NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1542, 11 September 1912, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

IB? T«lograph-Preu A-Bsoolatlon.) » THE WIFE-DESERTER. AND THE ARMY AGENCIES. Auckland, September 10. In tho Polico Court, Frederick William' Layton, who was traced through tho publicity given his case by die Salvation Army, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for wifo desertion and six months' for deserting his family, sentences to bo cumulative. Mrs. Layton • and t.ho family arrived from.Canada last : December, expecting to bo met at Auckland by tho husband, who oould not bo found. With only 17s. 6d. m her possession, blio obtained the assistance of tho Salvation Army. Tho husband's portrait was published in tho Array jour nnl, and led to his identification. KAITANGATA MINERS. Dunedln, September JO." .Tho Kaitangata cool miners' award, filed to-day, shows that tho agreement became operative on August 1, and continues till January 1, 1915. Mr. Justico Sim, in a memorandum, savs: "Mr. Ridd' claimed to be heard on behalf of tb.o' majority of miners at Kaitangata. to show cause why tho award should not bo mad©. Only in very rare instances were persons not parties to an industrial dispute allowed to address the Court, and in such cases these had always been a duly registered union. Tho present was not such a case, and there was no precedent for Ridd's application." MELANCHOLIA. _, , , , Gisborno, September 10. . lac body found in tho river yesterday has been identified as that of Albert; Oliver, aged 19, formerly on tho railway works. Ho arrived in town some days ago, and was, it is stated, suffering from melancholia. He had recently been a pa--tient in the hospital, and tho other day called at the police station and asked, to be looked up, as ho was out of work. Evidence at tho inquest showed that phyer had been depressed and had tried to borrow money to buy a revolver, 6tiying he was going to do away with somebftdT' and then he would do for himself. AStferdict of (suicide was returned. TWO EARLY SETTLERS. TO-iv t> „ G ,°r e ' .'September 10. William Bell, a gold miner in tho early day 6, died hospital yesterday, aged 86. He was unmarried and arrived in New Zealand in lfiG3, being associated for many years with Southland goldficlds, and eventually removing to Waikaia. De.' ceased was much respected. ' William Crowe, who arrived in Lvttelton m 1863, died at Gore to-day, aged 80 years. He was for manv years a farmer in the Ellesmere district, Canterbury, and subsequently in Wairio and Cattk Mat districts, Southland. Deceased retired a dozen years ago. Ho was appoint--0(1 B ™ llco of ihc p « ace fifteen, years ago. The late Mr. Crowe leaves a widow, three sons, and five daughters. RURAL COLLEGE SITE. ~ : Marton, September 10; • A meeting of the Marton Farmers'; Union discussed the proposed sito of nnl agricultural college for tho North Island. It was resolved that the attention of the Government bo drawn to tho unique advantages of Marton, that site being in at. central position, affording excellent rail-! w:ay facilities, and being in an ngricul., tural' district, with soil eminently.adapt-' ,cd for experimental work. The deputation \rill irait upon the Prime Minister at an early date.