NAPIER NEWS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XX, Issue 3601, 22 May 1897, Page 3

NAPIER NEWS.

(OWN OORREBPON DINT.) | Yesterday. ■ ! jooDg man named Sydney George clerk at the Hastings branch of Bank, was arrested on a charge embezzling £3l of the bank’s foods before a local Justice and on bail till next Thursday. tome peculiar circumstances in with the case. Roberts has Hm itationed at Hastings for a little monthp, and during that tini" Hi Hide himself very popular, boiDg ot a taro of mind, which is tbe golden uclof ks tho door of friendship in Not many weeks aso Roberts notice of promotion to Wellington, iiplendid social was held by way of Hiding him farewdi Mauy uico things nid of kirn, tho manager of tbe brinck of tbo bank being by no iu this respect Subertbe notice of promotion was and Roberts did not leave md his many friends, for roa belt known to tho bank. It was that tbiDgs were not quite as *hoold be io connection with his and that there was some founda theie tumors w«s proven by bis The examination of his not yet completed, but the defalwill in ell probability greatly tbe amount bo ia now charged Battling. J*lremely severe frost visited this l«t night, and there is every of a repetition to night. Tuo *M all tbe more noticeable Bbort spell of summer even we bave been treated of W^ o **' ool wer ® before tbe Board today from the Raareka to help them tide over diffii.ultjeg owing to the recent “°°d. This part of tbe district effected by the flood, and m moit be very discouragH l^ o ** who were endeavouring i home for themselves and Tho applications were referred Commissioner for report. which left Napier for Thursday with two punts in 11 with rather reugh weather Portland Island, aud during tho the parjtg parted company ‘on its own course. This, how K'*not to Gisborne and the Ahuriri ? D without it. The punt will 10 tbe seaway and unless ®oon nill prove dangerous to