LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15321, 17 September 1920, Page 5

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Asscciation.l AUCKLAND.' last night. The City" Council has appointed Mr. J J. Walklatc acting town clerk and Mr. J. T. Warren assistant town clerk; At a meeting of the City Council. 11 was staled that there was only sufficient coal In hand to keep the trams running for eight more days. * ■ . NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. The Supreme Court, heard a* claim by the Donation Freehold Petroleum Com>ahy against Percy A. Hartley, company! promoter, Auckland, for £1200 damages for alleged wrongful conversion of portion of an oil boring plant to his ow* use. Defendant counter-claimed < for £142S $or disbursements m endeavoring to- float a company m accordance with an agree ment between Hadley and BOnithon. Decision* was reserved. \ FEILDJNG, last night. The Wellington Prices Investlgatior Tril)unal sat here to-day, 'and heard com>lalnts regarding high prices of food aii clothing. An investigation, is to be mad« regarding the -price of milk. an*l the mat 'er is being further considered. H'g^ rents v&ve also complained of. . The'tri'lunat reported that they . -w. re mak i *> / inquiries along the whole route regarding he shortage of housing, and living a. ".onnnodation to report to the Goverr; ment. William Pope, a young man, pleadc ruilty at the Court to-day to a e.harg' of setting fire to a d\v'elling ; at Paonul Th*** evidence showed tha.t Pope was i boarder at a house. He -came home- lat< on~the night of September Bth and pourer! kerosene on tlie window sill, set it alignand them went away. The faintly, ham ed Davenport, were asleep m the hous< 'at -the .tlntte. In a written confession Pope said lie was under the influence o liquor at the. time. He. had much worrj 'ately and was to be . married m a few itays, but lost all bis riioney at the races '. Pope was committed to Wellington fo- • sentence.