NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 48, 20 November 1907, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BY TELEGnAPH.—rRESS ASSOCIATION.) . 1>

AUCKLAND AND POVERTY BAY,

OVERLAND CONNECTION. ' Auckland, November 19. In the course of an interview to-day upon Farmers'.Union matters, Mr. G. J. Garland, provincial secretary, referred to the need-of tho establishment of proper. overland conneotion between Auckland and Poverty Say. At present the overland journey between Rotorua and Gisborne is scarcely negotiable. Some two years ago Mr. Garland moved , in the Auckland Chamber of Commerce that steps should bo taken to induce the Government'to establish a stock route behyeeiv Gisborne and Auckland. The matter.has now come before'Parliament,'and, in view of the importance of such overland connection, Mr. Garland contends that every effort should be made to assist the Farmers' Union in impressing upon representatives in the ,House the need of its accomplishment. At present Poverty Bay is practically unable to send any of its-stock into the Auckland province, anoV all broken-mouthed , sheep are boiled down, whereas if they could, be. driven overland into the Auckland, district, they.would meet with a big demand. ' ' DEATH OF TE WHITI, GREAT EXCITEMENT AT PARIHAKS,, New Plymouth, November 19. Maoris are flocking to Parihaka. in great numbers. Enormous quantities of provisions have also been ordered, sufficient to last hundreds of people for several weeke. the telephone at Pungarehuis besieged all day by natives sending messages. Great excitement of a suppressed nature prevails at Parihaka. The "Herald's■". representative says that what will take place when the feelings of the natives break bounds,, as in all probability will happen boiore all the ceremony is over, will'be awaited with great interest. '. ■ . -'~ • _Mr. W. Jack, local agent of the Publio i™*;.- had his first interview with Tβ Wniti last Thursday, when matters of con-. siUerable importance concerning the natives' wore discussed, Te Whiti showing -wonderful koenness and masterly grasp of the subject. lno prophet s son is a man of more European ideas. If ho; succeeds to his father's position, Parihaka -will be ruii oh much morr lines. ;...,. , i^ RAILWAY CLASSIFICATION BILL.- ■ . -'■ Wanganui, November 19. At a meeting of the Wanganui ibrarich-of the Railway Officers Institute last night,' a strong expression of opinion was made at the action of cortain'officers of the- head 'office in •wiring to-juniors urging them to accept Mβ Railway Classification" Bill in 'its 'present form.. . . ~.: : . A resolution was carried ; instructing the secretary to at once wire to the executive, : assuring them of continued' support ' and ; loyalty. ■ ' ■ . • . .•:•■ -.4- .

THE RAURIMU STRIKE. • ' Auckland, November Is. The Austnans who were the cause of the strike on the Main Trunk Railway- works near Raurimu" wero again sont out, to-day, Mr. Keller, representing, the. Public Works Department, intimating that any of the original gang employed on that cutting who refused to-work with the Auslriaris would he paid off. All the men employed.;on the' cutting left, with the' exception of. six. The matter is the subject of a petition to the Minister for Public Works'and the momber for the district. DIVORCE COURT SITTING. Dunedln, November 18. In the Divorce Court to=day, in the cas« of Porteous y. Porteous, the wife's • petition for restitution of : conjugal' rights",: an unde-! fended case, an order was costs against the' cb-re'spo'ride'nt. l '".' '".>.'•■ • • t In Dix v. Dix, the wife's petition for , -disr solution of marriagei on the ground of do-, scrtion, a decrce'riisi.was;' granted, to be made absolute'in 1 three months. •'■•■'' '■"■'■ • In Wilson v. Wilson, also the wife's petition, on the ground.of desertion, a' similar order was made. • CHRISTCHURCH IMPROVEMENTS/, Chrlstchuroh, -November 18. The City Council decided to-night to sub* mit the proposal to purchase tho Bank'of New' Zealand' corner for the purpose, of widening Colombo Street to a , poll of '• the ratepayers. The Bank offers to sell the land for £15,000. The ratepayers' previously rejected a proposal to Duy the land when offored for £12,500, but values have 'risen considerably since. Eight or ton years ago the Council .was offered two'acres'and a half on the north side of Worcester-Street, between Cathedral Square and Manchester Street, for. purposes of a 'central yard, for £8000. The ratepayers .rejected this also. Recently the Council was offered threeeighths of an.acre in the same block for £10,000. .■.■■'• • ' \_ .. . . : • ' : THE LIQUOR LAW. .'-"•;■'■'; 'Auckland,' November .18. Mr. Dyer, S.M., gave his reserved decision at. the Police Court. :this afternoon in the case in which-James, Thomas Grayj-- licensee of the Anchor Hotelj' was charged with permitting tho sale_of liquor to a'person'under the influence of liquor on August. 19 last. Tne barman who sold the liquor (John Wylio) was involved in the same charge. The defence of Gray was'that "he was'not in.the bar at the time, ■ and had no connivance of the ' sale whatever, while Wylie's defence was that the liquor was not sold to Morris, but to his employer, Morris'merely-being'an agent. Mr. Dyer, in giving his decision, said' that ho was not prepared to hold that liquor could, be sold to a person in a state of intoxication on tho plea that it 'was for his mastor,' even if that supposition was afterwards found to'be correct.- Wylie would be.convicted and fined £5, and costs £1 Bs. Gray, who was in the dining-room at the time and knew nothing of tho sale was legally liable for the same offonce, although not really guilty'. He would be fined 20s. and costs. .

■ . . dunedin, November 19. ■ At tho~'Police; Court to-day Donald Morrison, licensee of.the. Marino Hotel, Port Chalmers, was fined £5 and costs on a charge ofyperinitting drunkenness ou hia promises. • ' • ■-.'■' ACCOMMODATION'FOR CONSUMPTIVES. Auckland, November IS.'The question of making provision for the accommodation \ot v consumptives which was brought before the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board recently by the District Health Officer (Dr. Purely),, was further considered at torday's meeting of the Board. Mr. W. R. Bloomfield moved that Dr. Purdy's schomo bo recommonded to the favourable consideration of the new Boiird. Mr. P. M. Mackay' seconded the motion. Mr. J. . Filt . said that the mattor had been brought up eighteen months ago, but nothing had beon done. Ho looked upon provision for consumptives as very necessary. Not long ago tho Board had taken over tho Alexandra Homo for Convalescents, and he maintained that peoplo suffering from consumption wore moro entitled to consideration than- those people who would be housed in the Alexandra Home. Tho motion was carried. ■ MIDLAND RAILWAY. ' Nelson, November 18. The Chamber of Commerce to-night adopted n resolution'strongly protesting against tho failure of the Govommoht to include tho extension of the Nelson end of the Midlaud Railway in the Railways Authorisation Hill, and decided to urge tho local members to make a strenuous effort to secure tho inclusion of this line, as had been repeatedly promised by tho Government.