NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Association.) —9 "" NOVELS & MORALS. OHRISTCIIUKCH Ptt-O'SECUTKM?, Glirfstciuirch, February 27. lii the Magistrate's Court- Charles M'Carihy, bookseller, was charged wit h haying sold aii ijidflcfin'fc- book. Tlio vohiino was quo whieli has ekculntal extassiVftly in the Doiiiinio.il ill recent rears. Tho po-licti svidaaieo -described the purchase, and said the de-fc'mlaitfc } VIIS never warned about the sale of tlio wgok. Mr. Cassidy, for tire defendant, objected to the prosecution, on tiro Kwr.ind that the jaolit.o had not Secured Wo proper authority from this SolicitorOonornl, umW Section 12 or "the Ait, , . cas '; w;!s adiouniod for a month to enable the police to got the authority.

AN ULTIMATUM

BXHIBIfION .STA LLIIOLDI7RS. Auckland, .February '27. A larKcly-a: tended meeting oi wtiojj stulitioldc'i's was 'held in tho (Jemcert Hail ut- fiio til is nio.riii.Ujt. It was decided to put an uiiiinstum to tile ComfiiissitiiK'rs enncferiting tho .period 1 for wiiicii tlio Kxiiibitiou should bo extcßd-od. and also in regard to tho amair.it wliiciv tli<j Comiuißsiouer!? sliotild .be paid of. the cash takings of stallholders. Stallholders spoke stroisp,ly in lavour of closing down on Sjtui/lar Week, unless the Commissioners woulii give an undertaking to. remain oic i over Ultiinstety re'sfiiuMoiu were Carried almost. ii-jVanimously that .a committee .should wait en tho president, of tho Exhibitiou with a request that, tho Exhibition should remain open until tlio 'Saturday after Raster, Mid* with an offer (in that event) to p.a.y ten per cent, of their 'takings, based on tho February average. The chairman.: "Sup.iwsiiig that tlic* Commissioners won't a«ronr" A stallholder: "Then let us as a body close up." (Hear, hoar.) PORT ENGINEERS. Tlffi TIMAfiU SIM' ESTIMATE. . Tlmaru, February 27. **ho Harbour Jiiiigii-icei- reported tatfcs

. beard to-day that the soundings outside tho harbour works show no change, but soii'io reduction of depth -'s found within tli.o e-tirve of tlrtj .ai.iter (eastern) niole-i and also in Caroli.no- Bay, on tlio ; north side of tho liS-rbour works, wl-'.ere--1 tho sattds lnyvo increased by tiin, to i, 18iu. in five years, and tlio tow-water . murk has .gone .out, 10ft. per annum. '.The sbjiigk l accumulation On the souh ( side cf tlio jiitles has invreased about ,: 10ft. per. annum, lite estimated sand . deposit ju the Bay is a-bflut-150,000 tons . per anWtiu. Jltich of this- is likely to [ 1)0 trapped by the. dredged approach L: channel, as it' is at present., tit the estimated total silt of 300.000 tons -p<:v annum could bo easily dealt with by ■ dredging. Tile Nelson Board inquired tho terms tor hire of tho bueket-dredga for a term, and those aro being sent, viz., £45 per day, £0 per hour avor- ■; time, plus the cost cf dismantling, and £100, per month towards insurance.. .A. ■ good start has Tjoctj made tt'.itb tlio addition of 450 ft. to th<j eastern mole, .

MOTUROA OIL. ALLEGED FLOODING OF WELLS. New Plymouth February 2?. 11 r. Morgan, Director of Geological ■Survey, who has been ittspecting tho Moturoa ot'lli.eld prior to rojjcrtiniX on tlio alleged flooding, returned to Welliiißtoii to-day. In conversation with, a "Tanmaki Herald - ' reporter, he expressed the opinion that the district- is likely to be a profitable oilfield,' and that a more vigorous development policy should lie pursued. Naturally ]iq. eodd net anticipate liis i-eiroft on the' alleged flortdir.o, but iie appears very favourably impressed with ail lie lias see.u.

WOULD-BE LAUNCH THIEVES. Tflliaru, Febiuary 37> TII6 polio,fj hn\'<? in Ivand; an. attempt which was iiip:d6 last lvigbt io steal a ipntof launch. Sonio ■pcrsfilis took -a dinghy attached to the dredge, rowed out to tlio Harbour Board launch, broke open tlio cabin, and took out certain ■eas.es (probably' supposing tliein to contain benzine, 'but which only contained oil), at;d took thorn to a lisning launch which they had provisioned by breaking into a; 000 l 'store and stealing hani£. They could not start the engine, but betet sail, and started. Tilts wind dropped, however, and tiio'y returned the launch to its moorings, a.ud tied up the dinghy, where,it got knocked about, and damaged.

OFFENDERS WHO ESCAPE, Auckland, Fcbr.iary 27. "It is a pity tha.l we cannot get th® big men," s.a.ul Mr, Eraser, S.M., m the Police Court to-day, when fining a mail £23 for having frequented Queen Street for the purposo o.t bettiiVg. The Magisirato remained that tiio big men scorned to be able to taakt a good tiling out of the. business, am , wfrro very "clever in evading the police.

CASE IN CAMERA. • p-almerstoit North,. February 2" i In tho Supreme. Court. 'tflAhijv/Jftr. 'Justice Kdwanis Wi}®: engaged hearing a petition in di\:<iruC'. Itobcvi Seiby, :.<?i Siiar.'.huu clerk, was the petitioner^and Mario Sclby, of Levin, respondent. There. we.ro tiio co-respondents. 11 sk Honour intimated to the. press that the casn would be heard in camera; it had bemi established to his satisfaction that if t bo ca So 'WG.ve iiooiTfi publicly . ' ably be in>.inous. to an infant child. • Mr. Fair pointed out that under tlio procedure prescribed ' the allegations cojjkl not ho priiiied, iior could tiio names of tlio bo publish., ed. The cas>> proceeded, in camera.

SE-TRIAL GRDEREQ. A.acUHartdj February 27. . In tlic Supreme Court, in the case against TiioiWS Brown, charged with asa fourtecn-year-ok! girl., the iufv disagreed, nnci it new trial \v(is op J],,,.,..]. Accused was allowed bait, 'self ir £200 and two sureties of £I.oOi

LAND BALLOT. [Mo.ndargi.il;, February 27.. _ A Innti ballot for two estates a-! Fortification 1:1 ill and Knowsley Park recently cut up by the. Government, wai held to-day. Competition was not teen. Ono section" in the former and .sis i l ' the latter were iiflt applied ior #

APPLAUSE AT CONCERTS.

A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE." At 'the •lumuii mceiiitg of tlio Royal Choral Sojiety last evening Mr. Cutjwrth, a member of tjie chorus, took tlio■society to task for the manner in which members, left tlio applause at. tho, eoneetts. Ho sa.id that il was the AVwfr of tho I'hovus to appilawl tlio soloista ■and c.onxkiftter When tivf ;.' eafto to before tho concert started, and iaey a|iplait.deji. when tlwy went'Gi.Vt at Use liyto.rrni r ami when thor came basic applauded a gootl deal more than 'tho aiuli> ciU':e did. What was 'iii even taste ■was tho applause given to soloists during tlio .pei'tomaiHie : b,v tjie cIWVUG. Tlvcie was one occasion in ''Ehjr.il v.hcu a line chorus folfcivejl imww'iiilely on a solo, and after the eliorits' was suiig t'tio mcmWs' before they, sat ..down ajjplauded the soloist, Ths chcrus sv.n.a. really well sitjig., and. there was ■?.. islin'ips that they would have been applauded,, but for tlio peculiar habit of the rherus. Bo had heard this sort of thing sp.nkei: of outside, and ho tlro'ifglit that there should be a recommendation by the com iniitoo to the chorus to refrain from op ■ eesoive applause. . The chairman said (hat no doubt ill* committee '.vonw. lake r.ouco of tiro remarks. ;