SPECIAL STAR TELEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 December 1901, Page 4

SPECIAL STAR TELEGRAMS

(Special to “Star.”)

Retirement of Police Officers. Donedin, Dec 21.

It is reported that Inspectors Pardy (Dunedin), and Pender (Wellington), will bo compulsariiy retired at an early date under the new regulation, which says that every member of the police force shall retire on reaching the full age of sixty-five years. The Cayersham Election.

Apropos of the defeat of the ministerial candidate for Caversham the “Star,” says that Mr Halley polled only 1,130 votes, a fact which in itself is sufficient to show the serious nature of the labor split. The workers political committee, and indeed all the party and industrial organisations, will do well to take the lesson closely to heart, and ponder over its full significance. The issues were so complicated yesterday that it is* very difficult to get at the meaning of the electors, and an'attempt at an exact interpretation would be futile, but it is safe to say that the constituency has resented the dictation of the Workers Political Committee, and also given a hint to the labor party as a whole that their demands might suitably be moderated. “It predicts that Mr Sidey’s fidelity to the ministry will be of a pretty thorough order, and suggests that next December he may be adopted as the ministerial labor candidate for Caveraham. Testators Act. The first case in Otago under the Testators Family Maintenance Act, 1900, came before Mr Justice Williams in the Chambers this morning A farmer had died leaving two children and a widow. He had provided for his children under a settlement made about tea years ago, and by will made later on he left hia estate to certain grandchildren. There was no provision under either settlement or by will for the widow. Mr W. Plai.t now applied under the Testators Family Maintenance Act for a provision out of the Testator estate for the widow. The act provides that should any person die leaving a will, and without making therein adequate support for the proper maintenance and support of his or her wife, husband or children, the Court may make an order that such provision as the court deems fit shall be made out of the estate for such wife, husband or children. His Honor considered that the proper principle to apply would be to make an order as if deceased had died intestate in which case the widow would have been entitled to one third of the estate. The court therefore made an order that the widow take one third of the estate, Mr J. O’Shea (for Mr Hislop) appeared for the executors under the will.

The Eighth Contingent. There seems a likelihood that Otago would be able to provide a thousand men herself for the eighth contingent, 600 having volunteered so far. Camp is to be at once formed at Tahuna Park for those whose homes are not in town or who wish to go into camp at Tapanui to-day.

Imprisonment for Sly Grog Selling. J. O. Dowd was convicted of selling grog, and the Magistrate inflicted the maximum penalty of three months' imprisonment. Notice of appeal was given. A charge of exposing liquor for sale was dismissed. The police withdrew remaining charges.