NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1965, 23 January 1914, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

!By Teleßfaßh.—Prees Association,) _ . —*-~ CHRISTCHURCH qOtIRTS, Chrlttohuroh, January 2L _ In the Magistrate's Court to : dny, \\% tiam Joseph Gaffey was committed for trial on a cliargo of'breaking end "oiito--ing a saddler's shop in the city on January 13, and st-cft-lmg £17. WijliaHi and Annie M'Evoiiy ~cro charged with broaches of prohibition orders, nnd with having five young cTitU 'lren living with ' habitual drunkards. The parents, in Court begged'.to be permitted to keep the children. 'The woiiinn was sent to Paltatoa for two years; the 'man was convicted and disch,ir(Totl. Four of the ebfldrcii wero committed to the Nazareth ■ Homo. Inquiries arc being'made to discover whethbr the.other, child, can go' to Pakatoa with its mother. FIFTEEN CHAHCEs'to ANSWER, ftuokland, January 22, Arthur Douglas, 3".years of age, wa< further remanded to-day on charges of burglary. Tho charges comprise' thirteen iii Auckland aud two in.W'h'ftngarej, all (it is alleged) committed iiV opern daylight and between January 3 and January U: Tho goods, which'it-is alleged were stolen, comprise silverware, jcwfel-1-ery, dressing-cases, a.nd clothes, of tho best quality, .such as evening suits, and high-grade shirts arid Wots. Most olthe property was recovered by .a detective, in parcels railed, hy train t<j Cambridge and Wellington railway stations, and awaiting directions for delivery , . The value- of tho goods amounted .' to nboTit £200. \ " ■ HOLIDAY AT WANCANUI, ' Wanganul, January 22, Anniversary Day is being oelebratea ns a general holiday. The chief .attraction.is the Caledonian Society's annual gathering in Cook's Gardens. There, is a fair attendance, and a large number of .pij»rs and dancers are present, The running events, confined to* amateurs, were very interesting. Tho 3.2oyds. j3andicap was Won by M.Martis- from scratch, in 13sce.; W, Darby (4-Jy-ds.) was second, and A. Tompleton (7yds.), third. It was a splendid race, There was a strong wind against the runners, so tho performance of the winner was "a fine one. • • FIREMAN AND SUPERIOR. ' ' ' Auckland, January 22.. Some escitonrent- wa.s caused on-board the Federalnnd Shire liner. Ayrshire at the Queen's 'Wharf this monitHg, when u difference arose between , the bccoud engineer (Mr. Peter Barbour) e-nd a fireman named William farloy, 'with the re6tilt that a warrant was taken out by the ship's officers for Parley's arrest on a charge of assault. Sergeant Fraserand Constable Borland went down to the Ayrshire and Farley was arrested am" taken to tho waterside station. ' . GAWTHRQN OBSERVATORY*'" Nolson., January 24-. Professor Evershed, of the KodailsiMal Observatory, India, who is selecting ''.a eite for the Cawthrou Selar. Observatory, is making good progress. Practically, every day has been beautifully fae/Tritn tho atmosphere wonderfully clear. It-is understood that he is impressed with tli© conditions here. It isjiot unlikely that Professor Evor&hed will' have '• a. very interesting pronouncement to vna];o at the, conclusion of his.investigation*. THE EX-STRIKER'S VOT, ."'Auckland, Jan'nafy.2l.'' Despite an exceptionally large-amount of work on tho waterfrant, upwards of two hundred men ■were unable to find cmptoymoiif'tliis nierinivg. '.< Only'?. 'toff picked men belonging to the old union, have bmsi admitted'to membership; 'In addition to 'surplus labour' in tho new union 'there .ire 'between '' four, and fiv<! hundred " inoii belonging 'to the old . Waterside Union who faid great difficulty iu obtnitting employment, BOOKMAKERS' FINED. , Acickland, January- 21.' ' On a charge of acting-'.ns' a hookmaker, and as such making bets on tho Alexandra Park racocourse on 'December 27 last, Gilbert Parker was te-da'y fined £20 and costs. Marry Hcwson admitted that he had .boon carrying on business as a bookmaker on tho'Tnkapima course,' A fine of £20 was A\m imposed. in this case. BRIEF MENTION., Dunodin, January 21. For playing'two-up on tho foresSioro of Maeandrew Head on Sunday, 4th ;lnst.. Alfred Edward Baisddll was .today fined £3 and costs., • ■ .'• TiHiafU. Jawiify 20. Between fourteen and fifteen tliousand hales'of wfiol'liaye been catalogued for the second Timaru sale on Saturday;