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DOMINION NEWS.

.WELLINGTON MAN MISSING. Wellington, Last Night Stanley W. Horner, a well-known Wellington ■ business man, is reported to be missing. He left his home on Wednesday morning for his office, but did apt arrive there, and has not been heard of since. He Ims been in ill health for some months, and has -been rather depressed sine* a severe attack of influenza, i BURSARIES FOR SOLDIERS. Wellington, Last Night. At a meeting of the National W»r Funds Council the report of the oommittee appointed to consider applications for bursaries recommended that 68 of those who had apflied should be. awarded bursuries, subject to further inquiries as to their health and financial necessities, also to a recommendation from the registrar in the case 0* those who were in attendance at n university college, and of the heqdmas/ter of their last school in cases where they had attended college. The report was adopted, and the jieeessajy steps will be taken by telegraph in order that there may be no delay in awarding the buriaries. The remaining cases are to be further inquired into. NATIVES STEAL A WILL. Masterton, Last Night. In the Supreme Court to-day two natives, named Ereni Korouaini and Roera Henare Roera, were senteaeed to six months' hard labor for stealing a j, will from a legal office. TRENTHAM SCHOLARSHIPS. Wellington, Last Night. Bowlers of New Zealand are being appealed to raise £IO,OOO for the Trentham Scholarship fund by direct donations and special tournaments. All clubs are being communicated with. LICENSING. CASES. Wellington, Last Night. At the Magistrate's, Court, A. J. Monro and J. Monro, licensee and manager respectively of the New Zealander Hotel. were fined £2 each on charges of selling or permitting to be sold liquor during the epidemic period, when the sale of liquor was prohibited. NO NEED FOR APPREHENSION. Wellington, Last Night. * In connection with the cessation of .work on the Westland and Dunsyre, the medical authorities consider there is no need at present for apprehension amongst watersiders or the general public. Work was resumed on the Dunsyre at 2 p.m. It is understood the waterside workers require some sort of guarantee, something more than already given them by the medical authorities, before they will resume operations on the Westland. A stop-work meeting of the Waterside Workers' Union is to be held to-morrow morning to consider the matter. PAYING DOCTORS FOR EPIDEMIC WORK. Wellington, Last Night. < The question of the amount to be paid medical men for services rendered at the time of the epidemic was before Cabinet to-day, and the Minister of Health is to meet the doctors anddiscuss the matter of fees with them. THE EARLY CLOSING LAW, Wellington, Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court John Symonds, butcher, was charged with failing to close his premises in accordance with the requisition. In giving bis decision, Mr. Frasor, S.M., referred to the definition of evening, and stated that a magistrate in the south had decided the amendment made in the legislation was ineffective. In his opinion the amendment validated all requisitions for 5 o'clock closing, and had put right the defect in the law as determined by Sir Robert Stout in his decision in the case of Houldsworth v. Lightfoot. Defendant appeared to carry on a combined business and it was difficult to classify the two classes. In his opinion the matter was worthy of revised legislation. The distinction drawn between two trades was illogical and absurd. In Auckland, by agreement, the system adopted by the combined butchers was to put their ordinary meat in the freezer at 5 p.m. This was an easy solution of the difficulty. Defendant had committed a breach and would bo fined £2 and costs. For a similar offence Howard and Tilyard we're fined £2 and costs.

EVADING STAMP DUTY. Wellington, Last Night, Elizabeth Hewison was charged with evading stamp uty by giving a tenant a receipt for £\ H) 3 10d on the payment of £2. The evidence showed the refit agreed upon was £•?,, but on payment of the first week's rent defendant gave a receipt in the rent book for £1 ISs 10d. Defendant was fined £2. RAILWAY FAReTaND RATES. Auckland, Last Night. The Minister for Railways, when visiting Matamata show, sla'ted that tlio whole system of fares and rates was being inquired into, and would be altered entirely, though he could hardly hold out any great hope that the two 10 per ceut. increases which had been put on to meet war conditions would be taken off. All depended on the answer he would have to give to the railway servants itf the middle of April regarding the increases of their salaries.

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Taranaki Daily News, 22 March 1919, Page 5

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775

DOMINION NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, 22 March 1919, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, 22 March 1919, Page 5

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