DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 June 1917, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

BEEKEEPERS' CONFERENCE. By Telegraph.---Preas Association. Wellington, Laßt Night. At the fourth annual conference of the New Zealand Beekeepers' Association, Mr. Pope, secretary of the Department of Agriculture, said the industry had made, great strides in New Zealand, and was now on a far bettor footing than formerly. That, to a great extent, was owing to the fact of several of these conferences having taken place. Another factor was the work done b/f the Government through the Department of Agriculture. Regarding the future, the flint matter the Government had in view, which was likely to be brought into effect at an early date, was the registration of all apiaries.. .throughput New Zealand. The process would bo simple, and would greatly assist the Instructors in their work. Another matter the department had in mind was the establishment of a queen-rearing apiary, which would he located at Tauranga. The conference would be called upon to consider the question of looking after the bee farms of men who had gone to the front, and he was looking forward to a number of returned soldiers going bee-keeping, and a means would have to be found "to train them for tlte work. There was room for any number of bee-keepers in New-Zealand,, and it waß perfectly certain there would ue an ample market for all the honey we produce at thoroughly remunerative prices. The president said the past year had been a lean one, but he thought they had reached the limit of adverse conditions, the prospects for next seise n being better than for the- past, four years. ,- . Mr. Wright, late Government supervisor of dairy produceatHbme, when relating his observations on the honfey situation at Home, said that as far "as ,he could judge nothing would be'gained from altering the present system of marking in New Zealand, whidh, f jHome, was regarded as excellent. 'ASSISTING AN ALLEGED GAMING HOUSE. •'■■'•■•; • - Wellington, Last Night.'" To-day the police arrested George Dyhrberg on a charge of assisting Albert Vance Steward, who was arrested on the previous day for conducting a common gaming house, and betting in a public place. He was taken before a magistrate, and remanded on bail till to. morrow. TRAINS FOITWATERSIDERS. Wellington, Last Night. Cabinet has decided to coneedo part of the demand of the Christchurch deputation which waited on the Minister of Railways last week, requesting the restoration of late evening trains for the convenience- of the watersiders required to stay at Lyttelton to work cargo, but who, under the restricted service, were unable to ia so, because there were no trains by which to travel to their homes afe ChilsMatrch. The Min&ter promised the deputation he would give the depaitmen. authority to put on a train any tugfcfc what the Minirter of Munitions Deqnjmtioneii for one; o« thai ground that the men were, required to work caxgjs •&tefor an. oversea, vessel.. A furfflas atmaauiog; granted i» i

tßat trains may be- requisitioned! andUwd jGpr vessels other/-thaii orouogp fftiffrnrfiTß 'A. qu&ker cam%waat/tfxm%; Auckland. Jta»fli ' Thos. Atkinson Bentley, of SttgMdli who was drawn in the fljfh Daffl*» appeared before a court-martial (mb charged with failure to obey a JkwTU cojnmaitd, in that he refused to> bft medically examined. ' The accused said that as hw dM not recognise the Military Service- Act Be could not plead- He did! not>eonri3er himself subject to military law. H* admitted his refusal to be. examined. He wan'a member of ther Society of Friends, and Bad religious, scruple*. Accused was found guilty.. Sentence ia. toba promulgated when confirmed 6y the ! Officer Commanding tha district. CURTAILMENT KAOINtt. Christc&ureb, Jim* fcv A deputation from the- CaaWßury Owners' and Breeders." Association mit- , ed on the Hon. <J. W. Russell tod*y and presented him with a petition tgainat; the curtailment of racing. Tha p«ifctai\. pointed out that trotting clubsJhjKiante 59 days' racing, as against 222 tijj rKsa£ clubs, and until racing permits ventre* duced considerably there should bfjini reduction of trotting permits. ThaMftjug been no outcry against tha amomrft of trotting. Trotting omb* h*TO taßty ftf uancial obligations regarding gnKMii etc., and reducing their pernrKa would! occasion loss to them, also thos* interested in breeding trotter*. The Minister assured the dspate&oa that he would take into cons&oratiaa the facts placed before him when tha general question was being oonaJdßedi A NON-SUIT GRANTED!,. Wellington, JafikA - In the Supremo Court, Mr,•(jlHjis' Hosking granted a non-suit in ttfc tion for damages brought by 0. I& Bice against Lazaruß WrßalkxnA ojabnl £IOOO for alleged malicious prqiietttioW taken without reasonable or prolejMji cause. Originally the defendant, BalktuL brought a charge against Sloe thsTS obtained money by false kind is a moneylender, and aAnmoei money on furnitt)re, over which a question of ownership arose, Rioo'e wife claiming that the furniture wa» ken. The case was dismissed in the Uagla» trate's Court. Then followed » olajm for damages, which was heart by Mr., Justice Hosking and a jury of IS. The jury disagreed, and was discharged without giving a vordict. Counsel for the defendant moved for a non-suit, asserting that the evidence had shown that there was reasonable cause for the actios taken. . ' Hifl Honor agreed, and gave the opinion that the claim of £IOOO vu extravagant. i r COURT-MARTIAL SENTENOJB. Wellington, last Night. The proceedings of the district courtmartial held at Trentham Ca,mp on 90tb May on the undermentioned soldiers having been confirmed, have been promulgated as follows.-—Private M. Brlggs, H Company,. 27th Reinforcements, was found guilty of disobeying the lawful command given by his superior officer, and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labor for 84 days. Private f. P. Harland, E Company, 27th Keinfwcehienta, Was found guilty''of disobeying tho lawful command of bis superior . officer and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labor for 84 days. Priv*t» H. Patton, F Company, 28th Ketaforcementß, was found guilty of disobeying • the lawful command of his superior officer and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labor for 84 days. DESPERATE CHARACTER SENTENCED. Hamilton, Last Night. \ Eohin Jasper Crago, who recently escaped from Waikeria. "prison and aasaulted a taxi-driver, named Edward James Peebles, by half strangling him with a cord in an endeavor to seue> hit car, was sentenced to five yean' additional reformative treatment at the Supreme Court to-day by Mr. Justice Cooper. Crago is at present serving • sentence of ten years' reformative treatment for an attempted murder at Auckland. A SLACKER RE-ARHISTED. Christchurch, June 6. Owen Francis James MTCee, who wedt on a hunger strike after his resent arrest Ly the military authorities and was released, was re-arrested to-day and charred with failing to attend a medical board. Ho will be tried by court-mar-tial to-morrow. LUXURIES LIST. Christchureh, June 8. Mr. Frederick, National Efficiency Commissioner for Canterbury, states that tho Efficiency Board has prepared a list of articles classed as luxuries which can be dispensed with. Their total annual value exceeds £760,000. It to considered a line should be drawn between necessity and extravagance. Swell • course would cause extra work in We Customs Department, but this wonM lie infinitesimal compared with the rtrtlts. A PATHETIC CASE. . Wellington, June 5. A pathetic case came before Mr. Sei6\ S.M., with respect to maintenance, A returned soldier, who appeared in sjniform and was obviously suffering acutely from 'tuberculosis, was proceeded against for the i maintenance of a rela,tive at the iEbrirua Mental .Hospital. The soldier said it was hardly worth while proceeding with the matter for he was suffering from consumption and tin doctors' dM not,, think ha would live for more than two months. The Magistrate, promptly adjourned the case sine die.