NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1900, 7 November 1913, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Aasdciatioji:.) .— ■ ■ . ft. ——. VETERANS' REUNION. Hawcra, November 6. . A uniquo gathering of votorans took place at Hawera. to-day, when members of ilio local branch .or tho Veterans' Association entertained their comrades from the Wellington, Ma.nawatu, and Now Plymouth districts at a banquet. Nearly tiro hundred jvefo present. And the reunion was a very cordial one. PRISONERS SENTENCED. Auckland, Novefnber 6. At the Suprenie Court the following prisoners were '■Sentenced John Fitt, forgery, twelve months' imprisonment, and twelve months' reformative treatment; Alex. M'lr.tosh, for nine thefts, .. five years; Ada Stretton (Thames), attempt to procure miscarriage, to ccir.o up for sentence if called upon; Tom Ousley, making a faisb declaration undor' the Marriage Act, throe months' imprisonment; John Mansfield, theft, three years' reformative' treatment. A '"AENEROUS CIFt. Duncdin, November B» Hie Rev. A. Ganieron lias received a cheque for ®BQO from au anonyiwrna donor in aid .of the funds of the Presbyterian Social Service. Association. 'I'ho suih will "bo devoted to tho liquidation of the debt on tho orphanage -properties, ■which will leave an indebtedness of about £1000. fancy coods shop destroyed, Auckland, November 6. A firo occurred {shout 4.30 this morn* ing in a fancy .goods shop in Manukan load, Paruoll. tho stock being practically destroyed. The shop* was oe-, cupiod by Mrs. A. M'Manus, and was owned hy Sir. J. Dale, of Biwoiiport. Tho occupants were rcukenod by an explosion of lireworks that formed part of the stock, a.nd found that- the shop was in h. blasw. Practically the whols of tho stock was destroyed, and a room above ivas completely gutted. __ Mrs. M'Manus had two 'policies of £250 'each on the jviid furniture in tho Now Zealand and Royal offices. OBJECTION TO MILITARY TRAIN* INC MISSED. Dannevtrke, November 6. Ar. application far exemption from ■ military training on the grounds of religions'belief oi a yonth who said lie was a Cliristadeiphiaii was refused by tho Magistrate, Mr, McCarthy, on the ground that the. Cjiristiulelphians did not in terms condemn iniiitary training, and servieo ss part of their religions system, NAPIER, The following officer? were elected -at the annual meeting of th> Napier centre .Life Saving Society -.—Patron, 11 .M. the King; Viee-patrcn, Mr, 11. I).. D. ' M'Lean; president, Mr, J. . Brown., "M.P.. vice-presidents, Messrs. , J. Snodgrass., \Y. J. vShalton, .& PhnrI azyn, 13.' Chamber*., C. 1). \V. f Nelson; delesatD to New 'Zealand IIiXC.1 cnbive., Sir. Walter Jalinstou. ■ 1 . A new club, to be known ae the ! County Club, has been foriW at Hastings, with a menilwf.shin of forty. Mr. ' n.xEbbctt has been elected president,