WITHIN THE DOMINION

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14592, 16 February 1921, Page 8

WITHIN THE DOMINION

FINED FOR SMUGGLING. By Telegraph.—Press Association. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. At Hie Police Court, Alexander Stewart was lined £23 and 42s costs for attempting to smuggle from Sydney eight fur necklets and about seven yards of dress material without paying the duly. MORE IMMIGRANTS. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. The Himulaka arrived from Southampton with fiO.'i passengers, including 300 under the auspices of the New Zealand Government, 23 being female domestics. The immigrants, who comprise a number of married couples and children, appeared a happy lot, with high hopes of their prospects in the Dominion. The southern passengers will leave by the express to-night. AN ADVENTURE CUT SHORT. AUCKLAND. Tuesday. Two youths, the eldest 22 years, had an adventure cut short by the interposition of the police. They proposed to proceed to the Kennadocs in the yacht -Mizpah, which the eider boy claimed to have purchased. The lad’, by the aid of a cheque book, obtained a large quantity of stores and provisions, which were sent to the wharf, and placed in care of a watchman, whom they paid 5s an hour. Detectives relieved the watchman'of his duty, and at present the youths stand charged with uttering a cheque by means of which benzine and oil were obtained. SHIP’S OFFICER DISAPPEARS. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Mr Fred Banks, second officer of (ha steamer Corinna, is missing, lie had been on shore leave at Onehunga, and did not return to Hie Corinna when He vessel sailed south on Tuesday last. No trace of Ids whereabouts lias since been discovered. WEST COAST MINES WORKING. CRKY.MOUTII. Tuesday. The West Coast mines arc working si cadi ly, last week’s output being lOC. tins. PRISONERS SENTENCED. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. At the Supreme Court the prisonerwho pleaded guilty were brought up for sentence. William Joseph Curtin, for house breaking, was admitted to probation for throe years; George Bohe.’t Kemp, for false pretences, was admitted U probation for three years, anil ordered to pay £3 towards the cost of tl.e prosecution. THE SHOPS’ACT. CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. Mr Massey, replying to a deputation of small shop-keepers who protested against last session’s amendment to the Art relating to six o’clock closing, said the House would he given opportunity to remove hardships imposed on small businesses. CHINESE: EGG PULP. ITS PROHIBITION LIKELY. CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. A deputation of soldier poultry farmers waited on Mr Massey in connection with Hie Asiatic egg trade. The deputation said that they were menaced by the trade in Chinese egg pulp, and if they went to (he wall the Government would ho left with the biggest farm settlement in New Zealand on their hands. The Premier said ho had no sympathy with Hie importation of egg pulp, and would sec if il was possible to prohibit the pulp without legislation, but he doubled it. He knew the temper of Parliament in Hie mailer, and as soon as prohibition could bo imposed it would bo.