DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7, 13 May 1913, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

REFRACTORY TERRITORIALS. [Per Press Association.] Wellingon, May 10. Three Terriorials, Felix Seymour, Geoifcry Seymour, and Arlmr Shellara, were to-day each lined 10,j for sasaulting a drill instructor at Alexandra Barracks. Accused were undergoing 28 days’ military detention for a breach of the Defence Act.

BURGLARY IN TIMARU. Tiraaru, May 11. The parcels office at the railway station was broken into on Friday night. Some parcels were opened and a few shillings taken from the till. So far as is known, nothing is missing from the parcels office. PR IS ON ERS RE-CAPTURED. Wellington, May 11. The prisoners Donovan and Lewis, who escaped from the Terrace gaol on Friday night, were re-captured near Makara beach on Saturday afternoon by two mounted constables, Pearson and Warner. The constables picked up traces of the escapees at the fishermen's huts, which had been visited. Then the men were seen on a hillside amongst the scrub, and the constables rode after them. The escapees were in civilian clothes, and when the constables came up to them they threatened to use sandbags they possessed. The police, however, drew revolvers, and the men then gave themselves up. THE LICENSING LAWS. . Auckland, May 11.

A deputation which waited on the Premier with reference to the demands of the No-License Party to-day interviewed the Hon. Mr Fisher. The Minister, in reply, said that the Cabinet would have to consider the whole matter. While he used to he in favor of the three-fifths majority and was now a hare majority man, being of opinion that some of the desired reforms should be carried out, he did not think there was the remotest chance of a Licensing Bill coming down this session. With the pressure of other important legislation he did not see any hope whatever of a Licens- : ng Amendment Bill being dealt with. Such a Bill would take an enormous imount of time. The deputation, howeVer, was assured that as soon as the government was able the whole question would be carefully gone into, and some decision arrived at, but honestly He considered they could not do it this year.

Mr French said his party were determined that flte three-fifths system should be abolished. If it was not done one way it he done another. 'MI. WATERY WELLINGTON. ’ Wellington, May 12. The weather bureau reports that the chances are the worst weather is now over. 10.85'ftiches ilf r ’rain has fallen so far this month,' which is cxL . , L) .v .! ■ .0-1 r tp' ceptiond; , g WELLINGTON SESSIONS. Wellington, May 12. The criminal sessions of the Supreme Qpnrt commenced to-day. In his charge to the Grand Jury, the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) said that none of the charges were serious, but considering the district and considering also the number of persons who had pleaded, the number of criminals was far in excess of the number in some of the southern districts, but he could not say there was a decrease

The Grand Jury returned no bill in the case of Walter Litcfield, who was chaged with causing a threatening letter to be received. The case arose out of the recent slaughtermen’s strike, accused, it was alleged, having sent a threatening letter to Mr Reardon, Secretary of the Union.

BIG SLIP ON THE HUTT ROAD. Wellington, May 12. As the result of the recent heavy rain, a big slip occurred on the Hutt road on the Wellington side of Ngahuranga about noon to-day, completely blocking vehicles. Traffic on the railway lino is not affected. It is estimated that 20,000 tons of cliff ca.mo down. THE WAX VESTA OUTBREAK. Dunedin, March 12. The fire at the Wax Vesta Factory, Caversham, was confined to a large manufacturing room, which was completely destroyed. It contained £IOOO worth of plant and about £3OO worth of raw material, which was only put there on Saturday from the storeroom. The drying room, engine and boiler sheds, and offices were untouched. Eighty hands are thrown idle, but the management intend to reconstruct the building as soon as possible. The loss is estimated at £SOO over the insurance.