Gold-Stealers Sentenced

At Salamaua

From Our Own Correspondent.

RAbaul, Sept. 1.

His Honour Judge Wanliss (the Chief Judge) and Mr. Maunsell Turner, of the Crown Law Department, visited Salamaua recently and held a Circuit Court there between August 13 and 16. and dealt with several cases connected with gold-steal ing and gold-buying.

T. P. Featherstone, charged with ille gal gold-buying was found guilty and sentenced to two-and-a-half years’ im prisonment.

T. R. O. Clay, found guilty of gold stealing, was sentenced to three months’ and eighteen months’ imprisonment, to be served concurrently.

R. J. V. Sutherland was found guilty of stealing gold specimens and sentenced to three months’ on the the first count and four years’ on the second, to be served concurrently- Peter Zuccola, charged with illegally buying gold, was found guilty and fined £20.