DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1922, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

CHARGE OF FRAUD. By Telegraph.—Press. Association. Auckland, July 21. James Francis Nelligan, who was extradited from Adelaide, pleaded not guilty, and was committed for trial on a charge of obtaining- credit by fraud from four firms totalling £124 10s fid. It was alleged accused represented he was handling only electric lamps supplied by various firms and paying little or nothing NELSON POULTRY SHOW. Nelson, July 21. At the New Zealand Poultry Champion Show all the championships went to the South Island and Wellington. The judge said the show was the best he had yet seen in New Zealand. Old English game entries were record for Australasia. EX-CIVIL SERVANT CHARGED. Wellington, July 21. William Nevill Ward, a superannuated clerk of the Native Land Department, was charged before the -Court to-day with forging, concealing and obliterating documents relating to Native land transactions, and the theft of stamps valued at £l5B 6s. The charges dated back to November, 1916. Accused reserved his defence and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed in £5OO. BURGLARS AT HAMILTON. Hamilton. July 21. Burglars entered the premises of Pitcher and Co., cycle merchants,'during the night, and took, about £5O from the sKfb. Admission" was gained by breaking a window. The intruder secured the key of the - safe from where it was usually hidden, therefore it is believed he was familiar with the premises. A FIRE AT LEVIN. Levin, July 21. A fire broke out early this morning in premises occupied by Mrs. Merritt, restaurant-keeper, and Lemmon, butcher. Both were badly gutted. The insurances were: On the building, which was owned by Lemmon. £500.; I>emmon ? s stock and engine £225; Merritt’s stock and fittings £3OO. A WOMAN INJURED. Te Kuiti, July 20. A single woman named Gladys Howarth, about 34 years of agej was found with her face badly mutilated on the , railway line near the station -at Te l Kuiti. at 6.15 a.m. It is unknown wheI ther she was a passenger by the train lor had been crossing the line and was presumably struck by the 2 a.m. train I from Wellington. She was attended to by doctors, who regard her injuries as serious. She was a resident of Auckland and had been staying with Iter brother, A. F, Howarth, , -solicitor, Te Kuiti. DRINK LEADS TO SUICIDE. Wanganui, July 20. Henry Thomas McEwen. laborer, aged 45. a married man, committed sui- ’ cide this morning. ExtraordinaTy and sordid circumstances surround the case. Besides deceased and his wife another woman occupied the house, and all had beerr indulging in a drinking bout. McEwen appears to have at- ; tempted suicide on Tuesday by cutting his throat with a razor. He bled profusely and his clothes were covered with blood. In this condition he went out yesterday and purchased a bottle of whisky and a bottle of disinfectant, returned home and more drinking followed. His wife said that in the night deceased said he had been drinking whisky, but he had evidently taken poison, and this morning she fpund him dead. Deceased attempted his life some time ago. He was an inmate of the hospital for some time. The other occupants of the house were unable to give a coherent account of the tragedy. RED CROSS AFFAIRS. Wellington,. July 20. At a meeting of the Red Cross executive it was stated, that when the armistice was signed there were 1400 patriotic organisations in existence, now there were only 105 representative war funds. The council hoped these would all be eventually merged- in’ the council by law. and that all the funds raised for an object which no longer existed must go to the council. Strong objection was raised by some of the delegates to anything of the sort. At present the funds in district hands were wanted in those districts. It was also denied there was over-lapping, but it was stated the Red Cross was taking over the work of some of the societies. Chaplain Mullineaux’s term of office in connection with soldiers’ cemeteries was renewed. PROFIT FROM FORESTS. Wellington, July 20. At the annual .meeting of the New Zealand Forestry League the. chairman. Sir J. Wilson, emphasised the necessity of conserving forests, and spoke of the small cost to the Government of the department, which was only £7OOO. apart from £53.000 on capital account. Timber land was now bringing £5O per | acre by way of royaltv, which showed what a valuable asset it was. Sir James VVibon was re-elected president. and Mr. Furkcrt secretary. During the proceedings it. was .mentioned that the planting of pines killed blackberry and other noxious weeds. COST OF TRAINING TEACHERS. Wellington, July 20. Tn opening a gymnasium at the Training College, the' Hon. C. J. Parr said the vote for training teachers had ; jumped from £55,000 in 1913 to £158.i 000. nearly treble. The number of those ((training had increased from 850-, to 1120. He deprecated big classes -and , hoped to- see them down to 45. or 50. . He also regretted the cut in salaries, but pointed out it was only £2 apiece; 1 against this in the United States and j Canada student teachers were paid nothing, and in sonic parts of Australia ( they only got £35. The cost of train--1 ing each teacher in - New. Zealand .w.as I £139.