NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1439, 14 May 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

IBj? TeleSFaph—Prm« ABSoctattoW 4 FIRST CASE OF ITS KIND, • WARNING TO MARINERS. Chrlstchurch, May 15. At the Lytteiton Police Court this morn* mg, Hurry Swain, a seaman engaged tn the steamship. Turakina, was charged with being absent without leave from that vessel on June 28, 1011. Ho pleaded fjuiity, and was sentenced io i'niirlvcn (lays' imprisonment. The same ecct.seil was charged that, on April IG, 11112, at ,m, ' w '"B B,l ß<>Ked ns a seaman ou the larawera, he wilfully and lramlnlently made a false statement of name. Senior Sergeant Ryan said the charge was the first of its kind laid under Section 138 ot tho Shipping and Seamen Act, end the case was brought as a warning to other seamen. Accused pleaded guilty, and was fined JC2. HONORARY TERRITORIALS, "AN 1 EXCELLENT MOVEMENT." Mastcfton, Mav 13, In reply to a communication sent to Major-General Godley by she "Daily Times,'' a skins for his views on' Iho honorary Territorial movement, the General states that he considers it nn excellent idea. It could do most io help" the defence schemo generally by remaining a purely civilian organisation outside the military forces of the Dominion. The Governor and the Minister for Defence both approved of the scheme, says General Godley, and think it should be kept nn entirely non-military organisation, formed to express interestill and to generally help Territorial units drawn from a district in which any member of the organisation may reside. Honorary meiiibers could, says General Godley, show their interest most practically by assisting Territorials who may l*e in difficulties, combating prejudice against and misunderstanding of the scheme, and generally making the Territorials realise that they have the civilian community at their, backs. FATAL FALL FROM A CART. Oamaru, May 13. A farmer named George Lotto waS killed at Queen's Flat to-day. He vas loading a dray, when the horse bolted, and he was thrown out of this csrftaao picked up dead. AFFAIR ON S.S. AORANGI. Auckland, Mav 1.1 Two younpr men, John Rigg and Robert Pouneroy, charged with stealing from the steamer Aorangi on April 20 a suit case containing about- .£6O worth of jewellery, were before the Police Court to-day, ami were found guilty and committed tfl tire Supreme Court for sentence. SERIOUS POHUI FIRE. Napier, May 13. Th-o accommodation liouso at Pohu!, owned and occupied by Mr. H. Bodley, together with a bakehouse, billiard room, and several detailed buildings, was totally destroyed by tire at an_ early hour this morning. A bucket brigade saved the stables, containing a largo quantity of foed. The insurances are: On the main building, ,£400; on the furniture, j£4GO; on tho store, i;M0: stock, JC373; billiard tables, JC2OO; bakehouse, .£so—equally di- : vided bchvwn the Norwich Union and British Dominion's offices. BOLD BURGLAR GANG. Auckland, May 13, Another daring burglary occurred on Sunday night, when thieves wrenched open the door of a grocery shop in Mount. Eden Road, and, smashing the lock of tile safe with dynamite, extracted ,£3O in silver, notes, and gold. The premises had evidently been thoroughly ransacked. At about li p.m. on Sunday several residents ili th-o vicinity were awakened by the noise of an explosion, but the burglars got away quietly with their haul. BODY FOUND IN A RIVER. , i. . Blenheim, May 13.--The body of John Ilickey, an old ujan, who had been missing since May 2, 'was found yesterday in the Opawa River. One leg was broken, and tlicro' was a slight wound in the head and a. severe wound in the groin. Tho police surmise tha injuries were caused by tho propeller of a boat. It is thought ho went down tho bank for some purpose, and slipped into tho river. BABY DROWNED IN POOL. Auckland, May IS. On Saturday, a little child, aged seventeen months," a daughter of Sir. Robert Steven, bootmaker, of Avondale, was found lying face downwards in a shallow pool about four o'clock, and (licit six hours later. The baby had been playing ..in tho yard unattended, and must hava fallen into the water and been unable to struggle out of it, although the pool was only four inches deep. Dr. Rossiter was sent for, but when he arrived tho child was in a most precarious condition, and nothing could be done to save lief life. MINE TROUBLE OVER. Duncdin, May 13. The trouble between the miners and tho proprietors of Christie's mine at Green Island has lieen amicably settled, the, emplovers having agreed to employ eeven of the men in opening up new ground at the mine. Other men have been placed in Freeman's and the Jubilee Mines, These men will also lx> taken on by, Christies later on. BRIEF MENTION. • Westport, May IS. John Lenihan, aged 35, a fireman on tho Waipori, who recently signed on the vessel at Auckland, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. Deceased suffered from insomnia. Auckland, May 11. A shop on the Great North Road, owned bv George l'rcad, cabinetmaker, w« gutted by fir® and the stock destroyed. The buil'ding and the stock were insured in the South British Qffico for ,£aGO. Gisborne, May 12. A man named Thornhill Nicholas was driving a clmffcutter at Manutuke on Indav night when the horse shied, and Nichola". in some manner, got under tho machine. He was brought to Gisborno Hospital, where ho 'bed early this morams" Wan.qanui, May 12. A married man named Walter llavcock, residing at Wnnganui East, was killed while bushfelling at Waiwera, near ,Tauinat'imui on Saturday. Thames, May 11. A fire at Waiomio, near Thames, destroyed a dwelling and' shop owned and j occupied by J. i?usiflh. Nothing was saved. The insurance was .£2OO.