THE REST OF THE NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 90, 9 November 1932, Page 3

THE REST OF THE NEWS

NEW ZEALAND AND OVERSEAS At the Supreme Court before Mr Justice MacGregor yesterday a jury returned a verdict of not guilty in respect to charges against William Wright, a half caste Maori of the Opotiki’ district, against whom two informations had been laid for allegedly obtaining goods by false pretences (reports a Gisborne telegram).

Charles Barclay Dewar, an elderly man, was charged in the Te Aroha Court yesterday with breaking and entering the Te Aroha Borough Council Chambers on October 8 and at. tempting to break open the strong room door with explosives. Evidence was given by the Paei'oa police that when arrested there as a rogue and vagabond Dewar had a bag of tools in which was a broken file. The present charge was based on the fact that pieces of a file found in the borough council chambers* at To Aroha fitted the file in Dewar’s bag and Avere of the same description. DeAvar pleaded not guilty and Avas sent to the Supreme Court at Hamilton for trial.

An English police sergeant named Houston ran amok at police headquarters at Ahmedabad (India) ou Monday and snot dead Inspector Green and injured other European and Indian officers. He fired 48 gout have been obtained. It is under.

Arthur Bernard Davies, a city solicitor and company director, com. mitted suicide at Hunter’s Hill, near Sydney, in April last. An investigation in’ bankruptcy began in his estate yesterday, when it was revealed that trUst funds totalling! £126,000 were unaccounted for. Davies’ private secretary said he kept no books —not even a trust ledger. The only record of transaction’s relating Ito trust funds comprised cheque butts and Pass books. The examination was not concluded.

In the Equity Court at Sydney yesterday, Mr Justice Harvey, on the petition of a creditor, made an order winding up Pacific Industries of Australasia, Ltd., registered at Auckland and holding lands at Bay of Islands. ♦ * • It is reported from Dunedin that an option has been given by one of the parties over the claim on the Kawarau River from which during th e past few weeks rich returns of gold have been obtaind. It is understood that the price at which the option has been given is £15,000, the vendors to receive 15 per cent, of the gold won. The option is for six months, tenable for a further term of six months. - * * The election of Dr Juan Sacasa (Liberal) as President of Nicaragua at Sunday’s election over Senor Adolfo Diaz (Conservative) by a large majority is conceded. * » • A charitable trust with funds' amounting to over £400.000 has been established at Sheffield (England) by Alderman Graves, a well known local manufacturer. The trust, which lias already been in secret existence for some time, undertakes educational, scientific, medical and other public benefactions which would have not otherwise! been carried out at the public expense. Alderman Graves has already given his native town a large park and has contributed many thousands of pounds for other civic amenities.