NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1373, 26 February 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

,By Teleßraph-Prets Aesoilatlon.l

MEDICAL CONGRESS,, Timaru, Februarv 25, The annual congress of the New ZeM Innd branch of the Medical Association has concluded. Papers and discussions, technical and political (relations of the profession to societies and chomists) were nil taken in committee.- Dr. Valintino met Iho congress; and made n statement regardirg the rotations of the Deportment to the profession, which was regarded as satisfactory. Members stated that tho congress has been a very great success, and that they hnvc enjoyed their visit to Timaru. AMBULANCE BRIGADE. Timaru, February 25. Collections in town yesterday for th« Ambulance Brigade (towards .the cost of a hall and general) realised <£145, about the same as last year. The country ooU lections have not yet been received. DEPRESSING OUTLOOK. Dunedin, February 24. The harvest outlook iu Otogo and Southland is at present depressing, causing mnch Anxiety to farmers. Crops all over, including ryegrass and other seeds, promised to be tho heaviest for five years, out the continuous broken weather is changing the aspect. The harvest will lie. late, and much of 1 the crop, even if th« weather takes up, will be seriously depreciated in value. Seeds that have already found way to seaboard show signs' of tho weather, and in show that as inuoh as 25' per cent, has to bo ehot in store to be burnt. BANKRUPTCY ACT, Auckland, February 25. At the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Jnstieo Chapman, Francis Berryman Kelly, a young man, formerly in business at Whangarei, who pleaded "guilty" to a charge of having committed a breach of the Bankruptcy Act, by failing to keep proper books for three years prior to bankruptcy, was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. "The cas* is not a very grave one," said the Judge, "but the law has liwn passed by tho Legislature to insist that when a man ia bankrupt he shall lie able to show that lie has at. least douo his best tio keep such books as will inform him of hu position. I cannot grant probation, .a» this would be contrary to the inteutioM of the law." ARTILLERY CAMP. Dunedin, February 24. The 11 Battery left in the afternoon fof Mandovilh\ where they go into camp for seven days. • They wili be joined tilers by C Battery, froni Inycrcargill. General Ciodley will visit the- camp to-morrow. TO SHIELD A. BROTHER. . Ounedin, February .'24. Mr. TTidio.vson, SIM., gare judgment this morning in a case in which. Samuel Williamsm was charged with theft, and also with receiving stolen goods. After reviewing the . evidence, his Worship said that accused had acted very foolishly iji lying' to the police, even though he did it on behalf of his brother, and for'the sake of f-aving that brother. There'was nothing, in the evidence to convict him of theft. As to the charge of .receiving stolen goods, his Worship felt justified in giving him tho benefit of the doubt as to -whether there was criminal intent or not. There could bo no doubt that accused had taken a very foolish step in Tegard to the 'matter, and no doubt tin proceedings would probably teach him » lesson. He would be discharged. . In reply to a question as to whether he wished a warrant iss'ied for the arrest of tho brother, tho Chief Detective said that he would consult tho inspector. LAKE STEAMER LAUNCHEO. Dunodin, February 24. The new Government steamer Enrnshatfk 'which has been built for the Lake WakaJ tipu sen-ice, was launched to-day at Eihgi ston. There was no ceremony. Tht steanior glided' into tho water without ■» hitch.

BUSINESS MAN GAOLED. ~,, „ Auckland, February 2*. At tlto Supremo Court, Francis Bcrrn man Keltz, formerly in business in whangarci, was charged with failing to keep propor books for fhrco years prior to his bankruptcy, and was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment without hard lab* our. i WILL LABOURERS STRIKE? Auckland, February 24. Mr. Webb, president of tho Federation of Labour, arrived, here "totday, and Mr. Glover, tho secretary, arrives "to-morrow. Mr. Parry, tho vice-president, has beea hero a fortnight. These three, with the president of the General Labourers' Union, will confer with the employers with u view to a peaceful settlement of the dis. puto as to hours and wages, over which fc strike is ■ threatening. WHANGAREI FIRES. Whangarei, February 24. A fire, shortly after midnight,' gutted a large single-story, woodou building occupied by Heath and Morrfcan, drapers, and owned by Mr. Capler. The whole of the stock was ruined. The insurances ag« gregato -£2200 iu various offices. . An incipient fire in tho Farmers' Union Auction Bazaar had been suppressed a few minutes earlier. In'that, casts there wero certain evidences of attempted arsoul material saturated with inflammable liquid; was discovered ablaze against the rostrum, HEAVY SENTENCE. • Auckland, February 24. Ai the Supreme Court, William Collins, aged 35 years, was sentenced to ten ana. five years' imprisonment (the sentences to ho cumulative) on two chargos of indo» cent assault. BRIEF MENTION. Whangarei, February- 24. , Joseph Rule, a labourer, about sixty years of ngc, married, committed suicide yesterday afternoon ot Grahamtown \>f hanging. .