NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 645, 23 October 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(Br Tolocraph —Preaa Association.) ' ENDURANCE IN PIANO-PLAYING. WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN. ( .• h ' Westport, October 22. ; Amidst the greatest excitement over experienced in the Victoria Theatre, James Stirton succeeded.in passing the.world's record!, for endurance in piano-playing last ; night. He played continuously; for CO lioiirs'l7 minutes, breaking the former record of 60 hours 2 minutes held by Travis, An influential and reliable, committee'watched the entire . pro.; ceedings in relays. . ' . THE LIQUOR LAW. • 'Gisborne, October 22; . 'At the Magistrate's ;Court ■ to-day Charles ■ Hoggard for exposing liquor for sale at Gold Creek on: the Uisborne-Slotu ' railway route, '; was fined .£3O, and costs £1,95. 3d. A charge against.the same accused "of soiling to co-opera.'_" ; ' tive labourers was dismissed, the proof of saw' boing insufficient. .. . KING'S BIRTHDAY. Dunetfin, October 22. Tho Retailers' Association of Dunedin baj: ' dccided to observe Mondav, November B,' u the King's Birthdayholiday. ■ A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ' , 'Auckland, October 22. A serious' accident'■ occurred • this morning;':' at the Farmere' Freezing: Works at South-' down's,, between Otahuhu and Penrose. A-largo new building, to be used as ' a fellmongory, : which was in 'course' 'of'erection, was blown . ' : :down'by'"a sudden,squall, and three carpenter# . employed ~:were. injured. One of .them,-. John Conwhjya married man, residing in .Gladstom • Street, Newton,, who was on top of: the build- \v. ing, was .very. seriously injured. Robert Burns ; was badly-hurt, and a'third man named Austin.. : o; 'sustained.a .severe shock. . . .wit. ANGLICAN SYNOD. ~ CtiristchurcH,' October 22. The Diocesan Synod to-day adopted a motion ... expressing the inexpediency, pf- constituting one ' v •of the, existing .Sees'in New Zealand 'as tho ■Metropolitan See of tho province. A .motion to. change, the title of .'.Pomate to Archbishop was negatived. '■ The following notice of motion ,«v •was 'given:'.) "That: this Synod .deplores tho-....-granbpg-of wholesale licenses in the King : Country '.as being'-aviolation "of. the. spirit .of the compact .made with, the Maoris'when the King. Country was thrown open for Eufopean settlement, and as'iteing' detrimental ,to . the. • spiritual, and physical 1 welfare of the Maori, ' and trusts that the Government .will this session'pass measures dealing with the matter.*-;.