LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 24 June 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Gazette Extraordinary was published last evening further proroguing Parliament from July 7 to August 25. Following his release on bail, pending the hearing of an appeal against a sentence of imprisonment for three months, at Auckland, Philip Solomons, aged .45, a printer, wa.* arrested by. the police yesterday on a further charge. Solomon was brought before Mr W, J. Brindsen J.P., at the police station, and was charged with aiding and counselling the commission of a crime. He was released on bail of £l5O.

“This young man wants straightening up,’' said Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., in the Auckland Police Court yesterday, when a mechanic, whose name was ordered to be suppressed, was charged with theft of a cheque for £4, in that he received it on terms requiring him to account for it, and fraudulently converted it. to his own use. He was also charged with obtaining a packet of cigarettes, and £3 19/3 in money, by falsely representing that the cheque had been paid to him as wages. Accused admitted both charges. “This is the last chance you will get,” the Magistrate stated, in admitting accused to probation for a year on the first charge, and convicting and discharging him on the second. He was ordered to make restitution.

Men ’s Pyjamas for' 4/11 at Henry Wilson’s, Lower Cameron Street. Other outstanding values are: Men’s Ties, were 3/0, for 1/H; Men’s Boz. Denims, 4/6; Nap Trousers, 5/6; Twist Working Shirts, 2/11; Colonial Wool Socks, 2 pairs for 3/0; Men’s Petone Plaiding Flannels, were 9/11, for 7/11; Boys’ Oily Canvas, Coats from 16/6, and Men’s Ditto, 87/9.

A launch owned by Air A. T. Lee?, oi 48, Harlston Road, Alt. Albert, the disappearance of which was recently reported to the police, has been for the past six weeks beached anion;; some mangroves at a speft about a quarter of a mile' from its normal mooring in Cadman’s Channel, Avondale.

A fine of £2.1, or three months’ imprisonment, was imposed on Charles Henry Wrathall, aged 41, a labourer, at the Auckland. Police Court, this morning, on a charge, of carrying on the business of a bookmaker on .Tune 2-2, The magistrate, in passing judgment, said: “The worst of it is that he haunts hotels for betting.’’

A short time after he was charged and remanded today at Wellington, on an allegation of the theft, of a gold watch, leather chain and gold chain, of a total value of £B, Lum Hay, aged 31, a Chinaman, was recalled and the information against him withdrawn, ow ing to the police receiving advice that the complainant had died this morning.

A shipment of 2.‘5 pedigree lambs, bred in the Wairarapa district, many of which have won prizes in the prize ring, was made to the Argentine by the steamer Mahana yesterday. The sheep, all but two of which w r ere Lincolns, were embarked at Wellington, and -will be unloaded at Monte "Video, later being transferred to Buenos Aires. • -

Very stormy weather was experienced off the New Zealand coast by the Federal steamer Westmoreland, which arrived at Auckland from Liverpool this morning. Ton days ago the steamer ran into a strong westerly gale that continued until she was within 20 hours of the port. There was a very heavy sea, and although her speed was eased down, deck fittings were damaged.

The Whangarei Unemployment. Committee this afternoon examined- conditions under which relief workers are engaged to the number' of 70 - roadmaking at Kioreroa. The men were invited to place their views before the committee. A number stated that conditions were not satisfactory, while others stated that they -were content. A full report will appear in to-mor-row’s issue.-

Lying in an exposed position on the northern breakwater at the- entrance to the Grey River, the stranded steamer Kaponga is being continually battered by the sea. The vessel is showing signs of breaking up and appears as if her back has been broken. .On Saturday the mainmast fell overboard. Thei binnacle. . has . been washed ashore and is.-in.the custody of the Grevmouth. Harbour Board.

Prior to his departure for the Ottawa Conference, the Right Hon. J. G. Coates will be accorded a luncheon by the Officers’-Club-.and., .the Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association, at the Officers’ Club, Auckland, on Monday; - The Auckland - Chamber... of Commerce was to have tendered a luncheon to the Hon. W. Downic Stewart,; who, however, -is suffering from a severe cold, and has intimated his inability to be present.

Members of the Maungaturoto Unemployment Committee, at a recent meeting, expressed concern at the constant stream of unemployed who were passing through the country districts begging meals and lodging from farmers, and who, though offered work, sneaked off the following morning 'without even thanks. It was felt by the committee that settlers were being unduly exploited, and that there should he some method of exacting work, or that action should be taken by the authorities against this class of

vagrant

Apparently the depression has had the effect of swelling the ranks of sideshow men. According to Mr G. Mitchell, manager of the Wellington Winter Show, the applications for space at this year’s fixture, which opened yesterday, were more numerous than has been the ease for many seasons. "In an attempt to limit the number, we insisted this time upon full cash payment for space instead of deposits, as in the past,” Mr Mitchell said. "However, that does not bother them. They produce rolls of notes and pay up on the nail.”

An “Advocate” representative has been shown a remarkable set of photographs taken this month in a North Auckland garden, close to Auckland city. Each photo depicts a different aspect of tung oil trees in full bearing, two showing the nuts being gathered and the third showing a “close up” of the nuts that indicates a size equal to the best produced in Florida and China. In one photo the nuts arc being gath ered from the lower branches by a young lady standing on the ground. In the second photo* she is gathering from the higher branches with the aid of a ladder. A friend who tested some of the North Auckland grown nuts found the kernels moist with oil that came out on the fingers under pressure. This furnishes an assurance that the North can grow the tung oil trees with nuts similar to what the tung oil trees produce in China and Florida.

Specials for week-end shoppers at Henry Wilson’s. Compare "these prices with Sale Prices: —.'l6in. Twill ’ Winceyettes, were 3/2, for S3d yard; .'Klin. Figured Ditto, wore 1/-, for 73d yard; Stout Pillow Cases, 313 d pair; 27in.’ Tea Towelling, S3d yard; 80in. High Quality Unbleached Sheets, were 36/6, for 0/11 pair; White Nursery Flannelette, was lf)3d yard, for 5/31 dozen; Printed Bed Spreads, were 7/(5, for 4/11; ?>Gin. Figured Velveteens, were 5/6, for 2/6 yard; and Men’s Twist Working Shirts, 2/11.