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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7823, 16 June 1909, Page 3

Mr Bates's weather forecast as telegraphed to-day is aa follows: Southerly strong winds to: a gale; rain is probable, and the glass will fall, but the glass will rise after twenty hours, and the weather will probably be colder. . Mr John Studholme has handed m his resignation as a member of the Ashburton County Council, to take effect from June 15th. He intends to be absent m England for at least five months. <■.-:" A meeting of .the Willowby Literary apd Debating Society was held m the Willowby schoolroom on Monday evening, when there was a large attendance. The subject for the evening was a debate on "Town versus Country Life." The aupporters for town life ,were Miss J. Lilt and Mr S. Watson, and for the country, Messrs Day, Grossman and Watson. On a vote being taken, the country representatives won by a majority. This morning ~, Constable O'Grady arrested a Maori* aged twenty-two, on a charge of the theft of 30s from a whare at the back of Mr Hanrahan's baker's shop. The theft was reported to the police last evening by the man who had been robbed, and, as circumstances pointed to the Maori^ who is a 'stranger m the town, he was arrested. Upon being searched, Is 2d was found m his possession, and his loud protestation of innocence and the absence of any real evidence against him led to his release. However, upon making further enquiries, it was fouhd that the suspect had entrusted £1 to the care of a friend, and, confirmed m his first suspicions, Constable O'Grady visited a whare on the riverbed where J the young man had lodgings with a rag-gatherer. The visit was not unexpected by the Maori, and he had concealed-himself beneath a heap of old clothes. Curiosity led him to push his.head through the clothes as the constable entered, and great was his surprise to discover a policeman standing over him. He will probably be brought be;fore the Court m the morning- '■' .