NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2200, 13 July 1914, Page 10

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

' THE "JOY RIDE" CASE | YOUNG MEN PROSFCUTED. :, '-Hy Telciraph.—Press A.ssociauon.) , Chrictchui'ch, July 11. Tho - taxi-cab' case was continued today, when. Thomas Hcado and James Salt were -charged with administering whisky to a girl under sixteen. Evidence • was given by - constables and nien who heard screams from the car -in the street; " The case for , the, prosecution "has: closed, arid the Magistrate adjouruedthe further heajing until Monday. v EAST COAST RAILWAY. Wairoa, July 11. ■ The County Council passed a reso- ( lutidn. strongly, urging the Public'' Works "Department to start a bridge over the Napier .'inner liarbour atonce ; also: to speed up tbo coristruction of the East-Coast railway at,the Napier-end; Tile, council is sending'a deputation to the Minister on July 23: re starting tlio East Coast railway at "Wairoa. The Mayor (Mr. Corkill) will,represent the borough, and ho and Mr. John W'itliell (late,of Canterbury) will represent tho Harbour Board. - NAPIER'S FINE WEATHER. \ ■ Napier, July li. ,As. evidence of the extraordiuarily fine weather- being experienced, the meteorological : records for June show that 67-. per tent, of the ; possible amount of sunshine was registered, whilst there was: only one day without sunshine.. The rainfall was; .05. HYPNOTIST V. BUCKJUMPER. ' - ! Wanganul, July 11. lji.tne Court. "Queensland Harry," otherwise known'as Harry Cahill, a member of a.buckjumping-cir-cus..at present;'in- town, 1 was charged with assaulting B. Crawford, known as pc-Mar, hypnotist, and inflicting severo injuries," necessitating hospital treat•lDent. -"Ho was fined £5, v/itii "costs £3 175.-. - : --- -' : ; 1 TIMBER PROSPECTS. Holiitika, July 11. ' • Tlio, timber iiidustry oh the . "West Coast .c'ontinnps to improve . tinder' better conditions and prices chiefly bwing to better organisation amongst millers. Outside capital is being attracted, one largo mi]l recently having changed ownership, the capital value, being over twenty -pounds.' It -is : rumoured -that other consolidating "inter- [ ests : are.-being inade: with ■a . view to ! cheapening the cost of production; and - better facilities, for handling,the: future prospects of the trade, which has- suffered 'somewhat,'during' the last two years aro good, ; particularly .if labour is available, there -being a good demand for competent , men.,, '' ■ SCHOOL DESTROYED BY FIRE. . - ' Marton. July 10. . The Bulls State School was totally destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. Nothing was saved'. v. • AUCKLAND'S SPORTS CROUNDS. Auckland, July 10. ' v. :A . deputation from the Auckland Branch; of tlio. Nev/ Zealand Sports Pro-" taction Leaguo; this : afternoon waited upon the 'Mayor'. (Mr., _C. J. Parr,. C.M.G .), to ask for a remission of rates on the grounds, used :'exclusively for the .purposes' of' any outdoor sport" and not for profit or gani. Tho Mayor confessed to a: good -deal; of sympathy with the vieH;s put before, liim. He suggested that' tlie, deputation 'should ''appoint two of its liunibo'r to meet tlie Finance Committee of tho City . Council at its next meeting. A DEADLOCK. .... Timaru, July 0. , .The-first .meeting of the newly-eleot--ed council of tho local; Acclimatisation. Society; to-day , reached a deadlock he- '■ f?re any- business was' done. At the elec : ' tioii throe members wore, declared elected whoso nomination was accepted after; the, notified time. ; 'The .secretary had . refused tile nominations, but the' actual . meeting decided to accept them I. Tlio consulted tho society's solicitor who advised that the. nominations- were wrongly >. accepted and that . the ' next three on the list must bo declared elect , ed. At to-day'a threes turned,up and claimed seats.- 'Counsel's opinions being: produced by both parties tlie whole business was 'tied : :tip.' Probajbly. an appeal will lie made-;to.the' Supreme Court to decide.' the dispute.