STOP PRESS NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18016, 29 November 1926, Page 1

STOP PRESS NEWS.

ISEEW •' FOOX.XSXC ACT. Declaring that she was not guilty of a criminal oct, but rather of a oolish one, Mr Justice Stringer toiay ordered a woman to com© up or sentence when called upon in espect of a charge of unlawfully •.bandoning a child. Mr McLachan represented the accused. His Honor said that it was hard\y a case of abandonment in the orinary sense. The Probation Ofcer’s report was favourable. It as stated in the report that the nke her back. It was not desirble that sjhe should be placed on le ordinary terms of probation, as sporting from time to time might :inder her in her duties. On the application of Mr McLach- • an, his Honor suppressed the wo* nan’s name from publication, statng that it was a case in which the >iiblic did not need protection, but n which the woman herself retired to be protected. PROFESSOR COITDLIFFE. Professor .T. B. Condliffe, Dean of he Faculty of Commerce and Law it Canterbury College, lias been appointed Chief Research Officer of the Institute of Pacific Relations. ,x is understood that the appointment is for three years, and the salary is a particularly substantial FRUIT MERCHANT GOES BANKRUPT. A meeting of creditors in the Kinkrupt estate of William Leonard .Valker, fruit merchant, 427, Papalui Road, Christchurch, was held his afternoon at the office of the Official Assignee. The amount, owing to secured creditors was £1352 4s 6d and to unsecured creditors £ll2l 12s 6d. The estimated value of securities was £1705, and there were also shares n the Wanganui Woollen Mills, .id., valuecV at £3O. The total, defieiency was shown at £73S 17s fid. The secured creditors were Mrs ‘l. Grey, widow, first mortgage £7OO, nd F. A. Neale, land agent, Clidist■hurch, second mortgage £3OO. The unsecured creditors were: A. 1. Larking, Christchurch, £llll 10s angl Dr A. Sandston, Christchurch, :in 2s fid. The equity on properties in Penial (on and Papanui was £352 15s Cd. In his sworn statement bankrupt aid he started business in 1022, and lad always been able to meet bis labilities. Kadi year bis turnover increased, and in 1025 to 102fi it reached £033-3, He had every prosect of a large increase in business or the coming, year guaranteed by Jr Morton, of Sydney, iris position ad been' brought about by Mr Lar- - ifig taking action at Court. He was .nable -t.. meet tlie amount of the uclgmeiU of £llOO, and could not n consequence resist an order in >ankruptcy. He was having his >ooks exhaustively examined, and . xpected this examination would ream l that he was truthful in all lie aid. “MISS NEW ZEALAND.” “Miss New Zealand” (Miss Thelma M’Millan) accompanied by Miss Jarie Osten and .Mrs M’Millan, will •ass through Christchurch on their ill be welcomed informally at Lytiel ton by the Mayor (Mr Sutton). ‘Miss Canterbury” (Miss Mavis Pyjroft) will see Miss M'Millan off at .ho express. STOCK EXCHANGES. AUCKLAND, November 20. Sales on ’Change.—National Bank £7 Is; War Loan 45 per cent, 1038, £97; Kawarau 3s sd, 3s 4d; Moanatuiari Gs 2d 6s. Sale Reported.—Auckland Harbour Board Debentures, 52 per cent, £lOl. DUNEDIN, November 20. Sales on ’Change.—Dominion Rubber 495; Kawarau 3s 4d (three); 1036 41 per cent bonds £96 17s 6d. — -A