TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10760, 26 March 1897, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Fur United Pbess Association.)

Auckland, March 25,

The chairman of the Harbour Board, Mr W. J. Napier, left for Wellington by the Gairlocn' He will interview the Premier regarding the erection of a new Admiralty House at Auckland, and other matters of importance to the port. The premises of George Garrett, butcher Karangahape roid, were broken into and entered, and a man namid William Knox caught red-handsd on the premises with a quantity of household requisites aud o o ods packed up ready for removal. Kqoz bolted after, a hand-to-hand straggle with Girrett and was subsequently captured after an exciting chase by tradesmen and handed over to tbe custody x>f the police. He was brought up at the Police Court, and remanded. Knox was tried at the last criminal session*, when he p-.eaded guilty to a charge of receiviug stolen goods, and was bound over on his own leoogaisacce«.

There appears to be a gaDg of burglars opsratmg in the city. Tha private residence of Mr David Calawell was burglariously entered for the second time within a fortnight The house . was completely ransacked, articles wantonly destroyed aud some taken, and also two Distols.

-1',., Wellington, March 25. Mr Wilfotd, Bo«her'a counsel, at the request Ou the prisoner obtained an interview with the condemned man to-day.- It is understood the qusstion ; of lodging an appeal was discussed. AHer.dalc, who was convicted at the criminal sittings and sentenced to two veara' imprisonment for having burglars' tools in his possession was convicted to-day on five charges of burglary' theft, &0., and sentenced to 10 year*. ' The City Council refused a petition from 200 women to allow Professor Pancell to give them swimming lessons in the public baths, on the grcund that men were nob allowed in the baths duriog the hours allotted to women.