NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1985, 16 February 1914, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(Bγ Teltiriph.-PrMi Aiiobiationi ; . -■■ .- t p~- —■ j - RECOCNITION OF A PkUCKV RESCUE. Chrlstahurch, February 15. Applieati&iis lravo been Wceiveij hf tlio Royal Humane Society of New Zetland'for aii award in tljp easo of Aiidrew Gowjihs, who at Evaiis Bay, Wellington, on Boxiiig Way last year saved from drowning JJugaJ" 0- Palmar and Misses Hilda aiid Etfceli Fflber, who were -capsized out of a boat, SUPREME COliflT CASES. Chflstohurohi February 15. In the SupremcTCourt • to-day :tehaol Aicholas' Hogsh : w.as -acquitted on n, charge of stealing £34, belonging toCW]es AV. Nowbwy. In theeaso of the' Official A/ssigneo in thoestate or Waiter' Shaw > {'ormorly 'sioliciior,■ «ff TirnsrU) versus: tho Tiniaru ■ Property Do. and Trevum., to which iH.agW.civt was given for defendants, His Honour made-.an order to-day removing caveats from tlio''titlj;s to the propeftics comprised in the ..agreement, formed the'subiect , matter of the action. ' The question of cost? was reserved, but according to the claims made-.tlley will bo very-heavy. . • ■ • , AUSTRALIA'S .MENTAL DEFECTiVES. ' ; ■ • February 13, Replying to a Sydney cab.learam, Dγ, Yalo says he did. ribt state th.at i \-rnt cent, of the Australian childfeii werd . feeljle-nnmlod., or that .12 per <;ent. were ■mentalLy .dull.. Ho ..<)ii say that A per .cewk \yero feoblfe-minded, andtViijt 1.2 per «efjt, werq mentaUy diill. R.r. Yak concliidcd that epngress;' iiitcitdcd' , . no dipt on Australia, in this report,' as ,tjiq figures showed a fiv.oura.b'le. coßipariEori '' With Groat 'Britem'. KILLED WHILE SfUMPINQ. ! I , TalhapOj Feb.rußry 15.. 'A man aemed Sa'mue} Smitii, while stirjnpiiig wjt:h a companjoti at"MatarOa tevday, had .hitthe'd '■& hers.e he Was.iißiiig to- a, largo Stump, ; and in the .co'risequenfc :p.ulj,the,stump' fell :ba'ckTCfl.rds, striking Smith 'hear'.ijy pii. l 'the chest iind MU'ing } him Jnstafttly. His companion (Donald) had a .narrow escape; ALLEQED ARSON At TttfcAGA BAy. Glsßornp, February 'U,' ■ .An&xier -arrest .lias be'en irtado i'n tyi\r. Election , wj.th the .receil.t; Tojagiy Bay fir;o. Thonias Went\ybr,th Jlartiii. is ..the:,nC' Gusect, Bi}4 he'has been rqinflildeil o.iia, <;fearge"'of arson. • . TONGARIRO PARK. : . .■ i—^— , —s■... .-' ■ — *- TAKEN OVER Bt, BEPARTMIiNT. Tho iEon. R, K. Rhodes (Jliniiter in olmrga' of. Tourist lleear'ts) ihformigd a, 'reporter on Friday, that affa-ngemcjVts ■had been mfidp for the control of' the Tongariro. National Paris to be placed under the Tciurist. and. it .was intended to develop; this;,national asset somowhat ,6n tho lines. ■ of.: tlie Fiordlaftd National Eairk. Tho details ;\vefo new engaging his at'tehtioii <aM ■tho n.esessa.ry legislation to give elfecfc toitliis 'decision-was' in -ooiirso of pre« .'.paifation. The fiark. wliicli has W;n pre■Sejited. -to'tlio Dominion ttirough tlie generosity-.of tto'jjaori Chiif,' Te :-nou, of Tiupo.j of. aiid cniitaiiie'd tlie/vo'lcanoes. .of aiid Nga.tiruho'ejandwas : wftiiiß :cri:gy reiieh of the Main Trunk, Rttilwa.V, 'iWhcfi tiw'necessary funds irete placed :at))is disposn} ho lioped to hare tlie district furtli<!.r. develope'd, irscks .cut,. arid .huts «rpct<;il, and- generally to ninic-e tho park available, for tlio use of tho nt.oplo of JS T e.jv Zealand. Very little 'had beeii'doiiß f iii ■pa'sf'.s-eATs to "opeA -Up the jongariro Natipiial Park and ho intended when he had tho necessary ■legis.Mive and funds to , see tilt it.' was developed as qiiieMy as possible, fiitherte. ?ttw park . lvajs becii Under tlie control of a board which teas providcd'iv'ith hardly any and us a ionseqAVence it was able to ac«<impiisti Very little in tho way of development or ■imprbveinent.