NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 941, 7 October 1910, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By. .Telegraph'.—Press' Association.)

CODE TELEGRAMS IN BUSINESS.

;.-.'. "WHO PATS FOE Christchiirch, October 5. ; The judgment, of-Mr. Justice Sim; in: ' ' the case Colebrook, Knight, and • Co. ■v. '« -.' Skclton, Frostick, and Co. was delivered'" to-day. The case' turned on •■ responsibil- "■■■•" vtv of.defendants in coding and decoding' - telegraphic messages. They, cabled' to'.-"■-' plaintiffs, ,their. London buyers,..to. purchase. 400 electric .magnets' to, the value- ; of «£75, for the CHristchurch. city; organ. ; - Owing to ah-error in'decoding the mes-;-sage-from London,- and another error; in '■■'■'■■ coding, the plaintiffs'. believed' themselves v-' ■; instructed'to ".enter liirito a 'contract : in-":' volving tho : expenditure' of 'Sm. ,'.Tha: ; :' question was who:. should suffer the re-■ ■/' sultant. loss.;. Mr.' Justice Sim -said that::v if the principal gave ambiguous instruc-;•'• i pons, and if the -agent.'used 'reasonable 'V intelligence.' in interpreting those instruc-- ■.-" hons. the agent ought' :to r ;be i On these grounds he decided in favour of-: the'plaintiffs;' If parties could not agree ;> as. to-.the.;amount"for'.'.whicF'judgment >ishould be given, .he wouldconsider- the : *■ matter, in ... Chambers. , : The:, plaintiff*, claimed :£m. y ..-.. ..--.-,;;-' :r : .\.'.: ..';~'.V

■'■''':'•-.' FORiCAMP LANDTAXkN.i;;VvS; •■-, : . V-Christchiirch, i?v ; " of the site'selected for'tho '■. '". South- Island for .Tern-'.■-.- ■ ' -torials came before 1 the SoutivWaimaka- .': '■'.■■<■ -. -riri.Eiyer,'Board,' to-day,when: a letter -v, was received,from' the .Commissioner '-''dti—: Crown Lands, which -'stated -.-■ that Government proposed,"inreturn l ' for-i're-:'v-' - serves to. be taken: from -the^hoaiCXthe-' "i annual■:rontalr of:which';is ; i673),; ; tb.vest'..-'< ' in.the board,the followingmris:—Castle- '•'■.. ■ hill,, 33,800 acres; Cora Linn, 39,200 acres;.-.', -' . . Glenthorne, 23,000 '■ acres. -: The; rental: ; .. of 'r :'•',>' r these is'i£Gßo per decided ■;':';';: that members. of'-. the board :.should : iyisit'. ■ ';':'■'•. the, reserves," and' inspect, them:: ;; Is' !•:' & ' :

.; ■,SHAREBROKERS ;AS AUD ;'.';-:; -V:'-';^/" ; ;Diinedin,.Octeb6r^s. ; : \ : . '.■ i The';r«Mln(i6n^eoentl^\TO^d;.-lir : -'tlMp:.:. : Wellington Chamber.;, of; Commerce'.- and."; endorsed pressing the opinion that ;it. was; Highly vundesirable -that y sharebrokers >;shbuld \ ace £ as; auditors; oV companies; was/ppnsidorecT'by. the .local/.Stock■ vExehangeWt^ay.'.'; Strong exception was taken ; tbV tho'Fatti-K tude of botH-ohanibe'rs,: and it was cided;:to •.write ,to. the -.Dunedin; Chamber"; of-Commerce for information,:,, audiith'ai;.'-, the secretary^l:make.^ r inqniries'v : "a^;vto ; i ■whether 'any .of 'the'! : Act|-wa3. , . : in;contemplation,so'; that they"could'take: • steps::tc combat, ii.-_i<}:y;:: ; \!fi-p:-ji;

SAYING "NO" TO NAVY LEAGUE. Timaru, October 6.

; ..Eeplying. to : a; suggestion.; ofv.the;; local ,-■; branch .of the.Nayy.lfegueithat brancheal: ■ be formed-in ,cb^ schools,.' .the';. • Main':School'.Committee:-wrote tihat-teach« -'■'< i ers have enough to'\'dofalready.-;Th6..pro.:r;'.,:V posal- must mean; more and the* syllabus, already-;provides''for-' , : inculcation of. patriotism.',','':Thß'AleagU9' : ; ; ; ':„ might ; 'aid; : .However;! byithe'-'aistribution; l ' v■bft plfer 'essays.;;;'' - ; - SCOUT; FEsfiyAL^^-'- : H:,;j'-; Jj.i, ,;:>,::■'.",.: ,-\'i .6.; rfi-^W, this afternoon,''the ; girr;. scouts'; assisting';; ,i. in'::the; refreshment; 1 - department.', : \On«;v ; hunored and'sis .boys :paraded ) '-.ahd;wefe. •;;.;■ put through: -various :■';scout. :exer'ciseV iff ;,v;:. the;.presence ■.-• of 'a"';cbhsiderable;;'number;■;'■:-..; 'of-visitors;;;.';'-' ; V; ; ;v;;-v| ■i'-^X-ji■ ■ :f«{;TWO;UP ;puY^s^(pD^ : ;vj^|-.: ; . .'.":■ '''-."'- : ' ; '■, 1i Vy?^;^;V",XjVLeyinyvlOcfcoljer-;'6."_:;:;>"^^* John Barrett,;Gray,;. Daniel ,-Eogers,'' and ..JpTiri;' 'Kenh'edy'..i : ;;':; were 'charged; at thev-Levin'sCourt to-day ij;.' .Mr. A;, D.v;.Th'omsoni'...S.S.j;;that f 'i; L; 'they.':-'played'; "tv^up" : );ijiii'; 7 thß>roccaa6af.V : K of .the ■Leyin.ira'ces.'.--..'Evidence' was;given';:' : by.- Detective -.: Cassells; r..Constable ■■..■. .Cum-'yf-'v: mingj 'and-, two civilians;' thai:'';all!;; five'•'; ':, ':■ accused •swpra'ft;' /: that"ffiey ; 'Had not .played. .-The Magis- ■'■ : trateXdisbelieved'-,the■ Barretts;:and fined <>.'.'y ' each ''accused". ies,vwith. costs'/125.. '■'■:. ;';.:-:;':;"- .

; Ftfß: NORTHiiACTiyiTIES;;;vr-'V' : ' : VV;i:-^'?;;>;Vrt";r-^ : : The loan.proposals of the Haupo'Drain« : : age 'Board' were carried' yesterdayi - ■•''TJn-i-V der'tlie'soTiemea; > available for , projected;. «>mprehensive', V;; .drainage- -works; ;.tiius; a'laxgo '-;:?:' area;of valuable■dairy Viand: from 1 V being : i :i flooded: in. wihter'.-jr .-',■' -.•:•; :■£'".:■'■■ ■'.'■!:■' >■' :?? 4' ■ '§■$ -yfe'THE^MTCHM^ .-.v'yi.6v.V;'-'-:?.^ ; THe'DnhedinVCity'Council\bas. affirmed ':. the', desirability'"of ■ -giving.': effect ;to -Lord - : 'f Eitchenerfs,;defehcer";schemer.in: it's : .ep-._ .' .tirety.:' ';' ■'.'•;-■: ■'■ '■■:■"/':■}'. ■■'■ V'3:^ v-v ?-■' -^ e .V. .'-;.'

.;'. -ANTI-GAMBLING: NO; y .'/ ;.V ; c:'; v >'y; : --;s ;Auckland,.: October : £ji-v ■'l .The Citizens'Anti-Gambling}Committee .':'; has ; w iredj,- to theV Auckland I members: of : ",-;'" : Parliament i and: the Wellington - Citizens' ' J, Committee, protesting- .against--: the :delay.'-',: in;■• Parliament;■; in' .proceeding- ->with: ' aij';';;/ Anti-Gainbling/- Bill,-;;and',purging.;\fchat:;*s strong..representations ;be;made:;on_-V-tKe/.-/------'

>;;^:.^-::-;;MAN: : ':. ;'-;':":•;•: ■ DargavilleV; October '%■ ; '~;; :>■-.Hi : .;'man-'named..,C. : .:■ Anderson,;:.; a"-'Nor« : : ;; wegian, has been missing since. September. ;>' " :23., -Ho; left Ihe.Tokatoka -'.Hotel- on .that... .; date .intending;'to return'' to'.his^w6rk';at:: ! .Matakohe, but -he: has. not .'been "seen.:';. since. A laTge. number of men are out;.;'.' scouring: .the, country, under 'police' super*'.', - -':'.' vision,; but, : so for;.without}Jesuit.; : ; .;' : £■;•;': jC >;) FEI LDING; LOAN yPROIP-OSAt.;; '';: : ''.'; ; ■;■;:.■.'■■ : . , .V : :• -';: SFeilding^.Dctober; ; K; ; ':',:'; »' ; A' ; poll,'-of.'ratepayers...was ,taken;to-day >..■: : on: a proposal ; to.- borrow .'i!7500:- for; the -.-■'.;: purchase of; a. site -and .the erection: of; s: a'-'municipal Town -Hall. ; The voting re-, .5: suited:: Por the proposal, ...168;;; agaihstj"; 297;-;;,: ±; >:/;; , : >-;.y;':;yy;-;.:';'s: ;^u ; : /:'< : 'J- : : }:'P Um FORM EARLY/CLOS^ -Palmerston' !; North, 'October; 5.y V;: ■ At' ameeting.'of .the-Holiday;.,'Associa«; ■';:■' tion it"'.was decided.to;convene, a;geheraL ; ; . meeting of people, to consider the ..-;■■. question ; of uhifprin: early' : closing "in..tlie, : ; town. ' : '-'6 ■ ;'-..-', \i': : - : -:''- : : :f;/r;i^ ; .''';-\iK;l ; ;^'. MISSING: BRiDEGROOMifIETURNS;!: .;' .1 ■',:,': , : -; : 'Auckland,fOctober-' sj[y X;v ' Kobert whose disappearance on 'V: the" eve of.'• his ■marriage -caused somo-i.;: anxiety, has returned .to;,tevn, : :and ; .was.;;;■ married last.Saturday.'.- : ■■■'■ ■'■;;/.;<!.';V".;-:;;!! ;')'■■ -;: •■■•;' ';:-. »,-':,:'.■;'■-".- ■■■:-':} Oamaru;- October '5i:?;;';K - Aii old man;named 'Chailes Duhcani;-. aged about 86 years, and residing at ;Eji-:';T-'!. field,. shot himself.' with a ■ gun' this -morn-!; ; .. : ing; A'string: was.tiedto::the\trigger;of ■ - the:gun,, and; had. been':operated.,by the :■■'"/; fpot. • The discharge,,ehtered'-. .his V ; •- \':' head. :The coroner,,at. the inquest, : re^. ; . ; . turned a verdict: of-suicideywhile; tempor-;:; '; arily insane.' -;:■:-":";: .'t r i''i:v.: :: ■.'^■'■■■-■.