TELEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22023, 4 August 1933, Page 10

TELEGRAMS

(Per United Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, August 3. “ I don’t want to go to England. I want to go to Australia,” declared Edward Hewitt, aged 52, a native of Cheshire, who was a stowaway on the Matakana. Hewitt was sentenced by Mr W. H. Woodward, S.M., to three weeks’ imprisonment and ordered to be placed aboard the first ship belonging to the same company—the Shaw, Savill Company—leaving for England. Hewitt hid himself among the coal in the bridge space when the Matakana was at Cannes on July 27 and gave himself up next day at sea. The Matakana arrived at Now Plymouth this morning. WELLINGTON, August 3. Seen running from bush to bush along the Hntt road with a knife in his hand, a young man was recently arrested and appeared before Mr E. Pago in the Magistrate's Court to-day on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person in that ho had insufficient lawful means of support. Sub-inspector Martin said that the accused had made statements to the police that led them to think he was a mental case. Complaints had previously been received about him using a knife when women were in the vicinity. Doctors, however, were not prepared to certify him. Mr Page; It does not seem ns though ho is very sane if ho goes about with a knife and talks in that way. The magistrate said he would remand the accused until Tuesday and would have him medically examined in the meantime.

The new Stratford Main Trunk line will probably bo handed over to the Railways Department by the Public Works Department at the end of the present month. It is hoped to commence the passenger service to Auckland about the middle of September.