NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 919, 12 September 1910, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By • Telegriipii.-iPrbiiß • ABoboiatlonJ , .",.- ~■'./)'»','/'.)", li-.-,'^■:■'■; - : '.;?t--CHARCES-OFvTHEFT/: :? "•; Auokland, September 111 >,',;':: .Tho "evidence for. the' defence!' in the '.<■'■'-. charges of theft of benzine', and: falsi- .■',-■' fying .book's, preferred/against- Percy' • Harry. Ellis,, was concluded .at \th»•{'■'.'■ ■ Auckland, Supreme. Court, to : day.':, Aftei ■■■•'■•' '. ah hour's retirement' the jury, brought ■' 'in a .'verdict; bf/gufl-fy/bu/niue!'of 'the//; ; counts . of' theft; and ' prisoner i was ".re-, .v ■-:■■/ manded /till Monday/for-, sentence;.;/--'; ■;',-' );";'/ v . September;;!().: ' Walter._Eandolph Hogg, a young maSf /";-' - was -acquitted-on three counte. of; doing/. /"•: an indecent act with'.intent-to,'iinsult.:,!■-:■ The;case ; occupied'twp\, whole days.' ■ '■/:■); HAWKE-S BAY LAND :/!/: ; /;/:■;:::!;Hastings l , A:: land,-ballot: yesterday;: reveals; .'.the, v/:'"." extent of the -land hunger :V :Bay/v;For. -thevMatapiro;:' ; Blpcky:/538 ;/- acres,": ninety-four ■•:) applications ii'were, ij lodged.' Of: these ';th'e --board- 7 considered ■.'■■ ./ twenty-three!ineligiblej' leaTihg/seveh'ty./';one/to) "go to)the.ballot;for one section;■• * : '■'} v"- v v-'', ...'. ' ;v. burietiin r /September/ 10;/-//:: () .'.-. The; Competition :Society's' ' i takings t .' v ' ; were: not, quite ■ equal ;to':-last.'year'6,rer/^ ' '/ cord owing to only two choirs!competing',-' ■! ? on/.Thursday;-when/there); was >:a -big : ';)/)/ shrinkage.': The''competitions, However, ')- ! .V>- : -. show a' reasonable isurpius. l ' 1 ; ';.'•;' //;:-: v !; ;: ,;; -•"' //'):);'!;)/;;A/PROPEl^ y-ff- r !cHrls'tbftiurb>i, : , / '; ; vv /. ; Mr.: Justice .Sim':has idekVered-judjfi;/::;-; ment/in the ;case: Judge:y,sPannell," 'an'."--. ■.-/■',.•' action -'for. .specific';'performance: of /an);'-;),/' agreement ;for-the! eschangei ofi. propeiVi.;:;, lies.-; His Honour Jfound that clefendaM4-yy i : entered smto/.the;agreement; uvignoranc*)//:) 0f,,-adefect-)-in -the :/■;.;; :gave ? iudgmeht;for : .the' defendant, -witi//// c^ts:;CS;pn;a^claimvfor:!£2soova^> i)):-)) ; ) ; )! .:K:'OF.^'UNioiPAt^|NTE U ":)!::'/£/)■:'';';;-•..NOlSOlii;' Sep&mbef) ; 9i/'//..'!/ ■ : A judgment of borough, \ . /); 'councils' .was )giTCri;:to):dayiby)Mr;:;J;/&'; ; / ) Eyans ; - : S.M))I'-'in'.Nelson; - the,;-City; Couiicil; ■proceMe3y'agaii^yj>' , y. i :V::. .carteV-vfpr Unlawfully: y'.J'-: from'' the;; bWibfla-streamyV the), cpnteii-< •/ ; / : ;tibnjbeing"that':tie ■ j'oiraed ■}} .;/, .the.:.fee,simple!in:.the;'stream,.iisque,ad: Vr: .medium/iUura/aquaej; by:-: reasbai'of : : .a!: ; ; ,^reet/pn : the/bau)ks/:;i-v : ;-;- )');'///''- : y/'s')''/)/ ) -.The'!magistrate,' .afterv..reviewing : ''tK9' ; *' ! .authorities;'held that it" was yerj;doubt-'(!,!:-! fill /whether/the ) v )a/ street, arid,-if; it did,;it/was;rebutted'-):-;/) :by!;the : :fact; that/p3rts, pf/;tlie;)pnginal.!i.// bed, yimmediaply .aboTO/and/belbw./the /;!;,! locus/ih/qup^leftidry^Dy/ero^ vesW'invthe' corporation by. specialiAct:,;;';'-:: :of:Ta^iamerit^:; = : i •! !:The!iin!formatipn dismissed.'!; Council; this y i to: [ consider:; tie;;/ i!" :.ofi the; Municipal' and .Sir: %H r Donald ? M'Leaii Park; ! 61118''! Committeeipfi-the -'House;;' presentativesi; a telegram was read from!;: \f'; l Mx. yßrpnriijvMiP;!; f or^Napier,;; !stating .that he could!not hope;tocess :when;-the;:BiUs i Boused was=read,'!and; after: ; a;>VJ:C full!; statement';' of. JtKeiiposition-; for;'the i>--;': ;'!; : 'informaticin';pf ;mtobe'rs;pf;;Parliainent4 : :; : :f; : !! fr. •;■ v v £/WQ;'W}i^o.^ !';"-/«,-;■- >v :^; v ,vTe:'Kuit j;!; !9.r- J S" A' meeting' l convened 'by:' theV CHamber!'i!:ft; -of':,Cpramercerpassed:-:aV!Btrbng:; ; 'tioii.-'protesting !agamst: : claus6; 19^-'of [l tbe.'.'S!''-!' ■Native Towiiships Bill;':giving'tbeG^ovri;;:;.":.. Solicitor!'the::rigbt r tp;pu!rclias6jand : !m ;Natiyp!'. townships,: I ;:!'and' v!urgihg '•] ;that;:';_" losseeS; and!), the !Crpwn' : shpula: be : :pn!.ah!-y\;'.; : equal: : ;fboting7. ■?A' ; 'deputation:;. was ;-ap;s," v .;;: pointedyto: visit and';'inte!r-;y;- : ]; : :vie'!iy:'tib':Prfme!:MimsteV;:ant^'! ; ?iJ;'*;; :^^i?:^&

-vJJAs WO R KS/Fti AM ILf6n;/|;££ V;: •■;- ; '; * A 'proposal 'was 'carried f yesterday: to •,V-'. raise'a wan of v £3B,opo tb ,-purchase,of 'gasworks"b/jthe: ' Dorough;',:--; ::ihe;vtttu^was7lS3,rtp; :^ •"i'^^'^^Duroili^ ' '. : M * theXChief-i ; iigMTv;: J 'Mr.';Garih 6allaway,.splicit<jr, isValleged;:; ', -tbjhaveibeenassatiltcdhyia'imanrname'd'f^ ; Charles ;;Bahwell.3:lts?is, ; i 'stated'; itbat £; '. Gallaway;. remonstrated.'' with, j -Banw.eli'C; .for. using offensiyej}language; 'whereupbd-.-^' \th6latt<3r>stTOck?ihim::he^YUy'jn.';:.tie' ; i:i ■ : face. ; : \Gallaway^flpl^pnjthe; pavement,^ 1 , - receiving: 'a:'i'asty)rscilp,Cwoundj : v ; 'which;;;;.-. iwillVuecessitatb-^ : roiwa'/: for'..;: several Banwell v ; waai :>< rsa&ded;in/Cbur|:;W^ ; "'WHAMf^ \;:Thamesis'.enteriiaininga'proposal for l--. iUghtingii:jlt;;has';.l)eeh;deferred ::j----service, could;be■.included:]::';;i::- ; '::vv^;;-» ;: : : , ■:UA'-strong- protest; hasibebn; garding the: proposal itb:reduce ■:: to:a: "sub'-inspectbr's.pohce'distnct:ahd-i> r ' ■merge: it in.the 'Auckland- district.,'- _s}te+X Government and members ibf- Parliament -. ? ■ aire to .be;, approached/, on/, the,, matter. J. 4 vl

PIANO-PLAYING EFFORT. Now Plymouth, September 9. Stirton finished his piano-playing effort at 43 minutes past midnight, having plajed continuously for 74 hours 12 minutes. Ho was piesonted with a gold medal.