GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 2 January 1918, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

.AUCKLAND-ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION,

AUCKLAND, Dec. 31.

On a charge of betting in a billiard saloon, Thomas Melrose, described as i^^^H wharf laborer, carrying on bookmakin^^^^H as a side line, was fined £20.__ The Customs duties collected." t^^^^H Auckland in 1917 totalled £3'72,BlS^^H compared with £953,649 in 1916. TJ^^^^| beer duty was £42,278 compared wj&^^^H £39,510. ' \ The vital statistics of Auckland ci^y^^^B and district in 1917 are as followsj^^^H Marriages 1135, borths 3170, deathj^^H 1423. In 1916 marriages were births 3265, deaths 1420. A^^H Carl Seegner, German Gon<suL^^^^^H Auckland until the outbreak .of.Jj^^^^H war, was arrested to-day and convej^^^^H to Motuihi for internment. He.^Z^^^^f previously interned in February, but on the ground of ill-health wa^^^^^M leased in the following June. j WOMEN TEACHERS'- ASSOi^^^^^B | WELLINGKDON^Q^^^^^H ' The conference of-the'-'Wyxi^^^^^^^^J ers' Association, affirmed gaitons should form P^^fl^j^^^^^H iional system of education;^tha^^^^^^^H minion .scheme of sick P^^^^^^^^H intrC'inocd; and that should^ be made for childrj^^ retarded mmjSE^^^^^^^M

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