',T .!'... :-;!|.tT. Duncdiu. October 23. Tlie total amount n-Milting irom Wednesday's efforts, when four meeting* were held shiiclianeously, is l.'iCT. The money g.»e, Lo the fund for tlie relief of the p.,<,r !•: Great Britain and Belgium. UXIOX iSECRIfTAIIY ChAUOED. Weiliiigimi. October 23, In the Magistrate's Court to-day Ernest J. Jones, secretary of the Waterside Worker.,' I'n'mtf at jit.-se-iit under suspension by the pn.-ident, was charged with fraudulently omitting to account for four shillings.' Other charges are pending. A,remand mi, granted ti'l Tuesday. '