WITHIN THE DOMINION

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 185, 16 April 1915, Page 4

WITHIN THE DOMINION

MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT. INJURED MAN SUCCUMBS. i". e«a Association —Copyright. HASTINGS, This Day. G. McKeesick;, law clerk, aged 19, succumbed last night to injuries sustained through his motor cycle colliding with a cart. OBJECTIONS TO SHEAR. PROSECUTION OF SHEEPOWNER. TIMARU, April 14. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, C. Studholme was prosecuted by the inspector of awards for dismissing shearers from Portland Hills station on Deccember 14th for refusing i§ shear sheep which they s*aid were wet after the rain of the two preceding days, Some of the shearers gave evidence that they by unanimous vote of those present, decided not to shear. Mr H. D. A.cland, who appeared for the defendant, without calling evidence asked for a nonsuit as the case fras brought under section 60 of th e Act of 1908, which did not apply. He also pointed out that the award did not provide for a decision by vote, but that. each shearer must decide for himself and give individual notice of his objection to shear. The magistrate granted the nonsuit, but remarked. that there was plenty of time to bring the case under tli e proper clause of the amending Act. TAUPiR! COAL COMPANY. SUED FOR COMPENSATION. LIVES LOST IN ACCIDENT, WELLINGTON, This Day. A s a sequel to the Taupiri Colliery disaster, in which over forty mires lest their lives, some twenty writs h:;v e been issued against the Taupiri Coal Mines, Ltd. On behalf c? relatives and dep3iident s of deceased min-p-o, claiming compensation, hi sums up to £ISOO. A test cn.se eamfe before j lustier-?? Ccoper and Hoskings in Chain- 1 f'-zvz to-day for decision on two points j >V< As to whether the cases should J ~ nnard. by a common or a special ! ■ : :-y. apri (P.) As to whether yenne of! "■:■- cases p.horhl be Auckland or Ham-i"-:r. Their Honours made an order j, cr t'-ial by sped 1 jury at Auckland, j •■> i r--■*.-. In hn Avert

SUPREME COUHff. gjTFH PETITIONS $«. TIM 3& V Tgiifc" . Da>v •: -1 Tke Fall Court mttiK&tod t&at tiiey were unanimously of ojrfsieu teat ttte r Election Petitions r]e Tnamariinui sajMi • Bay of Islands leleotioms were botn in time. The Court stated *teCt this intimation was made la or&sr ulmM>arfies = prepare their casJtae for the sjt- - tings of the Election Gowk asd that, reasons would be given on MondayB«Xt. SUPPLYING A DRUNKEN MAORI. 'UCBNSEEAND BARMAN FINKD. A MAGISTRATE'S STRAIGHT TALK.. HAMILTON, April 15. Mr - Rawson, S.M., to-day barman named Robinson £2O for<£H )plying a drunken native with liq*j.o!H and the licensee cf the Walpa Ngaruawahia, for permitting ness (the same cas«). The excuse was that he did not notice th©W native's condition, but the/ said this story was now too old to -fee-; given credence. Hie experience was that liciensejes and barmen did not eare; the main thing wifch them was • to get rid of their licjnor. He had also discovered that even nrrposing maximum penalty (£SO) had little effect, as the profits were so abnormal' as to make the fine a »»gvo bagatelle. The only thing to do to stop the praeti€e was to 'endorse the license Had- : it been proved that the licensee had knowledge of serving in this instancehe certainly would hare endorsed thfcw license. NEW ZEALAND'S VOLUNTEERS.PERFECTLY SATISFACTORY. . ~. WELLINGTON, April 15.

" Perfectly satisfactory," was the> comment by the Hon. J. Allen on theregistration fig-ures which havje been compiled up to 31st March. "Although," as he said, "a good many have registered since that date, at 31st. March there wer e on the register 2458 men,, of whom 62 were territorial and the rest civilians Those medically fit and available at the same <Jafe numbered 1933, of whom 559 were Territorials and 1374 civilians. That shows," said the Minister, "what we have done since the new scheme of registration: was established. I think it is very satisfactory. I would like to call attention to this fact: that whereas of the number registercfe 26.5 per eeriC* were Territorials, of the total number mediWally fit; and 129 pe]Jr cent, were Territorials." j£ REFRIGERATED SPACE WELLINGTON, April 15. Speaking to a Pressman on the subject of shipping space for meat, Mr Massey said a more satisfactory feeling was now prevailing on account of the fact that from the end of May there will be sent out from New Zealand a number of ships which will gradually reduce the congestion in the freezing stones, and at the present moment the quantity in store is sufficient to enable us to fill seventeen insulated ships straight away On the 27th March last there were 1,741,067 carcases in store. That number has not been decreased. The position will not be materially improved during May, but, as far as I can judge, a consdierable improvement will take place in June. I am in communication with the Board of Trade on the subject every day, added Mr Massay. Everything possible is being don e to get our meat away; ?£l so to relieve the pressure that exists in the various freezing worJi3 t Up to the present, the New Zealand] Government has paid over £700,000^-"' exporters of meat en behalf of jgs Imperial Government. .

PALMERSTON OLD PEOPLE'S^ HOME. . PALMERSTON N,, April 15. ' The official opening- of the Palraerston Old People's Home was performed by th e Hon. Heaton Rhodes in the presence of a largo assemblage to-day. h e Hom e is one of the largest and most up-to-date, in the Dominion. Silver keys were presented to the Minister and Sir James Wilson (chairman of the Hospital Beard) as mementos of the occasion.