NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 462, 22 March 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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CHARCE OF FALSE PRETENCES. A MAORI INVOLVED. I . . Dunodln, March 20. j At the Police Court this morning, Wiriina _. Roera Tarcha was charged that, on March , 4, at Duiiedin, he did obtain tho sum of ; £15 from ono Georgo Taiaroa, by moans of a ■ false pretence, to wit, a valueless cheque. Chief Dotcctivo Herbert said that accused had been putting cheques about all over tho ' place, and the police had reason to believe ho had no account to moot'any of them. The position was that ho was a bird of passage. His home was in Napier, and ho said that he was an owner of property in Hawke's Bay, and that ho was related to a ; yen- rich Native lady in that district, and . had ample means. Thcro was a reason to ; believe, however, that this was not so. Ho had been at homo, whence he arrived hero 1 February, during raoo time, and ho j had then been going about town raising I money by all sorts of means and spending it on champagne and cabs. A remand to Friday, March 2G, was asked for. j Mr. Mac Donald appeared for accused, _ who represented that ho belonged to Na- . pier, and was connected with rich people _ there. Ho got him to'telegraph to that I effect to tho Native Minister, who replied that ho had reason to believe that accused had property there. Tho police seemed to ' doubt that accused had property, but ho had that telegram. Mr. Mac Donald raised na objection to the granting of a remand, but asked that a reasonable bail be fixed. 1 The remand was granted accordingly, bail ■ being fixed at one surety of £50 or two of • £25 each. APPRECIATED. • Klmbolton, March 20. j At a meeting of tho Kiwitc & County Coun« j cil, tbo chairman expressed great rogret at i tho impending retirement of Mr. Hurst- . houso, Chief Engineer of Roads, and Mr. f Robinson, District Road Engineer, which ho 5 described as a calamity to the council. It . was decided on his motion, seconded by ,■ Councillor Guthrie, M.P.: "That thtß coun- ! cil learns with regret the impending retiro- . ment of Messrs. Hursthouso and Robinson from tho public service, and wishes to place on record its appreciation of tho unfailing . oourtesy and uniform consideration aud assistance which they have always extended I to this council, and expresses tho hopo that they may both bo spared for many years to enjoy a full measure of health and pros' poritj%" i TARANAKI OIL BORES.; New Plymouth, March 20 5 Tho Taranaki Petroleum weekly report states that pumpiug' at No. 2 well had been hindered by sand. • A fail amount, of oil had, nevertheless, been ol> ) tained, and yesterday tho well flowed. ,' Operations at tho Birthday well are ex» - poctcd to be resumed next week. 1 ODDFELLOWSHIP. ' Chrlstchurch, March 19. ' Tho following resolution was unanimously j agreed to at tho. biennial "'session of thi ! I.O.O.F.:—"That this Grand Lodge, ropro- ' senting tho whole of tho lodges of tho i 1.0.0. F. from tho North Cape to the Bluff, emphatically impresses upon tho Govern- ' ment the utmost necessity of amonding ' Clause 15 of the Friendly Societies Ccnsolii dation Bill to the effect that provision for an '■ adequate scale of contributions shall apply 1 to all now lodges and existing members of ' tho present societies and also of retaining in-. ; tact Clause 16 in tho interests of all friendly ; societies in Now Zealand." ' ! At' tho Triennial Sessions of the Grand ', Lodge of 1.0.0. F., A.C., the election, ofr trustees resulted in tho return of Bros. J. 1 Mitchie, L. Kenitz, and J. H. Hinton. Tho ' installation of officers was proceeded with, I and I.P.G.M. Bro. T. Crawley duly in- . stalled the following :—Bro. R. Armiger . (Auckland), as Grand Master; Bro. R. C. Gray (Auckland), as Deputy Grand Master;. 1 Bro. A. H; .Valentine 1 (Otago), as Grand [ Warden; Brbi Wm.Roid. (.Otago), as Grand Secretary; Bro. J. S. Alexander (Otago), as Grand Treasurer. The Grand Master made .the following appointments:—Grand Chaplain, Bro. Walker; Grand Marshal, • Bro.'"W. Hunter; Grand Guard, Bro.. Talbot;'Grand Herald, Bro. Grand Con- , ductor, Bro. A. Leigh Hunt. .SCARLET FEVER. Inveroarglll, March 19. Michael Crowe, a small farmer, was prosecuted by tho Health Department for/ailing to notify two cases of scarlet fever in ' his I family. The defendant supplied milk to a factory, and the man it took tho disease. Defendant's son continued attending school, and another boy who died is supposed to have caught tho disease from him. Tho Magistrate imposed a fine of 20s. and costs, and stated that had there not been mitigating circumstances tho full penalty would have been imposed, tho offence being most serious. , A BOLT FROM PRISON. Dunodlni March 20. Oscar Kisciit, serving two years' imprison- i ment for thefts at Oamaru, has oscaped from the Otago Heads prison works. Dunodln, March 21. Tho prisoner was recaptured to-day at' Portobello, having walked five miles. NEWS IN BRIEF. Wanganul, March 21. A fire, tho origin of which is a mystery, occurred in the store of Mr. John Forbes, jeweller, of Victoria Avenue, lato on Saturday night. The contents, which were insured for £400 or £450 in tho South Brit- • ish, were practically destroyed. Tho main shop was not damaged. Wanganul, March 18. Dr. Withers, houso surgeon at Wanganui Hospital, succumbed, this morning to an attack of typhoid fover, said to have been contracted when treating Maori patients suffering from the same disease. Deceased was 24- years of ago, and had only been in charge about two months, having succeeded Dr. Fergus, who resigned. Tho body is to bo convoyed to his old home, Southbridgo, Canterbury. Cisborne, March 19. Georgo Manns, a native of Mauritius, was charged, at the Police Court to-day with committing an outrage on a little girl. Prisoner denied the offence, and was committed for trial. Naplor, March 18. Tho steamer Countess, formerly harbour ferry boat in Wellington, will shortly be added to Napier's trawling. fleet. Palmerston, March 19. At the Stipendiary Magistrate's Court to- . day, Hupo, on a chargo of arson, was remanded lor a week. Duncdin, March 19. At a meeting of tho Otago Trades Council last evening, a deputation was appointed to ... present to the City Council a requisition, to which over 3000 signatures are attached, asking that a poll of electors bo taken to determine tho statutory closing day in tho combined Duncdin district. . The following public bodies have benefited ' under tho will of the late Mr. Philip Mitchell, of St. Clair:—Sailors' Rest, Dunedin Hospital, and Otago Society for the "Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, £100 each; Carnegio Library, £50. Inveroarglll, March 18. At a well-attended meeting of about 30 gun sportsmen to-night, it was decided to recommend tho Government to open tho season for shooting paradise ducks in Otago and Southland. It was said paradiso ducks ivcro exceedingly plentiful, and had, in certain localities, notably the Lakes districts, become a nuisance. Farmers there poisoned thorn in largo numbers, but no one was allowed to shoot thorn. About a month ago it was decided to take steps to hold a band contest at Invcrcargill in October next, and a committee was set ■' up to approach the business men of tho town-for a guarantee against loss. It is reported that £250 has been pledged, and that tho prospects for the contest are good. Inveroarglll, March 19. An agreement has been drawn up between Trembath and_ Sanson to run a raoo over 440 yards for £25 a-sido, off scratch, date and placo to bo agreed on. The sanction'of the N.Z.A.A. is necessary, but it is not expected, it will bo withhold.