NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 126, 30 January 1915, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE.

THE ANNUAL MEETING

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . WELLINGTON, Jan 30. At the annual meeting of the Governors of the New Zealand Institute Professor Chiltcn presided and made reference to the death of Mr Stewart, C.Ei, Auckland. He expressed thfc opinion that the biological results o! the Australasian Antarctic expeditions were equal, if they did not surpasr those of any other, in "interest and completeness. Regret was expressed at the probable loss of the Endeavour. Congratulations were extended tc Mr ,Cheeseman in his publication of another noteworthy contribution to the Botany of New Zealand. Although en.;- or two minor alter? tions had be~n made in conne-Mi r with the Inslilaie library and the Dominion museum, there was no real im provement, and valued collect iom were no safer than formerly. A science and art board had been constituted, but not called together. It had been that the Institute shculd meet at the same place, and about the same time as the Uni versity Senate, so that members of the Senate might attend the Institute The standing committee announced that the Hector prize for 1914 be £45.. and that all publications of the lusti

tute be available, and these of Can terbury Philosophical Institute be gol together for exhibition in the New Zealand pavilion at the Panama Expo sition. For the Hamilton Memorial 100 guineas were in hand.

AN EXCITING INCIDENT

DROVER THREATENS TO PUNCH A WATCHMAN CHARGES WATCHMAN WITH..BEING A GERMAN. TWO REVOLVER SHOTS FIRED. WANGANUI, Jan. 29. An exciting incident occurred at Wanganui about 6.30 o'clock last evening, and, if all the circumstances were as reported the termination might have been of a serious nature. It is said that a well-known drover, primed no doubt by several attempts to quench a thirst promoted by the hot weather, challenged the night watchman employed by the Sash and Door Factory Company. The man, we are informed, is a Russian Finn, ■ who has feelings very antagonistic towards Germany; but the drover evidently considered he was a German. At any rate he called him one, and threatened to punch him for so being. The watchman warned the drover to stand off, but as the latter refused to do so, and continued to threaten violence, the al. leged German, who is an elderly man, and an old resident of Wanganui, pulled out a revolver and fired two shots. This had a very steadying effect on the drover;, who, mc/unting >,his horse, lost no time in riding to the police station, where he gave information. Some of the police officials w r ent to the Sash and Door Factory and interviewed the watchman, who declared that the drover was using bad language, and threatening him with violence, he fired the revolver into the ground in order to frighten him, which it did.