NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1758, 24 May 1913, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Tolcßraph.—l'rees Association.) y THE BURGLAR'S HURRIED BOLT, UNDER REVOLVER FIRE. Auckland, May 23. Mr. J. C. Sharpies, residing in Beresford Street, discovered a burglar on his premises last night, and fired a revolver at him. The bullet entered tlio wall about two feet from the man, who bolted down a passage and escaped by a window. As the man clambered out ho smashed tho window glass and called out, apparently warning ail accomplice outside. Mr. Sharpies saw two men decamping. Tho intruder loft finger-prints, which aro now in tho possession of tho police.

A CAUTIOUS CAPTAIN. POTS IN FOR COAL. Auckland, May 23. Tliero arrived at Auckland this morning, from Honolulu, via Makntea Island, tho tramp steamer Willesden, of tho Britain S.S. Coiupauy's ileet. The vessel put in to Auckland to loa/1 a quantity of coal, as it was apparent that if tho weather between tho New Zealand coast and Melbourne, where slio is to discharge a cargo of phosphates, continued to bo as bad as that experienced sinco leaving Makatea Island, thero would be an insufficiency of fuel in tho bunkers. Since sko left Cardiff just over four months ago with 4000 tons of coal as ballast, the 'Willesden has made an interesting voyage. After leaving Wales, tho vessel made a call at Spain, to embark IGO immigrants, under contract for work on tie sugar plantations in Honolulu. The passago rouud to Honolulu was without incidont, and after tho vessel had landed her living freight the voyage was continued to llakatea Island. Departure was taken for Auckland on May 7, and throughout tho passage strong west-south-west, and south-westerly gales wero experienced. Bad weather so retarded tho steamer's progress that the coal supply began to run short, and the master thought it advisable, as a precautionary measure, to put into Auckland.

TRICK OF TWO FANCIERS, STERNLY MET BY JUDGE WILLIAMS Dunedin, May 23. In the case of Hopkins and Allen, two members of the Dunedin Fanciers' Club who sought an injunction restraining the Dunedin Grain and Produce Company from letting their premises in Crawford Street to the Dunedin Fanciers' Club for show purposes next week, Mr. Justice Williams found for defendants. His Honour characterised the action of plaintiffs, two members of tho managing committee, in starting a show in opposition to the body in which they belonged as dishonourable. It seemed to him quite clear that the object of Hopkins and Allen was to prevent the society, whose interest it was their duty to protect, from holding its show. Ho could not conccivo of people condescending to tricks of that kind. THE CRAIG DIVORCE CASE, DECREE GRANTED. , • Auckland, May 23. In tho rehearing of tho divorce case, Craig v. Craig and Henry Hargreaves (co-respondent), which was not defended, it was agreed that it was unnecessary to repeat - the evidence. Mr. Justice Edwards said that no doubt petitioner had been Riven to drunken habits, but that was no reason for refusing a decree. Costa on tho highest scale wero given against co-respondent. SECOND-HAND DEALER GAOLER. Auckland, Mat 23. At the Police Court, William 'Mott, aged 2-1 years, a second-hand dealer, was sentenced to ono months' imprisonment, with hard labour, for receiving stolen goods. CLAIM AGAINST A RELIGIOUS ORDER. Auckland, May 22. A claim brought by tho JJemnera lioad Board against tho religious Order, tho Sacred Heart of Jesus, for .£4OB 14s. 2d., tho amount alleged to be 'due on property comprising tho land and school building, was heard at the Supremo Oourfc bv Mr. Justice Edwards to-day. For the defence it was argued that as an educational institution not conducted solely for personal gain, the property was exempt from taxation. Thero were 49 pupils at the school, of whom five were frco pupils. Others paid reduced fees. Tho school was bound to take free pupils under tho rules of the Order. Tha Court reserved its decision. HIGH SCHOOLS' CONFERENCE. Christchurch. May 23. Tho Secondary Schools' Conference closed this morning. It adopted tho_ report of a committee on military training recommending greater elasticity in tho regulations. Tho committee also drafted a recommendation regarding alteration of tho entrance examination of the Royal Military College. A resolution! was carried in favour of the appointment of additional inspectors who would be experts in secondary subjects.

The conference approved a re-cxaminiv tion of candidates for matriculation who fail in one subject, provided they qualify in all others, and recommended tho holding of this examination in Christchurch,

"SIGNING UP" AFTER A FIRE. Ashburton, May 23. At tho Magistrate's Court this morning, Henry Gallus was committed for trial on a charge of making a false declaration of a proof of loss in Tespect to articles alleged to have been destroyed by fire at Mount Somers on February 2 last. Bail . was allowed. AN ANCIENT WARRANT. Auckland, May 23. A woman has been arrested here on a warrant five years old. She was stated to have been convicted of keeping a disorderly house in Auckland, and was fined .£lO, in default two months' imprisonment. Tho fine not having been paid, a warrant was issued in February, 1908. Accused is said to have avoided execution of tho warrant by travelling under aliases for five yeare. AWARUA WIRELESS STATION. Invercargill, May 23. The Awarua wireless station near tho Bluff was to-night in communication for tho first time with other stations, and it reported that the test was successful. The first message sent was in Maori to Awanui and read: "Congratulations from south to tho north." Awarua also communicated with the Macquarrio Islands, and with several ship stations.