THREE MONTHS' GAOL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 33, 8 February 1940, Page 5

THREE MONTHS' GAOL

THEFT AND ASSAULT

"There is nothing to be said in this man's favour at all," said DetectiveSergeant W. McLennan in the Magistrate's Court today, when Murdo Alexander Cameron, a labourer and seaman, aged 34, appeared before Mr. J- L. Stout, S.M., and pleaded guilty to drunkenness, breach of a prohibition order, theft of a ring valued at £8, and to assaulting Catherine Cameron. He also appeared for sentence on a further charge of assaulting Catherine Cameron. Sentences totalling three months' imprisonment were imposed.

Detective-Sergeant McLennan said that the accused was before the Court in December last for assaulting his sister and was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon. Since he returned to New Zealand about a month ago he had made a proper pest of himself. Last night he went home in a drunken condition, knocked the people in the house about, threw knives at his sister and mother, and took the ring.

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR FEBRUARY. <»,La! t l -quaner> lst> 2-u am-; new moon, SIU, 7.10 p in ; first quarter. 17th, 12.25 a.m.: tuIJ moon. 23rd 9.25 p.m. (Standard Time.) THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1940. The Sun.—Hose today 5.4 a.m.; sets 7 7 o™* '' "*■. ™ *"• Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning 6 5 hours; afternoon, fr.6 hours. Total. 13.1 hours Temperature at -9 a.m., 62.8deg uours- ■ Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 65 per cent Maximum, temperature ' yesterday, (is.4dee; minimum temperature last night, 57.3deg; minimum temperature on grass, 52 6deg 9 "£ DtoS. diß!S I»Sh. tor 24' hours endlne Rainfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this-, month. 0.82 in; rainfall to date oirt year> 6- 171n : rainfall average for February, /./jin; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of February, 5.64 in. Barometer, 9 a.m., 994.4 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Pressure remains low to the south-east and high to the west. Weak disturbances continue to cross the Dominion. Strong north-westerly winds to gales prevailed on the Canterbury coast and about Cook Strait. Elsewhere winds were trom west to south-west, moderate fo strong, and reaching gale force at times. fn western districts and in the far north and south the weather was unsettled and showery but east of the main ranges it was mainly tair to fine. This morning there Is a genernl increase in cloud, but otherwise conditions remain practically unchanged. Thunderstorms have occurred in Westland, and snow is reported on the South Island ranges. Temperatures were moderate in the west and south, and warm in eastern districts.

Weather, (i blue sky iloud amount d-a tenths: BL\ blue sk,y aud detached clouds cloud amnunt 1-6 tenths; C cloud? cloud amount 7-8 tenths; 0. overcast, clnud aniouu' !t-IO tenths; G, gloomy, dull, 0 ugly, threat enlns: K. continuous or stead? rain: S, snow IP. precipitation within siclii ot station. D drizzle; P passing showers 11.' hail: (J squally: L, lißhtnlnp;; T. thunder; F. fog. M, mist: 'I haze: X hoar frost: r Intermittent

Beaufort scale ot wind force ivlti) equi valent m.p.h—o, calm, 0-1; 1 light air 2-3, t. slight breeze, 4-7: 3, gentle breeze. 8-11; 4,. moderate breeze. 12-16: 5. fresh breeze. 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27; 7 htgb wind, 28-33, 8, gale 34-40; 9, stronp bale, 41-48; 10. whole sale. 49-SO: 11 storm 57-fir.; 12. hurricane FORECAST. Winds. —From between north-west and southwest, but with south-westerly directions predominating over the South Island. Fresh to strong generally and reaching gale force at times in many exposed positions from Taranaici and Hawke's Bay southward. Seas. —Moderate Inshore on the east coast from DuTiedin northwards, otherwise rough to very rough. Weather. —Fair to flue east of the main I ranges; elsewhere changeable with occasional j showers, more especially in western and far southern areas of the South Island, where some thunderstorms are likely. Temperatures cool in the ■ south, mild elsewhere.

TODAY'S WEATHER. Station. Wind. Prt's Temp Weather Millibars. Cape Maria V.D. SW G 1014 Bussell SW 4 101° Hokianga Heads W 4 1011 Kaipara Sig. Stn. W G 1010 Manukau Heads W 6 * Auckland WS 1009 Tiritiri VVSVV 5 Kawhia - W 6 Tatiraiiga SW 3 1007 Opotiki NW 3 1007 Taupo W 4 East Cape .... WSW 3 1003 Gisborne XW 5 1001 Napier WNW 6 998 [Castlepoint XVV 5 996 Cape Palliser WNW 7 New Plymouth WNW C 1004 Cape Egmont WNW 7 1003 Patea W 6 Wanganui NW 6 1002 Foxton WNW 7 Wellington NW 7 094 Nelson NE 1 99G Cape Campbell .. W 6 992 Farewell Spit—Not received. Westport SW 8 996 Greymouth SW 8 99G Arthur's Pass NW 1 Kaikoura W 4 990 Christchurch WNW 5 987 Akaroa L'houso SW 5 988 Timaru WSW 4 986 Oarnaru W 4 98G Dunedin SW 7 983 Alexandra.—Not received. Queenstown .... NW 5 989 NngKDte NW 0 98." Bluff W 6 985 Puyseeur Point SW 0 .990 G4 05 70 65 71 64 65 68 68 63 63 66 68 73 62 68 64 62 63 66 58 63 61 62 57 57 42 64 60 60 57 no 51 51 50 57 51 CJP B BC C BC BC BC BC C OJP 0 BCZ BCQ BC 0 BZ CQ OQ OR C 0 C BC BC CP OQ 11 BC B OQ C C o c DC BCJI' OPQ