SOUTHERN NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 153, 28 June 1907, Page 2

SOUTHERN NEWS.

(By Telesranh.—Press Association.) ■ OF THE SHOPS ACT. WELLINGTON, this day v . At the Magistrate's Court .to-day, Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains were fined 40/- and costs ior; employing three, iejnale - assistants-for more than.five hours continuously without, an interval of at least one hour for-.meals,. contrary .to the pro--visions rof the Shops and Offices Act.

SLY-GEOG SEI/LJCNG.

ASHBURTON, this day. Thos.. Murphy pleaded guilty to selling liquor at Winslow, in the Ashburton nolicense district; and was fined £20. He was given one month in which to pay the amount.

PAETKERSHIP FUNDS.

" "Tharsdiiy. "' John. McMillan;-'late' .of Q,f" McKeehine ani Fleming, .con--was for. tslal on 'a Charge of embezziirfig- £1151 18/10" ; of- .partnership""; funds, . Bail" was granted, accused >ia £200, and. one surety of a like* amount. ......

A ITREMAST DKOWNED.

GHEJSTCHTIRCH, Thursday. . The hody of a fireman named Duncan : "MJfQrae has been found floating in. Lyttelton Harbdur. McOrae, -who worked on the Harbour Board's tug, was supposed to be on duty keeping steam up, and he left horn? shortly before eight o'clock to go to the vessel So far as can be ascertained hp was not seen aiterwarde, and it was eurmised that he fell into the water when going aboard, and that the body was- washed' imdex the' whiurf. Deceased was a niafTie'd man, and had lived in the port for 20 years, and had been in the colony "for nearly 4S years. It is a coincidence that McCrae was fill-; ing"' the position on the tug of a fireman who -was drowned- under similar circuinstanees about- 12 months ago.

1. EARTHQUAKE. SHOCK.

NAPIER, this day. A sharp double. shock of earthquake was felt here at 7.7 this morning.