Second Edition. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 69, 13 July 1914, Page 6

Second Edition. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Albert Hodge's design lias been selected for the Scott Memorial in London, states the - cables. A Berlin cablegram states that Walzt absconded, forfeiting hi* bail of £1250. ; James Salt and Thomas Heade were committed for trial in connection with the taxi-ride case in Chmtchurch, states the Press Association. In connection with the Carnival Queen contest, it is understood that the senior football team have issued a challenge to .the Eastern sub-union to plav the Eastern representatives on an early date, which will be arranged. A total of 50,000 brown trout ova have recently arrived at the Stratford Acclimatisation Society's hatchery from Hakataramea, and are now being hatched out. Twenty thousand were received on June 10th and the other thirty thousand arrived on June 27th. In the Dunedin Police Court this morning (states the Press Association) three milkmen were fined £2, £3, and £5 respectively for selling milk under the standard. The Magistrate said it had not been proved that the defendants had been guilty of actual wrongdoing, and the penalties would he made in accordance with the quality of the milk.

A Wellington Press Association telegram to-day says:—The Appeal Court was engaged this morning in hearing argument on certain law points reserved at the trial in May last of Wililam Thomas Young on a charge of sedition, with reference to a speech made on 26th October, 1913, at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, during the recent waterside workers' strike. The mam question is whether the conviction and punishment of Young forincitmg |>eople to resist the police, which was founded upon certain words in the same speech, the whole of which was looked at by the Magistrate, are in answer to the present proceedings. Mr Justice Hosking, at the trial, overruled this objection, relying'on Holland's case and reserved the question for tiie consideration of the Appeal Court. Young was convicted of sedition, but sentence was postponed pending the decision of the Appeal Court on this question and certain minor questions on the admissibility of certain evidence. Mr T. M. Wilford and Mr P. J. o'Regan appeared for accused, and the Solicitor-General for the Crown. Argument is proceeding. .

A Gisborne Press Association telegram states: John Robert Marsh and "William Johnston were charged with burglary at the shop of H. J. Grieve, jeweller, on June 12th. The case against MaYsh was heard first. Accused pleaded not guilty of theft, but guilty of receiving a watch which wa» fotttid in his possession. Mr Grieve, in evidence, stated that the jewellery taken was valued at between £I6OO and £I7OO. Detective McLeod said the accused Marsh admitted he had a watch which was the proceeds of the burglary,, and which had been given him by a man to keep his mouth shut. Marsh was committed fo rtrial on the charge of theft and committed for sentence for receiving. Bail'-of £SOO and two sureties of £SOO each was granted. The case against Johnston is proceeding. Marsh, in a signed statement, said that on Saturday evening after the robbery he met the accused Johnston, who took him to an unoccupied house and pulled a bag out from uftder the house filled with jewellery. Witness put his hand in the bag and took a watch. Johnston took some jewellery also, and then he replaced the bag under the house. Johnston said the man Who robbed Grieve's shop had-ar-ranged to plunder another store that night, and he, Marsh and Johnston, waited to assist him, but he failed to turn up. Marsh said he had no idea who he waj>. That was all he knew of the robbery. Johnston when arrested at Tolago Bay made a statement that on the day following the burglary he met a man who told him he had broken into Brieve's and showed him the "swag" planted under an empty house. He (Johnston) agreed to assist him to shift the stuff, and subsequently visited a place with Marsh. The latter took a watch, and he (Johnston) took various articles valued at £3O. Marsh's statement that they had arranged with a man to break into another shop was untrue. He (Jhnston) took no part in the robbery. That was all he knew about it. Johnston pleaded guilty to receiving and not guilty'to burglary, and was committed for sentence and trial. Bail was as fixed for Marsh.