NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1484, 5 July 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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HIS PRIVATE KEY. AN EX-STOREMAN'S THEFTS,. Christchurch, July 3, Robert Frederick Wallis, alias Talbot, was charged at the Magistrate's Court this morning with breaking and entering and (heft. The evidence given was to tho effect that accused was employed for fiomo (imc by the Craddock Hardware Company as storcman, but was discharged last Easter. Whilst in tho firm's employ he was in charge of tho bulk store. Accused sold fiftnen drums of oil to ono painter who cave 12s. Gd. per drum for oil usually sold at 225. Od., and ho sold to another painter 21 drums of oil, 4 barrels of lead, and 13 tins of linseed oil. Iho firm's, present storemnu stated that ho nover saw any evidence of the store Imying been broken into. Detective M Leod gave evidence as to tho arrest, and added thot accused had admitted having taken tho load and oil out of the store at night. Ho let himself in with α-koy which ho had made when ho held the position of storcman. Accused nlcaded' guilty, mid was committed to the Supromo Court for eenlence. No applies tiou for bail was made. FALL OVER A CLIFF. Christchurch, July 4. George Lennard was killed to-day at Springfield Lennard was employed on the midland railway works at the Ca™ being scut there three days ago throS the agency of the Labour rfepartment Tins morning he fell over a higli cliff at Springfield, and when ho was picked up ho was dead Lennard was a middled nged man. He was not known to one at Cass, and had no friends there THE KAITANGATA TROUBLE. ... , Dunedin, July i ' Advices from Kaitangata state that t'h* miners allied , to tho Federation of Labour have decided to hold a meeting tomorrow to consider tho position crated tnnt tl, o IreC<,rS f th ? com dccidlSS' that they cannot enter nto mrreemont with this section This will pScTlly S th JS mn « th «. mine idle 1 for twi shifted Tho executive of the Federation'TlMAßU RESERVOIRS, mi i. ' ■ Tlmaru, Julv i The water was turned into the nen' town reservoir Ly the Mayor to-day, with a little municipal ceremony. The! capa.city is fourteen million gallon, and tint of the old reservoir near by is increase,) from five to eight millions. When full, they will hold over a month's supplv. The cost of tlic new one, with a new ij-iiich morn to town, is about .£IB,OOO. WIRING A DOG'S NOSE. Timaru, July 4 .Mr. Day,-S.M., to-day, by reserved decision, convicted a Fairlio farmer of cruelty by putting a wiro in a dog's nose to prevent it bating sheep. Soveral farmers gave evidence that tho practice waa not uncommon. Ono said he had seen a dog in public trials competing with its ■ nose wired. Defendant was only ordered to pay costs. GLEN OROUA FIRE. a e * ~, Palmorsto " Norlh - J"'? *■ A firo at Glen Oroua last night destroy- ' ed a largo house owned by W. H. Duncan, ; and occupied by P. Carter., The cause is unknown, but it is thought to have. been a defective chimney. Mr. Carter was away at the time. Mrs. Carter' and her children were some distance from, the house, and only saved a few clothes. Theinsurances arc not known.

CHOKED BY FALSE TEETH. Dunodin, July 4. Mrs. Ada Tastier, a young womau, wife of the deputy-stationmaster, met her death in a painfully sudden way this morning about 2 o'clock. Her false teeth became jammed in her,throat. Her husband tried to remove them, but failing, ran for a. doctor, who arrived quickly, but found Mrs. lastier dead. An inquest was held, when a verdict in occordance with tlio medical tstimony—that death was due to choking—was returned. SMASHED CELL WINDOW. Invercargill, July 4. At the Police Court, an lnmato of the Prison Reformatory, William Edwards.' was sentenced to fourteen days on bread and water for smashing his cell windows. Another, Alexander Ferricr, was sentenced to six months' hard labour for escaping from custody. . ' OTAWHAO BLOCK. . Dannevirke, July i. A public meeting was held at Norsowood to urge tho Native Minister to acquire tho Otawhao Block, -between Norsowood and Takapua, for closer settlement. Tho proclamation on tho block is now expiring, and it is necessary to get it proclaimed for another torn;, otherwise it is considered that there is a possibility. of private individuals acquiring a long leaso. It was decided to ask tho Government to'cut tho block up. into suitable areas for dairying, and to petition-the ' Native Minister regarding tho matter. • CAR AND SHED BURNED. Blenheim, July 8. A motor shed containing a new car was destroyed by firo last night. Mr. William Ragg, the owner, returned from a trip to the country nnd placed tho ear in tho shed. Shortly after an explosion, occurred, when it was discovered that the shed was in flames. Tho car was totally destroyed. Tho insuranco was JMOO in tho Guardian Office. OPEN BOAT PICKED UP. Tirnaru, July 8. Fishermen to-day picked up, 35 miles •' E.S.E. of Timaru, and brought to port, a largo clean, open boat. It had no name. • It was painted red outride. There was nothing in the boat except about a 20ftithom 2J-inch rope. KAUKAPAKAPA FIRE.

Auckland, July 3. The Ka.ulrapaka.pa Hotel .was totally destroyed by lire. Mr. Leyland, tin , licensee and his wife and children escaped, lightly clad. They saved .£SO in. cash. Tho hotel and its contents were insured for .E7OO in the New Zealand ' Office. Tho loss is estimated at ,£6OO more ' than that. BRIEF MENTION. Wanoanui, j u ]y 3. At tbo Magistrate's Court this niorna ing, George Farris, charged with breaking and entering and stealing ,£9 from a dwelling in Wanganui, was remanded for a'week. Onmaru, July-3. A slow train from Timaru ran down an old man named .lames Brodic <it. a level crossing outside the town boundary thismorning. Brodio was seventy injured. . Auckland, July 3. Isaac Cartwripht, aged 5S years," who.' flipped on a staircase ;it his ltfidonco oil • Saturday night, died in the hospital last . night. Christchurch, July 3. A man named Thojnpson, employed at Lyttelton, who fractured an arm .1 fewdays ago and was sulis-equentlv badly burned tliroußb his clothes catoKinj fire from a. lighted candle, has now died from shock.. .. .