INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10066, 6 February 1909, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(l'K)i I'hkss Association.) WELLINGTON. l'Mu-iiiirv 6 Mr Itiddell, S.M., gave jiul K i ni .' nl \ day in n ease against Hie piilill K l I( , r J Truth, who was charged with so ||j" a newspaper containing adverting J whereby it was made to appear th, u c * tain persons named were willing t„ n , £ Ms on tho result of certain horw r * in Xew Zealand. The magistral,. M jj ( rj words of the advertisements ,„,.<| 11|)t ? direct so long an- the meaning j K ~j ' and defendant was convicted and liiu.j fi with £9 10s cosls. 5 Three Chinese arrest is! as a result u| | M night's raid were brought lie In it tin-l' w J to-day and remanded till W'diiracln Eight Kuropoans anil one Chiiiiw, vv f n were in the raided houses, were ,i.. cl,arge,l. Five were fined, £,H> ~,,|, j one £->. I lie remainder ol iln> i.im, IW[ adjourned. 1 )UX 101)1 X. February 6 , he Talmiiu Park Troll hm I'limpm, .lis morning completed the piirc|i!i 61 . „( 30 acres of Forluiry Park for £6250. Tin area purchased includes the stands anj other buildings. The new trotting ( rac i will probably take in part of l], o „lj course. riUUNTClll'lU'll. I'VLri.ar.v 6. The Royal Humane Society im I, yralotday. A letter of commciiilalion «•„ awarded to Alfred W. Paget for rescuing a man from drowning at Auckland 0 ( December 27, 1907; cerfilicalos w „ granted John 'Proud (Auckland), William Jones (Napier). Constable Clark (Anct land). Constable W. R. Reynolds (I>icton) ami a framed certificate win, awntdM ITararaka '.reinepa.ru (Tologa Hay) for rca. cuing, or attempting to rescue, pensoiu from drowninu. Salver medals wott awarded to William .lohn Mmiro, win rescued a uiaii from a whirlpool in tlii Tauhercuikati river on January 12, 1908| Douglas Hamilton, who rescued a woman from drowning in the roadstead nt (Ju. borne, being in great danger of being crushed between two steamers in (ho open roadstead: Alfred E. Bates, for attempt-, ing to rescue a man from in i heavy sea at the Cat I ins bar on August 17, 1905! A silver medal and a framed cctlj. liealcwere awarded to Reginald Tuck, \vh« saved a. woman from drowning in « stream near llaka.rama Springs, .Uotormi. Tuckl swam underneath one of the hoiwo ntncl in the river as a result of a. coach wd-l

■ml which precipitated l the woman into the water, aml ultimately saved one of tilt horses. Bronze inodnlri were awarded It "\Villiiim Wallace, rescuing a hoy Iron drowning at HokitiUa ; Fitz F.knuin, fot roscuiii"' two boys and attainplinc tin rescue of a tMrd from drowning at, Knrclti (Auci<land|. A bronze medal was given to H. 11. Wnuchop (Christchurch) for rescuing a number ot perspns from diwniW At the life-saving coin-petitions nt j\t.,iv Brighton on January 9, 1908; and certificates to 11. S. Williams IChratcWeli] and V. .1. Drake (Chrisleluirch) foiumjtj displayed on the samo occasion. The' Aldington State School was loliiNy distroyed by tire at, an early limit thin morning. The school wan to have ken nopened'on Monday alter Iho holiday*, and had just been repainted and renovated throughout. The lire started in u room in which a new Moor bad just liei-n laid, and thero in nothing to bliow the origin. Among the property destroyed wasapuino valued at JJ6S, the school lending lilirnry, mi which £2OO was spent in the lust two years, also a. number of eases containing valuable natural history specimens Till workmen's looks were also burnt, but torInnately no furniture had been installed, The insurances are not yo.t available. •At the inquest on Ernest Saunders, who died on Thursday, it is alleged as flic n. salt of a blow, the jury found thai drain was <lue to epilepsy accelerated by a liloi on the head, si ruck by Alexander Kiddcy. The verdict being equivalent In tint) ol nianslaiighter, Kiihley was arrested mid brought before the Court, lie wan !«■ mandeil till February 17,. AUCKLAND. I February 6. Willi reference, to the apparent inwilv sistencY of the statements by the l'ramiot and- himself with regard to tin- ainounU! interest, the railways should earn, the Hon, ,1. A. .Millar explained that, Sir .1. 0. Ward, when laying down three per <«l, as thi' policy, based his calculations on til rate of interest on Ihe loans then pit vailing, but New /calami had now to |»; !, per cent, more for loan money, mid'l was necessary thai a corrw»|mn<liii|; it' crease should'lie looked for i'rtmi tlio rail ways. I'ALMEKSTON NORTH. February 6, 11 is announced that Lady I'limket n accouched of a son this morning. ll<! Uxeellency and her son tiro both piopi* ing most .satisfactorily. The body of I'llsio Hansen, aged \l <lrowned in' the Mannwntui river ycitterdi; afternoon, was found l this morning. WAII'AWA. February i Michael .Joseph hUaimlon, postiniin, died yesterday. Ho was an old nfatoi and, joined tlie service in Duncdin W) veai's ago. Mr Staunton was married, bit I bad no family. I