DOMINION NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 18 April 1929, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

WHANGAREI, April 15. An interesting case was heard at thc Magistrate’s Court to-day wben E. Aldridge, of Russel, owner of thc launch Alma G. t was charged with a breach of the Shipping and Seamen’s Act in that it' allowed the launch to go to sea without having the vessel surveyed. Aldridge /aid Zan© Grey had chartered the launch and gone to Whiltianga deep sea fishing. Inim, diately the launch ~as returned to him he took it to Auckland and surrendered it for survey. The Magistrate Reserved hie decision. BLENHEIM, April 16. Roy Francis, aged 35, was charged to-day, firstly wi*h vagrancy, and sqc.ond£y, that Christchurch on December 24, he imposed on Charles John. Morrison, by falsely ibpresenting himself as a brass pla‘e cutter, and obtained two pounds for which he agreed to cut the firm’s name on a plate, which he failed to do. Accused pleaded guilty on the first charge, and was sentenced to seven days in gaol. On the second charge accused advised the police he would pl’ ad guilty, but the police ar© awaiting instructions from) .Christchurcii. Therefore, on the second charge, accused was remanded till April 24th.

Welling on's war memorial carillon, according to a London cable, was tried out at Croydon in thc works of Gillett and Johnson, the bell-founder 3, i before a large and representative gathering prior to being shipped. Mr <’l fford Ball played pieces by Schubert. Mozart and Mendelssohn, demonabating the bells’ perfect range and one. Sir J. Parr pain a tribu'e to j ♦he bell-founders’ work, which, «a:d, was admittedly the finest in the wir’d. He regretted he was unable ♦ o comply with the request of the organisers of the British Industries Exhibition. shortly, a Newcastle, for a 4 ix mon hs ’ loan of the Carillon, which undoubtedly would be a great attraction. He added that the site chosen for the tower was the finest in New Zealand.