NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1937, 20 December 1913, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

WESTLAHD JUBILEC. v ...a'li]•: fp'jicx:l.i V.MMK C'UMI'i.KTR. \ Hohitiii l, Dcu ill 11 I'J iOxccllou-ciost!ii>vioovoi-i)orr%«Viil 1" I^ady Liverpool ■: «vsll atteiid: tho.;,\i cstlafid a Jubilee coin-, meuciii'g JicrfeVoii'fiJauuarvif Jlin-.istcrrforpiiiics^(l-loh?:>;V\^Yilisc'io'.:\vill I'arliiuncmarisr.s, iiuliidiii;; l»:o Chi-ir-man 01 Commit; tees '-'(Miy- \.\lai..'(;lni), also ' .pyoiv: ! (on r -:. c !•?. vs j. a^Qi'illyiij.'prcoc'ded■;bySnicb ° 1 entries'* harosbcen'- re-* Reived 28 'nominations for. the. .'Jubilee Cup of L'O'J. sots.- • \\": .7. .; .'-.; AN UNDESIRABLE IHWIICPPNT I Ki-V#: AlloklSlld, ■ ■ December ..10 | TT . ± .;,. ooloiuod American .named. 1 . Archie . WuhauMavlor,'-who came to .New Zcav land ;Ke!Tsaiid's ;i:'Miiistrels, voluntarily ■ appeared.' for sentence 011 a cliai'golo.f 'brcakingv'an:!'. entering' a Maori" svwha rb \at< Mcircei;' mid..' stealing a qu;int!t }• : ot ' jowo 11 or vTav lo i' eanio before Mr/ Justice Edwards., threo weeks ago,, and.being.,regardqd : as an.nndesir* ablo immigrant;'.'.was ordered.to conic up for sc-ntenco to-day;,/but; at the samo tune was giveivhberty; to leave the eoun~ try., Mr. Justice Cooper. 1 ; explained tho. position to Taylor,. ; aiid"askcd ; him why ho had. not.-left.;'New/'":Zealand, ' The Crown Prusceuto::' .'Tie has not- been able to got "the :, money, but ' I understand that ho:.has'now raised.sufficient to enable . him to. leave. Tho first opportunity will bo by j the Vancouver boat next Tuesday.His Honour intimated that ho would extend the order till February J.G, prisoner to be at liberty to get away in the meantime; . ■

; A QUAINT EXCUSE. '■■■ Auckland, December 10. ■ A Maori youth from tho country districts was brought before Mr. Justice Cooper for sentence: at tho .. Supremo Court;this morning. As'.excuso .for stealing'a horse arid selling.it for £-). 6s; Cd. at Tauranga. Tinio Tie Hoko submitted that he had been anxiotn to servo as a special constable during' tho strike trouble, 1 and needed money to got to town. Prisoner added that ho had repaid the amount involved. In admitting prisoner to probation for twelve his Honour remarked that, his experience of Maori youths released on probation went to show that they ..'invariably ©beyecLthe conditions.,^ CUSTOIiS CASE' 7; Tf»O. CllWsichus-ch, December 1!). The Customs fraud cases wero continued _ to-day;'-' J. M'Cormack and' C; 11. Smith and J... A. Campbell (Customs officer) were charged with stealing £54 125., the property of J. Chambers and Son, A case containing dutiable machinery had been passed by-.thom as containing artificers' tools. ' Accused wero committed for trial. :

Tho same iiiroo ■ were charged .with stealing'■ £13, ■ tlie'- property of 1?. W. .Davis; . Tliq cvidcneo 'shotted that n false return was mado ia connection with certain drapery goods.' Tho men .were committed for trial. | " ■ BOOK-KEEPER IN COURT, . NOW Plymouth, December 19. In the Magistrate's Court to-day, William Henry Hoskins, a middle-aged man, formerly employed by Messrs. Harvey and Murphy, butchers, as a book-keeper,'was committed for trial on live charges of having failed to account to his employers for. money received by liim, tho amount. totalling £32 3s. 7d. It was ■■ stated that the total amount involved was about £150. SATISFIED MAORIS, ' '■ £Hawera, December 19. ■ "'■A!;; large number of Maoris, representing tho wnoio of iaranaki, met at Taiporohenuiliyfsterday, to discuss recent legislation passed as affecting tho West Coast reserves, jjt. I'omare was present, ajid. ■explained the legislation. After free discussion the meeting endorsed wliat had been done, and passed fi vote of confidence in'the Government. TOOK POISON. . Ghristchurcli, December - IS). '.Tho' coroner held an inquiry on tils body ..of Elizabeth' Parrett, who was admitted, to tho hospital on Wednesday, suffering from- the effects of poison. The evidence showed that- a poison had been taken while suffering from melancholy. A verdict., of suicide while of unsound mmd'was returned. -." ~

, GUARD IN TROUBLE. r Mastertonj December 19. A railway guard named Thomas Albert- Ilafter was to-day committed for trial at tho next sittings of tho Supreme Court at Mastorton, on a charge of exposure at tho Solway railway, station. ALFREDTON FIRE. Ekctafiuna, December 19. Messrs'.' Watson and M'Kenstie's flax* mill : at Alfrcdton, and £200 worth of fibro, were destroyed by firo on Thursday night. There was a small insurance, but this will not nearly cover tho loss.