NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 781, 2 April 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

IBy Tetotraoh.-Prcu Aa?oelatlonj

REFUSED ADMITTANCE. PLAIN SPEAKING BY A MAGISTRATE. ■■ Auckland, AprS i. Mr. Kettle, SJH., ' gave judgment' this morning m the case of the police versus Flewellyn, licensee of the Royal i Hotel. Defendant was charged with' refusing accommodation to Henry Temple. The case.had occupied the Court several days, and excited much interest. Mr. Kettle said the evidence sufficient-: ly justified the licensee in refusing admittance to Temple. ■ The latter admitted; he' had nothing to complain of when;' v ßtaying in the liotel previously. Taking into consideration his remark* to the waitress about the conduct of the hotel and the food, then his remariß in the vestibule when he made himself a nuisance to the licensee and people in ■ the hotel, his Worship ocm.' sidered.the licensee was justified in refusing the man admission again. The magistrate characterised Temple's repetition of the remarks in the bar of the hotel, .and applying them to the. wife of the licensee, was a gross, malka-' ous, and cowardly insult to the hostess, and that if FteweDyn had known of his conduct on that occasion he would haws been justified in taking Temple by the scruff of .the neck and kicking him oat' of the. hotel. The magistrate could not understand why the polka had not taken the case up. : ■. Sub-Inspector Hendrey remarked Hiat it was probable the matter would gofurther, and be heard in another riace

EXPERTS' REPORT. COLLAPSE OF A RECSLAMAIKN •■■■;■ WALL. -■•■ . .... . Auckland, April L The experts appointed to inquire into and report upon the .collapse of a poption of the wall of the Freeman's reclamation, presented their report to the Harbour -Board to-night. After careful examination of the. design, of the nature of the filling, and of the designer's calculations, they were of opinion that, ■• although sufficient strength .was allowed for to carry any load that would usually be placed onthe wharf, tiie reinforced concrete structure of itself . was not sufficiently'strong to stand .the heavy, lateral pressure, caused by the •filling if- carriedup to.tie level ofthe wharf deck. The cause of the collapse, in the experts'opinion; .was. the lateral pressure exerted by material depositied behind the wall. The only negligence disclosed was on , the part of those immediately concerned in the driving,ofthe piles. x No negligence had- been dis* played by the board's officers in connection " with the" construction'of the superstructure; MANCHESTER UNITY CENTENARY. PRINCE OF WALES TO PRESIDE., ■'■-.•• Napier, April 1., Mr. J. -Kershaw, corresponding sec-: retaryof the New Zealand branch of the Manchester • Unity of Oddfellows, has been informed by ; the.head office of the Unity that the Prince of Wales has. consented to, preside at a .to take, place Mat" Southampton '■, duringWhit, week, in celebration of the centenary of-the order.- The directors . in England request that New Zealand districts-,may be -represented at the Southampton meeting. ■ ' ■

AN INQUEST, ■••--.• -■ . Dunedin, April L The inquest'on the, body.;, of. Janet; M'Cqll, who ,'died at the. residence j>^ . Mi-s. iJurstdnjiatifMornington,-, on March', 3 25,' after l having given, birth-to twins'' on March 16, was continued to-day before Mr. , Widdowson. - Mrs. Durston • said she was_a ladies' ; nurse, unfegi&i ,tered. called ! at pit'" March. 15 and , , engaged'a.;' "room "f6r : a" wbek or so. After going to bed that \ night deceased was very sick, but said ' she had been sick for six weeks, and advised witness to take no notice of it. Deceased got worse as the night advanced, and eventually, admitted hercondition. Death was due to general septic peritonitis, due to puerperal infection, otherwise blood , poisoning. There was an injury which he was at a loss to explain. The.suggestion was 'that an instrument or something else had been used. It was unlikely to have ocourred'. in; any .other -way,, , though he. would mot; care .to deny : thit it' could : happen-naturally.- He could not swear positively an instrument had been used. . The inquest was further adjourned till Wednesday. ". , v .

TARANAKI PETROLEUM. ' ';' " ' New Plymouth, April/1. . The manager of the Taranaki Petro. reported to the director!! to-riight that though the gale , .playec ; havoc with the derricks, it' : had.. nol -damaged the machinery., It is expected to have Nos. 1 ; and' 2 repaired and ready to resume work on Tuesday, and No. 3 at the next of next week. Since Friday last, whilst the bores were closed down, some 90 barrels of oil have been secured ■at No. 2, having flowed of its own accord between the casings; from March 12 to March 24 45 barrels' at No. 3;; from, January 5 to", date, No. 2 has never ceased' to flow oil'and' water, with silt generally.' > : .. .'.. r , . ~ REPORT ON DUNEDIN GASWORKS. ■ Dunetlin, April 1. (The Gas Inquiry Coninnitee express satisfaction with the general management, but infer defects in the gas--holder, due to deviation from the plans in the shape of the bottom of the holder; but.owing to the conflicting nature of the evidence cannot fix the responsibility. Apparently the alteration had no detrimental effect on the stability of the holder, and the departure from the specification was an improvement. Aβ to departure from specification' re the pile-driving, the responsibility attaches to the consuiting engineer. TARANAKI HOSPITAL. New Plymouth, April 1: •At the statutory meeting of the Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board,: Mr. Fred.- Bellringer : was re-elected-chairman. In consequence of tho resigV nation of Dr. H. B. Leatham as medical superintendent,, it was decided t<l offer the position to Dr. B. Walker, at present • assistant surgeon, and Dr. Wylio- the post of assistant „■ surgeon, with Dr. G. Home as extra surgeon. THE TELEPHOr3E SYSTEM. * '■' Invercarglll, April 1. In mercantile circles there is considerable annoyance owing to the newtelephone system coming into ' operation to-day, by which; accounts for bureau calls will not bo sent in individually but in the form of a monthly statement, , " giving the total for that period. A proposal is on foot to interview the Prime , Minister on the matter. - THE LIQUOR LAW. ) ... Duncdin, April 1. ■ ' Henry Alexander, proprietor of the •Globe Hotel, now. usikl as a boardinghouse, was to-day fined £50 on a charge of sly-grog selling. This constituted a second offence," lip having bcon fined £20 in July, 1900. '.A second charge was' dismissed and a 'third withdrawn. NELSON HOSPITAL BOARD. Nelson, April 1. At the first meeting of / the new Hospital Board, Mr. H. Baigent, chairman of the former board, was ielocted ■ ..--. . : ■■_ ■'■