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Otago Witness, Issue 3443, 9 March 1920, Page 40

In the Wellington Supreme Court Mr Justice Edwards gave Judgment for Mrs Annie Baker, licensee of the Clarendon Hotel, Palmerston North, for the full amount (£7O 17s 6d) she claimed from the Crown for the board and lodging of John E. M'Donald, a railway shunter who had been transferred to Palmerston and was unable to get a house. A largely attended meeting of orchardist-9 wa.s held at Tasrhan on the srd to consider - what should be dona in vi'ew of the cancellation by the Fruitgrowers' Federation of an intended apple shipment by the Port Caroline. Orchardists in Nelson district had contributed 6500 cases towards -the shipment. It was. decided to sell this fruit in New Zealand, and to endeavour to send a double shipment—namely, ,39.000 cases— by the Athenic on the 27th inst. All ranks of the Christchurch police force were represented at a meeting, when a very strong demand was put forward for increased pay. A motion was carried asking that an all-round increase of 4s a day be granted to bring the lowest paid men up" to the pre-war standard of values. A copy of the resolution has been sent to the Commissioner of Police, and the Minister of Justice may also be approached. At "Wellington Alfred Aden, a native, of Russia, was charged before Mr Riddell, SM. with breaking and entering the premises of the Colonial Carrying Company and stealing two pairs of boots, the property of" Charles Harcourt Turner, an automatic revolver, and a quantity of cigars and cigarettes, valued at £lO. belonging to Frank E. Ward. When the burglary was discovered the polios found finger prints on a steel trunk which had been broken open The prints-were compared with impressions made by Aden after his arrest by Plain-clothes Constable Tncklebank, and ; found to bear unmistakable similarity,_ as there were no fewer than 1L.4 characteristic points. Accused was committed for trial. \