TIMBER WORKERS STRIKE

Northern Advocate, 5 March 1929, Page 6

TIMBER WORKERS STRIKE

(Australian Press Association.)

SYDNEY, This Day. , > Seveii days ate given from yesterday to the Timber Workers’ Union to pay the £IOOO imposed last Week.

■Consternation has been caused among officials of the union. The General'secretary says that paymerit •vVithin that period is an impossibility, as there is not £IOOO available in the funds.

•Bartholmew MeDfoy appeared at the Auckland Police Court yesterday oh tvaWbus charges, including the theft of a suitcase containing £4 in notes, clothing and 600 Thomas Cook doiMr notes, of a total value of £l4O, the,, property of a seaman; the- theft of an Essex oar valued at £350 and various other articles; also four charges- of using false with drawal slips, and, on various dates, stealing £475, the property of the Post and Telegraph Department.' Evidence showed* that - Me-, Homy, aged 21, described as a seaman and a sailor, was placed on probation in November last for theft. He ignored {the terms thereof, and three weeks ago went to a boardinghouse, where he - stole a suitcase containing money and the owner’s Post Office Savings Bank pass book. On January 25 he forged a withdrawal slip for £SO, later drawing various amounts making up £475. On one day he withdrew separate sums of £IOO and £2OO. He sold the motor car (hired for a fortnight) for £IOO cash. Going to the Botorua„raees, (he lost all the money except £lB, and admitted that he went through £7OO in a month, most of it on racing and gambling. Accused was sentenced to one year on one summary charge. He pleaded guilty to all indictable charges and was remanded for sentence.

A shocking accident occurred at Kensington, Invercargill, When the north-bound mail train to Dunedin ran down a motor ear containing Mr and Mrs Adams*, of Bush Siding. They were on the way to town. Mrs Adams was killed outright, while Mr Adams was seriously injured. He was brought into the Southland Hospital, where he died shortly after admission. The ear was badly smashed.

Alfred Archibald Wilis, of Messrs A. D. Willis, Ltd, printers,. Wanganui, as a sequel to printing an unofficial race book on the eve of the second day of the recent Wanganui Jockey 'Club's meeting, of which several thousands were disposed of, was charged yesterday with printing a document purporting to be the programme of the club without having an express license from the Jockey Club. The information was laid under section 37 of the Police Offences Act, <1027. Defendant pleaded guilty and stated that he was unaware of committing a breach, 'He did so openly, purely to satisfy the demand from the sporting public as the official race book, which was printed at Palmerston North., would not be available until the following morning. The magistrate, Mr J. H, Salmon, accepted the excuse of ignorance and referred to the past rophtation of the firm. Ho' inflicted a nominal penalty of £3 with costs, Harry Granville, a newsvendor, for selling the cards, was convicted and ordered to pay costs 10s.