NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 427, 9 February 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

V .!/'.-IB!. TELEOBAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATIOH.j . %,, ',; '.' j ■"H ! .'■■ : . : :;- , '' , /";"'■' ..'' *a;' ; *'~ '_'"' '' : ;-Vs- v ;;:;: ; -V •'';-l';-- , . ! ; : WANCANUI LOCAL!ELECTIONIS. I - ; '■• i r; -,'vv' :> ; Wanganul;vFebruaix;B.':^>.''';.; .', ■:"■ Considerable interest. was -; taken. ■ in : - the "-.'-.... ■'■. Harbour' Board election ; to-day.-.There were' '"".;.; ■".i two;,tickets, .the'/'pVesenfcV'rnembers: of ..the •"'-■ ,■ ''■ :board; "adhering the; .existing:' scheme of /■■■ .■ . harbournmprbvemerit|;-wMe ; aVnew v ad--:';J='V vocated cutting a channel* through :the South ';., V : Spit. Theresplt.of: the: poll;was the return:.,: of old. members by good \ Do-; :/■ -'.'.-. ■tails are as follow ■ 671*- votes; ;'Ba3- .':. ■ : ; ; ■■ '.' '•Betty,-. 670 ;-: Meuli,: .649 ;':Y;v/WilKairis,V : -'574. ' '-' v> (elected) -Kobinsoh; 436;; Field/."416: Sprig-.:,';?. '■':; gens, 382; Bowater, 336.-;:Jn;the'electipn:for; ;; ; : ;\ : ,a ■ representative.{of 'Wanganui .Cbunty, Pat- .-. : : : • terson (94);;)ieat;Mannirigtdrv (82>, : : \yia./..th»:C;-r%-. poll for County, '■ :■ Murray:"(324); beat-'Alleia'XXSe^f.':" ; ;•: " : . :'X' 'V - : ;-;v''-/:":'Fire Af:;AJbprNofpM;K^:;^K ; ii'i-^; ;H': "■'.■?..• 'V■','.; :■% ..ChMstchurch,' February' 6. ''•',. ■;;■•,,: _ /Shortly before': midnight on .'Friday; Ad-'..; -. •'"«,: " din'gton . Public School; was , .! found '.to be on* j : ;".•",."!; fire,.and, despite,thejefforfs-Jof the-brigade; ?:<•'■ ;. '-;' the main building was,totally' destroyed.-.The; ~y ':>■'■', infant school) , situatedab'diit^ tvra 'chains' from . :'r.; ,- the main school, was : s'ayed;;>The'.school'had ■;;;rf':• ; .' been , undergoing a complete*overhaul the' holidays/'butthough.the' workmen I were,.-"-V. engaged, on the-building.during:the day,no .-: fire'was used. " ;>u- : : insured 'under the GoVernment's'owri 'Bche'me.: : ",'; ' It is., impossible to ..assign.'any- cause'.to'the. *''■•, outbreak.;; . : '. : - '■■'.- ';;(■';■'■'.: ■'■.'•■?."■'?'■/:: Vv.£\:* : ;.\ : .■■'■;■■;-;-.■:■ i ' ■■:; : -■'; ; ;'.Chrlstohurbhi;;FelJruary % '-■;: :; ; ,• '.. : :An;"inquiry; into; Vthe.V destruction^ ; of : i '.'the : Addington, school-by .Sre on Friday night will, ;; '.;•:: .be';held^on'We^esda^:'afte , rn6on , .".:';.ln. regard'. . :.:'•''. to -the;.temporary;: accommodation: of.-'. ■: the"; /■ : schplars, : ; -: . . is;inclined::to.:;-favour^the:'! , .accommodation:: ■■■.':■. .- being ■provided.in.marquees.,,..-,;''.:' '.>.;■:.., :>"■:' ■ * 7'.;' V; tip U NTEREST ; ;.TiS;: D RAPERS;/->--:-■: ;■ ;V:-- i;..i-.-.': : : ;■ ;; ; v -.'.v.Napier,: :- ■^γ;:.

.;■::..' : Stains' was vfitfed'.'ilV'tWay';.for -failing:■'•lβ :; .'.';.. 'affii-a'"]eb^vte.cerjiam:articleg'to;'Bhb^- - 'tliey;V--''.'' !'had' : b'^Vinaae ; -'atrW-"i^e^ißt«^.: , faQtorT.' ; .' v - : -'i';- , . The 7 defendant 'stated: ; that [ he ;had'- erifid: ! in'; vg;;■>. ignorance,. the •'■ articles'. being Vgiven! ~to: - .' an,' •; ; ••. employee to-ma^e'at-honie';- 1 and-double union r \ fate'of wages.had te* ll r saidihe-Aot was and.althoughth'ere was''no-sug'ges'tion.of^yu-j^'-!*'-' , inthe. present case;\a',fine'';inust;l)e.imposed.;'';r.'' : l; ; \ : .JVOi.UNTEER:-^SAMPMENT;;'S';;:;I;'i^ iii ■. ~»Captain'; M^Donal^- has -.Woodviile arranging';£pf:the>Toluh-/■•'■•■V;r; ",teer. encampment;; : ; It is' : unde'rst6b'd.tho"s_ite ; jv-v" •selected .is'-at" Oringii ■'_ All r including-.:.;'■>'.. -the'cadets,inthe S 7 ellingtpn^district, v are to : ~':-i : f ;be : ; pr.e3ent,from ;..ApfflV9;; > to-:*lß.'-'iSifle' , ,'clnb v >-'■%■:.'' ' members : are. also -tcVbe; ■ at'oonvenieht.'centres'throughout) tHe ; Poniin-.;/,':.>r-=. ion'at Vtlie : same time.'^:;uj;;r" ■■',£ ;■-.- ;';j;V \, '■:■ .;;%¥- ; ; !*''; M R .!; V/ R'A'DjiuM ' MISSIM(S v ; tt". '•■■■ '$ Feb'piary :S.- ';);•; r- ■ Mr..Cleineiit:Wiragge'sjlecture;Here >: ,on'- Saturday .'nightyr one' :pfsKs;;m^rinient'Bj^v\ff:; : ■o6ntaiiung/a : 'stage^rilt;αß^thβ•^stb^l:;of l the,lecturer to -.place, th©: table ; the Jectore jv ; ;;; - : ;;.; 'given in' the'.'conolusioifof•tfiisi'T>;r.i i : .v' Mr^.yrrßgge^bmes\';off':tKe'''-stiage'^''pTO w vav"; ;, ;i'\>';'' : demonstration.';q't radium'^in,.te.body.,of;tie. i : ;- i ;.:/._ hall/and jtiwas''then;.that*h|: : disc.overed-ffi ..the.raaiiim'.had.-g'6nevi ; Alt :; 'isV i l»lMyed^at,:'it'-':V-:V- , c .■up ; in\the' dar,kness.iby;Eome:;per-,.;';. '':■: police; are': ingV: y:' : : A ; i: ,;^^;; v-;'.,^ ; -viSft v V:; ■I'v- i'.y: ■■'-:■ : ; ' : V^ ; r : Christbhurch,'. ;: ?ebTuary;S;; : ;:i ; )>'?.V; : ■iVOn : Saturday . : .: ; v. tween'iChristchurchrand 'Hanmer'-.w.i11-.-be i';X; 'i; ; by::r| 'rt:.-niotor'-car.V;. 'It;-,is "p'roi^S9Q.'t6';:atSrt ; from;\ the'.-'■;.•.■■■•.■: city'at' 2 ■p.ni.-'on-Saturday,/ arriving.. ; Hanmer at:6:p:m.;;HaJinierM to; be.left at' 4.;' * ,:.: p.m.-;■ on!,Suridayj:'and .'ChVis'tchurcu- reached; r ;,'; : , ! '. at^Bp'im. l; ; ;'"■';■- .>:>i:riiS. : Af : Ci;:t; , '. .! ';'';1;-r ''■';"■- ' hv;JßHßlßrtrfUßoK;XAl^f^diii|M^ :'; ']\ -';i:;-': ; '^';:.v;, ; -\A8iiburton,-:-Febiuary H'^ s'-.;'The';■Countyr/Council..hasj;.. '■.[; ";■■;■ ',- John Lambie.|as'' its' •'representative. on ?i"'the.; ■'■J;- ;■,;".' Lytteltpn: Harbour ■ and .the;' Borough,V ' " .s9jmpil:vnasi\appom^ lander.' ,'■ Both;:repres(3ntatiy'eß : .■are~opppnentß);.:>«'-'.'. 6£ : the 'canal '•;'. -'-.-;'; : ;v. V i ; . ,; r . "■>'■•"'!,;'■ ':'"i"'AN--■/^•i^i^&lVpA^E^lSMjßSJE^^t^iS^^C^ l ' -'"•■• ■ '?'(''■■'■ ■■■-•■■ ; '.V'iP^Wb'iiui , b^,;.iEe'tiroafy^:-•::'.-Albert HatcherjVWalterlnder, andiancet :■ : > : : "; .lot-'Vyijson ) ; young men employed asiclea'nere.': if" • on'.the.-railway;•:were•■tordajV:cKarged .mt-hj; 1 .,.. 7 stealing Va.\case,;of ;';p'lums,'', - a .',quanti% vof:::aljmphds,.and'two.cases of kerosene ; from^rail-;¥.£■ .way. wagons --in'. the: ■ ChristcHurch- station )_ : -. ! ; ■yard: : .^ : .^er.Kearing : .tbe.fey.isehM;i^e'"-^gi^;v;-.y' ; .tratersaid that if/the'charge had ; been;one of : !5:\'. ; .-,': •breaking and entering .'theVwagon he wbuld.:';■ j. : 'hayerconvicted, butHhe're.i'was npeVidence. to:;; i ; ; :'y and he dismissed ! the caseK;:" • i- -■'.l':\.u::'. ~C:-^:,

REEF.TON MINERS,

Reef ton, February ; .-7; A. meeting of .the. Inangahua, Miners'.TJijion , :?; !last; night "'decidecUjto''; institute'.'prooeedings .1"; by . the federation;: against:-tlieVnime owners - k;;. for' a -lockout,..as .alleged;'at.Christmasi' oh'•;.';" ■account:' of; placards;;and' ; nbtices:regarding • ; , medical It js-.belieye4;that.;the.i.;; mining companies '.will • institute. prpdeedinge.. ".', -.'against'-: the engine drivers'and: others. :' ; J ±}: : % .. The-Sph./A.B.:■Guinness; met .the-, nteetingi/; , "and'gavi rough:details;pf;''a;.measuie'''l».a'ffora': v, ,accident;and:total insurance ,t6 ! . : w6rkerso:The scheme'was favourably'Jrec'eiyed,'but-..fullLde-..,--■■ tails : are! notVy;et;:avai]abje.;\.: .^r;:::-^:;;,V:' :';• '•; CHARQE 01= MANSLAUCH-TER^:^ '£'k :■;; v": :-V ;V %' 'l At-the. inquest on' Ernest': Thomas, SaundCTß - -.'■ the' jury,.' after, Kearing : ' ■ including ;■ ■ ;"'•. medical testimpnjj-. following ■■'■ . yerdict:—". That'deceased died frpm epilepsy -.-. accelerated'.by a :blow;j'dn.; the: head;, struck : ■-,'■' by Alexander/ Kiddeyiiat'.-'Sumner-'-on-Jahu.'-;: ; ary •20j-19Qi)?*'-' y ''tf l ;$. '&%£■ "' ; - : '-'A :A';' 'fi' ■'.The Coroner :;""That' : ; is equivalent/tO/niaihT: : slaughter ?". :; : ■■:. :<>"' ; ' r -i; iv ?W^'^ :r "* ; ;v; :r - ' ;- : To the Chief 'Detective: /'You?had better.; arrest, this.man- and ■ briig:.him; 'up' ; before mev;!' :at,Court' later.oh." :-:':' : '^ : :■■;,:;;\-^' ; |;-V;. ■ : Kiddey was-," then 1 :', jiken- '-, into'.custody..,,'■ arid was' subsequently., charged before .Mr. ; H. i:', jW , . Bishop,;S.M., witli. manslaughter.* '.^ ; :.:-;;?;?■ /■iMr'/ ; ;£eat^m'--ap^ared;;:fqr'--;the : i:awuSed,:'-'.'> , -- and. oh-the application; of "the: police he'; was :..;- remanded 13.-.'Bail-was allowed; ; .,'.- accused ,'■ in. £100j v and ; two \ sureties of '"5fi50.. : ■;.?..-: each. 1 -'- :''"'■■"•:.H ■>■■ *vf :l:. ;^v :v \ news'iN^BßiEF;:;,;::-:-:;:-^^'---i 's:-/': ;.--: ; .'- . : ' : ::Oamarui -February;-' 8;'- '~■'■.:■. ". The Waitaki County Cpuhdilhaye'appointed : .■■ -.Messrs; ,G. Livingstone, W.SWylie,' D.;.. ' Sutherland; and: J; : M'CuHough represerita-' ; ,:;■ tiyesto the :Oamaru.Harbbur.Board.yMessrs.'.^. '; .Sutherland and, M'Cullough replace Messrs. ',; : D; Barrie.and' J. ,'ast- ■■.: : : iamedb'eiug opponents'of.* the.iboard'svdredg-;;;.: : ing '.'.':y/}^'i^r.y'^'' : -''.y ■■:■: - : ■'■'■;' r'-- v ':>\"- ■- Auohlahd, .February-B:ih ; Ki '» lit 'Brpwa was cbmmittedffory.trial.o'n-'.a. serious ; : : :sex charge.:;.': .■:;■,■;-:■'''v'.;;cv-v:V-,v a:' , ''v'.■:,'•'■:■■'' ':-.: :-i- ! ■:'■ :;..'''/ChrlstcliurchilFebruary-S^'Ho ■ Messrs. Witty and^M.TS.-Strott, 'who re-":..:! ':presenl;ed-:th'e.Selwyh;\Cflnnty;Cpiihcil'-,pn:''tle' ; :- : - ■ Harbour:Board/'were to-day'dep'psed.on:ac- ,- ; ■count of 'their, strong-,support. : of ,'the canal: . . scheme,.:and'represehtatives.ppposed to-.the ' ; canal were appointed, in their: places..; ; ; .V. -■•';• !; '•• .:'/ : ; 'i.:- ".".. '-■ V Auckland,:; 7. :' -' /'Fishing'smack N0.;42 was;burned to.the ':?': water's: edge ; ..off v.Raugitoto : Chann.'.l . last; ; ' night: Apparently no on6.was;ab"oard at'the'.; :' time. ■-■■■-■ .:' ■' - : v^-' : :- ■'■::■: ■■;.■■.-.-,'■. .■■^■■■y..\;-: ■ j V ;v ■ -Irivercarßlll, February 7. ' : ; At tlie Police Court :on. Saturday, 'j^rnes' Dpwling, ■ Arthur :Insale,yand Herbert Hibbs were charged;:witli.:Kaving'|-.at':.Rimu; ! dis-' > ; charged a firearm witli'intent to intimidate f one: William Ppff.- They, were committed'for ' '■-'■ trial.- "iV::■■'::':•:': .f^: : 'v;.;:;- ;.:'. .-:.■->..'.:.':,:::