NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 697, 23 December 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(Bj Tclegraph-I'reii Aeiocl&tloDl , , :'■'■'•.■■■•■■;",; railway Votes;, '.■"',; '■■.V^, THE NORTH SECOND' BEST" . ; ~. / . ~ Auckland/ December 22,; ; ; Discussing the yotas,' foK;railwayv' as -announceduu the Public. Works Statement, Mr.' Bart Kent, prosidont of;tho; Auckland Chamber ' of, Commerce, said, that .ther'o was no> doubt whatever but that-, the, South: Islandywas 'again being enriched at the expanse of .tho- Iwrth. •-. 1 his was surely: unreasonable' and unjustifiable, as-... the North 'httd. the ■ population and parliamentary representation,*' a greater ■ amount- of produce -and trade, with; an im- : menso expansion going on that was not being evidenced in the South Island. In every way the' North was greator,.more thriving, iand ' more open to exteneive development" Avithin the next decade than- the South. ■ "And yet 'agaihi"' said-Mr. Kent, "in.the allocation of inbncy for railway development.wo come' off second test."A

I-.-;--'; y -HQCKiEY. : y;^,"'-': l ' v ■-■■,"• Christchurch,' December , 22. ' At the meeting of the.Now Zealand Hockey : Association' Mr. E. Nordon (chairman) stated-', that: whilst in England recently-he. discussed ' with' somo' leading British hockey officials the question of the visit of a British Nqw. .- Zealand, in 1911. ' The authorities at" Home expressed the opinion- that a thoroughly representative team could be; got together, the membGrs.iof which'iwould'be willing to,pay ttrcir ■ return; , passages if' Hie Now Zealand ABSOcia. -. noD .would undertake '. to. finance them whilst in tlie' Dominion. The matter was, deferred .\ totho ex'ecutivo to go'into details. At a subsequent meeting of the executive the follow- ' ing draft tour was arranged' provided ; the ; visit ..takes phico:—Auckland, Taranaki, and.'. Wanganui (at Wangahuijf Horo-;, whenua, and Hawko'e Bay (at Palmorston North); Wcilirigtbn; , Canterbury,. Otago,, and ' SontMantl; A-New Zealand match;isalso pro- , posed at a contre to. be decided'on; later. >'..• CHARGES OF ROBBERY FROM CHORCHES. ■ v ; ;Christchurch,. : December:22.■Tavo youths, named Thomas Brosnahan and - Cecil ,H.. Jeffries, were before the Magistrate's Court to-day, charged with '. fobbing; church col- ■■; lection boxes. Six charges wero.laid.against ' them, to all of which: they/pleaded'guilty. The boje had made'systematic thijivihg'visia ' to churches in town and district with but little success. They got £3 from tho Roman GatEplio Cathedral., The boys'were.committed for-trial, •'. bail' being allowed ,in two .'sureties!'of i 25 each. .-,■•■-.-. - ;• ■■■ -:' ( --' ■• ;.'. : ;;:'- '■„;>.,<y : . .. ' • VSOCIETY.OF : ffAItWAY SERVANTS. 'vV ; m '■■',:" !".".',. ".-'.!Dtinedirii. JDecembbri-22.' : The following delegates' have been eloctod : te represent the Otago.. branch at' the.; Biennial C6nference .of the . Amalgamated . Society r 6f Railway. Servants, to be-held/at. Wellington,'in ' l'cbruary:—Messrs. P.'.Gaiines- and'T.'.MTigw.' lhe're':Vvero eight'candidates. "."'7 '-. . ■■'''', K , -- , -

/ ; LIQUOR CASES^i ":.- ■ ~'-.■.••■. ...--, Waih!,.-December 22.-' At the Police Court to-day, before' Mr.' Bun - ,1 ' poss, S;M.,.twenty-one., cases for. 'sly grog-sell- 7 ' ihg-'and keeping liquor ;fpr- sale-were heard ; against' eleven: persons. Ten': pleaded guilty; and : <'. were fined in- sums ranging from J5lO to >.£50,-'< '>■ totalling ,£580.-' One.accused had disappeared, and 'a,warrant was -issued' for his arrest. He: is ''• -. said, to haveleft the country. All' liquor'.'seized in' connection: with 7 -.' the, cases was. confiscated., ,■ , .'•; TAXATION OF RACING CLUBS.> > ■ .':'■'• ■:■' •'.;■■' ■''.' -.Auckland, December, 22/,. - . . :The. Auckland Eacing Club Committee, , de>: J . cided to forward a telegram to the Prime' Min-.'■ ' ister 'and Mr.' Massey- emphatically protesting;, :! against - any., increase .in taxation -in the; pro- . •!-. sent racing year, ns programmes' hare 'been • framed' on the understanding that ■thei'onlyi 7 •tax to provide If or was the totalisator tas.The ' committee lirges that .'if'tho Act is'passod'the '; increasein'taxation ' should bo on :the"" net '■ Tbyenut. ''.■",'',".'-,•';■'•■ V ■ .:,.' ■..-;, .'.'.'',•.■'■-■ '<. j;:'. ";-,.' ■ boys'at the^butts.':,.';'-;:;-', 7 '. :■:.;;- ■'j '■ ■•' '''[*■:;■ Dannevirke, Decembar 23.i ! , .. THo:Dannevirke North School cadets,- in com-. peting for the North Island. Challehgo Shield, ' put up tho remarkably;fine , score'of 827 out of a possible 810 points. Onp- boy ca.dej, Nelson' '-■ 'law/hhs mtido CC consecutive bull's-eyes in the last'three days.';'■"''.'• ■-■•••'' '■ " -v-.-: ■'. ■ ■-■' ■ : w\) •■•■«^ljil_',■•''■■■,.■•''■■■■■.'i ■-■■■'.■■;.'. •' "; ■ ' : /!THErYAC.HT. SANK;" </; ';v ;, : , Auckland, 1 December M. ■ The yacht ;6tombird''came into collisiim 'frith: a scow while the latter was being tdwed ■ by tho steamer Glehelg in the harbour ; last '■ night.; ,The-yacht:'sank,-and.two of her crow, Cattanach and Passmoroiwere carrieddown in • the sails,;but camo to; the ; surface.,_After swini- : ming for'ten minutes they w?ro pictod up ;by.' tho Glonelg's boat. ■ ' ' ''•' v . .: ■' 'I :. - ; WANGANUI BOARD. ' : .. , Wanganui, December 22. .'• Tho Hoßpital Board decided to-day to invite tenders for the erection, of'a hospital atTair hape/ It was decided' to add to the Wanganui Hospital a ward. ci» the open-air • principle, capable of accommodating eighteen . patients. It was also resolved ltd increase , : the infectious; diseases ward to apcommodato , .. eleven: mort .•■ patients.; .... \ ■'.'..; "■/'■. :.."' ■:-,•■'■!■ ;- ■•■':',■■■:' :• -v;;. J .-,' OCEAN >YACHT RACE' :, ■ :'.. / ' ./ "'..' .Dune'din, December 22. ~ .'An ocean'yacht Tdce' , '' wiE.' cbmJri6n«;e ,'on Christmas -Eye.: Boats vyill. compete '"fqr ' the ."■•', Eudder Cup"presented by Mr. , lteming DaV, editor; of tho ,"Kudder/' New: York , , a;nd the ~ distance will bo, 100 miles ; (from..Tairpa'Hcade.. 'to.'seven miles north"of;Oamaru. ; Wd'back)".' ■ The fpUowing Vehtrics hayp 1 been ' received :■— . Myrtie.'Bera., :Matiiav Petrel, Carina;'. ■ Bona,', Yvonne (owned.-, by. 'Erofesspr . 5.00.tt," : Christchurch),: and Iprangi. ;. .'■'"...; :. ( -. :'■',' ■• ;^;THE: ; NAyiGATipN-d,F' NEtsON. , : : :;■;''/:■ - J --- ■ ; :> ■' Nelson, , ,Deiiembfer 2V:-' h ■ The steam.er V?kitem.ata, leaving to-day", took " 4400 bales of '■ wool, '300 bales of ■' hops; '100 -caske '}'■ '; of talloff, and a large quantity of sundries,' b< ' 25 per cent.'beyond'tho 'guaranteed'minimum :: of a thousand tons of outward cargo.' Tho loading was very speedily, done..- Tho'.Waitemata : ir'.:" the first wool ship leaving'. Nelson'direct'.' ■ ; ■

'.': ■'■-~' ■■'■: - '-• "■■■'■■■, :. - < Christchurch, December 21. ;'A'gang of.apparently three burglars vieitod arow'ot small shops in-.Colombo Street, ho- • ttveeivXashel-.and'Liclifield Streets, last might They-were,'.hot [successful; in the case ,of tvio shops,'but, managed to enter; a i third, though , the- booty -provtid .small.. S; Cl'arko and Sous' jewellers' .sliop,: j n tho middle of thrco 'others, the .robbers■essayed, to enter fromV.tho roof, bj rcmoving'tho'skylight in' the,'back of. the shop, but:iron bars prevented au entrance..- An attempt oil Berry's chemist bhop, similar to that oni'Ularkb'si was alsoVdefeated. The burglars got into Wood's, bootmaker, but nothing of valua.'vras etolcß.-. ; , .; ;,,: poker a' game ofchance: ■ '.:;;:'.,,,,,;■; Wahganui, December 21. ' Egux Bouisson was: fined MO in tho Police Court;, this morning on a charge of keeping a coirimon gaming house, where poker was played. , Prior to 1907..p0ker- was not considered on unlawful ganjJv.bu,t.:UiMei Section 5.0f the Act of .1908 it.is.not. riecessniy.to provo that money is .being played for., Section 10 laid it doi\n that.every game of. chance was unlawful, and . the magistrate decided !t hat poker was a gauio . of : -. chance, v. , , --.VO: .\ . DEGREES;IN THE SHADE. " : ■ ■ •■■.'■ !■ .; J ; ■■'.'■ Gore, Decqnibtr 21., ,' ,Tq-day was the hottest but ono for the post, 15 ycarE, 82 degrees being ,registered .in tho shade at noon, Tho previous-record was 92J. .i

TOBACCONISTS AND SURTAX. Chnstchurch, December 21. Tho Canterbury robicconisK' Association telegraphed to the CanUrburj mQiuWs. of Pniliaiiicnt urging that tho reduction of tho surtax from 2J per cent, to one per cout. was not satisfactory also thnt they would not bo content till solleis of tobacco were licensed. Mr. Da>cj'; M.P., replied that ho had placode tho associations mows beforo tho Prune Ministei, who dc-ired him to inforpi tho bssocintion that lie regretted tliat ho could , not see his way to accede to the requests. > A FLOURISHING GOLF CLUB. * P Palmerston, December 21. Tho Manavatu Golf Club to-daj decided upon erecting a handsome luo-stoij golf liousc, to cost about £1500, on its course at EoKowhitu, which it alrciul) owns It is proposed to groatlj unpro\o the course, Mid also to foim tonnib courU, croquet lav us, etc, in connection with tho club house. '