TRAMS NOW RUNNING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1917, 27 November 1913, Page 8

TRAMS NOW RUNNING.

HOTELS REOPENING TO-DAY. FIRST WOOL SAI/K, Ausklafid, Xovcmljcr :!6. Work was proceeding apaci? si gain today oil the waterfronti At the custom jultios, where the coastal steamers berth, there was a scene of great activity. The approaches were crowded wall vehicles laden with merchandise tor shipment, and others were engaged in carting awa.v consignments of'produce brought Irons the const. ■fcarl.v this morning the Union Companvs steamer Wannka sailed for tlio south. She will include every port of importance on the East Coast of both islam,,. The inil miscellaneous cargo taken by the vessel approximates 3000 It is probable that after discharge, the Wanaka will re«m»o her ordinary running in the Kast Coast and Anck and trade. Another dopartmo was the liichardson Line steamer Sqita.'l iop Gisborne, via the. Hay ports. Messrs.< Heather and Boborton expect to dispatch the 'i'yser steamer Muritsi tnr Juapicr and Wellington to-morrow afternoon. Hie Kaipora is to be berthed to-morrow. Shortly before noon a barque was sighted outside Tiritiri. n».s is probably the Rons, from Newcastle,w,th a coal cargo. Oj! I'riday the- White Star liner Zea- . ' _ 0 {* one from Liverpool, via.Sydn f' V ij k ' Ans * 1 iirpft quantity of Home and Australian mails for all parts of the Dominion.

Trams Start Running. After an interval of seventeen (lavs jjic Auckland tram service was resumed tins morning. A full service was run, and the company's arrangements for Mm resumption were successfully carried out. When the. first ears arrived in the city they were cheered by small groups of people, including the special police, who were iurt changing S»ard at tho time. The'seneral man" i 1?, I '' *$%*;?• Walkktc, this morning told a 'Star' representative that tho men had. all returned to work. Adequate supplies of coal wcro being brought forward, and there would now, lie hoped, ho no diflicultv in maintaining tho service.

Hotels Re-open To-day, The hotels of the city.and suburbs mopen to-morrow, between 9 a .m an' 1 - 5 p.m., on condition that, licensees "do .iot sell liquor for consumption off tho promises. Spseials Returning Home. Two detachments of mounted specials o c tor home-one last night ond another this morning, otters will return daily, until tho force is reduced to small proportions. The opinion is expressed that two or thrco hundred mounted men will afford adequate prolection lor tho wharf labourers, ami the men working m various trades It is understood that the city specials quartered at the Drill lfall -frill ho dismissed at an early date, on the midcrstamliiirr tliat they reassemble if required. CARRYINGGJLIGNiTE. TO BE USED IN SELF-DEFENCE, A PECULIAR CASE.

(B3- Telograpli.—Press Association.) Auckland, November 26. A charge of.carrying explosives in tho shape of six gelignite cartridges, with intent to commit a crime or to enable soma person or persons unknown to •commit a crime, was preferred against \Vm. Thomas Doyle ,at the- Supremo Court. Accused admitted 1 that he had tho explosive ni his possession, but pleaded not guilty to any criminal intent. Expert evidence was given bv W. H. Hazard about the nature of the explosives. He stated that each cartridge upon explosion would kill or main everyone within a. radius of loft, to 20ft. Accused in the box swore that the' only reason lie carried tho gell-ssiito explosives was for the purposes'of"selfdct'enco, in case he found himself in n crowd which was charged bv mounted I ''specials."

His Honour told the jury that accused's explanation was an admission of guilt. A man might use reasonable force in. order to defend himself, but explosives were not a .reasonable force. Under no circumstances., concluded His Honour, is a man justified .in using explosives in the street. The Jury, having intimated that they lfished to consider their verdict, retired. After being out for about an hour, the jury returned with, a written verdict to the effect that accused left his house with the explosives in his possession, whichbo did not intend to Use exoeut in self-defence. His Honour refused to accept the verdict, as it was too indefinite, particularly in view of accused's admission. The jury deliberated again, and' returned another written verdict that accused only intended to aiso tho explosives if attacked. The second verdict did not satisfy His Honour, who recommended the jury to return a verdict- in accused's own words, which were that he only intended to use tho explosives in selfdefence if he found himself in. a crowd which was charged by special police. ■ Several of the jury bavins: discussed the ca-ao at length with His Honour, they returned a third verdict in accused's words, as had been suggested to them.

To this verdict, which was equivalent to one of guilty, according to His Honour's ruling, the jury added a recommendation that merciful consideration should be shown to accused owing to his excited condition at the timo of the offence. Doyle was remanded 1 for sentence iKitil to-morrow.