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Mataura Ensign, Issue 1599, 3 February 1906, Page 4

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Millard, a member of the N.S.'tt'. Legislative Assembly, in November last was convicted of larceny of .C 5, the property of a client.. Owing to the circumstances of the ease a special investigation was held and Millard was sentenced to six months' hard labor, the sentence to be suspended under the First Offenders Act. The judge said thejaccused, during a reckless departure from sobriety, kept the money, but did not convert, it to his own use. Since thou Millard had turned over a new leaf. A sensational tragedy occurred ay .Sydney on Tuesday. Mrs Gregory, wife of a Coolgardie publican, was staying at the itoyal Hotel. A piercing scream brought an employee to to her room, and she was found kneeling beside her bed, stabbed in the breast and back, there being no less than nine wounds. A sheath knife lay by her side and articles of clothing belonging to the hotel lift boy, Thomas IJuinlan, aged 1.5, were found in the room. Quintan, who was arrested a!:ed at his home, has confessed, but the police are reticent. It is understood that he states that Mrs Gregory left her room door open and he entered with the intention of robbery, but she woke and he stabbed her and lied. Quinlan and a younger brother, whom he. helped to support, lived in a lodging-house. The mother, having brought them front Queensland, left them. Quinlan received his discharge from the hotel on Wednesday owing to being too young for the duties. Mrs Gregory had shown him kindness, and given him several • presents. He went to her room with the intention of securing jewellery she had under the bed, with no intention of'injuring her, but, when he was discovered, in his madness and fear he stabbed her and hid under the bed during the commotion following the discovery of the crime. He afterwards managed to make his way down stairs and escape by a window. Renter's Tokio correspondent reports ihat at a meeting of the Sectional Budget Committee of.Diet Chishi, the Progressive leader inquired whether, as the result of the Alliance, Japan intended to urge Britain.to reform her army organisation. Teranshi, Minister for foreign Affairs, replied that he would do so at some future date. Heater's London Agency has telegraphed for an elucidation of this statement. It is believed the Minister merely promised to replv at a future date.'