TELEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22717, 1 November 1935, Page 5

TELEGRAMS

CPer United Press Association) {. . AUCKLAND, October 31. . I In the Police .Court Arthur John Jones, aged 17J, was sentenced to two ' years m the Borstal after pleading guilty '-' to 18 charges of theft from postal boxes, : ' one charge of theft from a cashbox con-:'i taining fl 14s, and 12 charges of unlawfully converting motor cars to his own use. Mr P.- K. Hunt, S.M., - referred to the expense involved in the extensive police search, and " complimented the detective on the arrest of the accused. The police said that a second youth would appear in the Children's Court; ASHBURTON, October'3l. A medical inspection at the Ashbuiton East School showed that of 397 children examined out of a roll of approximately 450 24 per cent, between 11 and 14 years of age and C. 3 per cent, between seven -» and ten years were suffering from mal- " nutrition. Members of the committee expressed the opinion that the trouble was due to a wrong type of food rather than to insufficient food. ; • WELLINGTON. October 31. The Wellington Hospital Board decided to-night that a lh per cent, increase . « on the present salaries as from August 1. 1935, be granted to all'.employees whose ! salaries were reduced by 10 per cent;., < and to all employees appointed at a -'• salary less the cuts. The salaries of the > remaining members of the staff, will be »; considered- at .a future meeting. It was ;... explained that the increases would cost ',-: the board between £SOOO and £6OOO for \ ' the whole staff for a full, year, and that " the Minister had concurred in the board ~ following' the Government's example in • granting a general salary increase. NEW PLYMOUTH, October 31. - * Whether the man at the wheel or the ■> traffic inspector giving instructions while { standing on the running board was the • r driver of the lorry was a question -de- /; bated in court to-day when G. O. M'Cut- ' cheon, of Hastings, was charged with allowing an inspector to ride on his runrang board and with failure to report ai; *«f accident. The traffic inspector,. Collings, j while examining the brakes, ordered »: M'Cutcheon to apply his brakes. - The lorry stopped suddenly and a cyclist rid- -, ing behind crashed into the rear of the vehicle. The magistrate held that the * inspector had a right to be on the run- >*> ninsj board to give instructions, and the'-•>' driver could not be guilty of allowing v . him to be there. H e dismissed both 2 charges, and did not agree that the iF spector was " the driver." r