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USy Telegraph—Press Association.) ——« TRAINS AND STEAMERS. . THE FERRY SERVICE- ALTERED* Dunediry November 24. After December .1 tho ferry . steameJ Mararoa will wait at Lyttelto'u on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for the arrival of tho secqr.d express from the south. The alteration is to bo tried in tho interests of the travelling public, and is to be continued until the end ol January.' There will thus be daily through connection from InvercargillJ and in ordinary circumstances the Mara, roa will still connect with the Napiel train from Wellington, as well as with the' Auckland and Wanganui trains.' INTERESTING DAIRYING CASE. Woodville, November 24. Judgrfient • was ■ given- to-day in th« dairying case, Hawke's Bay Dairy Com. ;pany v. Roscnfeldt,.-a case that has caused a good deal of interest throughout the North -Island: The company built a creamery on : the petition of certain suppliers, jvho nndertook to continue supply* ing the creamery with, their milk or purchase the - creamery. Roseufeldt wai , not one ■of the original petitioners, but he purchased a farm belonging to one oi them, and undertook and signed for the "responsibility. The facts were admitted, but defendant's counsel ' had claimed a noii-siiit on the ground that the agreement'was not assignable, and, if assign-' able, ' was voided by reason of the r<v lease of one signatory; and also by reason of the remoteness of the purchasing' clause bringing it within the . rule against perpetuities. The Court " held that the first two grounds could not ba maintained, biit thought the third had not been sufficiently answered. Tho Court would have to non-suit plaintiffs, but did so'with great regret. It was very sorry it could not dccide on equity and good conscience, but it h-ad to decide on the law points. Notice of appeal was given.., "TOO DRUNK TO ATTEND COURTS Rotorua, November 24. At the Magistrate's Court this moraing Walter Johnson, tailor,, of Mokai, was charged with conveying' liquor into a prohibited -area. Accused was too drunk to attend Court yesterday, but' offered an abject apology, to the Bench,. ' which was accepted. Evidence was givea for the prosecution to the effect that accused had conveyed two and a..hall bottles of whisky into Mokai, and thai it was not labelled.. The -defence waa that the . liquor was for. his own use/ The magistrate reserved'his decision* FIRE AT A SAWMILL. Greymoirth, November 24; A fire occurred at Jloana at l o'clock this morning. The inhabitants wera aroused by a strange noise, and fouidl the sawmill of the Moann. Sawmill Coin flames, which threatened the dtetrn<H tion of the manager's house; it was onljJ . raved by desperate efforts. A large quantity of -timter on, th«i skids was destroyed, though, through ths assistance of the railway men, much. removed in wagons. -:■ > The property is owned by Mr.. WJ Goss, Christchurch. The contract fori, cutting was let to Messrs. Church ana Peat, of Moana, who are heavy loser&i The residents worked liko Trojans, remove ing what plant they could. The insux* ances are not -available. DUNEDIN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. ' Duncdin, November-21. The criminal sittings were practical™ concluded to-day, when Robert Searla was sentenced to ten years' ment with hard labour. on. a charge oS i criminally, assaulting a married' womanl i at Waipori. Arthur Spencer Browne , sentenced to six months' imprisonment without hard labour for omitting to am i count for moneys received by him in his! - capacity of clerk to - the Bruce County ;• Council; The Crown Prosecutor and tha Judge -both- commented. upon the neglecS of the'council to have its books jeriodio* ally audited. ■ . .THOSE LASCAR MEN. . ' Auckland, November-23. ) The arrival of the P. and O. Com* I pany's steamer Mongolia -aroused interest! in the question : whether the ' company; would withdraw from the New Zealand trade in 'the event of the Shipping an<l Seamen Bill receiving tho Royal' assent • Inquiry made by press - representative^ • leads to tbe conclusion that the company 1 , . will not -discontinue trading here. It is I understood on good authority that tha t company will - register five or sis: of its 3 best steamers in Australia, placing them ~ on the same basis 'as the Huddarfc< s- Parker Company's vessels in respect ta trading to New Zealand. This will necesJ r sitate higher pay to the Lascar crews, r but in other respects it will-enable' thd ;, company to comply with' our shipping s lawe. i —• 1 AUCKLAND COMPETITIONS. e \ Auckland, November 23. j The Auckland competitions were, con« tinued to-night, when the following a'(ldi«< tio'nal awards were made Dramatic 'ro-< cital, F. Lorking, Auckland, 1; F. ner, Auckland, 2; A. Martin,- Onehunga, j 3., Solo-pianik recital (main contest of , the competition): Miss Gertrude Spoonet i (Epsom),-l: Miss Barry Sriodgrass(Auckr land), 2,;. Mrs. Ethel Watson (Onehunga),) 3..' Character sketch: Miss Elizabethi purdom (Auckland), 1; Mr. A. J. Black: 3 (Ponsonby), 2; Miss Kathleen . Majory, • (Auckland), ,3. Flute sola: .Julian Dunn ■ (Auckland), 1; Leslie Giles (Parnell), 2 s " F. Hoffman (Ponsonby), 3. Baritone solo:: 1 P. W. Powell (Waihi), 1; O. Farrow: (Auckland), 2; M.' Orchard (Auckland); V ; Auckland, November 24. . The. Auckland competitions. were ;con-( ' tinued , to-night, when the following l ' . awards were made:—Sacred solo (soprano) —Miss L.. Bear (Napier), 1; Miss Roberta I (Devonport), 2; Mrs. Belleni (Hamilton)V ' 3. Sacred solo (contralto)— Mrs. H. Cook» ' (Auckland), 1; Miss Hettie'Hunt (Auck- ■ land), 2;' Miss G. Evans (Paeroa), 3. Tenor ' solo—A. Ripley," 1; W. Aspinall, 2; J» 1 Phipps, of Wellington, 3. Bass solo—O. Farrow, 1; P. Powell, 2; J. Wallis 3. Shakespearean recital—T. Harris, 1; A* J. Black, 2; G. Remington, of Na'pier, 3j OIL WELLS SOUGHT BY SYNDICATE* New Plymouth, November 23. Negotiations aro proceeding for tha sale of the Oil and Freehold Company's ' property and rights hei-e to ' a wealthy i English combination, and it is probable that business will result very shortly. 1 The company's manager, Mr. Ballock,. is > in London. The yield of oil at the Tarai liaki Company's wells is _ being rnain- • tained. ' • 'A STRONG PROTEST. Oamaru, November 23. A large meeting of the Railway ' Institute was held to-night to. consider the proposals in the Railway Amendment Act No. 2, by which the Minister is vested with the "power to fix the salaries of the officers of the Department. It was decided to send a telegram to the members for the district and the Minister, strongly protesting against,the proposals in the Bill. Christchurch, November 24. ' At a largely-attended meeting of members of the Addington branch 'of the A.S.R.S. a motion was carricd strongly protesting against the provisions contained in tho Railway Amendment Bill (No. 2), which excludes rights hitherto ] enjoyed by members of the Railway Sep ' vice. . HOW A BIG CLAIM FAILED. Christchurch, November 23. In tho Skinner v. Bannerman case, a ' claim for JI2OOO for alleged wrongful arrest, ' plaintiff was nonsuited, on the ground 1 that ho had not proved that absence was reasonable cnusc for dcfondflnfc s fiction, l The ease arose out of a land transaction ; at Jerusalem, on the Wanganui River. Plaintiff had sold a number of sheep covered by a bill of sale, and defendant bad ! sworn an information against him for al- ' leged theft of the sheep. t WIDER SCHOLARSHIP FIELD. I Christchurch, November 23. 1 The Education Board this morning de. cided to treat tha Technical College as a > secondary school under tho scholarship I regulations, permitting winners of'junior i board scholarships to hold these bursaries at-the college, if 60 desired, .