NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 743, 16 February 1910, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

■! - (By ■ TelesrapU;—Press AssoolntlonA-; [.;,;,;;,;,;//:;:♦ ;;;:::;.,:rv.;V;-- ! -" v AUCKLAND HARBOUR ENGINE'Eft-v •;'; : .... : ;...,./I.NC,-, ,/.,•',,;:'"'///' .':■'.- j-'-'.' THE'EECENT'pOIMJSa' -/'./ i, ' V,' j.-'"' :;>."... : .:;.:.,: Auckland,.FebYuary,:ls..' :!.! : Keferring.to the/'collapse ~bf.; / tno/, 're\ ■';;"■' clatriation wall.at-'-;Keema.n's : Bay;;;/the:■' -. Harbour Board's engineer' to-day, reported.. ■."':'.. that-during-his "absence in'."England':, a ' trench B,;feet deep and-250 feet long was ■■■•-. blasted without 'his;'authority, .and ; t,hat ■-. ,;■ tho- subsequent-collapse -'jot . the wall' was .-, J ■ due; to this;- The- chairman-moved: - <f That.' %- a- 1 special meeting- be-called(for;' "Friday' ■"-,' ;J . evening, to consider the-whole.'matter,.aid.". ','-■: that the board-theh.'conside'r/the'.-facts'iii :' committee" The purpose'.,of the.board, '.-'/ Mr.-, Entrican /explained; was .'-to ■ investi' ' '."'. gate the'whole-matter-thoroughly .by-call. .'".; ing 'witnesses and'-appealiric/ to expert evi' \'"' den'ce. /"This-matter," adfo'd/Mr./Entri/. can, "is 6o l serious -that nothing less thai ' .'■'"' the -fullest- -possible".'.' investigationy/will - r f; satisfy .the people -of .-.'.Auckland/' -i'Hr. ' '-' Bradney -seconded -the .resblutioh,' which '-' was "carried. ... . '.:....' : 'v/,■;."-.- '.''•'''■..•■' ■';".HON;:T;;MAckEigziE;iN.sbutHKV /- : :./ : ; .-;• ;'■;;/-westlandV-;v-.//;'.,/.; '■ ■ '■' : -'''' 'H d kitikaVKbrnaTy-15; :: -"' ! » ; :, .The.. Hon.- ..Thos. - Mackenzie, ■.■wbb/.ia ■' >''' visiting South .'Westlaud' aM'-the./Frana ,v .'. Josef,-Glacier,'received retire."'••' sehtihg residents : at-'Waiho;Gorge, : relaav« ;•' to the. appointment ;b£-a-- medicaV'.offioei' •foriSbutt. iVestland;.. and; 'at'.-. Okarito ■' t: Forks,.l. .urging;.';■ the- ;■':improvement.;rol •.■"''.■.':■ Okarito-..Haibour|:.'.which' is": at-'present. •• blocked;' :He:-,relrrrncd to-Harihari last -"~ , ever4ng;'but,Vflpod:,iii'.th6:Bjg.Wamii'ni ,' !: ■ prevented -Mm"''crossing;' . ;i' possible,; to' ftork ; >ia . .-■<•;'•"' a :; bad,,condition/'v.this'.■'. '■• ! ?■ reaching .'HoHtikaV to-morrow, arternaa ''•'■"• )*: toopen-.the'-show. -.' //;, ..'.■.;.;.:'..-.,"■,'■ C-h ':■ K; p O. R T^OF;J;NAP^>w; ; ;. : ;'VUv; / - i'l'-i; ?■', - : -; 'mreJeleoted',ch^ißUiht;o£;.the'i'Napier'';Ha>' ,-i'a hour'Kari v ;The-;;board/ad6pted;the :-T9<' -';/« ; port:bf .'tbe r ; \v-: ranged', ffie.iprelimttaries/iiijvcofflaec&xii . v, , with ; ,.the.erißuing:-poll' of ; 'jatepayers'fiq»jt:. .yr ';•' a'.-p'roposaJ -to.:' borrow-, .£300,000 '.under itjie' Harbour. Boards-Act: 0f'1909) for.'theVcorn< ■-;. - : : pl^Qn-iaiiai-improveraent.'/ofjtiiel'braato'.' ■''.. water; harbour; • r.'i:/K;>f;'H/;w'.,//t»"V'. -';''-; ■:!;. £ ; ;^-<;..Kir;;'-'c.;- i /' -Wi - ';>As,^av'Te^tvof ; '-cpnsideratipnl/«of-A.itiV: v.--. .'matfe7.and','foUowing:'.the , 'iNapierj!casSa,'•'. s ,t. ■ oriev of/ the. Eltharo. borough':. ccfuncillbra.- ,-.< (CounciTlpr...Clements), '-who.',.;hid , ;.jVirn-. ..-.[ '.-' :' wittiiigly;infringed'(!.theV';dis^lificaii« clanse, of ;.the .Act has resigned.;-' , Ai'extrav : ; ordinary,election 1 for the';vacancyihas,beea''(' - 1 fiied.'for :MaTch'',9." •'•?,'. : {,'^^s : :l ,.fW'-;'v'.;.t.. ; '-^Airr^'UNION^OURTiiCASE;^^ ;•-< •:■;■ r7 : Chrlstchurchi;;Febrtaty';isii -^'■-£,, '■ -.Wflliam ■ Skjnneri' charged-'wittihaviiig. '.- ,V- ---. stolehrttTnSheep.'wa's.-td-dayiTemarided'to '■ 1K * ■iWanganui: :ir ; :^-;:.:':[ '■•/.-'. .D.' H.'-T-homsoE, .secretaiy.; of'.the-.Canter- -. ,« bury... Cricket;. .Association,',.'.'.was - .;•, ,-., •'• , flned ; iEs aod-costs;for-havirig-run\ai:'ar>- \-■-,> ■ union •'in.coraieoribn".'with..tte,"assodafioni ;.■.. I He r pleaded.'tlmt'-he:h , ad.'the '„!," -. permisskoi,'', and s .thought v.that-.; protecrai •.-;,; v. ;■ LU ARDS':';]; LIND RU M !■■ AN D^dßA^ ; :' -* '; -■';'v ? ';;;.-;r;;>;Chpistchurch : j:-February v ls;-'r : -i!' . Jhe,mlliard.matoh.uf , ,4oo.o;Up,vin:wMA'; ,'{ J!..- Lindj , um^-. : iun;i'-;is'''cbnceding>'i(lO; l .to : ; :,'};■ , Geprge^Gray,,;' was': resumed"foiday.iwh'en "''.*'- the, principal;bre'aks'wera'^Lindrum—lffi,'.. ':•' . and.\'l3l.i ;■ The',scores -iow;'stand '-' • . ;&nm,;'l^;;gray^7B;;^^,v: ; ;'yS;;^ ; : >''iv r v|t'RAM\VAY ; '%PWyEES'j^ •; • ; j,.y,j .;>^:6hHstchurc^ o .; L !,'{!'; , '• A cdnference'.of federated-.tramway.iain: '. : ~ ;ployeey'."'industnalV ; i... ■ v aelega^s v .vbeingyprieseit;\fTOm':"thV' lfour'//:/,V- ---■ cenriesiV"TheVprdceedin'gs.Trere not - 'djpitaji',-.*-.' "^."C ; . to .'the -press.'. '.The; conference;-' decided, ,to '■'■ \l ask '.'the ' ( membOT|jipr u ;.n..'!-;,. '.. Lyttelton.tb ,' '.delegate's;'regafdin'g:;th'e':Tramways'.Vßill : ' '.V,-. . :irilToduce'd.lAduripg'..7 l 'tte,'.'''list"iessibn'..'of,. - . . ;Pa'rliament.v^-.;;,., -:^ : v^Md VU-if ;: -■)..;'.''"'.-> ,^r.-, : ; • AT^MTv : - : ; ' .' ';;"'". '/■?.;-' Chriskhiii"ch,TFebnikry: v is.v .'■'.'? ! , : '.;Be'ferring , .to''sta'temehte/that;..the.-acco'm- ' ; * ''.modattoh''at.M6unt'Co6k : for;to.urists. , ,i» ;",' .'overcrowded^'Sir -Joseph" Ward.saysSthat..'..',' :, ,tKe.,rush' isinowiat >an!-V-en'd; ,'and!- -, that .|J '.there is .plenty iof accommbdationVavaiU ; '•;' ' able'.for .visitors.Vat/the'fHermitage,:,where-, .'" ,- considerable.:';iinprpvements..vhaye,.; beeß. ■-';■ ', 'made:'tliis year./,'"f. : ,:v':>';', '<■'■ i--^:^ 1 ' ''■-■ , CHARGE'OFREMpViNiGW t '. Invercargill, February.lS/;" . -.Patrick-Hofen:was; : charged'afvthe' ; Mag7 -' - istrate's .Court with,,: .rembvin? ! chattels over,:,wlvich.';he ,iaa"given-secur. ■'■■,; , ity;. .'He-; was'remanded."to .; Gisbbrne, ; . .-v? I where 'it ,Is' alleged- .the.'bEenceV.was.;com-.-.-' ni ; mltted:.;',y : -.;' '..;■'' ■.\;\--';: : r'j^' : i'-.:,';:}iM}' /■■:'. wi. ;■ IRONSANDrLEASEis/;^ 1- . -:.;'. .i' New '■'Plymoiith'iv'Februarj'-15^; ; ! : ii; r: •;'The Publib'.Trustee's .application.;.; ft* : --. ,; the of ;the;irohsand;leases' -twii-'"; «■: i- referred to'a' committee,jW.hich ! .'meets ; to-...' i.„ 3. night'- to':"consider,',;that,;ahd|:.two:.otKer; ;'.;.■ i applications, for';;the,vleases' f .i" jv, i 'and'lxmdon^;?:^;^::.,--^^,?;^,.;:; i:^ j ';;.''cARTERTpN;Hbm;|ROBB'Eb;i';.^ i"• ;■ :■;}'■■£:■■■ ■ :;r Cartert'ori," February; IS. ; -''-' • 3 >-. -:It: : has been'reported.to'.the■ police• that; : , ';-.'-''.■ ! burglars-broke .into the;.ClubVHotel- be-' : -•!'"." ;. tweeri':7.(and ,Bi'last:night,..through..-the; i office.window and removed,the ; casll'.bpx.' ':■'■ i i ;cheques::.';;-V^:;.■'. l ''y: ; 77;vjJ; 1 . , •;■ :■'■;;;:'' viv'-i-'. -*i