DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 April 1919, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT A ' | LICENSE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Masterton, Last Night. Mr. Free, S.M. gave judgment to-day in a case in which Harold Brown, merchant, Wellington, was charged with having sold iiquor from his Carterton depot without a license. The defence was that Brown held wholesale licenses which entitled him to carry on business in any district. The Magistrate held the license did not entitle Brown to ne'll liquor in the Carterton' district, and imposed a fine of £25 in each of the two charges. CARGO THIEVES SENTENCED. Christchurch, Last Night. At the Lyttelton Court to-day five members of the crew of the steamer Hororata pleaded quilty to the theft of six cases of jam, valued at £ls. Bach was fined £lO, in default two months'. DEPORTING GERMANS'. Wellington, April 16. Arrangements have now been completed for the departure from Now Zealand of interned Germans whose repatriation was ordered some months \ ago. There are a hundred of these men, comprising captured naval men, some officials, and a few German civilians who have expressed the wish to be returned to their own country. Tho Germans will probably leave New Zealand before the end of this month. They are to.proceed to Germany via Australia, and it is understood they will accompany a large body of Germans now interned in the' Commonwealth. The Australian Govern- 1 ment, like the New Zealand Government, has been anxious to get rid of the prisoners, but has 'been, hampered in making arrangements by the shortage Of shipping.

DOMINION AIR FORCE. Wellington, April I<s. It is announced officially that Lieut.Colonel A. V. Bcttington, QM.G., of tha Royal Air Force, has been appointed Air Force Adviser to the New Zealand Government, and granted the temporary rank of colonel while so employed. Major A. De -B. Brandon, D.S.O, M-C., has been appointed staff officer to the Air Force Adviser. The Rev- D. C. Bates, Government meteorologist, is temporarily attached to the department of the Chief of the General Staff for meteorological research in connection with the air service, and will hold the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel while so employed.

\ ANZAO DAY. Hawera, April IG. A feature of the meeting of the Hawera Returned Soldiers' Association last night was a motion that the annual Dominion Conference be asked to request the Government- to make Anzac Day a statutory holiday. Members stated that the local association viewed with alarm the number of sports meetings and other attractions being held on Anzac Day, which it considered should be kept sacred.

A motion was passed that the conference discuss the advisability of securing a more solemn recognition of the day,

MR. TURNER'S EXPLORATIONS. Dunedin, April 18. Mr. Samuel Turner, the well-known Alpinist, returned to Dunedin after an exploring trip to Milford Sound. He climbed Tutako mountain and got within a short distance of the summit. He explored the Tutako valley, and hopes to mark a new pass next year to cross the saddle down to Lake Wakatipu, which he considers will be the best route for tourists returning to Queenßtown after visiting Milford. He will recommend the Tourist Department to cut the track and erect a small mountain hut at the forks of the two valleys at the head of the Tutako valley.