DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1921, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

ASSAULT AND ROBBERY CHARGE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Invercargill, Last Night. A man named William Henry Grant, with several aliases, was arrested today on a charge of assaulting Ah Chu on Thursday night last and robbing him of £6l in money and a watch. The victim of the attack is progressing favorably in hospital. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. Carterton, June 22. George Cobb, county clerk of the Featherston County Council for many years, was yesterday arrested at Martinborough on a charge of alleged embezzlement of the county funds. The sum involved is £7OO. Bail was allowed in two sureties of £250 and self £250. SALE OF PEDIGREE JERSEYS. Carterton, June 22. The sale of pedigree Jerseyis here yesterday attracted a large number of buyers from all parts of New Zealand and from Australia. Ninety-three head of the famous Middlerun herd (W. H. Booth and Sonia) were all sold, except four bull calves. Cows averaged £9l, heifers £79, bulls £6l. The sale realised £6905. CIVIL SERVANT SENTENCED. Wanganui, June 22. Harold John Salmond, a civil servant, who pleaded guilty to the theft of £333 13s lid from the Native Land Court, was sentenced to 15 months’ hard labor by Mr. Justice Hosking, who stated that unfortunately in the public service those cases had been rather frequent. Possibly offenders had been dealt with too leniently. The object of punishment was to deter others from doing likewise. He would be lacking in his duty if he did not impose a term of imprisonment. CENSORSHIP OF CABLES. Wellington, June. 22. Tn a lengthy statement referring to the censorship of Press cables regarding Ministerial comment on Imperial topics, Sir Francis Bell said to-day he had learned that a message had been refused by the Christchurch telegraph office until after verification by the Minister concerned. The officers of the office did not appreciate the fact that the direction in question had ceased to be effective, and had acted mistakenly, in accordance with the direction of 1916, which they considered to be still existent. It was in the circumstances a very natural mistake. He had made to the Press what seemed the very reasonable request that until the conclusion of the Imperial Conference newspapers should not send cabled reports of Ministerial statements without verification, and so far as he was aware the Press had not refused to meet the Government to that extent.