NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1969, 28 January 1914, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

, (Br ?VloErsi)H.—Press Aflbdcietion.) —r* —» ■ BANNED PRIZES. FREE TRIPS" IN "ART UNIONS. ChrlSlohurch, January 2?, At tin* Magistrate's Court, *11, X. Beswiek, solicitor, was ohirged with breach of His Gaming .Act in haring, ..as chairman of t)io recent Domain Fot.e t ' sanctioned an aft unfcm> with a trip to Australia as the pffee. ,TJu information was laid under Section 42, but Mr. Harper, for tlio defence, objected that tin* trip could not- 1)o regarded as a. ™ of art. Tljo information was amended by substituting Section 41. '^' le magistrate expressed his unwillingness tti convict Mr. Ueswick personally. He thought' t-Tio offeiieo was undoubted. Mr. Harper suggested that tho pdico should withdraw ftho information ill order to avoid a. conviction, tho purpose of tUio prosecution being served by recognition of tlie offence. Sub-Inspector M'Kinnon consented te an adjournment in order to consult tli< authorities, ENGLISH DOMESTIC. HOW SHE KEPT IIER CONTRACT. Wanganul, January 27. A rather unusual >:as'e occupied tire-, attention-of tho.S.M. this.'morning, a. . case nlsorinteresting to domestic ser* vants from Kiigk.ud, When visitrnif England at tlio ;nd aHast year, Mrs, 13. Stono oW I '* two sisters as domestic servants, .a, ~ paid a portion of their passage mqnt.s-.'' also other espouses on arrival in Wcli'iigton at the bogm-niiig of this year, amounting to £8 I6s. 6d. Arriving in. Wangamii, iho ■defendant Editli Kofno stayed with plaintiff, for about one week, leaving without notice at midnight, " Plaintiff stated' that an agreement had been entered' intio be- r tween the parties ilia! defendant should remain' in plaintiff's scrvicfi for' two years, give two mouths' lioti.ee, atid toftmel expenses paid on her 'behalf, Pefemnvt denied signing' such art agreement, atid explained her 'conduct' by . saying she could not stand it any Jongtsr. She asserted'that- sho had not Wen .well treated ■ Mr. Kerr, S.Jf., gave judgment fop. plaintiff for £5 17s. 2d., with £1 6s. costs. S.P.C.A. WORK. TRlßirriv'TO SIR JOSHUA WILLIAMS. Duiieain, January 27. , Tho animal nieeting of the Society for tho .Prevention of Cruelty to Aaramls was held to«dajy when the following resnhrtibn was carried: —''In accepting tho resignation by Sir Joshua Williams of tlio position of president, of the society, n4iich position lie. has held, silica ' its foundation in 1882, members wish to express deep regret that their esteemed president has found it necessary to retire from an office the duties of which ho has so acceptably performed for more than 31 years. They tjeiuler him their : warmest' thanks lor tlie good work lie has done-during a long course of years, and trusi that, lie will be long spared to fulfill" lie important work o.f the high, position'to'which ho has recently been appointed by tho Imperial Government." jlr. George feiwiok was .unanimously clected president of tho society. • ...

UNUSUAL MAINTENAWee CASE, Aucklsncf, January 27.

■ Some unusual circumstances were diselosed in a. easft in Iko Magistrato's Court,, in which Ellen;-.fcJoorgiiia Pcrrin applied for an order far mainlenanco WiHiam Perrin. The clcfcnee raised,,Jtjjp..jppi(it.; that dftfc'idant's lirsfc wife was living when ho wsnt tlirougli tho form of carriage with the ; enniplainant.at Hnwefa,. , Ho thcii deseribed itimsielf as a widowor, and stated to tho second wifo that the first, -wife liad rot liern heard of for some yoate' and lie believed her dead. Throe years later, in .■November, 1593, the first wife appeared in Napier. Perrin gnro her £80 in eo.risidcration that she left New Zealand. In 1903 Perrin cpsatfrelkd with the complainant, and they had not m'iico lived, tcgotliw. There were three, childfon of the unioft, tlieir ages varying from fourtcoit to tiyenty-threo years. In Christ" church recently iPerrin produced a ccrti. ficato of his first inarriago in April, ISS2. Sir. Oatten, S.M., said lie must dismiss tho application for . maintenance, but the nature of tho tlrifeiioo was suck that he could not ajlow costs, , to the defendant, ■ MINNIE FRBWIN'S ACt, Auckland, January 27. t '. A young woman named Min'me Frc "win pleaded guilty at Utmtty to ii charge of setting iij-o to tho TaUpiri bil-liard-room. A quantity of w< od shavings', etc., Was placed near tlio build" iiipr ignited. The tenants discovered the flames in , time tb sav:c the biirld* ing and contents. Accused was com mittcd for ■ sentence. . ■ BRIEF MENTION, Clirlstchurdh, January 2-7, Carpenters and builders arc. reported to be slack locally. Other trades' aro fairly well employed.' ! . Work nt the pert is very slack, only 7q. mcii being employed to-day, including teii qs-strikers. Many old Jiandi are fitill away in tlio country, ivlicrf employment is brisk.