NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1856, 16 September 1913, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Prees Association.)

HOTEL LEAFLET. PARODY ON "COMMANDMENTS. Auckland, September 15. At an adjourned meeting of the Parnell Licensing Committee, the chairman said the committee had considered tho leaflet issued by David Rogers, licenseo of the Captain Cook Hotel, which had been brought under notice by a number of clergymen. The committee expressed the opinion that the parody 011 tho Ten Commandments was grossly improper, that such thing's would have a bad influojice on thoso into whoso hands they fell, but they had not power to do more than express tliis opinion. PRINTERS POUNCED ON. Dunedin, September 15. At the Polico Court a number of printing firms were prosecuted underthe Registration Act for using a printing press without having given notice and receiving a certificate as required under tho Printers and Newspapers Acts. Tho following were fined £5 each, with costs: —Coulls, Culling and Co., Caxton Printing Office, Joseph Henry Cunliff, Charles B. Smith, Morris John Pierce, and Forgusson and Mitchell. For the defence it was pointed out that nothing had been dono by the Government in the matter of registration for forty years, and suddenly half a dozen printers were pounced 011 and charges made against them wherein tho minimum penalty is £5. DEVON RELIEF. Dunedin, September 15. Tho Shipwreck Relief -Society to-day decided to pay tho whole of the accounts presented to them in connection with the rescuo and assistance of the crew of the Devon, and to pay 'each member of the crew (about sixty in' number) cno pound for immediate necessities. This is in addition to legal obligations to tho Board of Trado to make adequate provision for the crow. 1

HOKITIKA ITEMS. HOlutika, September 15. As an indication of the improvement to Hobitika Harbour by the extension of the north and south training wails, the depth of water tlioreon was yesterday found to b© not less than 16ft. Hhis is saidl to be the greatest depth registered' during; the history of the port- . .. At the meeting of the West]and Acctitaatisatioii Society to-night it was resolved to- open the deer shooting season during April and Slay of next year. FIRE AT BURNSIDE. □unodin, September 15. A building consisting or a shop and dwelling of seven rooms at Buniside was destroyed by fire early this morning. Tho building was owned by Mr. T. Fogg and was occupied by Mr. A. Gibbons. Everything was apparently safe when the occupier retired 1 on Sunday night and "the cause of the fire is not known. The house was insured for £325 in tho Northern Office,' and there is £150 on tho furniture and £100 on the stock and fittings in tho shop.