NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

FIREMEN AND FINANCE. Hokitika, September 20. ' ~ ■ As. the difficulty and ccsfc of trans' port has delayed tho. executive of. the United Fire Brigade Association in finally determining, on,: a competition at Hokitika nest. year;the local■ committee '•. •' met to-nigbt, .and'.riesolved to agree to reduce the proposed prize-money • foc- -» - the demonstration. from. £400' to £300, : -:' giving the: executive-tho '£100- saved towards tho cost' of:.transport if t&ey \ " ..wisli it. j lt is hoped that _ this will : assist in /overcoming, tho difficulty re garding'"transport expenises.—.CISBORNE CRIMINAL SITTINGS ' ■ Cisborne, September 20. * ' A.t : 'the Siipreme Court ,s to-day, •Railton -was sentenced to three months'•' imprisonment with -"hard - labour - - for v ■ damaging' a ' printing machine, the pro- '[■ perty of; the' "Gisborae'/ Times"' Co.': Jfe'v. yras on a .charge 'of of- " • • a portion", of/another, machine :ini(tha' ( same;office/Thomas, .CahiD, was. sen-*; ; tenced, .to two . and., a .half; years* im- - prisonment with hard labour, for break* • • mg: and: entering; and theft ,of .'£2 l: his ( employers'-premises. !,:.';'.A.-/'• '-'V A SERIOUS CHARGE, Hastings, September. 20. - ■ ; . At the Magistrate's Court .this after* : .noonj;. a /.young .woman. named : ; MariaV;- ?V Mooney was char£ed with the murder of -' - •her male the body of which' -y-.{ \ .been found^'by.'the/.police." - • on ithe' .child^/'bbdy;^ .'"'will -M>e : .':held morrow. ' • '' ;; ■ ;-■>-'.I--.-::-..: r FEDERATION OF LABOUR; Westport, September 20. , The Granity Miners?. Union has aorsed the-policy of .the Federation of. Labour,,and. yoted: £300.'t0 ;tho fundaX':: ' for/the establishment of a weekly' our paper. I'AURANCA WATER SUPPLY. ' Tauranga, September 20. The tender.'of-the:;Spiral ; 'Steel' Pipfl'' • Companyji has : . been accepted -.' for tho water-supply for Tauranga'.' Tlw ■ ',: completo scheme will cost £11,454. SUPREME COURT CASES. ' Wanganui, September 20. ; At tho Supreme!', Courtsessions 'tibia ::j morning, John Brady was admitted' to : ; .probation;for-'eightfen: months 'for; theft--?;// of a bicycle, and ordered to pay oosta of the trial-.and the machine. • John • O'Brien was sentenced to eighteen' • months' , for assaulting''a'. : V: child. ' BLOWN DOWN. ■; v.. Dunedln, September . 20.' A howling nor'-wester. blow all yofr-...'. terday.;■ ,i At. Cromwell';the •■ Ground ; pavilion was completely wreck- • ■ 'ed,v-and; , feide&\iri.niimerabla''fen«s^^H;y ; '| blown down. To-day the weather 1 is bitterly;cold, and it is. snowing- on .the . KILLED ON THE RAILWAY. Auckland, September 20. :A man 'named?; John M'Guire, about--36 years of age, who it is believed was ■ a resident of Auckland, was killed on-" th'o riiilwav between Matapuna. aad Taumarunui tOKlay. . :-;->i-'.fe.-^ : ./ ; =v -v'V