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Evening Star, Issue 23092, 19 October 1938, Page 18

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BAD CRIMINAL RECORD

Three years’ imprisonment was imposed by Mr Justice Qwilliam on Frederick Joseph Huddlcstone (•31), a carpenter, who was found guilty yesterday on six charges of obtaining money by false pretences, “Yon bare a’ very bad record," said the judge, after detailing the accused’s previous convictions. His Honour warned Huddlcstone that be had qualified to be declared' an habitual criminal and that he would be severely dealt with for any future lapse.— Wellington Press Association. OBITUARY. A Wellington Press Association telegram records the death of Mr S. H. Agar, a well-known official of the Public Works Department, who since 1901 bad Ivid extremely wide experience in bridge and viaduct building in both islands. CZECH REFUGEES FOE NEW ZEALAND. LONDON, Oct. 18.—The ‘ Daily Herald ’ quotes Mr Jordan as saying: “New Zealand is prepared to admit as many Czech refugees as possible to the limit of our requirements.” The News Agency states that the British Government acquainted the dominions with tho nature of the problem, but did not make specific suggestions. There are hopes that the dominions may be persuaded to take a few hundred. The problem is not being tackled at present in terms of thousands, which it is expected Britain will take. BACK AT WORK. The 350 men involved in tho chemical manure workers’ dispute returned to work to-day.—Auck-land Press Association. SINO-JAPANESE AVAR. CANTON, Oct. 18.—Bitter fighting is progressing in the vicinity of Poldo. Tho Japanese claim that Poklo itself was captured. The Chinese affirm that 3.000 Japanese were killed in the Waichow fighting last week. Tho Chinese are still strongly resisting tho Japanese advance between Waichow and Tsanghsing. STOCK EXCHANGE. Sales reported this afternoon: Bank of Now Zealand, £2 Is 3d, £2 Is; G. J. Coles, £3 19s Cd; Woolworths Holdings (South Africa), 15s O-Jd; J'.C.I. (pref.), £1 2s Id; N.Z. Breweries, £2 0s 3d. After last cal: Bank of New Zealand, £2 Is 3d.