NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1872, 4 October 1913, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ; ♦ — 1 THE KEQ PARTY. ONE SEVERELY DEALT WITH. InuoroarciH, October 2. i' ' ' Three young moil w'ho wero found " tagging " in a Btable at midnight on Wednesday wero brought before tho Court to-day. In rogal'd to ono named William lurwnn the Magistrate said that ho was ,a problem. He had spent onongh monoy m duos to liavo built a small houso, Ho was sentenced to two ' years' reformative treatment. Another named John Joseph Finnerty. who pleaded that ho had only been beforo ; the Court twice in the last six years, • was sentenced to ono year's roforma- : tivo treatment.' The third man, David ' Simpson, was convicted and discharged, i BHiP RELEASED. 1 Auckland, October 2. The steamer Whakarua has been ralensod from quarantine, the health au- . thorities having come to the conclusion that tho suspicious rash on four of tie irew was not smallpox. ' ! STEAMER'S BREAKDOWN. ' Auckland, October 2. j Tho steamer Morayshire, which ar- ' rived from London this morning after a ' \ lengthy passage of sixty-eight days, had i a' breakdown of her engines 122 miles i past' Capetown, which necessitated putting in thore for repairs, whicli occupied 1 two days. On the voyage to Hobart ' Bevoral stops wero mado to enable the 1 engineers to effect.slight repairs.' The ' mishaps did not affect any big parts of ■ hor machinery. Tho Morayshire Drought ■ fifty immigrants, a large proportion of j whom lanci' at Auckland. ■ ! FIRE AT BELFAST. • Clirlstohurch, October 2. i 'A mmo-roomed two-story house, situated in Thaokoray Road, Belfast, was completely destroyed by fire at four , o'clock this morning. Tho inmates of the house were aroused by the barking ' of a dog, in .the passage of tho house, ''and only escaped in the i clothes thoy wore wearing. Tho building was own- • ' ed by Mrs. veigors. Tho occupier of , the -house was Mr. 6. Anson, who had . shifted into the. dwelling only two days ( previously.CARCO BftOACHINO. : j " Auckland, October 9. j Alexander Carlaw and Jame3 Joseph ; Drinnan were charged with cargo pillaging at the Polico Court to-day. They < Wero alleged to have stolen thre'e jars ; of jam. The former pleaded guilty'and 1 the latter not guilty. - Each was sen- i tenccd to Seven days' imprisonment ! with hard labour. . ' 1 V/OOLSHED BURNED. ' . Pahlatua, October B.' 'A large woolshed owned by Mr., J. . Clulow at Pori, in tho_ baokblooks. was destroyed, together with its contents, by firo yesterday. The shed-contained modern shearing and other plant. " The insurances amount to £250, the risk being held by tho State Offico. THE TILL RIFLED. Napier, October 8. A daring theft was perpetrated in the shop of W. Bailey, iewollor. Whilst tho ; proprietor was engaged in tho workroom someone entered tho shop, and stole £22 from tho till, as well as a number,of cold medals won in swimming contests by Bailey. This was followed by another small burglary last night at the residence of' W. Berry, ■ a number of articles of value being removed. JEWELLER'S BOCKS. ,: r , v:i punodln lr Oqteberpß,. '.William George Lambord, a banknipt jeweller,, pleaded guilty to failing to keep proper books of account in tho 1 Police.Co,urt-.this morning, and was committed for sentenco. ■' BRIEF MENTION. Hawera, Ootober 2. Tha Ceffeo Palace, a two-storied wooden building in Hawera, was gutted by fire at 4 o'clock this morning., > : Hastings, October 2. \ ;The residence of Mr. J. M'Kee was broken into yesterday afternoon,' and ' jowellery valued at £40 stolen. Auckland, October 3. For selling milk containing a defidonoy of fatty solids and an undue proportion of water,, Donald Mac Lean wsb , to-day'fined £20 and costs. Hastings, .Octobor 3. . Havelock North yesterday rejected, by B8 votes to 62,. a proposal to adopt rating on unimproved values.