DOMINION NEWS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 31 March 1927, Page 9

DOMINION NEWS.

DRANK BOTTLE OF WHISKY. (by TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, March 3i. In the Magistrate’s Court, Lawrence Patrick McCarthy, aged 25 years, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, to smashing two plate-glass windows at Sumner valued at £SO, and to a breach of the terms of probation. Counsel said no excuse could be otteied. He had drunk a bottle of whisky, and had the feeling that he wanted to break things. For drunkenness accused was fined 10s, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment; for breaking tlie windows, three months’ hard labour; and for the breach of the probation order, three months’ hard labour—the sentences to be concurrent.

UNEMPLOYED DIFFERENCES

CHRISTCHURCH, March 31

The police were called urgently this morning to restore order at a disturbance betAveen rival unemployed factions in the city, which occurred at a meeting held in Victoria Square. Before they arrived the element led by H. Dunkley and J. Luoni made their departure, leaving E. L. Hills in charge of those avlio remained, gesticulating wildly and hurling insults at Hills. Messrs Dunkley and Luoni made the proceedings very lively for about a quarter of an hour. Alter their departure, accompanied by about nine others, Hills restored order, and addressed the crowd on the events of the past few days in connection with the unemployment problem in the city. BRAVERY REWARDED. GISBORNE, March 31 The silver medal lia s been granted by the Royal Humane Society to Constable Wilfred Alexander Lean (Gisborne) for rescuing a prisoner from drowning at Napier on November 24 last. SHEEP STEALING. DANNEVIRKE, March 31. Arrested on a charge, of stealing 59 sheep, the property of George Beatson, farmer, of Oringi, a farm manager was remanded until Thursday, April 10, his name being sirppreßsfd in the meantime. Bail was allowed; self £2OO and on surety of £2OO.

CHARGED WITH ARSON. AUCKLAND, March 31. Stanley Keeble Clark, aged 32 years, was arrested for drunkenness during a fire at a house in Newmarket to-day. He p'eaded guilty. On that offence he was fined 10s or 24 hours in gaol. On a charge of wilfully setting fire to. the house lie was remanded till April 7. Bail was allowed in one surety of £2OO. BOARD SECRETARY IN DOCK. WAIPUKURAU, March 31. James Julian East was brought before Justices of the Peace this morning charged that while clerk to the Waipawa Hospital Board, he received from Jeffery Hill £IOO and fraudulently omitted to account for the same. He vas remanded to appear at the Magistrate’s Court on April 8. Bail was granted. self £3OO and two others of £l5O each. Accused was ordered to report to the police daily. 800 KM AKEIIS PEN ALISED. CHRISTCHURCH, March 31. Pleading guilty to a charge of bookmaking, Alfred Vivian V hitta was fined- £4OO and costs by Air Mosley, S.M., in. the Magistrate’s Court John Henry Bott and William Henry Cousins, who were employed by A\ hitta in the business," were fined £75 and costs and £25 and costs respectively.

ROBBING THE PRINTER. AUCKLAND, March 31. Christian John Taylor, charged in the Magistrate’s Court with theft and false pretences involving £242, pleaded guilty to all charges. He was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Tiie principal sum concerned was money belonging to the Reliance Printing Company, for which accused was emr'oved iii getting contracts, from June, 1926. to February, 1927. He collected £2Ol from business peop'e in the city, and had nob accounted for it- to the company. In addition the accused had received £22 10s commission on contracts.. that were not genuine.

ILLEGAL BETTING. WELLINGTON, March 31. D ; seri lied by the chief detective as one of ihe biggest bookmakers in the Dominion, Honrv Mavtindale, brother of John Martin dale, dealt with in court recently, pleaded guilty before Mr Page. S.M., to six charges of betting at “tote” odds. The chief detective said the defendant, was a membei of a Wellington bookijiaking firm. One branch of tbo activities was to conduct betting in the New Commercial Hotel, This work was usually earned on by defendant’.s brother, but while Ihe latter was away on March 12 the defendant attended to the business. When Ill's brother was arrested a settling book was found on him, showing that large sums bad been paid out to various clients. Defendant was a married man with a family. He had borne a good character, but had prcviousi’.v been before the court for publishing betting charts. Mr Pace decided that the maximum penalty of £2O should be enforced on each charge. Mr O’Leary said the money would be paid at once.