SEIZURE OF LIQUOR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2860, 6 January 1909, Page 27

SEIZURE OF LIQUOR.

BIG HAUL AT O.AMARU. (From Ocr Specie. Correspondent.) OAMARU, December 30. The local police force met the first express from the north to-cUy, and a search of one or two carriages resulted iv the discovery of two glad slope bags and a caref ully-sewu s-ick. v hi(_h were not addressed or labelled and were not claimed by pnyone on <he car, but which were promptly claimed by the police and removed to the Police Station, where a display was made of 52 bottles of whisky and six of beer, evidently intended for the New Year festivities." It has been ascertained that the packages came iron. Timaru, and although no one admitted ownership, the police believe they have sufficient evidence to obtain a conviction' against a local resident who hopped oft the same carriage when the train pulled up-

There io at present staying at the Waiokura pa, Manaia, an interesting visitor, Julia, sometimes called "the Grace Darling of New Zealand." In the year 1f63 she assisted in saving the crew of the Delaware, a deed recognised by the people of Nelson by the gift of a watch, still in her possession-