DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14132, 11 February 1910, Page 3

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

SPURIOUS COINS. Per Press Association. Christchurch, Feb. io. A large number of spurious coins are in circulation here. One big firm is reported to have been victimised tc the extent of £l3 in one day. Th« tramways also suffered to some extent. LADY PLUNKET. WELLINGTON, Feb. 10. Lady ■ Pluuket left- by the Ruahine to-day on her return voyage to Eng--land. There was a largo gathering on the wharf to say . good-bye. ’• "»■ ' A SUDDEN DEATH. V CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 10. , Sarah Ann Smart, aged 65, died suddenly at Ynldhtii’st-yesterday,'the cause of death being! rupture of the" aorta. THE TTMARU THEFTS. TIM ARC, Feb. 10. Two men, arrested for stealing money from tho till of tho Zoaland-ia cafe on Tuesday, were brought before the Justices to-day, and discharged on the ground of insufficient evidence. BOY BURGLARS SENTENCED. WELLINGTON, Feb. 10. ■Maurice Edward ,I’cinton and Joseph ■ Patrick Haughey, the boy butglars recently arrested at Happy Valley while" carrying arms, appeared for sentence at the Supreme Court to-day oh’ thirteen charges,of burglary. Haughoy, as ringleader, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment with hard labour on each of the thirteen charges, the sentences to run concurrently. Pointon was sentenced to" one month’s imprisonment without hard labour on each charge, the terms to run concurrently. WOMEN AND CHILDREN! CHRISTCHURCH, Fob. 11. Mrs. Townsend has given -ClOu to the funds of the Society for Ulo Promotion of the Health of Women and Children. WELLINGTON WOOLLEN CO. WELLINGTON, FeK 11. Tho directors of the Woollen Company have announced an interim dividend of 3 per cent, on all shares for the first half of tho financial year ended January 31.