NEW ZEAL ANDREWS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 745, 18 February 1910, Page 4

NEW ZEAL ANDREWS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

I IMPORTANT. LAWSUiT.PENDI,NG v COLLEGE. AGAINST GOVERNMENT. ■;■'■;■''■ ['.■': ')'■'. Christchurch;'.F«briiary''l7.'..- : At the Supreme'Court'tomorrow a special case will bo argued in connection with a claini by the. .Board of Governors of .Canterbury College .'for..compensation to'.the extent.of bra- .£3OOO in ' respect to portions of the Craigicbum run; taken by'. the': Public : Works Department for? the purposes, of". the .'Midland rail-, way' line.. This 'special .case'-'is fb.r :; the purpose of determining .some; preliminary; questions of law, as- to the; Crown's' lia.bility. to pay compensation for the.whPlo or nny ; part -of.. the!.lands 'taken, and' will-be a preliminary to further'proceed-' ings' Wore ,the. Assessment ''Court. ..v.' ".

BILLIARDS.

■'.;'■ ;;T r 3l2 "OFF.THE RED." ; '•■'; .v-';.:,''/ Christchiirch,February 17.;-'; : A billiard .match of 4000 up, between; George Gray and P.. Lindrum, junr. (who conceded 4UO '„to,- Gray) ." concluded 'last night, .and was.:won by. Gray by WO.;-"At. the;; conclusion,-of:the./afternoon's play, Gray:-.was. 3iol • and : LihdrumV 2*lß. .-.The best, breaks •'■ wore: -Gray, .'.3-12.;. and -.155'; Lihdrura, 227 1 and.--,Bs. ,v : lh.--the .evening. Gray tcompleted.ithe. 4000: with:,an ished-break of 40, and. won by 940. ; Best breaks: were':—Gray, - 181.U55, ..138, -and 140 (unfinished) ;. Lindrum,'< 69,'.:'65, .401. ,In Lindrum's break of 40Y he! compiled.3l2 off: th'b;red after:losing I t-he,white at 89..':■;

W.CT.U, CONVENTION

;;.: SENTENCES.,IN ; GRO.G :CASES'.:..-,'' : Invercargill, February 16. At the''Women's. Christian 'Temperance Union' Convention to-day;., attention -was called to the: grave danger "incurred ..by young...girls; >and. boys,;.- promenading;, the streets at .night ..'A .resolution. jyjis.c'arried. calling upon the-Government;to introduce legislation- dealing with.-this,":and';.alsbj calling attention .to. tho*.^discrepancy. betweeh the punishment ilhetedV out to. -sly grog-sellers in,j • NpiLicenso districts,-; tho < maximum ".penalty-, : in'.',the. former: being,.tw«lyeijmonris.'.j-.with-V-.liird-labour;-, and;-in:* a VyNpfLicens.e. v district, 1 throb months; without hard'-:labbui\'".;ln r ! yitations for the convention/for, Mil:were! received from •, Dunedin,:. Ifaiapbi,, ;Grey-niouth,,-and;Now .Plymouth,-that,of; New., Plymouth being':'accepted..";.,.; .' ..:: •.-'.:

i:',-OUR;, BEST;:BpY ,; ■-' ; .?>;',-■':'■'■': ;l >'v'.Auckland,'Fcbriidry'l7.'.;/ .- The.Hon;:.G. Fbwlds, Minister for'Edu-, cation,' thisi afternoon 'presented toßugler' Morgan, l : pf^the'Onehunga.'PisWpt BTigh': • Sohoql;;.Cadots,;.the ■'ch'ampibn:..b«lt::'and' gold:; medal,.', won.By," Kim^-.asi",' the .".'bejf cadet >iifle),-. shot:'ih ; -1 lib '. Dominion'. : .V, After, congrfttulating.'.-Bugler.. his.fiio, performance,".Mr.-. Fowlds '.weht;.oii". to re: fer to anew, feature' of.-iadet;woi;k..ip.''the. public. sohbols.v = J.'l'he, " : Gbverni"nent, >-!he said,'-had,'-'recognised:.the' importance of' toaoliing. the youth : .of the Dbmiriion jtho' use'of'the-rifle,'' and,' ; 'to,.that end, had encouraged .the of miniature ranges ;..bn. or-;'hear \- the:; sohool -.grounds.. He':.lioTwdi.that, bafbro.iong,;all_but'ihb. vcry.small-sohopU-iii the Doniinioh.wbuld i haYO;their,;own, miniature .ranges.',.'':'.,-;- j

vv:GUNNERY, WATER; ! , ! ■:-.'■ '.■'•',"":Christchbrch, February 17..; •;.lMembers'of :.'the"Xyttolton ; dotachmont pf.th'e Eoyal"New. Zealand ;Artillery; ; vrhp' are ; : ;iri.''camp -at : ' : Fert 'tfervois.-' for'-'-Jten. 'days',.. cpmmenced. : .thbir,;''aiinu'at:'class'nring: yesterday morning, .and concluded -shoot-irig.'tb-day.:'.:'i'he .r'esultsVof*tlio ''firibg.are ! not: available;' .;•,; Owing , probably to ■ theoicessively., hbt,'.wea,.thcr,- : of v'thV past'.'.few! has become Mefectivo, and the -hehltli'of thenionVin:camp :;has ; .bee'n:.afffictcd.i ;; ,l;t is saidithot ainuniber;of them:have been, •badly affected;with dysentery ;.during.thp. past two' or v three.days.;.:Sainples.of. water ;froni, the' tanlts : at-the' fort'havo/ been procured for;analysis' for'"tlio^purpose-','of detecting-the cause of. thp''trouble...:;'::;:'-. ■'■' ,1 t-i -::i: . '. .SoV.Oßii7 ' odi 'oi'i: ;:f :v TRAM HANDS';CONFERENCE.:^:: :.:■■'''.;:;' '•;' ''.Chrjstchurch,'February; 16.;■•', i,v Th'e Tramways ! 'Federatißn'_-:'Cohierence: has decided;to iefcr.',tho.affiliated iinionsr" questien of federation: to;tkb Australian ■: tramway : uuions. ; ' ;'-Ot-her-resolutian9-were-.as follow ±-{i) : ',.l'hat thp ,Gpvernment -bo .^((qnpst'edrto,ambhd'the Crown;SujtS''Act; :toV bring,all "industrial iyState'/enterprisbs'' uader-''.:the Publib WorksvAct:-':(2) 'That'' the exeoutivo-of'tho.federation take'-tho necessary.,steps,-te. apply, tp .the Arbitration; Court.'fbr. a federated .' tramways "award; for. the. Dominion...(3)' That strong representations be mado to -the.Govern'm'ent to expedito tho.yhstalliiltibn'of a'-ror-liable brake.oh all"thj car'systems.of the; 4DbminibnV"i' (4) That,;a more;-liberal,.-'."al-. 16jvancb''of holidays ;b6 made ior tramway .dmplbyecs..: ',(s).';'rhat"J : .thp-,pr : ihciple,.of'';'a; superannuation ."fund'' be'.'"affirmed,'.".;an(l that .the Government be 'congratulated on, the,.; National - Provident,' Fnnd Bill,; but the conference was of.opinion.that it can; only -bp taken: advantage :pf by those: in; constant-oniployment.'-. ,; '''. ■:■ : vj' ;(;.,: 'ESTATE- PURCHASEb v FORi :: CLOSER ! V ":;";:\'' : <:':''-:-: : :'SEfTLEHENT;'*:.. .' b:':~

Ashburton,February IG. ~ : ( The.!'-''Guardian',':.stages ,-that,the ..Gov-, a'rnihcn't -'has'ip'urbhased : f roiia .' Mr.': George' Pftlmel 1 '.•• the Euapuna' '-Estate, containing' 14431 -'acres, for closer-settlement' purposes. :_''t'ho land; which;'.-is-.ftj)out ; 20 miles from Ashburton,; is well fcnoivn;'fb,r.:it's;-fertile : qualities,; as, being fide 'grdzing J'country; ;aiid - ais: producing |splendid : .of nip v. .rape',' i and sn#uld<i,thefe-:; foro/bercapablc' ofc.subdiTisioiv'intb'; nine; tato belongedjtp'-'the.yato.'flilr.' -John Ballanjtrne.;£6r many years; i Kuapu'na is. the ; billy estate -in; AshburtonVcbimty-acquired; ;by:?,thft 'Government for rS'ettlemont.; 'purposes in 1 thV-jlast" dozen years, '..'the.' ..EighbankV. Estate';- purchased: about 1898,; being the lait one'to be'dealt with in that H'H :^-.ChWstchuixn',3?ebruary;l7, ;' :. -:Mr.'■-.GeorgeV Palmer's'- Kuapun'a,Estate 0f;4431 acres is .-the first land acquired by. the in the■ Ashburton'dietrict' ■ for 1; twelve' years.:' -A ; considerable area' in 'the ! 'Temuka';'district'•is. i how;-iihder offer .to'.the inspected-.by.'the -land,' purchase;officers' ApplibaHbus in ;Orari Gorge, close'on'MaTch-:Bf'-'' .

PRIME MINISTER OPENS GAOL. ~:';':'.-.- Invorcargill, February 16;;'.'■ -. This afternoon, beforo 'a small gathering of representative people/the--Prime Minister .opened the new. gaol,' a :fihe struc-' hire, built entirely by prison labour,'under; the 'direction of Gaoler Hawkins, of whom 'Sir • Joseph' Ward; in his opening speech,-said several bulogistio things. The' building cos't^-.,£6050,,.: and the: site' was taken by the ;Publio : Works Department -fqr..:*El2so.U The ;.;prisbn'will be the first used ,hit-furtherance of Dr. Findlay's-'re-. formatory ; idea, and to that end has several notable features, of; construction. The sanitary arrangements' particularly :■_ are noteworthy, 'and,- the'gaol is made on .'the principle. •

CALEDONIAN SPORTS. '■■''•'/":' '! . '.-■-'■' '. .Napier, February .16. ■ .The 'annual Caledonian' sports meeting was ■ held on-i- the "recreation ground today. ■.'■ Kain■•'fell ;'oar)y in the morning, bht .. cleared::!before. 11' a.m.,V and it' •' was decided to hold ' tho sports. About 2500 people were on the ground. The;track, was very s :dead, but nevertheless 1 the time's '-' in running events were, good, though ;thcy "were, slow in the cycling events. B. D. Chalmers, of Duncdin, . won tho. half-mile and :quartermile, ran second in the mile, and. was third in the '120. yards handicap, .the times- for the respective events being lmin. .59 4-ssec., 49 2-ssec., 4niin. 24sec, and' 11 2-ssec.' J. M'Carthy won tho 120 yards-and 220 yards,-the latter event in 21 2-ssec. R. AVattcrs won tho mile, A. Campbell, the scratch man, running .third, a. really good performance. W. 6.. Harding ran second in both tho nmateur events, the 120 yards_ being run in 12sec, and the 410 yards in 51soc. C. Burton won the milo'ivnd two-mile.bicycle-handi-caps. '. - .I\ ( . Finlaysim -■won-.- the-: piping; events, ancV J. M'Kechnie, most of tho Highland:dancing events. ~-; . V ! .;.'.;V.NEWS IN BRIEF. : :;. ; , : Foildinjj, February 16. ■A meeting' of .ratepayers ..vlast .'night; ashed tho Borough.: Council', to take a.-poll on the question of-electric lighting for' the borough* ■ .