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Otago Witness, Issue 2815, 26 February 1908, Page 3

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SUPREME COURT STATISTICS. AUCKLAND, February 21. Tho Auckland Supreme Court statistics for 1907 show that 104 males and four females were indicted during the year, as againat 99 males and four females in the previous year. During 1907 convictions v\ere passed on 64 male prisoners and two female prisoners. An analysis of tho offences shows that during the year there was one conviction for murde'', while fiv« persons were charged with manslaughter, but there vyere no convictions. There were seven convictions for scvual offences out o£ 20 indictments. Out of 13 indictments for burglary there were 11 convictions. Five prisoners were committed from the Magistrate-) Court tor sentence on similar charges, making a total of 16 sentences^ During the previous year of 1906 there were 30 persons sentenced for burglary. < The majority of sentences were for periods of three years and under, one sentence only being over seven \e;irs. I In the civil business there were 38 cases in which petitioners for divorce euccecj^d in getting a dissolutioi of the niarr 1 *; tie.

DIOCESAN SriSDvY SCHOOL PSIOX. The annual service and pnze-giving took place on Monday, February 17. During the evening the Piimate distributed the prizes gained at the dioeesa« examination held in November last. In a. few prefatory remarks the Bishop said that he did not attach so much importance to Sunday schools as to the influence of the parent. No Sunday school could take the place of the parent, and a faifher or mother •who was content to leave all the religious training of their children to o-thers neglected a trust imposed on them by God. The parent who took a child that had done something wrong aside, and. after pointing oufs the fault, knelt down with the child and asked God's forgiveness for the sin, and grace to help in tho futuie, had done more for that child's religious training than numberless Sunday school lessons. The foflowmg is the prize list: — A Grade. — Elsie Chainley and Dorothy Biadley (equal), All- Saints';. Alyra Woods, All Saints'; Renie Rutherford, S. Mary's; 1 Ethel Goiasmith, All Saints'- Elizabeth, Jones, Oamaru; Kate Clatvvorthy, All Saints. B Grade — Ella Crocome, Waikouaiti ; Charlotte Reams. S. Mary's; Violet Cable, Port Chalmers; Mona Brunton, North-East Valley); William Boulton, N.E.V.; Lena Simkin, Oamaru. C Grade.— Robert C C. Steele, N.E.V.; Doris Christian, Port; Winifrid Marrya-tt, All Saints' and Vera Boulton, S. Paulo , Kathleen Clementson. Port ; Dorothy Katmaan, S. Marj's; Martha Hiokma-n, &. Paul's. D Grade — Winifrid Crocome, Waikouaiti ; Harry Ferguson, All Saints' ; Ernest Holmes, S Mary's, Leslie Cameron. All Saints' ; Florence E. Dudfield, X.E.V.; Frank M'fCaughton, S. Paul's.

ROTORUA EX FETE. THE CARNIVAL OPENED. ROTORUA, February 19. The opening of rfio carnival was an unprecedented sueoe s*.5 *. fully 4000 people being present. The procession was unique. Sit .To«eph and Lady Ward joined in it. The Maoris were in strong force ; . all were <lrc«sed in Na/the costumi'. and many were mounted on horseback. The Maoris grave Sir Joseph Ward a welcome on his arrival a.t the carnival srround-s. Thirty children danced effectively the Maypo'c dance. Lady Ward, on behalf of the Carnival Com.mittoe, rewarded them with a box of ohooo* latea each, shaking hands with each performer. Tho chairman of the Carnival Committee, in inviting Sir Joseph to open t/he carnival, referred to the first carnival held five jears a^o, and compared that with the present function. _ The present programme was an ambitious one, but the committee was confident of success. The object of the carnival was t<> provide, evening entertainment for visitors. Sir Joseph said it gave him great pleasure to b© present to open tho carnival, as hea<? of the Government, Rotorua. being a. Go« vernment township. He nuoted J statistic* 1 io show what expenditure vva-s made by th« ■ Government on Rdtorua. He referred ta I the pi ogress of the town, and wished th« I organisers of the carnival every success. ! Many side shows wpvp on tiif grounds. Tiiie towr is quite full of visitors, many of whom are- from oversea. A eo-iiplimentary dinner tiikfs place to-night- It is tenderet} to Sir Joseph Ward I>\ the Chamber ot. Commeice. Tho proce^si'on passed off witht out -t hitch, anil tho piCv-eedings on th< ground were very interestingly brouglnl out. In the afternoon t.he weather vra* fine, a cooi breeze blow ing throughout tC9 I diiy. Mi-9 Ida Sheehan, a wealthy widow ofi Brooklyn, gave an elaborate dinner parly at her residence in honour of her two pet dogs, w'lich aroused her one night recently when the house was on fire, saye the Express correspondent at New York. One o£ the dog>3 boasts of a gold-plated ekull. Ita head was oruehed at the -time of the fire; and a surgeon performed_ a trepanning operation, afterwards inserting a gold plMte •