DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 76, 22 November 1912, Page 2

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

A LICENSEE’S TROUBLES. (Per Press Association.) Wellington, November 21. A licensing case was before the S.M. to-day. On a charge of serving liquor to boys under 21, His Worship fined the barmaid and the son of the licensee £5, reserving judgment on the licensee in the case. The Magistrate strongly condemned the two boys, Horton and Lecher, whose statements to the police were directly contradicted in evidence, and who admitted that their statements were fabricated. The Magistrate ordered the sergeant of police to endeavour to institute proceedings for perjury against the lads, and characterised the change of statements to the police and the evidence given in the Court in these cases as disgusting, and the lads as liars.

WHOLESALE EMBEZZLEMENT. Wanganui, November 21. A young man named W. Merson? lately in the' employ of the Lands Department, Wanganui, was before the court to-day, charged with forgery and embezzlement. The amount of the defalcations was stated to be some £IBOO, extending over many months. There were a very large number of charges. The accused had apparently altered the wages sheets of the men working on the Parapara road, so as to represent that more were employed than was really the case, and then signed receipts for the wages so represented, drawing a cheque for the difference and* keeping it himself. Accused pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Bail was refused. The prisoner was recently arrested in Wellington, when about to leave the Dominion.

SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTION. Wanganui, November 21. The Hon. Jas. Allen visited Wanganui to-day, and was entertained by the Education Board in the afternoon, after which a deputation waited on him in regard to medical inspection of school children. It was pointed oul that it was absolutely impossible for working people to have Dr. Gunn’s recommendations carried out. A suggestion was made that the Government should establish, a State dentistry and medical service. If that were not done it would be absolutely a waste of money appointing medical inspectors. Mr Allen said that the Government realised the position, but he pointed out that the cost of providing free medical and dental service would be enormous. Dr. Gunn had been appointed in order that the Government might ascertain the true state o' affairs, when the question ’would haw to be gone into.