TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20952, 15 February 1930, Page 14

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Press Association.) FEILDING, February 14. Eandall James Ferguson, who recently escaped from the Wereroa State Farm, was arrested to-day and charged with the theft of a horse, and with other crimes. He was remanded to appear before the magistrate next week. Sergeant Cahill informed the court that Ferguson, who is 17 years old, had made a statement to the police that he had escaped trom the State farm, stolen clothes, food, etc., arid had secured rides in cars to Wellington and back. WELLINGTON, February 14. Ludwig Larsen was to-day adjudged the aggressor in a fight on the Mahana recently with another waterside worker. Ellison,, and was fined £2 and costs (£4 8s). Apparently resenting the imputation of having usecl loaded dice, he went aboard the Mahana, as the magistrate put it, "looking for trouble.” Three times during the last week, tl.e premises of Messrs Watchman Bros., grocers. Main road, Karori, entered by burglars, but on Wednesday night Constable Catternach hid in the building, apt) about midnight caught the intruder, who bad entered the shop from the rear d .or The sequel came in the appearance of Robert Emins Owens, a labourer, aged 28, in the Magistrate’s Court on a thivgs of breaking and entering. He was remanded till Wednesday next.

The adjourned meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Leslie James Roaehe and George Edward Stokes, merchants, of Christchurch, resolved “that the papers be put into the hands of the Crown solicitor with a view to taking criminal proceedings.” The official assignee said the debts totalled over £4OOO, and the prospects of a dividend were poor. The books were kept carelessly. ■■ ’