NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 399, 7 January 1909, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Sl<stol,.-.TBt,EOB<iEE-rrBESB-ASSOCUTION.I. ~~ "?'v ;'V- ' !>'■'■(■. ■ -MGATIAJYA. REFLOATED. . .. .--Auckland, January 6. • jThe,.N£atiawa, ; which went -aground af !Op6tiki, was 5 rc'floated-'at'.high''Water to-day, .-■ .-mid left immediately for Auckland. She was 'iiljifted'last night,' and-ha«led ,oif easily thie shpWi|]jg v j. ~&heijv,ni_bp( d cicked .for v ( ;oif arrival. Captain-6.teih?s body was:brought .ijCj Auckland for tho funeral. , / . . .ALLEGED. IJULICJT STILL. ' ;_Walhl, January 6. ■Two ajres.ts.werq .made hero yesterday in •<»nnMtioiii''Wjth I Vthe, discovery: of ;.an illicit stiU:in'.tli9'toTni. : '-.Tho.arrasts-were -made bj • I. Policyp®ecip'r,.;Ki9ly, ■ Sergeant VM'Kinnon, and ..tbrco Constables. ■ '■ .--vV ■ |Tlio:polioo.:Visitfid' a wa-shhouse at thercar ''6f|'teertain;preinisesj - and,-; receiving no reply ' :to tt knock, 'burst.open the:Joor, where tho ■ ; still ' was - found, '.with .. William :3laidens, a ' miner, 1 and William' Lack; a- 'busbman. A oomp|ete'plant, with' 36. gallonsof fermenting ' • "'".4" v"> ; .hv'- . were : • remanded, on bail., '',1 . . RIOT IN A HOTEL. • •.-jDisborne,January 6. A..rjot,i.ocsurred i ;at, ! a; hotelVabout ,5 p.m. . ■■•yesterday;"-A-.young.,man from :the country petered ;iinto; i 3.;.game.vCalled i ,''Selling. : ,:th''..; .Horse," but: presentlynwithdraw* -Words and fisticuffs', .>.and: : -bottles: .and: ) .The' landlady, : who iriferposedyvwasi -knocked-', down. No on« CwaS's(siipUßlJ' J ihjured..: Fivei'men twero be«., fore..ljjie.C^urt/to-day, behaviour. ' rv:' YV''-V:--.:-. THE NAPtER CATTLE- GASES. : --fJaDieri 1 January 6. ; At-.the.-'Magistrate's,,Court ..to-day WmRpbinspiuwas. iavirigJ'O^Wov.' • • j;l3,A£t, .(EunaDga, ...oil.JKapier-Taupa Road, received-'.from'. Samuel-.'Beswick ten hdad-. of . cattle,-', valued .at .£45,- the .property. ,of (Richard Iveene and Jasrß«id, knowing-tho .' ' sapie to-hF-ye been stolen. rAccußedj'who rej. -was ".committed.vto tho Sijpiehie.Cojirli for trial, on bail.-.",;;y • ' -j A MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY. ,;Palmerston-North,. January 6. . punng November- a^large-isquad. of - the : JS^counter'B v .men were ■■ m-'Palnverstoii foi ; ,„,d_ay s; taiingV part.: in , -the 1 r military' ' - tournament.; ■■■ .--To-day.:..the: Mayor, •on be- <- half, of: the. townspeople,' despatchedoa;.cable ■ message to -Captam'Fyler,- expressing .regret .at the calamity ; -ovprtaken .the-, snip. SHIFTING LIONEL TERRY. pCRET REMOVAL AT MIDNIGHT. .. r'.-v.: v-r.fcliristohurclv. January 6. • [The removal of- Lionel-Terry. from Lyttel" ■ ton'-Cjaol to ; thei..sUM"ysida..MentaLsDspit4:::: gp.-.lasf nightiat,all- was , kijown .prilyrto very' few, ;and ho was. quietly - ' eppyeyed. ,ttj" the;station in,.a withr,bags . and. baggage at.midnight. . who charge . of-him. »wait«d till -there was -sfiMcely-'-aiiyphevabout, and tHen jilaced hiin . - iinj a first-clas's carriage and pulled down ;the ' • blinds ,to. stop "the curious- gazer, of: tho''rail-.-'':. . way porters.and tho;ilight:owls." Terry pent ; utterly 'discountqd -tho prepara- : . tipns-that ihad'-bjeen madoifor'any ; -:5 he -might indulge m. • BURJGLARY AT LYTTELTO^. 1 Chrlstchurch, 5 January 6. Tho ■ premises" of Mr... Jorman, . imown -as ; the Jloyal-Gafo, m'Norwich Quay.eLytteltony : .w?r r afld ! a ■; ' tityr'of-s^b^cutleiyj.^alu^ - stolen. :It ■ ; is- supposed . that ;'an jchtrance^. was effected through- a door or window, at | tho Tear" of tho .building. < ■ & . . . ..-.-V ' . .i ' i ' WEATHER IN feoUT^""^ l^ < ■> Ashbu'rto'n, January' 6 1 r V : WMther-liM,. j -Seenr-:v«ry'". moody,'iir its : i : heaHy-'rain has falleri intormittently,. ! adcompaiued.'by. coldiwuids. The grain crops: '• aro-" therefore j being - kept" m'.a i ' tiniial-:;dampness;; and'^ttelr ; ; make •' its" appearanco: in t-he-'oat crops -■ on v h<!p,vyi land_s,-i aiidyif dbes' i not : ' must; ( assumi».:.-' f - s ; • jLight-'fttin ,dorifteli'^ ; ''to' fall":'yesterday-: ,- -throughout;tho''.: ' and--'is-:stin' : 'falliEg -'steacLily, '-with --iio;--iimediate spros'pects'. bf .cessation. Harvest ' !■ operations : hayeV.b.eeti; suspended: for several j days. ■ .i - ■■■■ ■:-■ ; Chrlstchurch, January 6. j iHeavy rain:lias-fallen all day from an • early■ hour thrissmorjiing.. rv Reports from country districts state.'that y ripening of fcrops".will be delayedj while, rust ; }s beginning to make its -appearance ,m oati . on -Thorram has.put a.completo f stop to. harvest and.most.outdoor work. .

11 " DUNEDIN CASE.

FAIRLY HEAVY BAIL. , \ • Dunedin, January 6. ■ jAtifthe Pohco :Gonrt to-day,-John Stephen. [: Tpomey,- aged' 19, was charged'-with' -having, on .Beoember 14/ discharged a; loaded 1 riflo at ■ - -DanicbiM'Curdy, .his step-father, with -intent.- . tq.^OigrievouiyD^ly*'harm., After .eviScnce' i: i far?this prosecution had.been: given,-accused, ; itho- fes^r.W.;his.'.jlefepce,-' was committed- for ; .ta-iak Thovpolipe..opposed the,-application>For.'? : - ibail, on' the ground , that accused bad sinoe- . . threatened to do Jl'Curdy further injury.?:■■■ }[- ■ Accused's':-uncle -undertook to ' send himVto? :' .Naseby/; and; on .accused., stipulating not- to. further. injure? his,, step-father,; ,bail was at;. . lowed, accused in £200,-. and one-surety ;of-a ■ amount, or tiro of £100?cach. ■;'■/?' 1 ' SECOND-HAND DEALINC. . v Dunedin,' January 6. - : jTlioma's M'Keiizie was charged' at thV .- A : Police Court tins morning with: carrying or- . . i theibusiness?;"ota,.second-handi.dealer a (license. It was, a test case. It appeared l 'thafr , 'license;? siE^edjb^ kbusitiess, wording of;. the*:- ;?■; Second-hand Dealers Act ,showed that each' v i license shoujfl only apply to one place of- | t?.-■ v?'V-'-':V??v |;• ffhe -magislratie considered, a nominal pen-' , dlty would ■ meet?. theVcasc} and fined defendant-' ??:;? os."without costs. ; ? v '•"•?•,•?•"' r/y'-'A.y • ■/.. THE TEETH OF CHILDREN. i v Dunedin, January 6. :Dr.' Pickerill, addressing tho Conferenco' on .thai necessity, for .teaching, den- X'.- j, tal and aural 'hygiene m primary schools, urged tho inclusion of these subjects m the curriculum. The teeth of the children' of '• tins generation wero, he said, fast rotting, and with them must inevitably go their physi-: . oal.and mental .'-well-being. Ninety per cent.-, of the children were affected by dental diseaso m various forms. More. physical doteriora- ■ tion was duo to defective teeth than-to at •. cohol: - The appointment of State-paid dontal ; -surgeons to puolic, schools might becoitiG necossary -to stem', the - ever-advancing tide ; of -•*- dontal. disease. But was it:a measure of es- ! - podioncy ? ■ It was- not to the best interea of :- the' children, to\-provide ifrce, treatment - when tho laws of health were so generally disobeyed, as .it miplit tend to further negligence, while'lessening parental • responsibili- ■ • ties;- • :<i ■ .... NEWS IN BRIEF. Aucklartd, January G. , To-day was ono of the warinost of, the so,> son, tlio thormometor at-tlio Auckland Ob-' sorvatory recording 78 degrees in tho shade. ' -