IN POSSESSION OF BOMB.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20612, 30 July 1932, Page 18

IN POSSESSION OF BOMB.

RUSSIAN REMANDED FOR SENTENCE. (PRESS i-SSOCIATIOH TILE&RAIt.) AUCKLAND, July 29. Charged with being in possession of gelignite and bombs/ with intent to commit a crime, George Sargiff, a Russian seaman, was found guilty in the Supreme Court to-night. Tho Crown Prosecutor said that when accused was arrested he had in his possession a small improvised bomb. A larger bomb was found in the room he was occupying. Accused had been interested in the manufacture of explosives, having studied bookg on the subject. The defence was that there was no evidence that accused was going to do anything except blow up fish with tho explosive. The accused, who was found guilty on counts of being in possession of gelignite and a bomb with intent to commit a crime, was remanded for sentence.

Here is an example of modern inventions enabling one to be as good as in two places at once. A woman councillor was asked to open a* bazaar at Richmond, England. She promised to do so mny months before the date. Then it became necessary for her husband to go to South Africa, and he wished her to go, too. How was she to keep her promise and please her husbandP The woman sailed for South Africa three months ago, but the other day her voice was heard in a neat little speech declaring the Methodist bazaar open and wishing the organisers every success. Before she sailed, she had made a gramophone record.