TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 48, 27 February 1911, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

JPBESS ASSOCIATION. HOTEL EMPLOYEES' AWARD. ALLEGED BREACH IN AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, 26th February. At the Magistrate's Court on Saturday morning, before Mr. C- C. Kettle, S.M., the Inspector of Factories (Mr. R. T. Bailey) proceeded against A. Raynes, licensee of th© Mon Desire Hotel,'Takapuna, for an alleged breach of the hotel and restaurant employees' award re hotel workers, in that he had in his employ on or about 24th October, 1910, Sarah Ruddick, employed as a second hand in the kitchen, and failed to pay her the wages as provided by the award. Dr. Ramiord appeared for the defendant, and the defence was that tho girl i was employed as a pantrymaid, and had (-not done kitchen work. His Worship was of the opinion that the difficulty would have to be cettled by each employee having a card handed to him defining his duties. His Worship held, from tho evidence, that the girl was doing the work of a second cook, and was entitled to the increased wages. These troubles would always occur till some effort was made to define what the various duties of the different hands were. Defendant was convicted and fined £2. • The same defendant admitted, a breach in not keeping a proper wages and overtime book, but slated he wa* doing so now. His Worship said that this was a far more serious matter, and he was surprised that a hotelkeeper did not enter his wages book up properly. In this case he would be convicted and fined £10. The law provided for £50, and he would be entitled to impose this. "If these breaches continue," said his Worship, "I will have to go on increasing the fines until the high-water mark is reached." Costs amounting to £3 were given against defendant. HELENSViLLE MURDER. INSANITY ALLEGED. AUCKLAND, 26th Februa/y. The trial of Albert Alfred Cash, who is charged with the murder of his wife, Charlotte Sarah Cash, at Parakae, near Helensville, on 25th December last, was continued on Saturday before his Honour Mr. Justice Cooper, and a jury. The case for the prosecution closed at six o'clock, and when the court resumed after dinner, Mr. M'Veigh. opened for the defence, which is that the accused is a victim of phthisical insanity. The case will be resumed on Monday morning. The jury were locked up at the Star Hotel. ' REFORMATIVE- TREATMENT. AUCKLAND, 26th February. Two men, Alfred Lardner and Emanuel Underwood, found guilty on a charge of theft from the person, were brought before Mr. Justice Cooper for sentence at the Auckland Supreme Court on Saturday morning. Both prisoners protested their innocence. His. Honour pointed out that Lardner had been convicted of minor offences, which indicated that he was given to drink; while Underwood had a conviction for theft. Both, apparently would benefit by reformative treatment, and -each was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, aifd at the expiration of that term to be detained for reformative purposes for three years. BODY FOUND IN THE AVON. CHRISTCHURCH, 26th Feb. The body of an old man named John Halloran was found lying face downward in the Avon River this morning 1 . The deceased left- the house of a relative where he was living on Friday morning, and was last seen alive in town the same afternoon. When found he was holding a handkerchief in his left hand, and appearances went to show that he had rell.ed down the bank into the river. WHOLESALE CLUB, LIMITED. CHRISTCHURCH, 25th Feb. The provisional directors of the Wholesale Club, Ltd., report that at a meeting held to-day they proceeded to allotment with more than the number of shares applied for on which it was undertaken to go to allotment. They state that despite criticism to which the proposal has' been subjected only one request was received for withdrawal of an application for shares. In their opinion the success of the company is practically assured. On the motion of the Hon. John Barr it was unanimously decided not to transfer promoters' shares for at least twelve months from present date. This is in accordance with I the articles of association. THAMES POLICE DISTRICT. THAMES, 25th February. Strong feeling exist;: throughout "this district regarding pioposed alterations concerning the Thames police district, which was formerly controlled by Inspector Kiely, and is now efficiently administered by Sub-Inspector Wright. There is a decided objection to having a portion of the district filched by Auckland, or to having the Thames police district, which covers a laTge area, made subordinate to Auckland. An influential petition from Justices of the Peace, professional and business men, has been iorwarded to Dr. Findlay. His decision on the matter is eagerly awaited. It is hoped that the district will not be> reduced in status nor its boundaries altered.