INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13448, 21 November 1907, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Par Press Association. HAWERA. November 20. Tliera were splendid entries and glorious weather lor the first day of the Hawera Show. Horses and catik weie bolh splendid classes, a great improvement being shown in Jerrys. Notable featum; were sheep, which wei ' much moie largv'.y represented than usual. King competitions excited great attention, ■.■ WELLINGTON, November 20. I'he Defence authorities have decided that the Wellington submarine miner.s corps shall be" disbanded, and have sug-o-c-'ted the formation of a new company. to be attached to the naval artillery • as an electric light squad. This is supposed to be the outcome of an mquiry into matleis concerning the corps some months ago. when the submarine miners wet? practieallv on strike. Klwanl J. Levdon a letter-carrier in the' employ of the General Po.t Office, Wellington, was charged before Mr Riddel ,S M. to-dav with stealing a postal packet containing a ring- and brooch,, valued at £3. He was committed for trial at the Supreme Court. FXETAHUNA, November 20. \ poll taken to-day on-the. proposal to borrow £3OOO for the installation of ckctric lighting in the borough, was carried by 100 votas to 61 votes. DUNEDIN, November 20., George J. C. Smart, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial on a charge of theft of £2O, the property of the State Fire Insurance Department, of which ho was manager. He war, also committed for trial on a second charge of having on or about August 17t.h, 1906, stok-n a cheque for £l4 Is 4d, the property of the Stat* Fire Insurance De-. partm-nt. Evidence was given by Patrick Treachv, Ngapara, that he paid accused the amount stated for insurance and the departmental official depceed that a. cheque for the sum had been, cashed by accused but that there' was no record of the insurance having b:en effected.