TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16243, 18 January 1927, Page 12

TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF

CHILD'S BODY FOUND

(Per Press Association.)

The body of a newly-born male child was found in the dry riverbed near Waimate yesterday morning.

FIRE IN WAIMATE

Fire broke out in an old empty wooden shop in Waimate just before one o'clock on Sunday morning, but the brigade being called promptly little damage was done. The buibliny was insured approximately for £l'"»0. OFFICER 'S MISAPPROPRIATIONS At the Whangarei Magistrate's Court yesterday Arthur Kainbley, staff captain of the N.Z. Forces, late of Whangarei, but now of Palmcrston North, pleaded guilty to five charges of misappropriation of Departmeu'.al moneys, totalling £BO 2s lid. Detective be Norvillc read a statement from accused, admitting all tiie counts, and ascribing the lapse to a nervous breakdown and general illhealth, caused through overwork. Witness explained that accused had placed fictitious names on camp pay-rolls, and hail also sold forage and groceries, the money being converted to his own use. Accused elected to be dealt with summarily. The Magistrate, Mr. W. Lovien, said he would take time to consider the matter. GUIDES OF CITIZENSHIP Speaking at the civic welcome yesterday on his first visit to Whangarei and the Far North, the GovernorGeneral, Sir Charles Fergusson, spoke of loyalty, appreciation of the duties of citizenship and self reliance as the three main guides of citizenship. During the recent Imperial Conference, said his Excellency, they had seen the words "equality," "independence" and "autonomy" frequently used, and doubtless the principles'laid down in respect to these were absolutely sound, but they were used in different degrees, and sounded somewhat new to them, not that they were greatly affected in New Zealand, because the Dominion was always at the back of the Mother Country. The present-day link of the Empire was one of common interest in mutual kinship, race tradition and history. Children learnt that every day, but when New Zealand was more closely populated new problems would confront her, and it was essential that these ideals should be kept up. Their Excellencies will spend to-day in Whangarei and then go north. MAN'S CAREER OF CRIME The conversion of a hired motor car valued at £229, the theft of accessories valued at £6 10s <sd, and the cashing of nuinerous valueless cheques at town shops between Auckland and Futaruru were admitted by John Albert Roberta, 2.°., in the Auckland Police Court yesterday. Evidence was given that accused hired the car from the Williams Rental Cars, and after using it for some weeks paid for it by means of a valueless cheque. He applied for the car for another week, but was asked for payment in advance, and gave another valueless cheque. Meantime, accused had driven the car to the Waikato district, -cashing more valueless cheques on the way. He was eventually arrested at Futaruru. He had previously been fined £2O for a false declaration under the Marriage Act and he said he had received two years' probation for forging and uttering. The Magistrate remanded accused for sentence until Thursday. VALUE OF THE BLUEBERRY In connection with blueberries grown in Canterbury from plants brought from America some time ago by Dr. Tillyard, chief biologist of the Cawthron Institute, Dr. Tillyard stated at Nelson yesterday he had returned from America the other day more than ever impressed with the commercial value of the blueberry. Immense quantities were being sent to the American markets, and the demand was rapidly increasing in all the big cities. While in Washington Dr. Tillyard purchased a further supply of plants, and these were to be sent to New Zealand later in the year, and arangements made for .experimental tests. Dr. Tillyard expressed grent pleasure and interest in the fruiting of the blueberry at, Belfast, Canterbury, and he is expecting early information concerning the remaining plants. YOUNG WOMAN'S DEATH

An inquest regarding the death o 1 Myrtle Spanhake, 21, who was admit--1,.,'i fo iho Auckland hospital on Friday evening with symptoms which S ftio*! poisoning, nnd who died n few li'tnrs Inter, was opened in Auckland yesterday. Alice Spauhake, raothor of deceased, said" her daughter had suffered fmm haemorrhage of the kidneys tJiroo inol ,iha ago and was laid up lor a week. . , , Cyril Holmes, laborer, said he was with deceased on Friday ovomiHj, when she slipped and fell. About 20 Minutes later she said she aid no feel well. A doctor was called and be ordered her removal to the lies-

pital. She died at about ono o'clock next morning. The inquest was adjourned to obtain the evidence of the doctor \\ho conducted the post mortem examination.