NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 900, 20 August 1910, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Tcleeraph.-Prftßß Association.* "A VERY SHABBY CASE." Christchurc.il, August 19. Percy Porrin, who had pleaded guilty to two charges of receiving money and board and lodging by falso pretences that he was a jockey, was sentenced,to six months' imprisonment on each charge to-day, the judge remarking that it was a very shabby case. HOUSE DESTROYED. . ■ Core, August 19. A firo broke out this morning in a five-roomed house in Brougham Street. The dwelling was outside the water service, and was totally destroyed. Insurance—ln Royal Exchange, on the building, . £225, and on the furniture, in tho Victoria Office, £75. Tho house was owned by Miss Irvine, of Pukerau, and was occupied by Richard M'Millan. M'Millau had just time to save his family. CHARCE OF MANSLAUGHTER. Auckland, August 19. In the Police Court to-day Alfred James Lindsay was charged that on Augnst 8 lie committed manslaughter, in that ho caused the death of John Lewis Sheard by striking him with his fist. Accused was committed for trial. A FARMER FINED. Nelson, August 19. At, tho Polico Court to-da> a Takaka farmer, charged with offering for sale a cow very badly inlected with tuberculosis, was fined £7 and costs. MASTERTON LOAN. Masterton, August 19. At a meeting of ratepayers held in the Town Hall to-nght, the proposal of the Borough Council to raise a loan of £31,000 at 31 per cent, to complete the drainage of the town was approved by resolution. TEACHERS' SUPERANNUATION ACT. Dunetiln, August 19. At a meeting of tho Otago Educational Institute to-night it was' unanimously decided to earnestly request tho Minister for Education to amend the Teachers' Superannuation Act so as to increase tho annuities drawn by members who retired between January 1. 1906, and October 10, 1908, and also to allow teachers hitherto unable to join the fund to do so as originalmembers on conditions to be made by tho Teachers' Superannuation Board. SILT COMMISSION. Waihi, August 18. A monster mooting of burgesses was held last evening to protest against certain ' recommendations of the Silt Commission.. The..Mayor presided. Several resolutions were carried, the chief objections boiitfr - that the redistribution of the gold duty and the main road c[iiestiqn were not referred to by the commission, that thoso who produced the gold duty were better entitled to it than farmers, that the borough balance-sheet was misquoted regarding the rates collected and -subsidies received, that the gold duty was already pledged to tho Government in restiect to the waterworks* loan, that unfair comments were, made regarding local rating, that Clause 5 scone of the commission was altered). It ivns resolved to get un a petition to present to Parliament. "All resolutions will be-forwarded-to the Premier, the Minister for Mines, and. tho member for tho district.