NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1365, 16 February 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

•By 'i'clegraph-I'rcss Association,!

THIEF CAPTURED. ~„ .. Thnaru, February 15, At the Suprcniß Court, last'week"a mail was sentcneod for liousebroaliing and theft near Jimarii. Two men were conec-rnetl in the oflVnco but. tho soeon.l ho( j- ,£! been lound. lln was, however, arrested at Chrislchurcli on ftilimliiy, tuul, appearing before the magistrate here 10-dav pleaded guill.v, was committed for sentence. After the offence he hnd separated from the other man, obtained work on iv station near Waimatc, and within a week loft, taking X'lC bclongini; to a fellow employee. He pleaded guilty, and was com mitled for sentence. • NEW LIQUOR SCHEME. „ T-u, e. r uck '? nd .■ February 15. Mr. Kettle, b.M., whoso work- ns chaii , . man of tho Waiignnui Licensing Committee- is n matter of history,- has in-haml a scheme which has for its object (he thorough ami satisfactory control of the sale of liquor and securing the manufacture, under proper control, of wholesome unci unadulterated wines, beer, spirits etc. Mr. Kettle is thoroughly convinced that his schema is n perfectly practical one, easily instituted, and under honest administration will revolutionise the traffic, reduce drunkenness to a minimum, and be entirely satisfactory to all classes of tho community. Speaking to a -reporter to-day on tho matter, Mr. Kettle stilted that ho expected to put his scheme forward eventually, complete in every detail, but at present he was not preparedto make- any disclosure of it. CHRISTCHURCH SESSIONS. Christchurch, February 15. At the Supreme Court to-day, iiiVporV jury case against Twcutyman 'Wilson, th< jury disagreed.. Archibald Wilson, for criminal assault was sentenced- to' 12 months' imprisonment. Tom H. Sclwood was found not guilty of criminal assault. George Fraser, on two charges of :theft, was sentenced to. three years on each, these to be concurrent with a sou tenco passed on a previous similar charge Thos. Long was found not guilty of theft from the person. SUNDAY CARS. Auckland, February 15. Representations have been made 'to.the Auckland Tramway Company for an allday Sunday servico instead of tho present parNday service. Tho chairman of directors stated to-day that the company had written to the. City Council asking permission to run a continuous scp vice on Sundays. ■ , . JUDGE OVERRULES. Christchurch, February 15. ' In the perjury charge against Tweutf. man Wilson •at the .Supreme Court, the Crown Prosecutor -contended that, as the ■declaration More tho Justice of tho Peace, .was-a-voluntary-one, counsel's objection' was invalid, and the. Judge overruled th» objection. Tho case is proceeding. UNLUCKY IDEA. Christchurch, February 15. Tho domain fete, which had to be post* poned last week on account of the weather, was again unfortunate to-day. Rain, fell at intervals all tho morning, and it is still threatening. If the fele is a fail, nrc the Domain Board will be seriously troubled financially. THE FRANKTON STABBING. Hamilton, February 15. At the inquest on John Graham, who died in tho hospital as the result of wounds received in.the stabbing affray at Frankton Junction on November 18, the. jury returned a-verdict that death was duo to septic pneumonia. Axel Snertinge, who is under police suspicion in connection w.ith the deed, appeared in Court,, and was charged with unlawfully wounding three men, ol w,honi deceased was one. He reserved his defence, and was committed for trial. ~, ..DENTIST SUED. . Auckland, February 15. : An action for .£2OO damages for alleged: unskilful treatment was brought by Ethel Ella Watson,- a-'married woman, against W.T- Fyli?, dentist, of Onehunga, at the Supreme Court to-day. The case was tried by Judge Edwards and a jury of four, and had not concluded when th« Court adjourned.

THE FISHERMEN'S "STRIKE." Auckland, February 15. The position regarding the fishermen'* "strike is unchanged. The. men hold a mass meeting on Saturday, to consider the position. CARGO PILLAGING, Auckland, February 15. That systematic cargo pillaging still continues on a very large scale is proved by the experience of one wholesale softgoods firm.in Auckland, which estimates its loss at XfiO during sis weeks' shipping, BRIEF MENTION. Rotorua, February 15. W. .T. O'Doivd was to-day fined £o for supplying a Maori with liquor for consumption away from a publican's booth, at the. races yesterday.