NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 685, 9 December 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Toleeraßli.—Siess Association.!. ~ '.-■ ■ '"' :..■■'V '. '"''"'..9'". ——'.-■■ ;: ;;;. I COMPULSORY MILITARY ;TnAININ<I« ■ THE EXEMPTIONS. ''} ■ : ■ < ' •■;■■ Christchurch, December..B. At a meeting of tho Christchurch Tailoresses and Pressors' TJnion yesterday, . tho : following rosolutiou was .carried:—"That this meeting approves of tho principle of compulsory train, mg as, contained in tho Defence Bill- beforo the House, but strongly objects to the long list of exemptions from sorvice: in the militia, and considers that the only persons exempt shouhi. bo."sheriffs,,-i constables, persons eon ployed in schools,hospitals,, prisons; lunatifl asylums, and those'medically unfit." r

..NELSON qUARTEJJESStOM; ■ J 8. ■ . Supreme ■ Court sessions opened. to-day ; before Mr. Justice Donniston. The judge said that the calendar was a fairly for Nelson. There wfcre four charges against) four persons and three committals for sentence, Annie Thompson, aged ;6G, who was brought up for sentence for perjury with regard to the birth of a child, was convicted and or. derod to come up. for sentence when'called'; upon. IsabeUa Dixon,' daughter of "the pre-;": '■ vious, prisoner, was also set forward for- sen. '~ fence on charges of. false declaration: before "..'-.; the_ Registrar of. Births, . and perjury. ■in a .-■ : ■■ maintenance" case • against her husband. : She • was similarly .dealt with. ■,-:v... ..;."■ ■ BEQUESTS FOR CHURCH PURPOSES. >, ■ ' \-Christchurch, Decembor 8. ' The estate of the late Mrs. White has .been sworn at ,£50,000. 'STie .loft ".£2000: to -build a'• • , Roman Catholic "Church at Sumnor,;.£3oo to'."'■.'.' the Roman Catholic Cathedral Fund, .£IOO to ' - . ■ other; religious Purposes, ' and ■ annuities to '.'■■.i'."' >21700■ to her children and sister. Thorosidue of the estate 'is to be devoted to orphanages l •' .: under'the control of the Roman. ,Cattolio'-• Church, but hot for Roman Catholic children only. ■•- . ";■., ''" BORN.ON THE ALPS,,,.; ■••■' • Christchurch,'December 8.- v : : fe The second coach 'from Otira' for' Broken' River yesterday was delayed half 'an.hour'un- '• dor exceptional circumstances. While : the.'■'•:'.-'" coach was'at'the' top of Arthnr's'-Pasaj^SOOO' -..•■'■ foot above ; tho sea -level,' ■ a ' passenger' gave birth■ to a.child.- The other passengers > did ■ . all that they could for the mother,-and she and ; tho infant worfe to Bealey HoteL.;; ■ j, THE SHEFFIELD CHOIR;/'; ; ;» . Dunedin, December B. f " .Dr.! Charles. Harriss has been in' DunedtaNu since the beginning of, the week, making priw'; : ? paratibns"for;the visit of the famousi ' Choir, which will come to New Zealand in,'.) ■'. 1911. A. strong advisory, committee was set up'? •'.. to-day to faoilitate arrangements for'■ the"fes--, ' tival. The choir will consist of 200 voices, and will'be augmented by 300 locally. '•; '.

IGREATER INVERCARGILL. / 7; ■ v-'"•'.■.■.."■'■■-■■■•: Invercargill, pecember 8. : ' "' A' tioll taken to-day in tho city arid suburbs'.-''. on the question of amalgamation 'intoO'a • Greater Invercargill was'carried in'the central borough and five >of the six suburbs; 'South- . Inveroargill alone-negatived tho proposal. Tho • -'■;'' result is satisfactory in that it will give acorn-.;.,: pact, workable area without South Invercar-r v ■ < 6ill --'■:.-."• ■■■■■:■ "v-.> ; '.'.':-; : -"-: : . ! -^.''-v 'A CASE ABOUT RINGS; ; >; New Plymouth, December 8. ' A man named''Diax De-Silva was .arrested last night onj a charge of theft of five ladies*' '.'..•'•'' rings,., valued at £20,: from Noah 'Cohen;.-'at-: Wellington,', in October. He was brought be-"-.-.-fore the magistrate this morning and tetmanded' to. Wellington. . .";;!- ' :,LEO BORANOFf IN, TROUBLE. 1 ; - Feeding,' December 8; '.' ■ Leo Boranofty the'alleged Russian:exile, who ha 6 been lecturing in various" parts of the Do-, minion on Russia; was: arrested at Rongotea'.' yesterday, and was brought before- the' court" •'■ \ here to-day, charged with attempting to have : improper relatioris'withVgirl under 12 yeaw : of ageV 'Ho was 'remanded till Bail '•; was refused. ■r > ' ; ' l ;'.■'.. t/ ■:.-;;.-.--.•.: ,■.-■'■ .;,'"'.' ■...-. CANTERBURY ART SOCIETY. : ; ,'.': ■■■'•■-.- Christeburxm,Docember 8..- .. The Canterbury Society of Arts has" decided to hold its annual-!exhibition, .in-. March and April, next year. The receiving'day has bean: fixed' for' March : 2;" ! '. ; ,',, : - '■ ■'■"■. ,-'•" '■ -.-'■ , ; LABOUR , ■■■•"-•'■>'■ ",':,■'•■'• Warralanui, .December 8. ;:•-'-' : The -Employers'.Association passed tho' : fok" : : ' lowing resolution to-night rr-'That this association stongly protests against any Bill being brought in by. Parliament which; overrides any awards of- tho Arbitration Court, and look* upon any. such proposals as an ; unwarranted interference .ivftli. the Court, and also considers that.it is against the interests of the publio..: - genorally that any further burdens should be ' cast, on restaurants' ! or hotels-' by restricting hours, in the manner proposed."- * '. ';-..'

CONSTITUTION OF HARBOUR BOARD& ' .' \ _ Christehorch; December 8.- r .'At a meeting of. the Canal League, the foU' lowing motion was agreed to:—"This' meeting V expresses. its great disappointment at the failure of the Government to"introduce into' Parliament this session the long-promised Bill : > to amend the constitution of the harbour boards of the Dominion, and trusts that the-Govern-ment will yet see its way to place-the election' 1 of members of harbour boards entiroly in the ~ hands of electors on the borough and county ■•■ rolls in ""the various harbour districts, and make an'effort to/placc the Bill on the Statute-,,, book before the end of the present,'session.'',: 'ACTION- FOR DAMAGES, - V ; ; J .".'.'.'','• Wanganui, December : 8J; ■:,; , An'. action brought ' by William Copoland-;. againstthe Wellington Woollen Company for : £750 damages for the seizure and sale of. a horse under a distress warrant • was ■ heard; in •' the Supreme ■ Court to-day -beforo. his Honour Mr: Justice Chapman' and a. jury of' twelve.-/ Mr. George.... Hatcheson appeared for - the; : . plaintiff, and Mr. George Toogood,. of Welling- • ton, for the defendant company. 'The jury • assessed' the damages at £2s, the 'value of the horse .-'sold,' and' JEIO for. general .'damages. Judgment was reserved pending argument in; Wellington on; several non-suit points', raised byl-Mr. Toogood. . :'.'■:■'.. :■■:•.■-•'' ATHLETIC. SPORTS. , Napier, December 8. ■At the Napier Amateur Athletic Club's sports -at Cornwall '~ Park,' Hastings, this i afternoon, the" 800, yards handicap' was a : contest between W.'G. Harding (scr.) " and T. Port (50yds.).' Harding won easily in.: lmin.s9seo.,,,which lis woll .under vstandard,■ time. '-. ■■' .:.'■..•■'. '■' •., '.',■ :.■•';;,' '•'!'.: /•■'.■'