INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10062, 2 February 1909, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(Per i'rk.ss Association.) WELLINGTON. February 1. It may I* remembered that at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association the President (Mr 11. A. Marriner) gave it as his opinion that fishermen must be regarded as professionals, therefore ineligible to compete in races under the auspices of the Association. The Council decided to obtain a legal opinion from Mr H. D. Bell, K.C., which was read at a meeting of the Council to-night. It stated that fishermen -as such were not professionals, and the Coun.il therefore passed a resolution to that effect. The Hon. Dr Findlay left Wellington t.nlay with the Poire Commis.-i.wier for Auckland to inspect the police building's and Mount I'den Prison. ACCKLAND. February 1. There have been a number of burglaries in the i itv lately. This afternoon a raid was made on a. house kept bv a man named I'at Knox, in Federal street, and a quantity of what arc- alleged to be stolen noods w,is discovered. The whole of the occupants of Hi.- hoii.— is.-vi-n in tiiiinii-ri were arretted. NF.W PLYMUf'TIL February- 1. The Taranaki Law Sm ietv to-night entertained its (.Mr "W. Kerr), for .-ome yc.:r.- Clown i't..-e< at.,r at Xcv Plvmouth. who has I-en appointed to the Magh-tra- v. and h-.i-.es shortiv to tak- no his'dut:.-; at WauL-mui. lie w;ls iiiv-s.-uted with a .solid silver salver. NAI'IKR. 1-Vbruarv i. | l:..fore Mr S. K. Mi-arthy. S.M..at tinMagistrate's Cnn to-day sixteen Chinamen were rharire.l with bavin- taken part in a gam- of fan-tan. I.im Ib.y. keeper of a -gaming-room. was n.nvi. ted and fined £2O and i'osts. in default on,- month's imprisotim-ut : ami Tong Ming and Ah L.i-.v. eroiipii r and banker respectively. w-ere .. otivh ted and lined i>s ea-h. and cists, in default 14 dav.-* imprisonment. Thirteen others were lim-d £2 each and costs.