—Gaoled

Ed With Native Woman

From Our Own Correspondent

Moresby, Mar. 3.

larles Henry Martin, driver, of xa, on February 11, became the person to be convicted under lew Native Women’s Protection nance. Martin was charged permitting a female native to e in premises other than those native between 6 p.m. and 6 without the prior written con of the District Commissioner, irtin was sentenced to one th’s imprisonment to be served urrently with a sentence of six ths which he had received the lous week when found guilty wo charges of theft, hen before the court on the ge relating to the female native, tin said he had met the girl t a month previously and had ted a liking for her. He asked if she would marry him and had agreed.