MEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 19 June 1909, Page 6

MEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

DUMB IN THE STREET.

BUT VOLUBLE IN A BAB. Chrlstchurch, June 18. Pctor Goorgiua Jimino do Warrmoor Jiaa been, sent to gaol for.one month na a roguo. ttttd vagabond. H© had been passing himself..' off as aeaf and dumb, making house to houso visitations) in the city and suburbs, 'add tradehimtobly dis- " posed.,_ Ho'oallcd, at tie house of . tti© ChiefDcteotivo,' whose' wife gavd him mxponoo;' Irat tllo chief followed nim to a hotel, ami ; found that ho could make his known at tiho. bar'in good audible lainguago, and bo , his career came to an end. Tho man had been given garden work, and began operations, but cleared as; soon as his employer 1 » baok was turned.

• CONSOLIDATED STATUTES. SARCASTIC COMMENTS. ; . Auckland, Jane 18. ■ Judge Edwards, in the codrso of a civil . cose, in the Supremo Court this morning, commented sarcastically upon, the provision °f the consolidated - statutes altering tho order of procedure with roferenoo to the judge. Ho said anyone know- what , was law before the so-called consolidations, bet nobody j?]L was kw now. What were callod additions must amount to.the volume as. big as the , consolidated statutes them- I 66iVG&» t. ■.

DUNEDIN FANCIERS'e ;- ". _ Dunedin, ; ■'-. st . 18, . Tho Dunedin, Fanciers' Show is - a . great success.. Tho North _ Island contributed .- largely, to tho entry' list, in whioh , nearh every town in Canterbury and Otago is well represented. The poultry entries show a decline, duo to many breeders having gone . out of tho fancy, lino. In game, Mr. Solomon, K.O. (Dunedin), took Honours for.black rid. oock, while in oniingtonis -tho black hen shown by Mr, Henry Ive' was awarded, premier, position, Tho principal trophy,.Ejven by tho South Island Bulldog Club for ™o best bulldog exhibited, was won by Mr. ,■ Watson's Greenstone. Mr, Menses's GlenJeto Bargemistress was adjudged tho best • bull-biteh, 'and secured the silver cup proBanted by the Wellington Bulldog Club, Mr. W. Crane, .of Sydney, judge of dogs at tho show, says tho exhibition is a revelation, and ono of the best-ho has ever, soon. Tho spaniels are a wonderful class, and excel anything in New, Sonth Wales, if not in'. Austraba. The fox terriers are splendidly made, tho bitches being, particularly ohoioe. \ Tho winning bulldogs are magnificent typos , of the national. breed.' :He contended thr', , tie Dominion, is particularly suited for breed* , ing St. Bernards. . . r.

TOO PROUD TO TAKE A PENSION. ' Invercarglll, Juno 18; A feoble old man named Jo3in Kane, who had been wandering about the Pomabaka district, was chained in tho Magistrate's Court N with boimg an idle and disorderly, person. Ho has been seeking shelter whbrevpr he oould get it, and refused to apply for a pensiwror to enter a homo; Mt. 1 Cruickshank, S.M., , said'ho did not like to imprison a man who ; was : too - proud to aooept a pension. Asked ' if he would go to a home', defendant said ho , ;had his-doubts about tho value of moll an institution, and objected,. Sonterioo' of throo 1 months' imprisonment was imposed, the'waii' runt to be suspondod if ho-remained-in Cfrt» ersham Home. '■ ,• : !'-■./). 1 i THE PRICE OF FLOUR. • > Dunedln, June 18. ■ It is reported that since • the beginning of : " the month the flourmillers who refused to: .; sign the association's agreement. have been . selling direct to bakers in largo - quantities • below tho ■ association Vtariff. Outside, mills o at Oamarq and Timam ;aro said to bo selling at ss. belowutho:'associationniT)rioos[' Somorn people predict thaVtho-association will oomo; to an ond j within the next few weeks, but others claim that an. agreement will: ulti-' ' mately bo arrived at. ~ i :

' • A FARMER DISAPPEARS. ' \ ; ■. Dunedln,' Juno 18. Goorgo Grant, farmer, of Wickliffo Bay, disappeared yesterday. Hiß coat and hat were found on the beach about a mile from his homo. Search was made for him at once, 11 and continued to-day without result. . Grant is a married man, about thirty-fivo years of : ago, and has a wife and two or three children. He is'said to'have been'worried'of Ut»j;. about financial matters.

LANb SETTLEMENT. / Rotorua, June 17. At aimeeting of the Chamber of Commero* last night, it was 'decided to commonicats : with tho President of the Wairfld Land ' Board, and urgo a modification of the torms ' and conditions in connection ' with the land to bo offered for lease on June 80." It is felt that the price 'is too high, and tho ' conditions unreasonable; THE RECAPTURED PRISONER MURPHY. ", V, , Ashburton,- Juno 18.. James Goorgo Murphy, with several aliases," to-day pleaded'guilty] and was oom- j' mitted to the Supremo Court for sentence, on !' a charge of breaking and entering and theft,, ) and on a further charge of osoaping whik) in ;■ lawful custody. . 1 ■

SLY CROC TO MERE LADS., Oamaru, Juno 17. . Mr. Hutchinson, S.M., to-day fined Walter Tlmrlo'w, licensee of a billiard saloon, £20 . 1 and costs, for illegally selling, liquor.;,fhu> , low, when pleading, denied the allegations.' The magistrate, referring to this and bthci cases, said tho. rale of. liquor, was; maiidy to : moro lads. It was n disgusting anid shocking feature ,of the trading 'in liquor here. SNOW IN OTACO. Dunedln, Juno 18. -Tho weather was cold >nd s stormy to-day, rain.and snow'falling in the forenoon. The '. hills suirounding tho' city are 'coated ;with,. snbw. Falls of snow aro also reported from ' Central Otago. '■. •. THE MiLITARY; WAVE. . ' Wanganiil, June 17. i A largo meeting of ladies to-nieht passed 1 a resolution in favour of universal training, ■ anil also formed 'an ambulance' branch, and arratigod r to hold an Ambulanoo Saturday, ' ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR WAIROA. . Walroa, Juno 17/ A limited liability' is being formed, to .be called ■'' The Wairoa Electrio' * Light and Supply Company," to; light tiio' ', town with electricity.' ,

| EARTHQUAKE SHOCK. Rotorua, Juno 17< ■ A severe earthquake shock was folt this morning-at ; 1'.25. -■ • INDUSTRIES WEEK. Wanganul, Juno 18. ■ , New Zealand Industries Week opens-s. to-morrow. Tho display promises to bo good, ! NEWS IN BRIEF. Hamilton, Juno 18. A Swede, named Oscar SgovoU, tigocl 30, . was committed for trial to-day on a charge of criminal assault, . .. Wanganul, Juno 18. ■A smart shock of earthquake Was folt at , 8.20 this' morning.