NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1002, 17 December 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(Br relosraDb!—Press Association.)

NEW .LICENSING LAW. Dunedin, December 16. In the Police Court this mornings , Philip Thomas Ellis was charged with obtaining liquor ■ by falsely representing, himself to be. of the age of twenty-one years. Defendant, pleaded guilty. ■ constable ' stated that • ho entered th<' bar,, and found defendant, with two other men, all having beer in front. of them. Defendant told this constable, that he had paid, for, the liquor, and, in response to further questions, said he was over twenty-one. He also made a false statement to the barman, who had asked his age, and pointed to a notice posted up in the bar. Mr. Bartholomew, S.M., imposed a fine of 20a and costs. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. Auckland,' December 16. A charge of' manslaughter was laid against William Ernest Dawe at tha lolico Court to-day, in connection with the death of Thomas Albert Thompson, jlio was crushed ' while coupling two tramcars. These cars collided, as a result of the car on which Dawe was motorman bumping into one to which deceased was fixing a coupling. It was alleged by the prosecution that accident was due to carelessness on mriltw + ? aW u" Accus <=d pleaded not' guuty to the' charge,, reserved liis darence, and was committed for trial. CANTERBURY ANNIVERSARY. Christchurch, December 16. celebration of the sixtieth ann - versary of the ■ establishment of the province of Canterbury to-day was prac •ticalty rendered impossible on account ot an almost continuous drizzls of fain The function, at which the old colonists were to have been entertained by Mr ,W. Guise Bnttaan, 'had to-he postponed v as were also a number of out-door sports fixtures. •• THOSE QUEEN STREET, SITES. mt p., Auckland, Decpiber 16. ine Lfity Council has resolved to take legal action'to determine its rights in connection with reputed encroachments on private properties in lower Queen" btreet. ' THE AUCTIONEERS' ACT. ... • • Auckland, December .16.'A .meeting of the Auctioneers' Association passed a resolution expressing' regret that in the Auctioneers' Amendment Act a clause was introduced compeUing a seller of fish, fruit,'.or veee<' tables to sell without reserve, and in-i structmg the committee .to -use every.', sifrort to get the clause repealed.