NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 944, 11 October 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph— Press /Association.) RUGBY IN THE STATES. . . MAKING GREAT HEADWAY. * : Christohuroh, October 9. ' Sir. D. W. Burbank, of the! American Universities' football team, writes ■•'■. to Mi. W. G. Garrard,. secretary of the Canterbury Rugby Union,' thatV Rugby prospects are fine indeed, for . tbo com-ing-year in California. The letter con,'timies,:. "Thi© "'University :ofCalifornia -has'opened its Rugby season,'and we .open ,on : Thursday with Sv. big rally,: which' will be attended by the whole of .the i ■ university, jwhen'; ispeeches; 'will bo 'made, and,.red' firo.r burned.-, ■ Rugby "throughout the; State'is ■on . the :jboom. Two 'more, high .schools, have--.taken; it up - around- San,;' Francisco, •' leivjhg : only' 0110 out of the six to coine into Ahe fpld-_": The University; of >£>outhem Cali-' forma; L'os 'Angeles,; has v ju'stp sent-' a manager .to: make' arrangements j for. the : game, and that, nigaiis the wedge being driven/into a'bunch of five : colleges' .there. - The high' schools iii 'the central part; of, ;the; State> have 'formed, a league,' and'. .there will bo a series ' of-: games, 'for the championship."; Mr.. Burbank adds tlififc .the. team had' l "the time of. .their lives'-■ in: New-: Zealand, . and the 1 ' mem-: ;bers;:will Tnewr; forget V.th'e ;• kiMries^ 1 shown them. . - -■' :■"'.' SCOUTS' FIELD DAY. . Fellding, October 8." ' Tie' Fcilding' Borough'. CoithqiJ , has ' .decided to . invite, ,liis Excellency,;'; tho; Governor to visit Foilding onDc-cc-inbcr' ■7)' the day-of.' the. Boy Scouts' . general; gathering and'field day. . .DEFERRED GABLES DESIRED. Dunedin, October 8 ■ , The Dunedin Chamber .of ; Commerce: iniites the cchopferatioiii.of other'.'cliani-- ; bers,-':in .memorialising .the' .Postrijisterr: 'General .-to his influence''with;,, the Imporislauthorities, , in' bringing l a 1 ,systomr of' deferred cables .into ■ operation; with a maximum ;-;tanff '' of .' ; i shilling . per, word, delivery to be made witliin twenty-one hours. , ;,' .'.-'■■";' BICAMY CHARCE FAILS. Dunedin, .October 8. • The remanded '■ icharge l : eft':. bigamy) against Marmaduke Dovo Wilson was i'disinissed', to-day by the :niagis"tratoi .who said • thafctHe. iformer marriage, between ■prisoner-.' and •Mrs:; Jennens, at Nelson,: was "not. 'a/ legal marriage!, Jciinens being* then alive. CHINESE FINED. „ Dunedin, October 5 : Whig Wo Sang-was .to-day fined' £20 . ;foi: : ;;havihg''.opium: in ' his i-iii; jaS^forril- suitable for smnkintr ■ • v ; --:j SAY ING AD IE U TO TH El R; U N lON. „ BALLOT OP WAIHI MINERS. Waihi, Octobei 10.' ' ~;:!Tho'•..^liilers, Union' took a ballot' on >Satuidd^;-'bflstn6 : iquestion, of : i ]ati6n•;6f:' ; rl;^Hsti•ation.iunder-..the l"Arbitra:tto^l'';Aot.,^pThe poll;resultedr—l'or'.cancel-': ilation, M-13oagainst,277. The votesin : 'jaypur;\;afe...'conSider4bly.'short.' : >j'ont^ir^ : tail%.applicaiioii v t7rill-4Jbb t : teadß}' : ; : t6 for vcahpeJldtion ; ; , '. . It also deemed by ' ballot, that, on the ! iflay_f}of-i , a'i:funtr'al'v'p{^'aiij' : membW ..wlio' {dies ;as'.-a::resWt;o£'-'an :accident,'. all m'enir. ■bers!.'sliall : :ceaise w'brk.:for three shifts.'-

'lol ;|J3|,RM AN ?£'■?''■?'■'s]'!,'. -5 if !!/ /to est'pprt,; October/ ip'.;:'.;'; :■; ';'.The /German : barque-'■ '/Martha';/ - Bock',hahnv , inl ballast, 1 , 56 'days from 'Buenos.,Ayres;t6,?Westport,,has'arrived Here;';-She'; •.-KadiiaV'yerjr-; 'rough'- trip/ '; way,'-'.with', hail .-squalls,'. gales';-hurricanesi;. ! ahd';|terrific . tain^ren'jvas!swept from."3he!,'poop'',deck' bpa/.groat. wave,;';b'ut,' managed. ;tb/ sayq ihimsblt.by. catchin'g|.hold. : of.'the life-lines^; ;.He;escaped" uninjured.;'vThe^ship'sirail': ' andv'bther were'smashed:',' Tho ; ' Bdckhahn;lbads;cdar-herd'-'for "the; ).y ~!..": ' V.'y'v' |;V,fec : H A F.; RO BB E R jtf i$ •- ! i£ 7. ;'-, T .-;At' : ;tlie'! 'Magistrate's' itph/.^ere; 1 ; charged '~'w'itli'--.cbmniitting,Va.' -.'establishment/on:;^ ileal7'of. evidence/was/taketi.'l.Prior, plead-: '■id? guilty,-; and ';Jack and; -Newtbii"; pleaded; 'not: guilty.;,';:PrioriSvas ordered to ; !£bnie, : .up/forysenterice.;at.~the'':Supreme;'.Co'urtVat' :Greymbuth:.pn/November. '12; and: Jack.'and<New,tbn;::Wore'committed' for.atrial-.at'J.tlie*' '!sa:bie/Court.' \-} !' ; '.-V ; ,;i:/U' : !!;/;,'!/3!! ; '*'

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■'?;''MrvV^. , '.Buoiianan's house,; -'.-at.yLaurisU6n,-;. : was 'Vtotally '■ destroyed i by) fire, ( i V to) ge therewith!;its, contents,- p'ni'Friday'night";'' ,The/'hon£e :^vas .insured ,'fbr''4lso''m;- t the !Parmers',.tC.d^perative-!Office'..'; ".' ■' -i'' ; '!;):! ; !

-Owing..to ■ a '-'holiday.•'(LaWiir!Day);,'Messrs. ~T.":'Ken-!' ,'hedy ■. Macdonald,., Xtd.,': .wjll,' hokiftheir; '.usual.:iveekly-s^e..tp-day,' : 'at4.3o,p'.m'.-':The entire: contents; '.'of; a':. tenrrponiedi:; rest' 'dence,.!'i,whftjh''• comprise oyer '..'3oo!.;lots','!' 'will'.be' 'submitted; also' four!fox/terrier; . : --;'!-j!!.ynJ'i : ': : i1 ' .:'!;Members of;i;the League .of:' Wheelmen;. ■ : issue!that/any'.'rider: competes' at\'tlie.'Labour 'Day; sports': at; s 1 Mirathar:; ';'tb-morfbw,:: (Wednesday), . (unregistered'hieeting); or- competes in any - cycle ::eyents.':.'uhder- the- 1 rules'.-i'df. Iltho; be disqualified'. I-J . -;i-'■[;■',■ -'The: -Wellington City' Corporation • invites!; tenders'for the supply and'delivery,, of!■ ''Osram'-' lamps and insulated iwire..for! ; the-. Electrio Lighting Department. ' ';•,) ': .The .premises of Messrs. J.''Myers, and, Co.-,-wiJl: bo,closed (for holiday) oniThurs-; !day!;-next.!; : );;;-. ;; '■:.),./:!;'. : ;!.). ■'; : -'.';;';')"). ; 1 -t)u" ! Thursday next- the*".premises • of Messrs..J,.',.- Nathan and: Co. will.-be closed! -... '):::';>-,■'■/ ! : ;:,;!!-!;.;.:,) •i.i.The"'. Wellington: Harbour: Perries,'' Ltd.;; insert., an -advertisement in. this issue ; giv r : ing-particulars of .the!running,.of '.steaniefs!'to 'Day's Bay),on 'Labour!. Day,"to-!' morrow.;'., .''■■■•- : .;.' ■'■ '".i-v!" ..';.',.'.;■■ ..:''.'