NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 901, 22 August 1910, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Tclecraph.-PrdH Association'.! ALLECED CARCO BROACMNC. OFFICER AND SEAMEN ARRESTED. Dunodin, August 21. James Haytor Barter (fourtli ofE-.. cer), John AVilliam Mills (boatswain), Archibald Korrich (A.M.), and Ernest Guest (A.8.), all belonging to, the steamer Kia Ora, which arrived from London yesterday, were arrested last night, as the outcome of alleged cargo broaching during • the voyage out. Mills is accused of stealing a coil ; of ' rope valued at £1, and Korrich and Guest with' stealing cargo valued .at about £10, including watches, boots, brooches, and articles of jewellery. Barter is charged with receiving stolen goods. A man named Harrison has also been arrested on a charge of being a Stowaway. ■."■-. BRASS BAND CONTEST. Palmerston, August 20.. l Tho band contest committee 'to-day made the following allocations of priz<v ' money for the North "Island-contest, to be held here next February:—A Grada ■ -£100, first; £50, second;' £25, third.' R Grade—£so, first; £25, second; and £15, third. Quick-step—£2s, first; £10. second; £5, third. -. ' '.'■' ' The contest dates were fixed for from February 14 to 18. PIANO-P'LAYINC RECORD./ ' Palmerston North, August 21: Edward Travis broke Miss Deve» ;r<>aux's (Christchurch): world's record for endurance piano playing on Saturday night. The record was sisty-four hours,, and- Travis broke it by thirtyfive minutes. 'He- finished- strong- , ly, and in l tho . last two hours'"-the audience joined -in popu-. Jar songs. Travis goes to America te. play, Goldsehmidtt, - the champion of America, with a record of 60 hours. The two men will play till; one is •un» able'to'continue. '■'..'.:: QUEEN VICTORIA FUNO. Napler, ( .August 20., , The Queen Victoria' Fund, established \ in Jubilee year,' to relieve cases of ,dis- i tress v is being wound up. The funds in hand are to be disbursed as follow: —Hospital, £200; W.C.T.U., £50; Bethany Home, £30; Society for Pro > .motion of Health of Women and ChUdV ren, £30. . .;