DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1917, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS.

FORGERY AND FALSE PRETENCES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington. Augusf 22. At the Magistrate's Court, Robert Irwin Mcuclem alias McLean, was charged threp informations with forging cheques for sums totalling £'!o, and obtaining goods and money therefor from tradesmen. Accused was committed for trial. Meaclem was further charged with obtaining timber valued at £34 14s from Odlin and Company by false pretences. I he timber was afterwards sold by accused to a builder at Lyalljßay. Accused pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. BUTTERMAKERS' IIEQCEST FOR COMPENSATION. Wellington, A'ug. 23. Numerous deputation of dairy farmers asi.cil the Prime Minister to-day that the buttero'akers be paid from the Consolidated Fund the difference between the price at which they were compelled by regulation to sell butter in New Zealand and the price ruling at tho time in London. Mr. Masscv refused to entertain tlie t uggeition. lie did not think Cabinet or Parliament would agree to such a proposal.

IMPROVED CABLE SERVICE. Wellington. Auat. 23. The Eastern Extension Cable Company has got one cable linked up to Wellington and will begin business here today. The work of joining up the second cable will now bo undertaken and the. teniainder of toe stall moved from Wakapuaka by to-morrow. The original intention "was to make the transfer oil Saturday, but the cable steamer is wanted elsewhere, and the work had to be pushed on earlier. TWO DESERTERS ARRESTED. Wairoa, Aug. 23. The police arrested'in the backblocks yesterda ytwo deserters, one from Timaru and one from Gis'uornc, and sent them to the group officer at Napier. Among other .statements the men made was one that if the British Government gave Home Rule to Ireland they would not be able to deal with all the recruits they could get. CONDITIONS ~IN SYDNE f NORMAL. Christchureh, Aug. 23. A local merchant yesterday forwarded a cable message to a leading Sydnev merchant inquiring how the strike was progressing and if martial law was in loree. The following reply has been received; "'Ordinary conditions prevailing.." Another Christchureh importer sent a similar message, and the following reply is to hand: ''Statement incorrectno martial law."