NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1491, 13 July 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

IDj TeleErapb—Pren AuooliUoa.l ♦ ~ A PROPERTY TRANSACTION. Chrlstchurch, July 12. ,An indication of tho appreciation of property in. tho business centre of ChrieU church is given in a transaction that line been prautically completed recently. A fairly large block in tho ccntro of the city, which eight or twelve months ago Was under ofl'or at £U0 per foot, has now: been secured at .C2OO per foot. "RESISTERS" DEALT WITH. . Stratford, July 12. In tho Magistrate's Court to-day, for failing to tako tho oath and refusing to attend the annual training camp, two Torritoriale were on. a first count fined 54.,-provided they took tho oath within eovon daysj and on a second ")unt, £1 and £\ 10s., the increase in tho' one case being duo to tho fact that tho youth admitted haying laughed at the Territoriala oonig their duty and. had urged othori not to attend tho parados.

DEATH OF DR. HUDSON. . .. ~ Nelson, July 12. At thp inquest regarding tho death of m. Hudson, a verdict of accidental death wae returned, with a rider that motorcar drivers.should hold certificate of competency.

FIRE AT WAIHI. . . ■ ' Waihl, July 12. A hve-roomed house, owned end occupied by Mr. W. G. Eobinson, was totally destroyed by fire at nn early hour this morning. Iho occupants escaped in their vaglitclotlios. Tho insurances ore .£l6O on tl>e_biulding nnd £100 on tbo furuituw in the South British, Office

STRANGE CAUSE OF DEATH. ... Glsborne, July 12, An inquest regarding the death o! Joseph Doaton, an old man-o'-warsman. who died suddenly at Poriawo, tho iurv returned a vordiot that deceased died ' from a foreign body, probably a piece c£ decayed tooth ot a piece of shell from tho beach. It was double tho eiae of n pin e head, and had lodged in the right lung, causing,stoppage of tho respiratory process. The jury expressed tho opinion , that tho foreign matter was probably inhaled while deceased was employed on » Btono-crusher.

BOARDINGHOUSE & SHOPS ACT. ' T ~ ' Wanaanul, July 12. . In the Supreme CouTt, Mr. Juetica Cooper delivered reserved judgment in ' the appeal f ram tho Magistrate's .decision m the ease Inspector of Factories and Ji Vicar, upholding the S.M.'s . decision. J.JIO decision practically amounts'to this: that a boardinghouso selling meals is tot 'a restaurant under tho Shops and Office! Amendment Act.

GORED BY A BULL Nelson, July 12. beorge Leonard, a visitor from Blen. hoim, was badly gored by a bull to-day.' He was knocked down and trampled on. Ho was taken to the Hospital. The ex- \ tont of his injuries is not yet known.

■ ' A WARRANT ISSUED. Auckland, July 12. . A warrant has been issued for tho appve« hensdon of George Sutich, on Austrian, and latterly a gumbroker in Auckland, on a charge that he, being an undischarged bankrupt, loft the Dominion within 12 months of tho presentation of the-peti-tion, taking with, him ,£2O and upwards of his property, which ought by Jaw to have been divided amongst his creditors. Sutich has already been arrested at Melbourne on a warrant previously issued by the Official Assignee, and Constable Farr, of Auckland, left by express yesterday evoning. with authority to bring 'him back to. tho city. ■' . .

IMPORTANT INSURANCE POINT. ■ ''■■-.. v Wanqanui. July 12. A-point affecting half the lifo insurance. ! policios.iii^Now,Zealand -was raised in-the' '■-. Supremo Court in tho case, Thoinpsdn" ■ vorsus Blythe. Defendant was a beuofioiary in her late son's estate, consisting wholly of an endowment policy maturing at the age of. GO years. Plaintiff, to whoih ' deceased owed £V&, sued for the amount. '' Mr. Mackay argued for defendant that' ■ the policy was ■Drotocted, Mr. Treadwell, ' ■ for plaintiff, contended that protection did not apply, as tho policy was not for - tho whole lifo. Mr.- Justice Cooper reserved his decision, but stated timt' , 'at , present he thought tho policy w'as protected. Tho Act, however, needed careful construing. .

PALMERSTON TRAM SCHEME. Palmertton, July 12. At a special mooting of tho Borough Council to-night (ro tramways for Palmerstqn) Mr. Black's scheme Vas adopted. Councillor Stubbs dissonted. Steps will bo taken by the Mayor to obtain (he necessary information to enable the council to tako the preliminary measures.

NAPIER INDUSTRIES WEEK., Napier, July 12. A public meeting, held to-night, decided to hold an industries week at Napier, for the displays in 6hop windows of New Zealand manufactures, in conjunction with musical and elocutionary competitions, for tho week commencing August H. •

BRIEF MENTION. ' . Hokitika, July 12. .' At the Magistrate's Court this morn« ing, two brothers were each fined £5 and > costs for cutting timber on n scenic reserve near' Lake Kanieri. ■ • • " Wanflanul, July 12. At the Supremo Court, C. B. Hanson,' on a. charge of breaking and. entering, was sentenced to thiroo months' imprisonment and two years' reformative treatment.

Masterton, July 12. At tho Magistrate's Court tins morning,' Thomas. Loe was sentenced to a mouth a. imprisonment' for keeping liquor for sale.

Auckland, July 11. At, fin inquest regarding tho death of John Hancock, a miner, found dead with his throat cut and α-nusor alongside him, it was stated.that deceased had previously been deprossod. A verdict of death from self-intjicted wounds was returned.