NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1694, 10 March 1913, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Proii Afi«oclfttlon.) .—t UNHAPPY HOME, "THEY IMMEDIATELY QUARREL* LED." Gisborne, Maroh 8. At tho Supremo Court, in. tho easo Victor Piori v. Nora Annie Fiori and George Bowel, Auckland, co-respon-dent, evidence'was given that the parties were employed in a local hotel, and had known each other a fortnight before being married at tho registry offioe. Then they immediately quarrelled and separat--cd; and hud not seen each other since. The respondent made an admission by affidavit, but the judge required evidence, and allowed the matter to stand ovcl'< Evidence will lie taken at Auckland. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. Auckland, March 8. At tho ■ Police Court, William Henry Frjuikpitt was charged with having, by means of. false pretences at Ahaura, ol» mined seventeen bales of wool, valued at ,£I9G, from William Clayton. He was remanded to appear at Greyniouth. Accused was a storekeeper a few miles out o£ liokitika, and it is alleged ho falsely represented himself as the agsnt for a Wol» liiifjjon linn of wool brokers, TURAKINA'S FIRE. Christchurch, March 8. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company has received the following cable: "Turakina's firo extended to hold No. 2, and probably reached No. 1. Water is now ia all the holds, but the discharge of Nos. 1, 4, and 5 is proceeding. Have arranged for tho first and second class passengers to leave by the Vauban, leaving l?io on March 17. Expect to arrange for tho third class passengers to-morrow," AUTO. RELIABILITY RUN. Christchurch, March 8. The Canterbury Automobile Associa» tion's reliability trials to Kaikoura andi back concluded to-day, but tho official, results will not be available till Monday. Three cars made non-stop runs. Th«& 9 were. F. Hubbard's Cadillac, in tho private owners' class, and M. Stevenson's Panhard and W. J. Scott's Vauxhall i» the trades' class. EDUCATION BOARD SECRETARY. SHIP. i Invercargill, March. 8. The Education Board iias resolved to call for. applications for the position of secretary, consequent oil the retirement of Mr. John Neill, the present secretary.

* SKIING AT MOUNT COOK. Christchurch, March G. Lieut Gran,.of'the British Antarctio Expedition,. who, 011 the 21st nit., with Guides l'cter Graham and' Milne, scaled Mount Cook in the shortest time jet recorded—H hours 30 minutes—informed an interviewer''.that one of the objects of his visit was to ascertain prospects of introducing the sport of skiing at Mount Cook, and ho found that round about l'Mirlio and towards Mount Cook the. con* ditions worn splendid.- He described the hills as "absolutely perfect for skiing." "Now, 1 as the natural conditions are eo good it simply becomes a question as to whether sufficient snow can bo obtained at the best spots," continued Lieut. Gran, "but I am satisfied the country is quite suitable. Of course skiing would not be possible in summer, but in winter I think the prospects for introducing thp sport aro very good indeed, and when tho new hermitage at Mount Cook is completed, inducement should be offered to lovers of mountain regions to go in for skiing." Lieut. Gran expressed the hope that the New Zealand Government would do something to pneourage the sport at Mount Cook. He went 0.11 to say that neur the Hermitage there is an excellent "lumping hill" providing a fine drop of about 30 degrees which could- bp perfect* ed at a very small cost. . RELIABILITY, TRIAL, Kalkoura, March 7. The annual reliability trial of the Cow terbury Automobile Association ; s being, held to-day and to-morrow, the route being from Christchurch to Kaikoura.nnd back, a distance of 250 miles; ■. Eight cars started in the trade class and twelve in the private owners class. So if)r most of tho cars havo made non-stop' runs, but thp most difficult portion of the rovtfl has to be traversed to-morrow. ~