GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 95, 7 September 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

THE LICENSING LAW. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Friday. A deputation representing the National Council of the Liquor Trade waited on Mr. Massey this morning asking for an amendment of the voting paper in regard to national prohibition in order that an honest expression of opinion might be obtained at the polls. They asked that the two issues should be altered to read:—"l vote for National Continuance," and "I vote for National Prohibition." Mr. Massey did not think the Government could do anything in the matter this session. The position would be made quite clear before another poll was taken, THE -TERRITORIALS. Dunedin, Friday. Four youths who were charged with having failed to comply with the Territorial regulations appeared at the Police Court when it was reported that all had agreed to toe the mark, although one had been rather insolent over the matter. All were convicted and discharged, the reluctant one being severely cautioned. ALLEGED PRIZE FIGHT. ■Hamilton, Friday. Kenneth Moore, who was yesterday acquitted on the charge of manslaughter of a Maori at Taupiri, while taking part in a prize fight, appeared before Mr. Cooper to-day, charged with taking part in a prize fight. He pleaded guilty. Mr. Cooper explained the difference between boxing and prize-fighting. The latter was definitely illegal, and that at Taupiri was of such a nature. He did not want it to be understood that matches with gloves were necessarily illegal. Jf they were really prize-fights tliey came within the law too, but where no such element was present they were not a breach of the law. Accused was lined £5 and bound over in £SO to keep the peace for twelve months. THE TRIAD'S APOLOGY. Wellington, Friday. The telegram from Christchurch conveying the terms of settlement in the libel action Booth v. the Triad, Ltd., stated that the apology to be published included an admission that the statements complained of were "based on information which was wholly erroneous." This, however, it is stated, only applied to the personal reflections to which exception was taken. The apology states: "We do not, however, withdraw one word of our criticism upon the pictures themselves, or upon their arrangement !on the walls. Regarding these two topics we repeat our references in the article in question." AN UNFORTUNATE SCHOONER. Auckland. Fridav.

The schooner Eifridc,' owned by the D.1T.P.0. Company, recently overhauled in Auckland at a cost of about £IBOO, went on a reef at Nukualofa at night about a fortnight ago. She bumped over several reefs and sank in the lagoon. The crew got ashore safely and the schooner was subsequently got ashore in a battered condition. A CENTENARIAN MAORT. Feilding, Friday. The death at Onepnhi of Kerati, a native, is reported. He is said to have been over 100 years old. lie was one pf those shipped as a prisoner for the Chatham Islands, and when the ship was outside Wellington and his manacles were taken oft' he "jumped overboard, swam ashore, and escaped over the Taral'ua Range.-, to Onepulvi and hid there for some time. Up to the time of his death he was very robust, and was never ill. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Dunedin, Friday. Robert Turner was charged this morning at the Police Court with having murdered his son, Percy John Turner. Accused, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial.