NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 407, 16 January 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) : ■ MAMARI'S immigrants. CAPITAL, £3123 Auckland, January 15. During' the voyage of the Mamari from London the two-year-old daughter of, Mr. and Mrs.. Willan, booked; to Lyttelton, died of croup on December 23./ .)•' Of 377 • passengers, .261 are assisted. There are 65 children under the age of 12. - Of the total, there, are 36 farmers, 14 farm, labourers, 38 domestic servants and 12 wives of former immigrants: joining their husbands. ■ One hundred and thirteen were nominated by relatives in New Zealand,'who guarantee!}, to procure.them work. ~ '■ ' ' ■ The capital brought out, excluding that ol nominated passengers, totals.£3l23. CONCILIATION COMMISSIONERS. OBJECTION TO MR. HARLE GILES. ; nn, , TAuckland, January 15. ine jrolitical Labour League passed,a resolution protesting against the appointment of Mr. T. Harle_ Giles, as a Conciliation Commissioner, and arranging a mass meeting on the. subject for Saturday night. AN ILLICIT STILL IN WAIHI. I m Walhl, January 15. , Awomen, William, MaidensJand Alfred .Lack, .charged .with being, in .possession of a • ■still and with illegally, manufacturing whisky, appeared before Mr. Burgess, S.M., yesterday. The former .'was'fined £60,; with the ■ alternative of,, six months' imprisonment, and. .Lack was fined £50, or'six months. The case created a great amount of local interest. MISSING LEDGER RECOVERED. . Wairoa, January-15. : Immediately after the inquiry regarding the late fire, witnesses found in the debris portion ofa ledger .showing-balanoes 1 to September 30 and entries in December; also th« portion of the covor of a share register. l These have, been handed to tho police; This disposes, of the allegation regarding" the di& '' appearance -of .the books of the company. TARANAKI TENNIS TOURNAMENT. ' ■ New Plymouth, January 15. The Taranaki tennis tournament was continued to-day. The rough and. wet weather; • precluded play during-the morning, but. froni;., about- two-o'clock,, the:weather cleared; and : ' the courts soon become'playable. In ,the'"' men's.championship, singles Parker .beat Dr>' Fookes, Fisher beat Caplen,-"Wilding beat'W. -i Pearse, Jennings beat A. Powdrell. In the championship doubles, Taylor and Black' beat ' Nicholson and: Smith, Parker and Brown beat , Pearse and Morton, Fisher and Wilding beat ■Powdrell and Powdrell. Ladies' championship .-Second round r Miss' Nunn'eley • Deat Miss Cave, 6—o, 6—o; Miss Powdrdl beatMrs. E. Jones, 6—l, 6—-0; Mrsl'Payne beat Mjss V. Simpson,- 6—o, 6—l. Third round: Miss Nunneley beat Miss L. Thomson, 6—o, • ■ ■6--0. In. the combined championship l doubles, Miss Nnnneley and Wilding -beat Miss Thomson and Taylor,' 6—o, 6—3,' -... ALLEGED BURCLARY AT DANNEVIRKE ' ; Dannevlrke, January 15. • At one o'clock this morning a -man named 'James Kay ; Horsefield was discovered by the • nightwatchman in tho promises of Peter Nymand/ jeweller. Accused was brought, he-; ' ; fore the Court this morning on a charge of breaking and entering and stealing goods to the value of £30, and was remanded till Monday. • DEFYINC A COVERNING BODY. Wanganul, " January 15. ■ Regarding :.the'.-trouble',between-..the:Wa- -- nganui Caledonian.'Society the"'Athletio' Union, it is, stated authoritatively that: 'th's Feilding.Society has .resigned fromthelattei' as a protest against 'the union's action in ■ignoring the. amicable 7 ,.report-.0f.-delegates," All the principal competitors ..will- be present, ! - ■ the Wanganui : gathering 1 on Friday, not- ' ■ withstanding : the -union's disqualification threats. - ■ -.-

BOOKMAKER FINED. ■ Tlmaru, January 15. " At the Magistrate's Court William Lewis, of " Christchurch, was, ' filled ■; £20 and £3 ss, lOd, costs for betting at the South Canterbury Itacing Club's spring meeting without a license.' NEWS IN BRIEF. Wairoa, January 15. The Frasertown show, held yesterday, re« suited successfully. The show "of sheep was ' . fair, .of . hacks .very fine,: and the'' jumping was excellent. Mr. Jefferson took eight '• ■ firsts in hones,, also'championship with ram,' The champion ewe was shown'by Mr. J; E. Taylor, and the champion hack by Mr. J.' M. Taylor. /. - •.. rEltham, January 15: ' In conversation with an Eltham " Argus" '/ reporter,' Arnst stated that he had heard ' ; that Webb's people were prepared to put him' ; forward for. another match for the world's championship. • ' . Christchurch, January 15. At a gathering of the Roman Catholic priests :: of the diocese in Synod, under the presidency of Bishop Grimes to-day, prayers were pre- ' scribed for fine weather, in viow of the impending harvest. : , Christchurch, January 15. ' A boarding-house, '• situated in Cashel Street East, was broken into late onThurs-j day night arid about £30 wqs taken from the pockets of the boarders'clothes; ' Dunedin, January 15. The services of .thirty men on the Mosgiel duplication works ha\^'been dispensed'with.' In all some 130' hands will be put: off in •batches before;the end : of the present month.-