NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 77, 24 December 1907, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BY TELEQIIAJ'n—mESS ASSOCIATION.) •.•■-. ' d '' . AUCKLAND CRIMINAL SITTINGS. , : .• DYING MAN IN THE DOCK. ■ , Auckland, Docombcr 23.-. In tho Supremo ■ Court, ■ Henry Lawrence Hamilton, charged with two forgeries, committed soou after serving a sentonco for a similar' offonco,' '.pleaded illness. The Crown Prosecutor said lie'-understood accused was in a dying condition; Mr. Justice' Deri'nistoh. imposed <in ; indeterminate son'teace'with four year's hard labour on 'each'• charge,; to lie concurrent. ' : Frederick Huntley St. Clair, charged with theft' from his■' employer .arid false pretences, was sentonced to six months' hard labour;' '■■'.'. '"''■;".■/' ■/' ; XUMARA'S HOSPITAL TROUBLES,' '' ■■-, •• HoUitika, December. 23. :As incidental to the hospital trouble 1 at lCuinara, the matron of tho institution'resigned on Saturday. l Tho Trustees , promptly accepted the resignation,- and relieved the officer of-further duty. ''•'• •■'• '•'■' ': i .> ■ A public meeting will be held-at Kumara to-night regarding hospital matters. Mr. Seddon, M.P., reached' tho coast to-day, being invited to attend the meeting,' which, from 'excitement worked up, promises to be a; very large one. ■ ' ■■■ . ',- ' VOLUNTEERS;BEFORE THE COURT. Duriodin, December. 23i : . Two volunteers were charged on remand at the Police Court with having intimidated Isabella Martin, and endeavouring to-break into her house. John Mowat,was.committed for trial,, and William David.Johnson, who pleaded guilty, was committed for sentence. /'..'.... HOUSE BOLTS. .■■■■■•'• ■ Hastings, December 23. The Salvation Army Band caused a horse driven by Mr. F.- King (proprietor of the Stortford Lodge Hotel) to. bolt, and, swerving, to pass a' raaii standing in tho road, collided with a . veranda post. Both Mr. King arid his wife marvellously escaped with a severe, shaking. ' ' '■"• ■'•'■■' : "■■ •■■. ■■■' price of bread:.-

, '. Napierj December 23. . The Napior. ;bakers. are reducing the prico of'breatl 'id. par 21b.. loaf -from- January 1.... A MAN'DROWNiSD. , "■',■;.. ' ; Blenheim, December. 23. ■'..'A man nomed Jpbso'n was drowned;in theBounds off the ' launch Victory on Saturday night.' No particulars are available. ' '' '•' ; ; GISBQRNE SLY-GROG CASE. Gisborno, December 23.Thomas Vaughan has been - arrested for non-payment of-lines amounting to £60 for sly grog-selling in tho King Country, and sent to. prison ■ for three months. " .' SHOP ASSISTANTS' ACT.- ■ . ' - : Napier, December 23; . A peculiar case of an award.of the Arbitration Court , over-riding., .an Act, was brought under notico to-day when throe local hairdressers ■were charged with broaches of the Shop Assistants' Act .in employing thoir assistant hairdressers longer hours--'.than fifty-two per week. It, appears .that in Wellington, whoro; hairdressers work uuder an 'award of the Arbitration- Court,' the number of .hours 'fixed .is litty-fivb per , week,-but in Napier.thorp js no award-for this .tradei-and tho; Magistrate; held that ■hairdressers oanib under itho.'.pi'.visions ; 'bf tho : Slipp Assistants' Act,/.in.which the maximum miinbpr.'of hours is stated ; at .fifty-two-per^weeki , ;'. A noniinal' penalty -pf Ss. .Without costs was imposed iii each case. . '■ ■" . "'■'. .. ..'•.', -. ' •■■ . ;;