NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1607, 26 November 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

THE CONVIVIAL NIGHT,

Dargaville, November 2J. A bush cook named Alexander Norton, aged about 62, formerly a sailor, stayed on Saturday night in the carpenter's cabin aboard tbo barqueutine Titania. A convivial evening had been, spent, and yosterday morning Norton was found dead in tho carpenter's berth, in which the carpenter (W. \V. Gloak) was also lying, and iiad evidently overlain the other; A verdict was returned' that deceased was accidentally overlain, and suffocated wmla in an intoxicated condition. LETTERS WITH A MOTIVE, Christchurch, November 251 . A rather interesting issue was mention. Ed in a. Supremo Court judgment in the /divorce proceedings between Cyrus Davie ■ and Elizabeth Davie. Petitioner alleged dosertion. The wife went to England m 1899, remained there, and finally refused to return, but the parties had corresponded, the respondent saying in several letters that she would not opposa divorce. Petitioner contended that tile wifes letters were written with the object of raising collusion as a bar to his'divorco proceedings while the respondent was endeavourin" to get him to commit himself to soma admission which she could uso against Tho Court held that the petitioner had established his case, and was entitled tf a decree nisi. A SERIOUS CHARGE. Napier, November 25. Ham Aeneas Jl'lntosh Jlurison appear ed in ' the Police Court on remand, charged with having unlawfully supplied a voung woman with a. noxious drug ir orcler to procure abortion; Accused. wai ■ committed for trial. Bail was allowed and was forthcoming. • WHARF LABOURER'S DEATH.. Dunediri) November 25. ■. The body of Hugh Eahinsdn, a wharf labourer, who disappeared, from hia cottage in Dowling' Street some days aga was found in the harbour to-day: DEBENTURES SOLD. Invercarflill; November 25. The Invercargill Borough Council.to-day. placed a parcel of tramway and electric fighting debentures, which were sold at ;£99 10s. The debentures have a currency of seventeen years; .and bear interest at 4J per cent., with a sinking fund of one pel cent. FOUND DEAD. Auckland, November 25. The dead body of Edward Wileohi aged about 59, a tms'milh, residing at Chelsea, was found lying faca downwards in tho gutter oai Chelsea Eoad on . Saturday.

Death was duo to syncope. : AN OLD MAN'S DEATH. Auckland, November 24. in old man not yet identified, was found in a weak and exhausted oondition at Newmarket on Saturday _ morniiig." He could give no account of liiroself, and was taken to tho hospital. At the hospital he was unable to-give his name, and 01 Saturday night he died. FIRE IN A FOUNDRY. Invercargill, November 2i. A fire occurred in Johnson's foundry early this morning, this being the second out' break tliero within three weeks. principal ofiloe was gut-ted, and two othci rooms damairod. Th« injOMBOM aro nol j«t available. COMMISSION OF IN&UIRV. Hokitika, KoTembor 55. Mr; J. E. Evsnj, S.M., #nd Dr. FinA District Health Offiwr, hate mired in Hokitika for th® purpose ef holding a commission of inauiry into th» adminfe tration of the WMtlund HespitsU MiC Charitable Aid Bonrd'i *ffftiri. LECTURE BY DR. TRUDY KING. Hokitika, N«reiaber S5. Dr. Truby Kins delivered a lecture her« to-night on matters pertaiuiil' t« iealth. There was a very, large audience, and tho meeting was a very successful on®,