DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2755, 9 March 1910, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

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TAIHAPE, March 7. Leonard Loter, late manager of M. C. Lawson’s store here, arrested in Wellington last week, was brought up to-day on a charge of forging and uttering a cheque lor £5, purporting to be drawn by Lawson. He pleaded guilty and was remanded to the Supreme Court for sentence. He was also remanded to Palmerston North on a charge of false pretences. MUNICIPAL PICKINGS. DANNEVIRKE, March 3. Two members of the Borough Council have resigned owing, it is understood, to having had business relations with the Council exceeding the amounts allowed by law. No correspondence relating to the matter has yet been published. SUPREME COURT AT NEW PLYMOUTH. NEW PLYMOUTH, March S. The Suprejne Court opened to-day, Judge Edwards presiding. John McCarthy, alias McArthur, a blind man, was found guilty on a charge of assaultupon an old woman by throwing a frying pan at her and wounding her. Judge Edwards will pass sentence in the morning, reserving the point as to whether accused can he rightly convicted, seeing -that when he threw the missile it was not meant to strike her, hut was thrown at a constable. A case against W. R. Mac Kay, cattle dealer, for failing to keep usual and proper account books collapsed early, and the jury found a verdict- of not guilty. Another charge against Mac Kay of contracting debts without reasonable and probable expectation of paying them was thrown out by the Grand Jury. John Stephen was charged with theft from the person. The jury, after nearly five hours’ retirement, found that he was not guilty.

THE RUTLAND HOTEL FIRE.

WELLINGTON

March 8

In connection witli the charge of arson and perjury against Davis and Haynes, arising out of the Rutland hotel fire at Wanganui, Messrs Wiiford and Levy, solicitors, Wellington, instructed by the prisoners, hare prepared an application under the Crimes Act for a change of venue to some other place in the Dominion, preferably Wellington, on the ground that -public feeling in Wanganui against the accused is so great that it is in the interests of justice that such removal should take place. A number of affidavits have been prepared and filed to-day. The application for removal will be heard at Wellington before the Judge of the Supreme Court, the Crown Prosecutor here acting on behalf of the Crown Prosecutor at Wanganui. THE WELLINGTON INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. The Wellington industrial exhibition suggested -by the Industrial Association is to he held at a later date than originally purposed, as it is hoped Parliament will meet before the exhibition opens and legalise the employment of assistants after 6 p.m. At- to-night’s meeting of the Association it was resolved to open the exhibition on duly 27th and that it continue for one month. Present -applications for space wore reported to total 2537 square feet. The manager of the Wellington Gas Company wrote stating that as it had been decided to light the exhibition by electricity supplied from the city mains, his Board considered the Company had not received the copsideiration due to one of the largest industries of the district, and had determined not to take any part in the exhibition. LICENSING CASES IN OAMARU. OAMARU, March 8. Mr Hutchison gave judgment this morning in several cases involving breaches of the no-license laws which occupied the attention of the Court the -whole of yesterday and this morning. William" McGregor, carrier, was fined £5 and costs on a charge of receiving orders for liquor, and £l, without costs, on five other similar charges. A case against McGregor for forwarcing an order for liquor to Speight and Co. and not giving the name and address of the person for whom it was intended, was dismissed. Two charges of receiving orders were preferred against George Adamson, carter. Ho was fined £2 and costs in one case, and the other was dismissed. Speight and Co., were fined £5 and costs for sending liquor to a no-license district without supplying the necessary notice to the Court-. A case against McGregor for keeping liquor for sale was dismissed. The cases were of an unusual nature, the Magistrate agreeing that the defendants McGregor and Ada-mson acted without any intention of committing a breach. A PROSPEROUS CONCERN. DUNEDIN, March 8. At a meeting of the directors oil IveniDthorne Prosser Drug Co. adividend for the half-year at the rate of 7 per cent, was recommended. WOMEN FOR THE HOSPITAL BOARD. A special meeting of women representing various women’s societies was hold to-dav to nominate two lady candidates for the Hospital Board. Mesdanies Blair and Gibson Turton consented to undertake office and will be nominated.