PILFERING AT A FIRE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 36, 12 February 1908, Page 8

PILFERING AT A FIRE.

[tST TELBSHArH. — PUHSH ASSOCIATION.] * CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A good deal of pilfering took place at tho great five on Thursday night, and the "police chai-ged at the Police Court to-day Peter and Edward Power with having stolen £5 worth of drapery, the property of the Wellington WooTlen Company, and drapery to the value of over £20, the property of X3ott Bros. Accused were remanded on bail. A SMART ARREST IN WELLINGTON.. In a second-hand dealer's shop at Cour-tenay-place yesterday Detective Cassells saw a man endeavouring to sell a j pair of new - trousers. Tho detective questioned the man us to where he obtained the goods. The explanation f.iven was not considered satisfactory, and the man was eventually taken to the Man-ners-street Police Station. After making fmther investigations the detective proceeded to ;v room, which the man had engaged during the morning. Two largo tin boxes were found in the room, and were taken to the detecthe's office and searched. Various aiticlet, the value of which is supposed to amount to £50, were found in the boxes. The man is understood to have admitted that the •articles belonged to Messrs Ross and Glendining, ' and were taken during the recent fire at Christchurch. Accused, whose name is George Barnes, alias Ted Ashton, described as proprietor of the Link Diningrooms, Colombo-street. Christchurch, appeared before Mr. Riddcll, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court this morning, on the charge stealing the goods from the premises of Messrs Ross and Glendining, Christchurch. On the application of Detective Brobevg, accused was remanded to appear at Christchurch. Events have proved that tho Health Department acted very wisely in ordering the quarantining of the measles "contacts" who reached Wellington recently. Among the contingent, which was sent to Somes Island, there were eight children, comprising thiee measles pntients, und five "contacts." The five wore isolated, and eventually developed measles. Bronchial symptoms have also appeared in one , who will therefore be detained longer than tho others. The .Minister for Justice (Hon. J M'Gowan) will be back from Taranaki to-night. He will probably leave for Webtland next wed:. For not observing the rule uf the road Roderick M'Leod, a eiiver of an express, was fined 10s>, with losts 7s. in couit to-day. William James Smith w.ts proceeded ag.imsi f.;i driving ;m express at night without .i light. He wos con^itlod eiiui oidrrcd U> n.iy i com I costs Vs.