INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10062, 2 February 1909, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(Per Press Association.)

WBLMXdTOX. February 2.

The- ITutt Xo-license League passed resolutions that the decision in the recent petition was not consistent with the previous decision, especially those at, New town ami Mastertou, anil tlint there were not fair deductions from tlio evidence submitted. .Ml the witnesses who were summoned slioulil have been called. In view of the closeness of (Ih- vote and the b'ct thai Ih.' lieuch held that home irrcgulariades had been prove*! the decision tliat the full' costs should be paid by the -No-license party was unjust. The licensed victuallers take' strong exception to the attack made from the pulpit upon the magistrates who heard the ease, and have passed a resolution condemning it and calling for some, action to deal with the author in order to prevent the further circulation of such slanders.

A voung woman named May I Lillet, with several aliases, charged with obtaining £SO bv false pretences from Walter Clifford, a'pi.vcared before the Court today. It is alleged that she represented herself as a. niece of the late Sir Henry Campbell-liaunerman. She was i--:.. .:... d till the 10th, bail being allow.- . DUXFIJIX. February 2. The (.'lntimites propose to give a banquet to the lion. T. .Mackenzie at I'-al-elutha on the 12th. The lion. Thomas Mackenzie readied To. Anau last night overland from Milford. The American, wapiti landed at Doubtful 'Sound in 1905 are found to be evidently increasing. The track from the head of Ceorge Sound to Te Anau was inspected, the hut being found- to be ill ruins, the boat smashed, and the bridges down. The .Minister considers it unwise to spend more money on this 'track. The track from .Mi I lord liladc House to the Sound is in good order and makes excellent walking, while the accommodation i.s entiidy satisfactory, so that any complaint from tourists is not likely to'be heard again. Mr .Matthews, the chief forester, found three .new plants on Balloon Peak, namely a handsome ranunculus, a line olsaria, and an oral ophyllum. LFVIX. February 2. A man somewhat answering the description of the craped convict M'Xcil visited the settlers at Ilokio beach on Friday. His stories aroused suspicion, and the police wevc communicated with and are investigating. He had on an oilskin and slouched hat. His hair was close cropped and he had a week's growth of beard. .1. Cole reported on Sunday the theft if eight tins of condensed milk from his cottage at the beach. WAIUOA. February 2. A serious accident occurred to Patrick Klmslev. a carpenter engaged al the new wharf.' A derrick fell.' pinning him by the neck and left leg; the leg being smash e;l terribly. The man was released after i'll'urt.s by' his males. When he reached ihe hospital he was in a very critical condition. MARTOX. February 2. A Chinaman named Kong How hanged himself in an orchard near here and re maine.l suspended for a fortnight before he was discovered. Deceased, who arrived here only live months ago. left, a letter addressed to his father at- I'atca saying he troubled everybody and felt too ashamed. NEW PLY.MOCTII. February 2. The Customs revenue for .New Plymouth ill January was £2410. as compared with £2502 in January, J9OB. FLTLDI.Xi;. February 2. There is beautiful weather for the Feilding Show and there i.s a .good lirst day iitlelKi.inee. Lame entries are forward in all classes. Sonic of the results are; Mare most suitable for I.reeling hacks - A. Wilkes' Ladv Jewel (unbeaten champion). 11l tlk' sheep classes, for fats the chief winners are Messrs W. Mills. J. Knight. F. S. Al'Kcc. A. F. Fitzgerald, and Hugh I'.urrcil. The prize lor live heavy-weight- la inks for export- was won by .Mr Hugh liurrcll. In purebred sheep, t!io principal winners in Konineys were .Messrs K. Short and S. Standcii ; Lincolns. Messrs W. M'Kenzie and W. Cadsbv; Southdowns. Messrs 11. Lancaster. \V. ]•:. linker, and J. Knight. In pigs, Messrs .Mom kton. Fetch, K. While, arid M. Desmond are most successful. The weather is promising well for People's Day to-morrow. XFLSO.X. February 2. A voung married woman living apart Irom 'her husband, named Nelly Minchiii, or I'liruip, formerly employed as a har-m-lid. but latterly'living alone and performing secretarial duties, committed suicide last night by shooting herself. Fuller details are not yet available. An impiest is being held. The parents weiv formerly of Cliristchurch, but arc now supposed to be on the West Coast. IXVKItCAKtJILL. February 2. At the Police. Court- to-day .Margaret MacAulil'fc. a boarding-house keeper, pleaded guilty to a charge of sly grogselling, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Frank Poll', of the Carriers' Arms Hotel, who did not appear, also got three months'. lioth had served previous sentences. The lion. Thomas .Mackenzie reached Te Anau this morning, after ten days spent in the West Coast- SonndK mid travelling overland from Mi]ford Sound. The tracks are in good order, and there aie indications that the .wapiti are spreading. Jlr Mackenzie will reach Invcrcargill to-morrow, and will leave immediately for Uui.edin.