NEW ZEALAND NEWS;

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1599, 16 November 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS;

(By Tolfißraph.—Pjeaa Association,) -4 ——_ LIQUOR IN ASHBURTON. Ashburton, November 15. Ernest Porc.iral, charged with (1) ardor* iiig liquor to bo taken, into tho T T -Licehso district of .Ashburton, without £ tag tho name and address of tho perec < • r whom it was intended; and ,(2) a In ch of tho Post and Telegraph Act in that hesigr.od a,. telegram with n fictitious namo, was to-day fined fivo pounds and costs, on tno second count, and oorHctecl -without pon* alty on tho first. . FIRE AT \V AI HI. • Waihl, November IS. A six-roomed house On tho outskirts o! tho town, owned- and occupied by W. jg, * Cash, was destroyed byfiro.v.': sn early hour this morning. There was an' insuranco of .£l5O on. tho liouso And £"& on tho furniture. A PROBLEM FOR EUGFWCS. .' Dunedin, November 13. ; A base of exceptional interest to en« . ge'nists enmo before tho magistrate, Mr. Bartholomew, this morning. A woman was considerately charged with being idle and disorderly, this being a preliminary ■to providing her with shelter from per- " sons who ware described as rascitls. She was reported to be a halfwitted woman, i who, though married to a man designated by the police as a "Worthless rascal, had given birth to four illegitimate children. The woman was Sent to tho Salvation Army Some for a yeaj, and tho latest child—fourteen days, committed to the industrial school. BULLOCK'S DEATH-LEAP. Greymouth, KoremhAr 15. This afternoon a drover na... ,'d Gib- ' bons was collecting cattlo ■ which., were grazing on a hill at the back of th« ' Omoto quarry, when two of tho animal« broke awav from the main bodv. One of the bullocks leaped over tho edge of. tho quarry and landed on the road, one. Hun- ' dred and fifty feet below, and one foot in front Of a trap occupied by a man ■ named Thomas and his wife. Tho bul- ; lock, all its legs being broken, was promptly dispatched. NO-LICENSE WORKERS. v . Nblaon, November'ls. At a larger meeting of No-Liwmso woi ors, the Rev, Jolm Da-.rson and Mr, W loy Spragg wera present. Btsolutii , favouring the bare majority and appr '' ing of the New Zealand Alliance's pled t '* to vote for candidates favouring the bare majority; were unanimously passed. SELLING LIQUOR TO MAORIS. . Gisborne, November 14. At Tolaga, Robert Sinslair was fined £2a for supplying liquor to Maoris off licensed premises. Charles Roxburgh was fined XlO for. introducing Jiq.uor into a Maori pa. SUDDEN DEATH. Eketahuna, November 14. ,G. Elliot, a farmer, aged 80, was a»sistiiag at tho cheeso factory at Rongokokako yesterday .morning, when, ho .suddenly dropped dead. RATING PROPOSAL REJECTED. Levin, November 14.1 A poll was taken yesterday on the question of adopting tho system of rating on unimproved values in the borough of Levin. The proposal was rejected by 243 > votes to 118. THE NAPIER-GISBORNE FERRY. Gisborne, November .14! Mr. Preston,. Gisborne manager of the Union Steam Ship. Company, states that the proposed trial of fte ferry service botwee ; Gisborne and Napier will be com- . menced from the latter port on Thursday, December 5. The steamer leaves Gisborne ■ in the evenings of Monday, Wednesday, EViday, and Sapier on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, alter the arrival of the Wellington mail train. SHOPS AND OFFICES ACT. ■Tim'aru, November I£. Auctioneers .have ...been accustomed to ' ■conduct auctions of'furniture :- t' vendors' residences on the afternoons .>1 Thursday half-holiday. Recently an 0 iSi.de firm bought a. quantity or goods here, hired; a hall, and conducted auction sales several • afternoons in succession, including the half-holiday. A prosecution, for this as an alleged Breach of the Shore and Offices Act was instituted-.and heard to-day. The decision was reserved. MR. OSCAR ASCHE. Tiniaru, November 14. The formation of the queue for Oscar Asche'a one-night performance began at 3.30 a.m., and nearly all the. seats art booked, " • LAW POINTS. Tlmaru, November 14.. In a Charge of using obscene language in the porch of a country schoo\ where a dance was being held, questions wera raised and reserved as to whether .a dance pomes within the definition of "other:.entertainments" in tho Act, .and ' whether the porch is part of a hall within th« meaning of the Act." .. NEW POST OFFICE. . ■ Auckland, November i 4. , Invitations. are being isiied for the,; opening of the new Post Office oil Wed-' flesday. The ceremony is to bo perform* 'ed by tho'Premier. ' , . 1 ' THE TOURING SOUTHERNERS. Auckland, November 14. The test match, Southern Boivlors ver. ,6Us Auckland, resulted in a .'win for Auckland by 187 to .144. ...The visitors left this evening for Hamilton. ARBITRATION COURT. ChristchurcH, November 15. ■ The Arbitration Court opc-ned hero to* , day, and had beforo it the moulders' diffpute and several other matters. The 1 moulders' dispute is proceeding. LIQUOR PROHIBITION. Gisborhe t N©vemlv>* 15. Ail Unusually interesting liquti, ojm was heard by Mr. Barton, S.M., a;- 'ort Awiinui, being the first charge under Section 1G of. the licennng; Amendment • iifct, 1969, JI. Bylaw), licenseeof the Sea fiew Hotel, Port Awnnni, was charged with supplying a Native with liquor .in a district proclaimed 'under the section named to be a Native prohibition. area afc a result.: ■ of. the poll in N.ovemljer liijjt. The do- ■ fondant was convicted,* but gcn'to.nce. waa. deferred, pending Teceipt' of information as to defendant's license. ■ His Worship will deliver sentence in.'Sisborne.' , 1 INVERCARGILL COMPETITIONS. Invcrcargill, November 15, The liive'rcargOl Competitions Society has appointed Mr. J. L, Montague and Mr. Harold Gregson, both ,o£ Auckland, , judges of .elocution and music respectively for the 1913 festival. • DRAY DRrVER KILLED. . Napier, November 15. . Petet' Christiansen, a. driver, met with a fatal accident this afternoon at. Brook-. ■field, nttvr Meanee. He- was driving a iray when he fell oft to th.e Mid,' break 4 '' ing' his neck, death was instantaneous.