NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 949, 17 October 1910, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph —Presa Association.)

MISSING MONEY-LENOER. ALLEGATIONS ON AFFIDAVIT. Dunedin, October 16.-' Wm. , ..Miller, the missing - money* lender,. for whose arrest 'a- warrant 7 has ; : been issued, has- beMi. ■ adjudicated: a, • bankrupt,... Affidavits.wero, filedin sup-, port of.'tho .allegation,-.that: Miller had left Dunedin on \Octobor 5 with intent , to defraud his creditors. Ho was.fttwas alleged), apparently embarrassed m his. finances,and J had complained;;' of . suffering from insomnia. He was- ad- - vised-to call his creditors together; but ; would not do so. He left; ostensibly ' for Fairhe, on October 5, saying that : lie would roturxi! to Dunedin the followmg .day. . .Communication.:withFairfi# failed to, elicit any information as to : whether he ■ had; gote. there or, not. 1 ;' A- v . meeting, of his . creditors' has beien called for nest Friday.; r;. ; ' ;i : ; CISBORNE CLUB CUTTED. ( Clsborne, October 15. Tho club-house of the Gisborne Club> ■ a two-story building, ivasgutted.by; fire:': * this morning. The:outbreaks'occurred : - m z lavatory shortly-, after 9 o'clock, and the .fire quickly, swept-through tho building. .. The furniture' in a few . of"" the lower rooms was saved,'but;the loss - • ■is heavy... The. insurances on the club " wro ; £1000 in' the 'State. Office on the building, and £600 on the furniture-: in-' thfß Sun Office.,V'.The .Orchestral Society'." had £<io m the National Office on it# band instruments. "" ! ' . ' . -. THE POLAR ENTERPRISE. Christcluirch, October 14. .Mr. J. J; Ejnsejy.the iNew. Zealand- :. representative of-the Aiitarctic.espedi- . ' tion, received , a' cablo-/message ifrom ": Captam Scott,yesterday, saying-thatlia •' expected . to.,dispatch.tho; Terra .-Nova;...fiom Melbourne on. Sunday,! and that 1 she would arrive here about - October 27. - He; addedjthat' he . himself-'would: leave for. Sydney on Monday; and would- " probably arnve in Lyttelton about the'' ■ same, .time.. as .- the Terra Nova, coming by one of jthe.passenger./steainerfi. Mr.- •' Kinsey thinks - that. Captain Scott - will probably- arrange; to igive a lcctnre in ; Sydney-before, coming on to Now Zea-' ' ■.land.v-;: IMPORTANT TO AGENTS. . Nelson, October 14. A . decision of importance to - agercta ■ and attorneys was given to-day by-Mr. ; ; J•'.■ 5..-Evans,,; S.'M.ji,,in-;:'{he faction-.-Mia; Richardson .v. C. Y. .Fell, solicitor. Tho 'Magistrate, in an exhaustive judgment,' :■ held that a'.tenant.for life ..who is alsa.-' ' trustee;ofcthe setfcienierit;';h^ to iequitable', waste, 'and ' that' where an . attorney' for.''such , tenant anr' . .'- ;tHorises..-a-t'neighbpur-'.adjoining ;tledj,^tat« I tt'?but:'dpim;Mdi;carij t ' : a\ray'.v>: ; ornamental - trees , which. obstructed hia;> - view; the attorney does not act' .wholly : outside - his; authority) -and .is Ajoint tortt i.; feasor. with. ; the. person cutting; trees, and is liable in damages at.the.suit ar" tho-'. lemaiuder-man. . .Judgment .' waa > given for plaintiff-;against: the attorney- • for injury.. to. the. estate.;' . v~;;:'v' ELTHAM BOROUCH TENDERS. , •• I- •-• •••;• •: • • 'v;-;-. •••'. - ..-'My' < Eltham, October 14 • The. Borough 'hasV'accepted '

the tender of' John Son," of Mariaik, Vat v CTe&ionjoi^a,^ Town Hall 'iii'' woodland 'iron, seating:..; .one thousand persons .. . and.. provided . .with rfujl ; and • ■also ? 'of';,theH',samefirm'* at^ £3000 • forimiinipipalfblficea ■: and public iu reinforced-concrete. Tenders ; aro 'to be opened to-night .for the' erec- '•/ ■ ,#orlj B.;''

BOARDINCHOUSE LIQUOR. > ■, v .Stratford,,Octoberl4.. : At the rMagistraWs-Court to-day, :Wiv.: S.M:','.'imposed:a.finc £20, vrith witiifesse's' expenses (£1 145.) oil f/Ellen* Flynri ?? brardmglibuse-keeper, P without;t:a\■:licSn^'Oli;■\■A'nEUst , .■ %, Two months' were allowed in which-/to. pay.' the tine. v^ ANOTHER PIANO RECORD. ' Wanganuli October 16. 'Godfrey-Copley,:.: a,v. local pianist, started to i play -the piano :at G' o clock . • on; Wednesday -evening. •'. Ho finished at '10;45 on'. Saturday ; night; having ; played xonfeuously. ior: 7 GJ: hours.-. Tho > previous ; record ;\vas .75 .hours.. Copley . . ■iinisiicH.strongly. -J. : _,'i : ' v "v ; : FIRE PLANT FOR WAIROA. t Wafroa, October 14. A public meeting-last' night approv* • -ed of the Borough Council's- pioposalto ' purchase ' aisfeaiii'.firc vs^ plant, and alsoVappointed'a sub-com-mitteo to arrange for the..formation of a fire brigade and: a salvage ■ corps.; • ;-t \