SOUTHERN NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 101, 29 April 1910, Page 2

SOUTHERN NEWS.

{By Telegraph,—Frees Assoc—-tit—.) DISCHARGES SUSPENDED. CHTUS-t-EUKCH, this day. At the Supreme Court to-day in bankruptcy, one bankrupt's discharge was suspended for nine months because -debtor had "done a great deal of reckless pkmging,'' and that of another for four months, because he had not discharged old debts, and had contracted new ones. - In the case of W. G. Gracey, the Crown Prosecutor applied for • a summons requiring bankrupt. to show cause -why he should not be committed for contempt of Court. The affidavit of the Deputy-Official Assignee showed that bankrupt had not filed a statement, had not attended meetings of the creditors, and had •virtually ignored the proceedings. The application was granted. DE. HENRTS MISSION. , WELLINGTON,""-_irsda.y. The united mission, conducted for the past three weeks in the To-wn Hall, was brought to a- close to-night, about 3500 persons being present. At- Dr. Henry's invit__oji7 he_rly ' "3.00 persons walked past the~pla_ormi "as "ah indication that they- were'"converted. '- * ..'..".. "FTRE "AT TTTTT : "nTKTi"_ "-' .- EEELDING, this day.

A fire occurred at Wiaitßna at three o'clockthis morning. The Wait—ia owned l>y ' Mr. W. Woofven, was completelj?' destroyed, and' the post office (also -in the store)"was gutted, with the contents, including a quantity of mamatter" and £300 in cash. The b_Uding is valued at £1300,- and is insured for! £800. The stock, valued at £2000, is i insured for £ 1200. -- ! I. ..._.:-. ------ MISCPfF.LANEOUS. j •--; - - WANGANTH, this day. A proposal by the Gonville Town Board { .to raise a' loan of£lo,ooo for improve- ' ment. works was' carried at a poll, thevoting being 85 for and 14 against. GEE-MOTJTH, this day! Herbert Shearman, already; convicted of wife desertion, and was remanded to Wangaimi. on a charge of forgery, left ■with Detective Campbell by the Mapou_ka this morning. Great activity is displayed in connection with the'Brm_er mine. The outpot, was recently greatly, .increased, and is now being doubled when the management can procure., the. services,.of.twenty more miners,: A few differences between _lei management and the union have been, arnica-—v settled.