TELEGRAMS

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 4185, 6 January 1921, Page 5

TELEGRAMS

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DID NUT LIKE PUBLICITY. Auckland, January o

When a ease oi shoplifting y. as Doing lioard UiitUe I'oiice Court tins morning, counsel lor accusea asked tlie Magistrate Ay direct tiiat the names oi accuswl, who were iir&t orleiiders, should nut be published. Detective sergeant Hammond, who was prosecuting, pointed out mat the case having been previously before tlie Court, the names had already been published. Apart lrom that, however, he said that the strongest deterrent was the publicity atterwards given m tiie Police Court. "It is really the greatest deterrent we have," "he added. The Magistrate, Mr McKean, said it was only in exceptional cases that he would give a direction in regard to tlie noii-publi-cation of names.

DUNLOP WINS THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. Dunedin, January 5. The final for the chess championship between J. B. Dunlop (Oamaru) and A. \V. 0. Davies (Dunedin) was concluded to-day. The game Mas a French "defence, ami closely contested till the 24th move, when Dunlop got past a pawn and broke up Davios' position. Dunlop won a knight at the 34th move and he continued to attack strongly, and Davies resigned on the 50th move. Dunlop is 3-1 years of age. Ho came to NewZealand from Scotland when an infant. Ho learned chess in London when following his dental studies. He returned to New Zealand in 1906 and won the Otago junior championship in 1909 and senior in 1910. Ho competed in the championship at Timaru in 1910-11, obtaining fourth place. Ho joined the Oamaru Club "PUBLIC WORKS MINISTER'S TOIJR.-

Wellington, January 5. The Minister of Public Works (.the Hon. Coates) leaves Wellington on Friday for New Plymouth, and is due at Auckland on * riday on the 11th for a conference re the turmation of an Elective Power Board for that city. In the last week in January he leaves on a lengthy tour oi the South Island, starting at -Marlborough to inspect public works, roads and- bridges under construction, also hydro-electric and irrigation schomes in Central Otago. SPORTSMAN'S COLLECTION LOST.

Timaru, January 5. Jlr J S. Pigott, a well-known local *p'ortsnian, lost by firo at .his residence his life collection of angling and stalking apparatus and "oph.es to the intrinsic value of to £SOO. • The loss included fhe mounted heads, eleven pairs ol antlers, rifles, rods, etc. THEFTS IN WELLINGTON. Wellington. January 5. Al. the Magistrate's Court WiUuni Harold Taylor. Ronald Job" Dredge, John Cain and Itobert Aml.r.-s, Wilson were charged with the theft OX a case of cigarettes, valued at UAJ 2s 9d, returned by the steamer 10herua to the West Coast for delivery to A. S: Patterson and Co. Dredge and Taylor pleaded amity and were committed for trial the bail being £3OO. Dredge was head .storeman at the Harbour Board s Corliss, was charged with the theft of jewellery valued at -•>•> 70s from a dwelling, lie plea.ie< not cuilty and was committed for tr a . A curious coincidence was that tie goods were stolen from the residence of a jeweller and subsequently brought by another person to Ins business premises for repair. Phyllis Banks and Joseph Roach neladed guilty to a charge ol breaKrlg and entering a drapery and ....- Hrfery establishment and sealing goods valued at £2OO ss. 'I hey were committed to tho Supreme Courl lor sentence. . , ~ „.,„_, In connection with the same c..s.e a taxi-driver. Percy Higgs, pleaded not guilty to a charge of receiving stolen goods. He was committed for trial.