NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

<Uj TcleKrUDb.-Pfcm AMOcl»tlolf.l ■ « " , ■ FROM THE HOMELAND. " ' s ANOTHER 156 IMMIGRANTS. ' •.;'■"/ '■-•■■ : ■• Auckland,' September 27. ;. The JFederal Hqulder Shire liner Fifcshire*.. which arrived from Liverpool this morning, brought 155 immigrants lor- New Zealand. Auckland • takes 77, Wellington 26, Lyttelton 28, and Port Chalmers 15. There are 27 far- ' mors distributed between the various ports, and, o£ those, Auckland takes about 18. In the ' saloon and steerage passengers thero are 211 English, one Jew, and 25 Scotch, CHARITABLE AID AND THE TRUCK ACT. '-.. ..■:. . Dunodin, September 27.-■•■■ ; The Truck Act was referred to at the meeting of the Benevolent Trustees to-dny. Mr. Gallaway. said he thought it was a great mistaki ' that the operations, of the Truck Act applied to benevolent institutions. Ho suggested the advisability of passing a resolution , to draw the attention of the Minister to the matter. The Government were getting many hintsabout charitable aid distribution, and they •: might'as well got one about the Truck Ace. Hβ moved:—"That the attention of. tho • Minister bo directed to the unsatisfactory state of the law in regard to tho repayment ont of, wages of advances made to applicants by way of charitable reliof, ,with a view to means being provided whereby wages may I-β, by a simple process, attached for tho • -bctUt 'of a wage earner's wife and children, and for pay- .'■•.' ment of charitable aid." The motion was carried unanimoosly, -•:.:: .. • <• ■■■:■• .-■' . CARTERTON RESIDENT MISSING. , : -.- ./. ■ . Cartertin, September 27, ' ■ A man named John Beard has-been missing from tho residence of Mβ brother since Saturday night, and fears are-entertained regarding his safety. ,; He-had been r in. bad health ,for . , somo days past, and was only partly dressed, , '.■ ivith no boots on, when he left the residence.. It was at first thought the man was in'Dale-'.. / Hold swamp? but after a thorough", search the.'■'!'■ assumption was deemed to; bo orroneous. The ' police and other searchers are to-day scouring -.-"', the country between. Carterton-and .Griytown, ■ and; systematically searching Hhe ; Waiohine ' . River. The man was tall and stout, and rat'jer fair; and about 45 years of-age. "■ •, - ". '•'', , ■ PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS WANTED. • ■ Chrlitch'urch, September 27.: The Board of Governors of Canterbury Col. lege' have decided to invite applications for-'-' •'. the position of professor of physic?, and intend advertising, in England and New Zealand, The salary otferqd Jβ JEGSO per annum. Travel.;. ■' ling expenses, if the applicant, comes from ": England,' and is married, will bo allowed, to ' the amount of -.8120, and up to - £80 if he ie single. Applications from Now Zealand candidates are to be forwarded to England for re.'. , "' view by the ( selectors, /who are Professor Rutherford, the Hon. W. Hall-Jones (Hign Commissioner), \and tho Hon. ■ ~W. Pdmbet '. Beeves. Applications from' Now Zealand can-' didates must Lβ in by October 15,'"and of English: candidates' by December 1. The; ap- :' pointment will be madoi in January, next,'and thejirofessor appointed will take up his duties in July. ' : '■■', '.-. ; , r .- ' . "•:-.' AURORA AUSTRALIS.; '\. .'■■.■. , k Dargavllle, September 27. ■ ■'. ~A. display , of Aurora Australis was 'visible; ° at Dargavillo"about, one o'clock on -Sunday morning. It appears that four big illuniinai' tions occurred in the south-eastern sky, and' resulted in'immense explosions, with a ! 6tream' of light shooting in all directions. All clouos • were dispelled; and the last illumination was blood-red, covering the whole of the southern • sky to the last '■; The riightwatehniah, who was : so much impressed with the illumination; and '. greatly concerned-with'the phenomenon, roused '■■'■ several citizens, all of whom wore deeply in-/ torested' in- the. mysterious but beautiful ■ die. play. Another brilliant. illumination • occurred about i a.m.j with .apparent explosion!. ■■■ ■ ''"/. ASSAULT, v! ■ ' ' . .•-'■■' : ' Auckland, September 27. . A man,-42 years of age, named Joints Piltongton, was admitted to the hospital, this afternoon,- suffering from serious wounds to the ■ head. He stated that ho was living with-hia--brotherin Kingsland, who asked him to re-. ' move- his thiiigs from the houso. ■ As , Janrea was doing this the other brother, William, ia alleged to hart attacked him from behindhand : him over <tho eyes with some instrument - and inflicted a numbor of , facial injuries. James was picked-up outside-the lvrtise in' a ' stoned coridition,,and...William-.has been ar. rested on a charge-of causing i actual bodily harm. ■•.■.-..■.■■ i ■'•'"■ ( -..'• ~-., BOWLSi THE "OPEN DOOR." '~ - - i -. •■.'. Napier, September '2?." At the annual meeting or' the' Bluff .Hill' Bowling Club, Mr. R. D.' Swdetapplo waa:. elected president and Mr. C.J. Bilton secretary and "treasuror.; It was decided to in- • struct tho delegate to the Nortliern Bowling Association to protest against tho open door policy being adopted in WEard to the Northern Bowling- Association tournament. ' . SLANDER: DNE SHILLING DAMAGES. . „ ■"•'. .-■■■''.■■ , '.!-' Wertport, S«p{ember 27.' '■ ■'■ The Supreme iConrt was oooupied 10-day is- v hearing -a slandiir action, in which one Mine (a " nightwatohman)',: sned Arthur Leaver, claiming. iIOO damagos. -The. jury returned a Ver-' diet for one ehuling, and Judge Denniston disallowed costs, ... / ■ . ■■•.--. ... ( INVERCARGILL WANTS TRAMWA.YS. ' ' ... .'. Invercarflill, September 27. . Meetings held in the different, suburbs to. night all decided, in .favour of the installation .'<.' of-'up-to-date tramways. A vote of the'rate, payers is to be-taken on October W., ' .'■'■■■ , ,'.. .-.'■ DOMINION DAY.,-. ■/. •.. '■'■"■''■': ' . ;■"■> r Feilding,, ; September 27.- ' '■' 1 Dominion Day was celebrated yesterdKy. by ' .- a church parade-.at St -John's '■ Anglicai - Church, Feilding. The.Mounted Rides, Ifan-' ■ Chester Kifles, school cadets, and , the-Fcilding band took• part. .'.-,;.-.■■ .;; , . :-.; ' . Infllowood, September 27. ■• .Dominion Day was celebrated yesterday by' a church parade of cadets,' rifle volunteers, and , band.' ..- .:■- ; . - , •■- ■ ~ ' ■'ni ■'■■'• ''«"•'■ -Nelson,'' September 27: ■./:'. . -l)6minion,Day r was celebrated-by parades bl ''■:■■■ volunteers of town and country. ■ . ■