NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 505, 12 May 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BY TILMEAPH—TOESS ASSOCIATION.)

A PUBLICAN, CARDS, AND A BOTf, / MAGISTERIAL COMMENT.'. ■ ' ' • . Napier, May 1L *■ Robert James Howard was charged at the S.M. Court "ivith permitting ganwling on licensed premises, by allowing cards to ' bo played for drinks. The Magistrate said tho evidence as presented by the police was inconclusive, and ho did not feel justified-in; entering a conviction. His Worship concluded: "Cards havo been played m this hotel, , and played for monoy, by a boy of 16 years of ago. In my opinion this hae been established.- I-caii'only Bay that a liceneod who harbours a boy of 15 years around' his hotel is not fit to hold a liceneo. With these remarks I dismiss tho information." s PRISON DISCIPLINE. ,-.- ;■ ; an iNQumy. ' '-V'■■/■■• ■■':!.,■ ■-.... Chrlstohuroh, May.ll. Mr. H. W. Bishop, S.M., left Christchurch for Hamper to-day to-hold on inquiry into the discipline maintained at tho prison camp, Mr. W. C. Keneington (TJndor-Sec- . retary for Lands) and Mr." E. 0. Goldsmith ■- .' (Commissioner of Lands for Canterbury die-:-trict) wont to Hanmor to roport on tho .: progress, of the plantations. It is under- - stood that the future, of- the work, and.' whether tho plantations shall bo extended or not, will depend on tho report of the office"*** - mentioned. ■ ■ . . .••'•' •-. . ■:. ■ . MARLBOROUCH RIVERS OVERFLOW* NAVVIES , TENTS INUNDATED. : ' •■■'■•'■■ Blenhslm, May 11. The men who are working on tho SontK Island Main Trunk railway fine near Sodddn had an uncomfortable experience yesterday afternoon. Tho,Awatero River overflowed its banks, and, -sweeping over the flats, inundated the navvies' tents to' a depth of. from two to three feet.". All sorts "of domes-, tic articles and clothing wcto washed away . in the flood, and it is estimated that' altogether tho men lost property to tho valuo oL £100. The refugees wero accommodated last night, in the hotel and boardinghmses. Tho Wairau River, between Blenheim and Picton, was also in flood, and inundated a largo. ... area of country near Koromiko. ALLECED BIGAMY. ; . ■ Napier, May 11. James A." Crooks was ; remanded on a' ; ' charge of bigamy to appear at Danneviiko on the 19th. It is alleged that accused was • first married at Norsewood, whero ho deserted his ■ wife some eight or nine years . ago. Inquiries \wero continually instituted 'i for him, and he was at- length located at ~ Waimangaroa, noar Granity, on the -West; v Coast, whero he was found livings with, a; ' • second wife, whom it is alleged ho; married some four or five years ago. ' ;: PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. ■'..".. .•'..-' invercarglll, May 11. <> \ The Southland branch of the Employers* ■ Association has decided.to confirm tho roso. . lution recently passed ,' by the. Advisory ;-...-. Board protesting against the inclusion or ' ' preference to\ unionists' clauses in industrial • awards. It was also j decided to recommend ■ omployors te observe Juno 8 as a general holiday, in preforonco to May 24. NEW ZEALAND RUCBY UNION. ' Dunedin, May 11. Messrs. Campbell and Hams (Otago) and Galbraith (Southland) ha\o left for Wellington to attend, tho annual meeting of the, Now Zealand Rugby Union. RAILWAY.CROSSINC KEEPERS. ' "".""palniorslon North, May 11. Tho Conference ,qf, East and West Coast Chambers of Commerce to-day resolved that, owiug to tho sonons loss of lifo at railway crossings, tho time has amvod when the Govornmont should .appoint crossing keepers to guard tho railway lmo in busy thoroughfares. , > NEWS IN BRIEF. ' Chrlstchurch, May 11. Tho hearing of tho West Coast murdoi chargo has been fixed for Monday next. Invcrcarglll, May 11. At tho Bluff yesterday tho chief stonars of tho 6.5. Opawa was arrested on a charge of smuggling boots into tho Dominion. BRITISH SPORT SUMMARY a Tho following items are taken from the ( "Daily Mail Ovorseas Edition" of April 3:— Cricket. Tho first and eocond of the three encket matches played in Egypt by Captain Wynjard'a MCC. team wcro both von by tho usitors, states a Reutor's message fiora Cairo. In tho third match, played at Cairo, All Egypt proved successful by five wickets, tho scoics being! ' M.C.C., 210 and 147; Egjpt, 149 and 216 for fi\o wickots Football. Old Malvernians defeated Old Carthusians in the semi-final round of tho Arihur Dunn Cup at Ley ton by two goals to one S H. Day and B S roster scored for tho Mahornians, and S. A. Pi*o for tho Carthusians Leicester and Country will fight out the final of tho Midland Counties' Bugby Cup. Coientry qualified by defeating Nuncaton b> five goals and thrco tries to nil; Leicester m tho other semi-final beat Stratford by a goal and ' four trios to a goat and a try. Billiards. , Inman won his 16,000 up lorol matcb. with Rocco at Thurston's by no foner than bC29 points, tho final scores being Inman, 16,000; Tloeoo 12 371. Tho best breaks on Saturday woro 100, 179. 140, 248, and 113 bj Inman, and, 122 and 172 by Ececo. Athletics. At Agar'6 Plough on March 27, the final heats of the Eton College Sports wero von as follow 100 Yards (Semen,)., A Storey, 1. lime, 10 i-59ec. (Juniors) R. Burden, 1. Timo, 11 , 2-ssco.. Quarter-mile i A. Granvi) o Sniith, L, Time, sSseo.. Hurdle,Kace (Seniors): J. Hartley,. . 1 High Jump: G. Rogers, 1 (Mt. ljin.). ,Long , - Jump: A. Foster (20ft.,1\n.),.1. , ; , . '■ Hockey.' : .'-.. .' . *. ': . .'■ On the run of the play at Manchester on s . March 27 there was no. question ns to the vast superiority of England, who-wnbJ-S goals to 2 over Scotland at hockey. / It was thought that tho defection of S; H. Shovel er woul™ vcakeri tho English attack and though H.-J. Goodwin filled his.place, ft bad.blow ontho knuo-.two minute.after tho bully off compelled the perwunent retirement , of L et-Cantab, so that England was forced to battle With only four forwards. By judicious play, however, tho four English forwards, occasionally aided' by E. W. Page at centre- . half, proved more than equal to.the Scottish defence. It was not until a few minutes prior to the interval, however, that England managed to score through Loighton,; who took a : nfco pass from Pridmore. Then Stafford hit the wcond for his country, who led by 2-0. For tho first twenty minutes in the second half Scotland played. splendidly, and England certainly had tho worst of tho exchangee, 09 Goodman, ut baok, was much too slow.in the circle. Maokenzie eventually got through for . Scotland with a grand drive, and keeping up tho pressure forced a corner; from which A. B. Burt equalised. England then rallied, and some brilliant passing between Pridmoro and Leighton saw tho latter put his side.ahead..*' Still keeping up a sustained attaok, a lovoly ccntro from Edge-Partington enabled I'ridraoro to beat Burt. Tho same forward socrod.again , ■ soon after. .-■* .■■■-.■:- : ■ In tho semi-final round of the Army hockey tournament at Acton, tho Ist Bedfordshire Regiment and the 2nd Border Regiment played a drawn game of two goals all. It was a very rough inatch. The nlayors at times got 60 excited as to pay littlo hoed to the rules of the game, and several of them got badly hurt in tho course of tho match. ■■■■■: .. . ~ :