THIRD EDITION. AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16377, 27 June 1927, Page 11

THIRD EDITION. AUSTRALIAN NEWS

STATE CATTLE STATIONS SALES BY QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT BRISBANE, .!uni l Id. Woven out of tlio 17 State eat tie stations have now Boon soM. The remaining 10 arc situated mainly in the north-west and Gulf districts. The Minister of Labor and industry, discussing the sale of Monanibv, tin out station of Dillnlah State station, in C'harlesville district, to Mr. G. A. Wovol, of Burren Downs, N.S.W., said that the Government hail parted with it on an mistoekccl basis for £<;>oo. E XTR AA"A G A Xl' Td A' TNG SOLICITOR SPENDS £17.000 IX SIX YEARS PEIITJI, .lime Id. Percy G. Stone, one of Perth ’s bestknown solicitors,'and a member ot an old West Australian family, emit'eased in the Bankruptcy Court this morning that lie had friilered away £.17,000 ia extravagant living in the last six years. He also admitted he had not invested moneys entrusted to him, and had sent, cheques to clients when the interest fell due, loading them to believe the principal'was invested. He could not produce a single tangible asset for the £17,000, Liabilities were stated at £12,1128, and assets £1345. WOMAN’S CLOTHING BURNED OPP COAVRA. N.S.W., .Time 10. Airs. Ida Quelcli, 27. was dressing her children in front of the fire this morning when her skirt caught alight. She rail for a. blanket, but all her clothing was burned of before the Homes were extinguished. Mrs. Quelcli is in a critical condition. MAN ELECTROCUTED BRISBANE, June 13. William Northcroft, 28, single, was electrocuted at No. 3 sub-station, oi the City Electric Light Co., Ipswichroad, on Saturday. Three loud explosions, followed by dense smoke, attracted the notice of passers-by, and the body of Northcroft was found lying on the floor. ',A ladder led to the spot where three wires had fused, and it is thought that while working these Northcroft mot his death. SECRETARY 'S DEFALCATIONS SYDNEY. .Tune Id. John McDonald, 5(!, a clerk, was charged at Darlinghurst sessions today with having at Sydney in October last stolen a security from the Mortgage, Loan and Finance Co., of Australia. Ltd., and also with having stolen £SOO, the property of the same company. Accused liud Tor sonic yours noon employed as bookkeeper and secretary to. the company. A cheque was drawn and signed for the transfer of money from one account to another, but Lie cheque was cashed. The endorsement was in accused’s writing. The money had not been transferred to the. second account, as intended by tin' directors. There was approximately a total defalcation of £3OOO, Accused was convicted, ami remanded for sentence.