DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1920, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

CKI.ME IN WELLINGTON. By Telegraph,—Press Association. Wellington, August 23. A serious complaint was made recentof wholppaln smashing of plate glass windows, numbers of which were wantonly broken. The latest instance was ftt the shop of G. Fowlds, mercer, in Manners Street, when a loud crash was heard and a pane worth £0(1 was found to !. smashed. Later J. H. Carr, who is known in amateur boxing circles, was arrested, the police considering they had evidence against him. Carr was charged with window-breaJc-ing and theft at the Magistrate's Court to-day, and was remanded till Wednesday, bail being allowed.

DAMAGES OP £IOOO. Wellington, August 23. Anne Olsen was awarded £IOOO damages in respect of the loss of her son, Albert Olsen, a telegraph linesman, who was electrocuted while erecting a telephone line on Tinakori Hill. The Crown Moved for a new trial, on the ground that the vefdict was against the weight of evidence, WATERSIDE WORKERS' TROUBLE. Wellington, August 23. The watersiders still decline to unload the superphosphate brought, by the •Japanese steamer last week, unless' they are paid an additional rate equal to what they receive for handling Red Sea manure. The shipowners refuse to accede to the demand, and have not called for labor to discharge the three coal-laden vessels now in port. The watersiders are willing to discharge the coal, but not the superphos-. phates. The shipowners insist tliat the watersiders shall handle botli kinds of cargo at the usual rates or none at all.

Owing 'to the shortage of electrical current, due to coal supplies running out, the picture theatres will have to close up this afternoon and evening.