AUCKLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2728, 27 June 1906, Page 36

AUCKLAND.

George M'Donald was sentenced at the Auckland Police Court to two- months' imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretences. Chief-detective Marsaek stated that accused represented that he . was a jockey employed by Sir George Clifford, and that he had £700 in the bank, but was unable to operate m Auckland upon his substantial credit. A boarding-house in Nelson street, Auckland, owned and occupied by Mrs O'Keefe, pants having barely time to escape. An elderly man named Joseph Stephens jumped from an upstairs window, and sustained injuries necessitating his removal to tlie hospital. The house and furniture were insured in the Manchester office for £400. The Crown, lands ballot at Auckland on the 22nd for section? in the Opotiki County resulted at follower — 780 acres, Waioba, Coliu Lambert; 2000 acres, do, Charlotte "Wheeler ; 1225 acres, do, George Redpath ; 485 acres, do, J. W. Higgs ; 1750 acres, "do, A. Graham; aud 1570 acres, Uruhaura, F. J. Foster. Arthur Colam. a younjr man recently employed at the Geyser Hotel, Rotorua, was arrested on Friday on a. charge of theft from the hotel, also with an attempt to burn down the hotel* He was brought before the .court on Saturday, and re.manded until Wednesday. It is stated .that a very large number of articles have been stolen.' The place was set fire to in three places, but Colam extinguished each fire. With reference to the sugg^estion. of the Otago University Council hi the direction of reducing the period of underground work for mine managers from the present term of five years to one, as mentioned by Professor Sale, the council of the Thames School of Manes strongly opposes the alteration, and decided to recinimend the Minister of Mines not to reduce the p«rio<l of practical work, which tho council considers is none too long for persons taking up the lesponsible position of mine managers.