DOMINION NEWS.
WHAT IS AN ALIEN? By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin. May 10. The Stipendiary Magistrate gave judgment in a case in which a youth was charged with failing to register as a Territorial. The defence was that the youth was a statutory alien, his father having been naturalised as an American citizen. His Worship said no documents were produced in this case. He thought there had been some confusion regarding the rights of individual States in America and those of United States citizenship. The father of defendant tvus not in a position to become au American citizen because he had not resided there long enough to comply with the conditions. As the matter had been raised in a perfectly bona fide way he would simply order defendant to pay the costi.
GERMAN MINES UNACCOUNTED I FOR. ' Wellington, May 10. It is considered fairly certain now that no German mines are anchored in the minefields oflf the New Zealand coast, though precautions are still being observed by shipping. The only mines located in the recent month have been those found on the coast where they drifted ashore. The number of mines accounted for is approximately 45 out of 60 mines laid, It is exceedingly improbable that all the mines will ever he accounted for, *inee some may havo sunk and others have exploded on unsettled portions of thß coast.
MAINTAINING SOLDIERS' CLUBS. Christcliurch, May 10. A deputation from the Returned Soldiers' Association, the Lady Liverpool Fund, and other bodies waited on the Hon. G. W. Russell this morning to press the claim that a sum of £3OOO, voted by the Lady Liverpool Fund committee to the holders of the Club Buildings Fund, should be validated by the Minister. In introducing the deputation, the Mayor said the Minister was asked to find a way out of the red tape that prevented paying over the grant. The deputation asked that immediate sanction be given to the transfer, and, if necessary, statutory authority be given later for the transfer. A number of other prominent citizens spoke in favor of the transfer being authorised. Replying, the Minister said the strongest point raised was that the club would provide accommodation for medically unfit men, who wanted something in the nature of a home, but the legal position had to be observed. The matter was one for Parliament to settle He would consult the Government as to whether amending legislation should be brought down to provide that such funds might be usfflj, not only for establishing clubs, but also for maintaining them.
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