NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telceiapli.—Pi€£a Association.! ,; 1 - • CHARGE OF ARSON. 1 Waihi, January 'It .• ,• As a sequel to a firo which, oocurrodinWaihi' during the holidays, resulting in .- the,'destruction of *a L hoardi n;jhonso and , : fureituro, George MaHinson was charged to-day with bißstmg, entering, > theft, and-, arson, accused"being a former boarder; and Mrs.' Peacocke, the landlady,- in whofca name the furniture was insured for JB3OO, . ;.vas'charged with 'arson/,- Ii evidenoo it was,; alleged'that .the. two accused had been on intimate terms, and that a hum- > ber of personal effects of Mrs. Peacocke ware found in possession of Mallmson. . • The Iwardinghonse' Hras''empty at the • ' time of.-.tho fire, Mr./and , Mrs.; Peacodce . : ' being absent with a camping party, at; the .beach. -Accused, pleaded, not guilty, and were, committed to the. Supremo - " Court, which will sit at Hamilton on'February; 23..

INSOMNIA, Invereargitl, January 11. Anxiety is felt here for the safety of T. Smythe, a local business ™t, who. .. has been missing ; Riitee yesterday afternoon. • : Mr.; Smythe has -been/ suffering from 'insomniai'Tahd -got- out of : bed; saying he .was", going; down ■ toY,-n for ten l minutes.': He'- has - not' since been? seen. , r ■f.-'v.'v A later mossago " states that.'he was found. to-cight by a motoring, party at ■ Makarowa, near tiro town. He was conscious when discovered, but unaward.'that t *• a. day. hadi passed'since (hei left- home. It, is considered that he {had been attacked by a sudden unconsciousness, and revived V by tho; rain which, fell this afternoon. XIo is littk the worse for his nights out-* jug.- - : 'iv V'f-:v

KILLED BY A WAGON. ' ! ■::■■■: Palmerston, January 11 ' ,A, fatalaccident occurred at: Hnnter-'i' vitlo;; yesterday,"' a.. sonof ; :, :'Mr. L Alexl : :a^■TOU-l^^own';,6®tider,' having his back completdy broken by tho can-, sizo 'of a wagon, loaded - with' 'Wooo. Me£caT,.assistance metston, but death occurred about tea hours after,the accident,

FRIENDLY SOCI-ETIESMSOtLECnON. Napier, January 11. • The collections taken up in. Napier : and Hastings in; connection : with; the:AJnited Friendly Societies' recent, hospital de-monstration-'amount ;to ;.ovar £230,•. and, after : payment:'.of Lesp^nsos,.thero will ba" a surplus' of ■: about i2OO, which amount; is in excess of the total-for.anyprevkitu-year.

GREATER INVERCAftGILL. Invcrcargill, January 11. The constitution • meeting of .the conn"' cil of,: tho. "Greater Invercargill" ,Association.was held jekerday'.'evening, 48 , councillors .being: present.': together!with.o tho Mayor,; Mr. C. S. Longnet.; The,pro-., ceediiigs; were. only of, a formal nature-and , the' stands -orders were adopted. Thera:;j arc,.53 councillors .who ihold- office .for : another months, , Tfhile -the Mayor trill 'hold, office -till-,:May nest. ; It elated that, owing to tho * legal provisions ■ con- , cerning■ the- holding of contracts'.under : /' the: council, two of the councillors will lose their status. : After the'.formal business a- "social"- to' celebrate, the-event: was held. At the first business: meetmg . the. most/ important: matter '. will 1 bea --~ discussion on whether! or: not■ a . ward' system will bo adopted/ . .

ATTEMPTED SOItIDE. Whangarei, January 11. Joseph Jones, forty years of age, , a , married' man, belonging! to . the Coroman-: del district, who iwa3 : 'ori a-'visit -'to'-,Whit - ngarei,'" was foimd to be. missing from;:- his .' place of "residence last night/ He had left. a ■ noto saying':,"Very sorry; brain.on lire." • A search-'party "waa,*:ihstituied. and .Tones ' was * found. this morning in a. paddock ; near, the town with his'throat ■ cut. The • Tvotmd'isnofc daiicerous. ' Jones', was .- taken- to. tho'hospital. ' - .

1 -i THE POISONS ACT. :- Auckland, January 11. '••'At an-inquest to-dav on-the..-.body; of ; Conriely Maria Gngwell (nqt, Pugw'ell, ■as , , earlier reported),, tho-: iuxy : rehirned a . verdict, of snicido while temporarily insane. • Tho coroner.stated that ho had. been endeavouring for some time..to have carbolic 'acid, which deceased, had used, . , • plaoed on tho.firstschedule of .tho Poi».- :; 'ohs Act. BICYCI-E STEALING. , Napier, January 11. John HaTling, who had pleaded guilty to:: two - charges -of stealing- bicycles, was sentenced to six montlis'> imprisonment. ~