NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 170, 23 March 1915, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

W.C.T.U. SABBATH OBSERVANCE DISCUSSED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. March 22. A t the W.C.T.U. Conference there was a discussion on Sabbath observance. Regret was expressd at trades unions in various centres holding picnics on Sundays, and it was resolved, in view of the fact that so many perons of bcth sexes beyond the of reformatories are convicted of moral offences, to co-operate with other organisations in asking’ for legislation for the purpose of providing an institution in the nature of a farm colony, where such people might he detained for an indeterminate time, the institutions to be under the control of a board composed of an equal number of 'men and women. It was resolved that legislation be sought to provide that in future prohibition orders remain in force until revocation is applied for and ij.’oof given that self-c-ntrc] Is restored ;that the Minister for Defnce ha nrgej to take immediate steps to appoint woman patrols to work in the neighbourhood of the camps of the expeditionary forces fer safeguarding young people and preventing disorderly conduct.

THE COST OF LIVING. DUNEDIN, March 22. A crowded pretest meeting was held by the Social Democratic Party last night which passed a resolution denouncing the exploiters of foodstuffs for taking advantage of the present war crisis, and calling cn the Government to immediately assume posses- * sion of the wheat, flour and meat supI plies in the country, and to ensure by Stale enterprise that sufficient wheat is grown in New Zealand next season, not only for the people of this country, but for the purpose of exportation at a minimum price to assist the people of Britain. The meeting condemned the attempts cf defraying expenditure arising cut of the war by means of street collections, etc., and demanded a graduated war tax on land and incomes. JAPANESE RAPE SEED. SOME 'INTERESTING INFOR,- ' MAT lON. WELLINGTON, March 22. The Agricultißal Department forwards the following for general information; Japanese rape seed having been recently offered for sale in New Zealand, and a s considerable doubt existed as to whether this seed was of a variety suitable for fattening live stock, the Secretary for Agriculture cabled the British Consul at Tokio as follows: "is Japanese rape seed forage variety, or annual oil-producing kind? If both produced, cable trade and description cf former.” A reply has just been received from the British Ambassador as under: “Referring to yo-tv telegram of 16th March, Japanese rape seed is mostly annual oilpi educing variety. Uckkaido grows foreign variety, called Hamburg. Parbur/, Henty and Company, a British i Arm at Kobe, has boon exporting to rruitr-iila eonsi jet able quuiuit: -s of Lc.m-.aido' seed under the name oi ■ iktt.; impe.* inis information shook. I assist Nr:.,- Zealand impentiu to se . { cure the proper variety, and shculc •mi r in i n 9 unu T o jp.-rr a-rj ■ rcuar-fnsr-lesp bird-seed rape. 'WORKMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS. SUBSCRIBED .VI WESTPORT. WESTPORT, This Dry The Westport Cca! Company has agreed to subsidise £1 for £1 fer all nr.-ipributiong made by members of the Millcrtcn and Granity Miners’ Union to the Prince of Wales’ Fund. The men are contributing fortnightly out r f their pay. In a letter to Mr Dow gray, chairman of (he Union, Mr Joachim, managing directed hopes the good example set may be followed in ether places. SUPREME COURT. MASTERTON SITTINGS. MASTERTON, March 22. The half-yearly sessions cf the Supreme Court opened here to-day. There were no criminal cases, and Justice Stringer, who ■ was presented with a pair of whit?, igloves, congratualfsd -the district upon Immunity from (Jrime. Sitting in divorce, hi s Honour granted a decree nisi in the case in which Elizabeth McCausland claimed dig so- . iution of her marriage with John McCausland. The parties were married in Lyttelton in 1906, and lived happily until the respondent became overattentive to a lady friend who was liv- | ing with them. A compromising letter was found, and respondent and the “lady friend’ soon afterwards disappeared. AN UNWANTED INFANT. < NEW PLYMOUTH, March 22. v The dead body of a newly-born male a infant was found this afternoon on a the beach in front of the town. An in- s quest is. to be held. s

DYNAMITING FISH. V; AN EXEMPLARY PINE. AUCKLAND, March 22. In a case in the Police Court which concluded this evening’ a fisherman, was fined £lO and £0 costs for using dynamite or other explosives for th® pujrpose of catching fish. An ext-ra* plary penalty was asked for, li being stated that many complaints had been received about the prevalence of the practice, while convictions wd'2 har^ tc obtain. COURTS. ‘ A COSTLY INVASION. 1 '• DUNEDIN, March 22. At the Police Court, a stevedore namd Thomas Henderson was charged with unshipping a set of black furs and other articles of attire from ships in Dunedin haL’bour, when entry was not made and passed or a permit granted. He told a lady in a restaurant that he frequently could get her a hat. Eventually she went to the wharf and defendant obtained from the ship over which he had control, the furs, a blouse, and a hat. He told the police he purchased them from the steward. In court, he pleaded guilty. The Magistrate said the person obh.hhng the goods was a prjrty to a fraud against the Customs. He inflicted he minimum penalty of £25.