NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 670, 22 November 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Teleeraph.-Preiss A«pci*tlon.> ■' ".' ■.. ■ " '* " ->-. ■ ■■■ ' "A MUDDtER FROM HIS BIRTH." '.; ' , SENT TO PEISON. ! ' •. ; : '.:"■ Auckland; November 20. In the' Supreme. Court Ernest Tyer pleaded guilty to a chaTge of breach of the Bank : ruptcy Act in failing 'to keep'proper books. Hie'fatter stated that' occosed had. no bad debts, and' was simply not intelligently cnj> able. He had been a muddler'from his birth. Mr.-Justice Cooper eaid , the judges , had'.come to tho conclusion that this was not a class of offence in which 'probation'-. omrtd'. properly be , granted. In six months' trade the Bam of £1500 was.unacpouEted for. The evidence did not dißcloso criminal intent, but 1 it did dis. close gross incompetence. In tho circumstances ho imposed,the light eohteriso of thxco month? imprisonment without hard labour... ", {.' ■ PROPOSED FtStiERMEN'SUNJOK Auckland,' November 21; A , meeting "of those engaged in.the fiehrag industry was held yesterday to consider the of'forming a union., Mr.'B, Man> ning, organiser, said thai fishermen.:.were nb« ; at ..the mercy of the retailers, which , ' was a ridiculous- position. :Thoy',;onght to have.the ,- control of .the- trade in their own-.hahds, but tbey.had allowed, themselves to.be , dominated by others. After -.discussion; a -resolution- thai . a'fishermen's.union ; be formed was moved,- and.. ■ was. unanimously .carried.- ■.'.:,■"■. .■..'.-..' ; ; ORDINATmN ; OF , ; :" / . '• Napier,vNoveßibOT : 2l.> Archbishop Bedwood condncted an ordination ; at St. Patnck's Catholic Church to-day. .Th« priests ordained , ware the Revs.; J. A. Ecoleton, Burger, if./'Muxpby,", A. Yenning, ■' and L.. Dignan. MW others received minor orders—' naakly, Messrs. Joseph }. Herring, Thomaa.'SS grief, ..Charles Casey, John Monaghan, Jbsepb i Cullen, and James Fraher. ,, . . ';Y'.-"'■.' '. '■.'■,-",■" •:'., ■■', CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH; {;\- '■ :;■'. •■■:-■:--.;■■•' Auckland, November 40. y At the Supreme Court, a girl named Olrvt Yates pleaded guilty to concealment of birth, and was committed to: St. Mary's Home, to come up for sentence, if called upon.. Mr! Juslice, - Cooper-|expressed agreement with, tbs Grand Jury in throwing out the major charger .;? '.. '■;.:" FIRE AT NAPIER. : "'■ \_'[ ' " ■'" Napier, November 21. , A , four-roomed wooden .'tosidcnco in' a right of-way;'off'Bower; Sheet was gutted by fire at'. 10 o'clock last-night, in the absence.of' Jamoj," Snoswoll, tho occupier, who had left, every- . thine appareatlV'sate, The building-was ovaiei by J\lrs. J.'.Gtriffin, and Vasiiisnredfor .£250 ip tlie'Norwich'Union. Mr. Snoswell had an in-, surancq of X 135 in the State'.office onihie.-tMi'.. riitMp.and effects. '.:"';'..:.. '-'',' ■..':,; ' •.'''■■■.'■'"■■ " PRIMAGE DUTY? I;;:/';'-. : New PlympuijiV'iJovember 20. The Taranaki Chamber p£,' Commerce, passed. a.'mption to the effect that it; considers th« primage- duty - unworkable, and irritating, and , suggests that, if primage must be'colleoted; ? it : should app'ly; v to' all importations—dotiable : 'or dtherwiso-T-and be paid at' , the :tin(e of import entries 'being paissed. .!;'■.• /'"'-V V' ,: , !■; : 1 ■ >;; ■: ; another;;earthquake.;vtr *: '-■■.'..'■■■' '.- 1 ' Invercargill, Noveihber 20; - '.'■ A'pronbunoed- earthquake was. felt 1 here, and at'the. Bluff ot : 5 o'clock th'ia morning." The ; motion was apparently west..to east,, and the,, quake"-was accompanied by audible iramblingi'. At Half Moon Bay there .was a. light .but definite shock at 5, aim. .to-day, .and Qneenstowa. reports a sharp shock at.l a.m. .' ■ ~' ■:. WESTLAND STEAM SERVICE. ; ; , ,;:■:.,-. :" Hokitika, November 20. ."■'lt is reported', that;., the South: .Westland.. steimer mail service, has .changed-hands; tho foinier'tenderers, -with "the. Jane- Douglas, being supplanted. by local tenderers with the Mangapapa./ .';';". ■ -.: .' : .; ''-■■- ; ,;, .\-'.''•■"■