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DOMINION NEWS.

FIREMEN AND WHISKV. [[Pee Peess Association.] Dunedin, April 1. A case of an unusual nature was heard at the Police Court'to-day, when James Embletou and James Timoney, firemen on the Waimate, were charged [with braving on March 30, at Dunedin, embezzled certain of the ship’s stores from the steamer, comprising 12 hot- i ties of whisky, 14 bottles of beer, one I bottle of brandy and two bottles of wine, of a total value of £3, the property of the New Zealand Shipping Co. Doth accused pleaded not guilty. Similar charges against three other firemen were withdrawn. Embletou |and Timoney, being charged, admitted that they had stolen the whisky, but denied all knowledge of the other charge. The charge was then reduced to one of having stolen the whisky, valued at £2 Bs. Chief Detective Herbert said that ;the two men, while under the influence of liquor, had gone into the hold, broken open the store-room, and stolon the whisky during the night. Captain Moe, of the Waimate, said that the serious part of the offence was that the men had broken the Customs seal. That would place witness in an unpleasant position were ibe Customs Department to take action. The Magistrate convicted and sentenced each to fourteen day’s imprisonment, and the amount of £2 Bs, the value of the goods, would be deducted equally from the wages of each. A LONG DRIFT. Wellington, April 1. Some local yachtsmen have just been iipprised of the result of an experiment started on January 4 last, when they threw a bottle overboard from the yacht Atlanta in Cook Strait. Inside the bottle was a message asking the finder to return it to an address given. The bottle was found on Maunganui beach, Chatham Islands, on March IS. WHITE SLAVERY. Wellington, April 1. Careful inquiry in Wellington ,loads to tho conclusion that “white slavery” is non-existent in New Zealand, though isolated attempts may have been made to institute such traffic (and evidence on this point is inconclusive). There has never up to the present been any systematic traffick--1 uig in,, girls. The fact is noted that any business would be ,easier| of defection than .the , isolated instances of seduction quoted,, by Mrs hard at the .W.C.T.U., Convention, and iii her later interview with the Minister. Many people .can quote such cases, jbut careful inquiry has failed to disclose anything in support, of the allegation of white slavery. The police geiibrally shout' the suggestion. They point out that iu such a small community any attempt to introduce a traffic in women would be easily discovered. •■r't; TL THE MAORI “KING.” ■ Auckland, 1 April 1. Tho meeting at Waahi yesterday •mule further efforts to induce-“ King” To Rata and his adviser Tupit to abandon for the present the proposed visit to England, to lay Maori grievances before tho Privy Council, but the protests were unavailing. Tupu said further discussion was useless. Ho had made up his mind to go, and nothing would prevent him from carrying out his intentions, which had not been decided upon hastily or without much thought. As the result, tho meeting broke up. Many left during the day for Orakau, while the remainder will proceed to their homes to-day. Those who favored the trip to England were asked to return on the 9th inst., in order to take part in a fitting send>ff to the “King” and his Prime Minster, who, with the others, would leave Waahi just in time to board Mio Niagara at Auckland at her hour if sailing. THE YEAR’S EXPORTS. Wellington, April 1 The exports of New Zealand prefects during February reached Lite .due of £3,214,636, compared with .'3.629,785 during the correspondin'?' month of last year. Tho total vain if the principal exports for the two; months ended February, 1911. was 1:21,926,271, compared with £21.036,•75 for the year ended February, 1913 The values of leading items for Febrn. iry are as follows:

1914 1913 £ £ Butter 365,433 354,728 Cheese 266,402- * 438,675 frozen beef ... 63,545 32,999 Frozen mutton 234,063 251,790 Frozen lamb 249,430 270,731 Hats 876 9,118 Hemp 70,410 72,507 Poultry, rabbits, hares 1,109 Nil Potatoes 419 433 I’ow 5131 5433 Kauri gum ... 61,633 51.158 Train and pulse, other than wheat or oats 1,842 7,433 Hops 826 24 Hides and skins 121,827 88,800 Timer 20,017 27.019 •’allow 55,120 59.351 Wool 569,695 1 ,838,133 Hold 123,758 120,323

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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 86, 2 April 1914, Page 2

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DOMINION NEWS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 86, 2 April 1914, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 86, 2 April 1914, Page 2

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