NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1521, 17 August 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

IB» Tclesrasb-Frcn AajoclaUoa.l ft WHAT THE CABMEN DID. BAD EOADS AND LADIES* DRE6SEB.Hamilton, August 11. isevcral cabmen, appeared iu Court, charged with driving on tho footpath on tlio occasion of a garden party. The I'oad was so bad that ladies in tlio cabs reliised to alight in tho mud. Tho cabmen valiantly drove their vehicles on to a path, close to tho gates of the residence and a prosecution followed. Tho Mayor attended tlio Court and explained the position. Ho asked if it wore possible for tho Bench to dismiss tho cases under tlio circumstances. 110 admitted that tho road and tho weather wero very bad at tho time, ami tho ladies wero in thoir best altiro. i 1? i B ? h d<x:id od t» convict, oad askod defendants to each pay seven shillings costs, lho Mayor intimated that ho would pay tho costs.

GALLANT CONDUCT. THE ROADMAN AKD HIS MATE. a„ jj. .', Wair( > a . August 18. An instance of bravery on tho part of known, following tho partial recovery of a mate now in Wairoa Hospital. Oa the ;th instant two men, Daniel Murphy and limo,liy Hirhhy, wore engaged in widenng tho cutting of tho \Vaikari Inland Road, when a sip comprising fifty yards ot earth and boulders, swept Murphy down nearly 300 feet into tho S River. Hirhhy, who was working above his mate, jumped from the cutting, skidding down tho whole distanco and load, mg eight yards out in the river, which was fairly Hooded at tho ti cued Murphy in a state of unconsciousncss, earned him out, and then collapsed. Murphy was taken to tho hospital, suW ins from a broken jaw, severe bruises, and shock. Ho is now recovering. It is considered a caso worthy of recognition by tho Royal Humane Society.

MAGISTRATE'S IDEA. FOR UNWILLING TERRITORIALS. m m -i • , stra » ord i August IC. Two Territorials at Stratford were to. day fined 20s. and lOs. respectively, for failing' to attend tho annual training camp. In delivering judgment, Mr. Kennck, S.M., said ho believed that only on amendment in tho Act giving magistrates power to order three youths to be sent to centres, there to servo for, sar, double the ordinary training period with tho permanent forces, would adequately moot such cafes.

[ TE AWAMUTU ENTERPRISES. I - To Awamutu,'August IG. , Loan proposals wore carried by To Awa» mutu ratepayers on Wednesday, authorising tho raising of .£28,000 for municipal works, the particulars being-.—Water supply, .£18,000; roads, X 2000., Tho voting, was: For, 115; against, 37; informal, 8: majority for proposals, 19, Gasworks, .£8000; for 100, against 52, informal 0, majority 5. The polling was poor. Government approval of a loan of jC2O,OW for water and streets improvement has already . been received, but the gasworks loan has yet to bo arranged.

SALE OF BOROUGH LEASES, Hamilton, August 18. A 6alo of borough leases at Hamilton yesterday added to tho revenue. In a portion of tho Main Street, out of tho business fairway, land brought £i a foot on the Glasgow lease. MR. FOWLDS AT FEILDING. Feilding, August 11. Mr. Fowlds gave an address nero last night on the platform of the Labour party. Ho attacked tho Massey Government, and said that the appointment of tho Hon. T. Mackenzie as High Commis-'. bioner was an improper political job, dono to get two more votes, as tho result of tho Egmonfc election.. the Government for borrowing from tho I'ost Office Savings Bank at a lower rate of interest than was paid outside, and condemned tho Hon. James Allen for "backing and filling" on tho matter of a commandant. of tho Junior Cadets. A small section of the audience showed considerable dissent.

KING COUNTRY LIQUOR. To Kuiti, August IG. W. M'Garvey was to-day fined j£2s or thrco months' imprisonment for keeping liquor lor snlo in a prohibited area. POULTRY SHOW. Christchurch, August 16. The official list of the poultry show awards shows that Christchurch won the South. Island Challenge Shield with six points, Dunc'din being second with, five. . CLAIM RESPECTING SHARES, Christchurch, August IG. An important judgment was delivered in the Magistrate's Court to-day. The New Zealand Wholesalo Club (in liquidation) claimed £W unpaid capital from Olaf Magnus in respect of- shares alleged to have been, allotted. Defendant denied receiving notice of allotment, and claimed, therefore, that he was not legally a shareholder. The magistrate said there was no direct evidence that notice of allotment had been givon, and that there was not sufficient to prove that a letter had been written for posting. Judgment was for defendant. < RAID AT HENDE'S FERRY. Hokltika, August 11. As b. result of a police raid at Hemde's Perry on August 5, Patrick Nolan, a \>ardinghouse-koepor, was to-day fined .£25 for unlawfully selling liquor and keeping liquor for sale.