NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 730, 1 February 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Association.!:

'NEW ZEALAND GUNCLUB. ■-■■■';.' ; : Chrietchurch; January 81. 7., i Ar °f the New Gun Club Association tho ■ live bird championship- was allotted to' Wanganm, the'i sparrow ■■ championship" ;to Uunedin/and the clay championship to Spnngston.j Officers;.were elected- w follow .-President, Mr. G.Eutherford; vicepresidents, Messrs. F. Ebdwood - (South Island) and T. A. .Bamber. (North Island);, executive, Messrs.. Evan; (Canterbury) E. Marfan (Otago),E. H Ecdes, (Marlborongh), G. ,E. King. (Hawke's Bay) . J.. Brassell (Wairara'pa), : and J. ''■■wsin (secretary and treasurer). Mr. .U H. Chevannes; was appointed official referee. .■:■.-. -...,' v, ...:' ■:". ■'. ■-■■■: ■■■..- :■•.

COALMINING: A'LABOUR HITCHiV ._£ . : . v .. , Westport, January 31; Work is proceeding steadily at the Denniston mine to-day. ,It,is understood the .. ™iH*f\ f ? r ,? ulatl °B proposals to be subnutted to the company. .All the ' com- - pames : are inundated with orders ■. foi •' ■; , ROTORUA BOWLS • ti, u'■''■'«' Rotoru January 31. . lhe results of the South .Auckland bowling tournament up to Saturday night ' Waihi.No.>l, Rotorua N05..2, 3, 4, and 7, Wail" No.-l plays Eotorua No. 2.- There will be no play to-day in consequence of the heavy, rain of ;.yesterday and early : this-morning..; In the .event of-Waihilos.' mg.to Eotorua No.-.2, the contest for the , pennant and shield will be. between the various, Eotorua teams.! The weather ■ to. ■' day isfine. ; ■ ; - ;';-■:-v i■•: '. . '{■-,' SUDDEN jLLNESS-OF A SPEAkER-- :. +-■ , • ,ChristpHurch;'•'January' 31/ ; ''. .':" v Whilst addressing, a public meeting-ai ; the. Opera House.on, Sunday evening, Mr; : ~' H. Scott Bennett,- an. Australian Socialist I orator,; was; euddenly,-,.taken , ill. and'.col- , lapsed into ;a : chair. ■Hβ-. was ■ unable to proceed with his address. !^ A doctor in ..the .audience, attended; him and::he -wai removed:-to : his,hotel: ..He has been engaged in' Socialistic-propaganda, work-in''• the.Dominion , andiis. apparently-'suifeT- , ' ing from the effects-of overtaxing" hij ■' strength; ' ■;; ;/■..;•';-. ;•'-.'. ; .-. ... ■-•-. ■^:-'- ; ' "■, ;'--; ; - ■ --, Christcfrurch,. January '31.* /' ; At the annual meeting, of .the Industrial '■■' ;; Association,..the-refa'ring--.president,. Mr,' . F. E. Jones, gave an opfimistic address" on the outlook in ..the Dominion for the ■'■:' present year. . Mr. '•'. E. . Buchanan- was ■ elected : president..'•,,' For .valuable.services W" rendered to .the in-- - ceptioh,'.Mr. : 'W..W. : Charters was unani-'' mously. elected a life-member, the'fourth. .:so:elected in thirty' years:•',<: '■.:, .: :■. ■- -

y ■> MERCURIAIj^POISONIigG;

.;"'."" ,'■'■."■• ;■-.■'-■ Duriedin, January SL ': :...£" man named. Archibald Brown,' proprietor. of. the motor engineering works in Castle Street, died in Ihe hospital to-day v from the/effects of mercurial- poisoning. ■When admitted' to,the hospital deceased had in his possession a'headache wafer, and in .the same pocket was a packet of mercury'chloride. .The -wrapper ,oMthe mercury packet was broken, and some of the contents,were apparently.mixed with the headache, wafer. . Deceasediwas:admitted'to. the institution on January 22.

'; V .'■■' .■;.;. CUSTOMS RETURNSI « ::, V. .;' ;,'.;.. Auckland,; Januaiy .'SK - .The Auckland', Customs"-returns; for.January.-: are; ,£54,193, compared: with dEsl,sß4'for Januaryof last year. :',"•• '■' ■'■■• '■'" The butter/exports- total. '14,044 ;.c'wt; compared with 11,385 cwt. last.January. .: ; The-.,- .wool.-."exports-: increased .-'■ from'1,354,2221b../last January-to 2,305,6551b.!:: . : All' other'exports .show an', increase: in'-', value,: except, timber and' kauri- gum ; , 'and the latter ..increased-.'in 'quantity,'"vby realised lower prices.'-/-:;;;''./ V ■■■■.. \\/ / .:■- .;-,■_ ':;.■'.■!; y.v. Invercarglll,' Jaiiuaiyi 31.' : , ..v.The total.' amount of-; revenue/ collected < 'byiithe Customs here for . January -.(in- ■"'■' elusive ot ..3s. AA.- surtax) was ls.-i;2d., an" increase 'of.- i£2274:6ver '■. January : last- year.:. The amount, of "Beer .'duty collected during;,the month.repn* sentsian. increase of J372. gallons in , the ; consumptiqnVbf, ■;■" ■I-. , .'-;: ilf... ■■':' ■' ' '' ;»■), 'i. :.•:• '■' •■