NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 413, 23 January 1909, Page 13

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(DI IBLEOKAPfI—PEES* ASSOCIATION.) » — , - CHARCE AGAINST A CUSTOMS OFFICIAL. Auckland, January 22.... Philip Barry, a Customs official, wascharged at the Police Court to-day that on' or about May 13, 1908, a,t Auckland, then being the servant of. tho Government of New Zealand, he stole and fraudulently converted to his own use the sum of £67 Bs.', the property of the Crown. On the application of Mr. Mays, a remand until; Wednesday next ~was granted. ,It. was stated that.tho real amount involved is £800. Bail was allowed in the accused's own bond for £400, and two sureties, of £200 each. . .'-. PIGEON AND CAGE BIRD SHOW. Christchurch, January 22. . The annual joint exhibition of the Christchurch Pigeon and Canary and Cage Bird, Club opened at tho Alexandra Hall to-day/ The various exhibits are nicely staged, and a creditablo display is made in every class. Some of the, pigeons were' especially good, Mr. W. M'Kenzie's African owl being considered the very best ever shown here. Mr. F. Hickmott's chequered dragoon was also a fine specimen. The special prize-winner in fantails came from Invercargill,- while, sevoral entries were forwarded from Wellington. The' pets and miscellaneous cage birds were numerous and uniformly good, while the canaries Norwich section (of which A. Simpson's clear yellow medal and cup winner was the' best) was; perhaps/ the most noticeable' for quality.' '

; ; NEWS IN BRIEF. Inveroarglll, January 21. '.. The -..premises of' Miller and Co., tailors, and tho adjoining refreshment rooms of Mrs. Bull, in Dee Street,' were, broken into some time early this morning. Three or four shillings were taken from the till in Mrs. Bulls's, and the contents of three lemonade bottles. Duncdin, January 22. .'.Messrs. F. L. Campbell, E. A. Smith, and H. S. S. White are the Dunedin delegates r to the annual conference of the Master .Bakers' Association, to be held in Christohurch on February 9. ; The Otago Trades Council expressed syriipathyiwith the British unemployed, and decided to address an appeal to the unions in Dunedin for. donations. 'y :