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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16364, 11 June 1927, Page 6

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(Press Association Messages). Mr W. A. Veitch, M.P., leader of the Liberal Party, had a good meeting in Feifding last'night despite the bad weather, lie spoke on the lines of his previous speeches, and advocated the establishment of an agricultural bank. He criticised the Government; for _ its capital expenditure and for not objecting to the increase' in. the- bank overdraft rate. He staled lie' was; against the compulsory provisions of the Dairy Control Act, and supported New Zealand's contribution to the .Singapore base. Mr Veitch received a vole of thanks.

The following'prisoners were sentenced by the Chief Justice in the Wellington Supreme Court to-day: 'James Julian East, seven charges of theft at Waipukurnu, reformative detention not exceeding three years; I'.cvf 'league ami William Kdward Tinkler, breaking and entering and theft at Wellington, attempted breaking and entering with intent to, commit a crime, two years liafd labor; Thomas Francis McLaughlin and Edward John -Duggan, theft at Wellington, 12 months' hard labor; Basil "Trevor Wood, breaking ami tillering and theft, two charges, Palmerslon North, Rorstal treatment for three years. At the inquest, at Wellington to-day regarding the death of Arthur Albert Smith, 43, a City Council electric lines man who fell from a. pole 1 at Island Bay on Thursday, the evidence was unable lb show whether or not deceased had received a shock. The. Ooroner, therefore, returned an open verdict, in view of possible future action. . He remarked that the evidence, of Bnllmor<\ who was working with deceased, somewhat strengthened that ol Dr. Lynch, who had stated that a shock might be received without showing any marks.