NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 140, 16 February 1915, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

FIRE AT MANGAWEKA.

HOUNSLOWS BOARDING-HOUSE DESTROYED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) MANGAWEKA, This Day. A twenty-five roomed boarding-house at Mangaweka, occupied by W. Hounsloiv, and owned by Mrs Main, was, destroyed by fire shortly before midnight last night. Nothing was saved, the occupants escaping with the clothes they had on. Th enisurance on the building is £SOO in the Guardian office. The furniture is insured in the Star Fire Office, for £250. Mrs Main also had £IOO on the furniture in the Guardian.

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE. PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH APPROVED. AUCKLAND, This Day. At n meeting of the University College Council, at Auckland, yesterday, a proposal to establish a School of Architecture was approved. The proposal to establish a School of Journalism was rejected. A notice of motion was, given to enable the latter proposal to be reconsidered. ENABLING LEGISLATION WANTED. \ TO MAKE AND SELL BREAD. WELLINGTON, This Day. "* As the outcome of representations made by the Social Democratic Party, the Petone Borough Council has reto request the Government to pass legislation enabling the Council to make and sell bread.

SOUTHLAND FROZEN MEAT. INVERCARGILL, This Day. At the annual meeting of the Southland Frozen Meat and Produce Exporting Coy., on Saturday, the annual report showed that th e net profit for the year had been £5,991 7s 3d, which, withthe amount carried forward from the previous year, left £14,709 to be dealt with. The directors recommended that the balance be applied as follows: To payment of 8 per cent, dividend and a 3 per cent, bonus on the paid-up capital, and to carry forward the balance, £9,246. The chairman, Mr John McQueen, moved the adoption of the report, which was carried. The seconder said they were qfharging the maintenance of their buildings and plant to current revenue and had a reserve fund. The dividend was the same as the last two years and they would all agree that an 8 per cent, dividend was very satisfactory. They had a reserve of £14,000 for Are insurance, and another of £22,000 available should anything go wrong with the company, a very remote possibility.

SUNDAY CONCERTS,

ALLOWED IN CHRISTCHURCH. * CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Despite the protest made by a large deputation from the Ministers' Association the City Council last, night granted permission to the Christchurch Orchestral Society to hold a concert one Sunday per month for a year, .the profits to go to charity. The Mayor said the concerts were uplifting and inspiring, and kept people off the streets. FATAL CYCLE ACCIDENT. NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day. Alad named Bullot, about 15 years of age, died last night as a result of a cycling accident. Yesterday afternoon he was riding down the main street and collided with a pedestrian and was thrown violently. He sustained concussion of the brain.

J GAUDIN CASE FAILS. COURT HAS NO JURISDICTION. WELLINGTON, This Day. The judgment of the Supreme Court in the Caudin case, refused, on all grounds, the application of the habeas corpus writ. The Chief Justice and Judge Edwards held that the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction to interfere with the sentence of the Military Court, which was legally constituted at Samoa. The question of whether the prisoner was illegally? arrested at Auckland did net affect the issue. Prisoner had no right to be tried under the Army Act, having no hiilitary standing with regard to the forces in Samoa. The right of detaining the prisoner in New Zealand was given by regulation 12, made by the Governor, under- "The Wav Regulations Act, 1914." No costs were allowed. Sir John Fiadlay, K.C., appeared for petitioner, and the Attorney General for the Crowh. i