NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1605, 23 November 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

DIVORCE PETITIONS. Christchiirch, November 21, The Supreme Court to-day granted decrees nisi in. the following divorce casesi —Sarah Atkinson y. John Atkinson, desertion; Lilian Resteauz v. William Resteaux, desertion; Mary Wright v. John B. Wright; misconduct; Thomas Brady v. Daisy Brady, desertion; Mary Curtis v. Frank Curtis, desertion and misconduct; Isabel Fox v. Charles H. Fox, misconduct; Julia Kcid v. William C. Rcid, desertion. THE INDER CASE. Auckland, November 22. The Inder case was before the Supreme Court, when LoaU Lillian Inder claimed' from William Francis Indor-the ram .of .£lB2, being arrears due under a deed of separation entered into by the parties in 1908. Some timo ago the plaintiff was sued in the Lower Court under the Destitute Persons Act for the amount of arrears due at that timo, and had consented to bo nonsuited, with a view to bringing the present proceedings. The caso was heard before his Honour Mr. Justice Edwards and a special jury of four, Mr. R. A. Singer appearing for plaintiff, and Mr. A. E. Skelton for the defendant. The jury, after a twentyminutes' retirement, returned a verdict for plaintiff for the full amount claimed, with costs according to scale, the question of reserved costs being held over fop assessment. FOUND dead; Dunedin, November 22. The police have been advised that William Good, aged 67 years, was found dead in bed this morning. Deceased was a miner at Waronui. Charles Deal, a rabbiter, aged 65 years, was found dead.this morning in the rail-, way cutting between Lauder and Omakau. It is supposed that he was killed by the goods train, last night. I . ATTENDANT AND PATIENT. Dunedin, November 22. At the • Police Court to-day Edward Goodall, ex-attendant at Seaclilf Mental Hospital, was charged with having unlawfully struck and ill-treated a patient. The case'for the prosecution was that accused struck a- patient with his hands and a stick, and also kicked him, inflicting tolerably severe, but not dangerous, _ injury.; The defence was that the patient refused to work, and accused gave him a shako. ..Accused reserved his -defence and was committed for trial. Bail was allowed in his own recognisance. of ,£IOO, and two sureties of <£50 each. CANADIAfTcADETS. Auckland, November 22. After an absence of four and .a* half months from Canada, the Canadian Cadets left for Vancouver by the Zealandia this evening. The final presentation to the boys before leaving New Zealand was .a New Zealand flag beautifully worked in double silk the gift of the Canadian Commissioner (Air. Beddoe). CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. The Invercargill Chamber of Commeiroa Invcrcargill, November 22. to-day appointed Messrs. J. Watson and T. Fleming to represent it at the Chambers of Commerce Conference in Christchurch on December 12. Dealing with the question of Australasian, reciprocity, the Chamber passed, a resolution approving of the formation of a New Zealand Association of Chambers. BLUFF SHIPPING TRADE. ■ Invercargill, November 22. At a meeting of the Invercargill Importers' Association it was decided, to ask Sir Joseph Ward to interview the shipping companies at Home with a new to securing a direct steamer to the Bluff once a month. It was concluded that the trade of the port had considerably increased and warranted extra shipping facilities.'M ...■ •, INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. Dunedin, November 22. The industrial exhibition promoted by the Trades and Labour Council was opened in the'Brydone Hall by tho Hon. F. M. B. Fisher to-night. The exhibition may be divided into two classes—(l) Exhibits representing' the industrial, commercial, and financial resources of Otago; and (2) tho handwork of tradesmen, efforts of apprentices, a multitudinous Collection of home industries, and examples of the work of pupils of technical and primary schools. The Chamber of Commerce and th 4 Employers' Association lent valuable assistance, and as a result a very fine display was made. The exhibition will Temain open for about three weeks.