TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 19167, 3 October 1903, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

Per United Press Association

AUCKLAND, Oct 2

Tho City Council carried a resolution that a committee be appointed to enquire into and report on the conditions of the housing of the poorer classes, with suggestions for its improvement. CHKISIt HI Kl'll. Oct. 2

At n meeting of the Canterbury Journalists' I'uion -.to-day a resolution whh passed protuJUing- against th<- stftUMnont in the report uf tile I'rivilygos Committee of the Mouse of Ilepn-seiitatives. to the effect that in future any reporter who refuses to divulge to v committee of the House the source of nny informution he has rocuived nnd imulo 'iso oi, which may he considered n broach of rnrliimii-nlnry privilege. shall !>o rlisqualitieil from occUpy-inR a seat in the Press (.Jallery of tho House : aIHO against tho statement reported to have been made by the Premier to the effect that reporters are in the gallery of the House nt the pleasure of the House. Tln> Military Board to henr the churgo an-ainst Captain Fisher, of the Civil Service Rilles, for a breach of the volunteer regulations in writintr n letter to the press re the Patriotic Tuiul. sat thin morning. The. board is composed of Col-oik-I Wi'bh ). ni.tl Majors I.ind«nv anil Chn liners The press is exchul-

RF.KFTON. Oct. 3

rhilio Salmon an old resident, suieui,'d tin--- rnorniiig by drowning himself in the river 111-health and domestic troubles were the supposed eau.w

At the Police Court yesterday a lad PftSHPfl through an experience that is likely to leave nn impression UJ-on Ins mind for nil tinio nnd to servo ns mi elTectivo warning to other youths who nre nt timrs tempted to tlisnc^ard tli-- distinction between iiieUin an'l tuun m order to i*ossetss thomsolvcs of attractive object Alfred Uennctt. firusrnere wad churgetl with tho theft of v watch vnluecl nt £5 lf>s at Clad^nmo. ou Hdth September, the property of Joshua HaJiilyn. hemp an indict, iblo offence, and through his .solicitor. slr 1:. Russell, pleaded guilty In n few pregnant KGntonces Inspector Mitchell o\nlined the facts of the theft T!l0 wntcli i\pl>arently cmv?ht. the lads i\v.> as he was passing the. timbers of '.he now bridge the County Council i» buijldiiiL? over the Waihopui at c;hidsti no. und he ahstractefl it from Mr Hamlyr.'s waistcoat pocket The lad bore a pood rlmracter. and when the theft was detected, gnve no trouble, and appeared to be penitent I' ruler the^e rircuiiisti\n<-es. the Inspector did not Osk that the buy should be, imprisoned or sent io the industrial school, but fn order that lie inifiht be impressed with the gravity of the offence and that the- patotits uti(, r ht be made to realise that they were to boiuo extent responsible, he suggested that ample restitution should be made to Mr Iltunlyn. Mr Kussell said the facts hs Ktatcft by the Inspector were correct lie went on to speak, of the boy's pooil charsu'ten <prodiicin.fr. a letter from the heudninster of the AVaihopni school, giving him the character of Un industrious nnil well-behaved pupil), nnd mid thnt the parents were quite willing to make restitution. They were >\ respectntne family, and keenly felt the position into which they nan been brought by the lads misconduct. I'ndei" these circumtitunces he would ask for leniency. Mr Mel.'arlhy said the boy would be convicted ami ordered to come up for sentence when called upon : he would have to restore the stolen watch (which ho had taken to pieces and hrokenfin parts) nnd also psiv the owner £f> Addressing the boy, tlfw Magistrate s«id thut if he behaved himself well in future he would henr no more of this matter If he again go' into trouble he would be brought tieforo the Court nivd either sent^ucM io gaol or sent to tho industrial school. 1 1 is future was therefore i.n his own hands. The ln<i, who evidently realised hi.s post ion, said that he understood what the Magistrate had said, and lull the Court v sadder nnd a wiser boy.