NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1695, 11 March 1913, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Prcea Association.) DETECTIVE ASSAULTED. CHARGE AGAINST THREE YOUNG MEN. Auckland, March 10. An assault upon Acting-Detective Horn* nlerley, on the inight of Saturday, February 22, led to the appcaranco ill the Police Court, before Mr. Cutteii, S.M., of three young men to answer a, charge of having assaulted a police officer while in tho execution-of his duty. According to' the evidence, the detective received injuries to his face and damage to his clothes'. A crowd gathered round, and he was thrust against the wall and kicked. In defending himself, ho knocked one of his assailants to tho ground, rendering him unconscious. All three were convicted, the magistrate remarking that such rows were getting too frequent in Auckland. Accused, who was' knocked down, had doubtless been punished enough. Ho .would be convicted and prohibited, as drink was the cause of the trouble. The other two would be prohibited, and would havft to come up for sentence when called upon. Costs would also have to Ire paid by th« accused. THE LIQUOR LAW, Auckland, March 10. * At the Police Court, the licensee and proprietor of the Hiverhead Hotel was charged with exposing liquor for sale on Sunday, and selling liquor on that day c A fine of .£5 and costs was imposed. TTreT Gisborne, March 10. The boiler-house in tho blacksmith's shop of tho New Zealand oilfields at Orraond has been destroyed by lire. Thero was no' insurance. THIEVES AT WORK. Auckland, Marcli 10. Thieves visited the steamer Malieno at Sydney and stole .£SO in cash and a quantity of personal effects , of the officers and crew. RAILWAY SERVICE: A PROTEST. Aucklandi March 10.

< The Auckland branch of Tlie railway servants, passed a resolution emphatically traffic department, thus closing avenuea pointing members of tho first division to positions of foremen and inspectors in th® tl'a c department, thus closing avcnuci of promotion to members of tlie second division); drawing attention to the promise of. a previous Minister to widen th« avenues of promotion to the first division. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. • Dunedin, March 10. Members of the Public Sorvice Commission commenced work in .Itunedin to-day, individually visiting tho iu:blic offices and inquiring into staffing, salaries, accommodation, and other questions. They - will proljably be engaged here till Thursday, and will then proceed to Oamaru. and Timaru before starting their • labours in Christckurch. FORESTRY COMMISSION. Dunedin, March 10. The Forestry Commission held its first sittings in Dunedin to-day. The question of damage by deer to plantations was discussed, and it was decided to seek information from the standpoint of the farmer, forester, arid sportsman. In the afternoon the Commission visited the grounds of the Mental Hospital at Waitati. The plantations of th? County Council on tho catchment area of the Leith Valley were also inspected. To-mor-row tho Commission holds its filial sit< ting in Dunedin, and will examine witnesses regarding the present forest or«a» and afforestation. KILLED ON THE RAILWAY. ■ Greymouth, March 10. At tho inquest held to-day touching the death of Frederick Best, killed at Dobson. on Saturday night, as the result of falling beneath a railway carriage while tho train was in motion, a vcrdict of accidental death was returned. . ..GUN ACCIDENT.., Timaru, March 10. A lad of 15 years,, named G. B. Bradford, whoso parents live at Waiapi, wasi getting over a gate at Temuka on Sunday afternoon with a loaded gun. The gun went off, shattering liis wrist and wounding 1 his shoulder. Amputation between the wrist and elbow was necessary. MT. NESSING ESTATES. \ Tiinaru, March 10. Over 200 applications from far and near have been' received for farms and grazing runs on tho Mt, Nossiiig Estate. — ' ' \ ..