TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 19725, 27 January 1906, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Per United Press Association, AUCKLAND, Jan. 26. A sitting of the Court' was held to-day to deal .with • the case of John Francis Usher, charged with several thefts, stolen property valued at £149 having been found in. his possession. Since his arrest accused has behaved in a’raost violent manner. The asylum and gaol doctors, after a careful observation, concluded that Usher was malingering, ASHBURTON, .Jan. 26. Thomas Paterson has been commit-, ted for trial for alleged perjury while giving evidence in a recent sly grog-selling cose. I WELLINGTON, Jan, 26. | Crook, who escaped from the prison works yesterday was captured today wearing civilian clothes, alleged , to be the proceeds of a burglary committed during his brief period of liberty,

I A circular in regard to the method' of dealing with juvenile offenders has been addressed by the Justice Department to Stipendiary Magistrates, the object, being to prevent the association of youthful offenders with criminals. It is suggested that such offenders should be dealt with at special sittings ; that no child remain in a gaol or lockup pending trial. It is. thought that the experience gained in this way will be of value in framing legislation, if required. The London Board of the National Bank of New Zealand have resolved to issue 50,000 of the unissuedshares of £7 10s each to existing shareholders in the proportion of one share for every two shares now held, 1 at £3 10s per share, of which £3 10s will be capital and £1 premium. The Government has decided to abandon the projected labour parliament owing to a number of the employers’ associations refusing to take part and some labour organisations making impossible demands. NAPBER, Jan. 26, Mr Frederick Sutton, one of Napier’s very earliest settlers and formerly M.H.R. for the town, died today. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 26. The cricket match Canterbury v. South Canterbury was continued today. The weather was wet and play ceased at 3 o’clock, the match being dtawn. The visitors in their first innings made ss, in the second 53 for six wickets. Canterbury made 359. TIMARU, Jan. 26. Twenty-five business people this evening affirmed the desirableness of forming - a company to erect a marine hotel and a provisional directorate was appointed. All spoke of the insufficiency of existing accommodation and the Mayor, who presided, said the owners of hotels could not be expected to, enlarge their premises with the risk before them of losing their licenses in three years.