TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10199, 30 March 1911, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

[By Telegraph—Press Association.}

A BANKRUPT IMPRISONED.

AUCKLAND, Last Night. A contractor named Thomas Brownlee, Who was recently adjudged bankrupt, was charged at "the Police Court to-day with bringing about his bankruptcy by rash and hazardous speculation. It was stat-ed-that the accused had had a meteoric and disastrous career as a contractor. In twelve months he had entered into' eight contracts. From three of these he had made a profit of £SB, but- on the others he had lost over £IOOO. He had started with a capital of £25, and his liabilities were now between £IBGC and £2OOO. He had paid a dhk-iK of 5s 6d or 5s 9d in the £. it way. urged that there was no minimi i intent, but the Magistrate said (hi:: did not absolve the accused from liability. A sentence of fourteen days' hard labour was imoosed.

TIMARU RAM PAIR. :■ : ..„ ; .;, TIMARU, Last ;Xight ■ ■', ; The annual ram. fair was held' today,., and in spite of, the: very : ch-yi iweathet- nvas ?■ ;largeVami prices'^very;fair.' The; greatest do-• mand was 'for Border Leicesters, for which prices were half a guinea better than at the recent . Christchurch Pair. The top price was 9£ guineas for a one-shear Border Leicester ram bred by Inr Donald Grant. The sheep came forward in gorid. condition. The brokers report good competition in the early part .of the sale,' especially for Border Leicesters. The buyers were principally South Canterbury farmers. The sale as a whole was better than had been anticipated.

RETIRED POLICE OFFICER.

TIMAttU, Last Night. Sub-Inspector Green, who was recently retired from the Police Force on superannuation, was this afternoon'the guest at a representative gathering of citizens. He was i>resented with a gold watch, and pearl pendant and chain for Mrs Green. The Mayor, Mr Day, S.M., and several leading citizens spoke l vcrj highly,of. Mr Green as a police oiiicer ancl .citizen. Mr Given -nilJ inake his permanent home in Timaru. • • f;