INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10068, 9 February 1909, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(Per Pbess Association-.) WKI.I.INGTOX. February 9. f u ti •-» Chapman to-day gave judgment „ in application by plaintiffs for special Jiri'e- in the cast's M'Leati and others v. \>ttZejland Times, and same v. WellrngPublishing Company, both beinu »l~ i, jr £2OOO damages for alleged libel. Hie Honor said he did not think any ii±tic-:ltv was likely to arise out of the busing of the case which could not (,e dealt v/ith by a common jury, and he the application. Jeffries «'rv at Xapier, came before Justice Cool r 'to-ciav for sentence. As accused was \ first -lender he was admitted to probation for two years conditionally- on his pjvin; back the money and the costs of tilt? pr<>sw'itioii» The ilovernment has decided to make provision for both islands beinir thoroughly nn t-pected for <:old by parties of min;n,r experts. Systematic" tours of all the m inin_' district/ will be carried out. Several small parties of experienced miners will prospect each island, probably startin- operations in the Xorth of Auckland ind in the Bolter district. The object ; s to' discover new L'oldfields and to thoroughly pnsp''' t the districts where gold has already been found. DUXEDLN. Febrnary 9. The Arbitration Court ratifioci the agreement entered into with respect to the tinsmiths' anil sheet metal workers' award anil the hotel proprietors and fishshop, restaurant and tea-room employees CHRISTCnrRCH.

February 9. Adii"- 1 h;is been received that the KaiI para arrival at London. yesterdiy. ! A t'UKLAXD. I February 9. I The Chi. ? Justice cannot act but has I [onranied the Premier the names of tm persons whom he recommends for a Roval Commission, to investigate the charts against- the Ohinemuri Licensing Oimffliitt-e of some years ago. Meantime the namds cannot be- divulged. Wink railway trucks were being shnnted atOtahuhrc station, at 2 o'clock this morainifemi W. Bailey was riding on a cowatcke ami either slipper} or lost his hold ar.d i°i. The engine and the trucks passed orar liis body, so that his neck and linci to; broken, one arm cat off. and tie M? terribly battered. Death was probably iatantancoas. At tht Siprcme C'onrt Arthur Oossett. chirsd ivitii the theft of £IBO from his emfiosers (Heather, Robertson, and Co.) wx sentenced to twelve months' imprisonl neat. Anotin Dunbar, for horse stealing. ' mvind 13 montfis*. Thomas Pearce, forlarand uttering at Aratapu. received two tots', and was declared an habitual of-

| tecfler. I XEW PLYMOUTH. I February 9. ' At tn- 1 Harbor Board election yesterday,, Messrs Mnrx and Thomson memtars) wt:re defeated by Messrs Wilkinson aaid Mr Thomson was the onfy f'usiTnwtloniit on the old Board to an improvement scheme. The now members frith [aver a progressive policy. THAMES. February 9. The J. A. Millar, Mr Bonayno i'Zm i rn\ manager «»t railways), and Mr Walte itraffi<* manager of the Auckland rfi*fri<:t) arrived here on a departmental visit. Tin' department iV replacing the solh raiFs with 70lb i-ails on the main lines and 4C rails with 531b on the branch lines. List >v:ir 100 mikv of rails were improved and strengthened. XAPIER. February 9. The Hospital Trustees resolved to reinstate Xnre* 4 Brown, who recently cot judgment luainst she Board for £125 damaces for wron.-ftd dismissal. The rein-, statement is made on the understanding that th-j Bo;ird is released from lejial obligations. The Chairman (Mr C*. H. Cranbv) strondy opposed the reinstatement, and lesurit"! hie p<-sition.