NEW ZEALAND NEWS,

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1899, 6 November 1913, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS,

(By 'Telegraph.—l'rwa Association.) FIRE AT KAITANCATfi, Quncdin, November 5. A fruiterer's Bhop at Kaitangata, owned by W. Stock, was destroyed by lire. Tlio insurances ate not available. A BRUTAL ASSAULT. Wathi, November 6. A lifctl-o girl, aged eight, was last evening brutally and criminally assaulted by a« unknown man, who choked hor into insensibility. Her subsequent screams brought assistance. AN AUCTIONEER FINED. FOR CONDUCTING A LOTTERY. Clsborno, November 6. At tlio Magistrate's Court at Tolago Bay Benjamin Clark, auctioneer, of Auckland, was fined £10 and costs for conducting a lottery during an auction sale. . Walker Vernon Hnbbs, clork, also of Auckland, charged with assisting ■ Ciark, was fined £5 and costs. FIRE AT TH? BLUFF. Invcrcarglll, November 5. A iive-roomcd eottagc at the Bkiff, owned by Mrs. West and occupied by Mr. J, Clements, was destroyed by fir« to-day. Tiro building was insured in tlio Liverpool and London and Globo Office for £100. There was a policy, on the- furniture in tho Commercial Union, but the amount is iiot available. AMBULANCE SOCIETY DISBANDS. TlmarUj November 4. A well-attended mooting of St. John Ambulance (men's division) last night unanimously decided to disband, and all present handed in tlieii - resign nations after passing a vote of .confidence in tho superintendent and secretary. This is the outcome of. a dispute with the staff and officers oy<a the control of tho now hall. GfSBORNE-NAPIER LINE.' Walroa, November 5. Mr. J. Hunter Brown publishes in tlio local paper a disclaimer that tho people of Wairoa do not desiro tho prosecution of the Gisborne-Wairoa-Na-picr railway, as stated by .Mr. Pearce, M.P., in tlio Houso of Representatives in tho discussion on tho Loaai Bill. Tlio Chamber of Commerce also denies that tho people evt"- expressed liosfcility to the lino, bnt need it very much to develop tho back country.