NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 89, 8 January 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

i ■ (DY TELEGKAPH —mESS ASSOCIATION:) ' : > «- i ' DISOBEDIENCE TO LAWFUL COMMANDS ' < " i ) 1 'A DECK-HAND FINED ' 1 Dunedln, January • 7. ~.; At the Port'Chalmers-Police Court, to-day, George, Oddy, deck-hand on .th'e . .steamer : Pelphic,- pleaded not guilty' to a- charge.:. of ;< ;; continued, disobodienco. to, lawful, comnlnndsv ; from tlio 2nd to the Gth ;'nst. William Bhr- • rott .Perkins; chief, officer, of. tho vessel, said ;, r .' that; accused .was put in. tho galley-,, and after: . c assisting tho cook- for a few -. days itwas •: found ho was suffering from. a certain? d!s- ; easo.\ On learning, thi&< witness immediately .• u - t ordered him. out of the galley,: and-told him • ,to resume;his previous, work, which' orderho ,; j refused,to. comply, with.- In. reJily tOf a:qiles- - accused, witness deniedtolling-lum. to clear, out or the passago homo, would-bo mde pretty,., hot.- Oddy- .in.. that'the cblof- officer; tofdvliiiii' to or . tho. ship would bo too hot for him .goinghomo. . That was-tho reason'why ha-would . not. turn-, to, as ho wished .to;leave tho' ship.'; -~ Accused, was., fined , the-. amount of two days' * pay...and costs-,(10s.), • with, {he' alternative af ■.; .• 48 hours' imprisonment. THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. < WEBB AND TRESSIDER TRAINING: , Wanganul, January 7. \ v.'Vebb and- Tressider:: "bofcii .commenced- ■- a^i-°^f amin S -for.'tho sculling: championship ,/•" yester®?y. Tho Australian covered 13- or'l4 miles-m. his boat and-16 or I 8 miles on land. • u • c '"Shted with -the . climate, and * nvcr; -v. .which he regardßJ-as a. magnificent ■ one. for' 1 rowing, on. Ho prefers it to the Parramatta, .and. says ho was very .agreeably surprised'toi,-n. ; ,und the -conditions so admirable 'Here- fol training purposes HEAT AT ASHBURIrON. ''' " ! • t' 100 DEGREES IN THE SHADE t . Ashburton, January 7. ! o-day is tho hottest experienced' hefo fot many years past. At'lo am. the'-tempera. ' turo m the shade .was.9o degrees, and ,it \ 1.46 p.m.,, it had, risen to 100 degrees,"and' l was seemingly still"-rising.': .The. heat'- wil) ' have a -disastrous offpet on tho' pastures oi - the country, ..and f6nrs: are expressed';thai, if it continues to-morrow-a disastrous'sonei ' of ■ grass-fires rmust -Tesult; v • GREYMOUTH NOTES' .;.■ ■ . ■ Creymouth, Januarv 7; \ ' The Hon R M'Nab has notified the Hon. - A. R..Guinness that-he intendsl visiting-GreT' ■'' mouth in February :; . ; , • _.WorL at;tho. coal-mmes-and-saw-mills-wal l-.. •, . resumed yesterday, morning after the-, boll- • •• .days. The, port is crowded-with steamers ,and vessels, awaiting coal and : timber-- , : - r ;' , The ■ harbourmaster,. presented.vthß-ianhual ' roport. to tho Harbour Board, yesterday fat thoiyear .Docemher. 31; 1907. / During -that / period 743 steamers'of- 334,613' tons/ and'-AS' " sailing-vessels 0f.8428' tons', a'tOtal '0f;343i0il ' tons,'.visited tho: port: '. J.This.'shows.an -in- ' crease of. 43,029. tons over 1906, and f is easily • ' ,aTecord.. Tho.bar.kept a--straight'chaum!;- ' The average depth: of water was 'Sift. -'lOin. -The total' rainfall -for.?the-year- wasvS7;7o- - or 13 37 inches less than in 1906. ■ •:BREAGH- OF> PROHIBITION-ORDERS v ■ Oamaru, January-7, : . : For having ■ procured liquor 7 during':, tho - ' currency, of a prohibition, order .Alfred Millen was fined £5., in default, 30 days' imprison* - ment. : ' : ; v . •, ■■■" ; UNION . COMPANY; PURCHASE; -' i Dunedln, January .7. .The Union- Company has purohased'ai - , simijo.oftheir KaiapoTfor tho cargo ] serri(»,;.aiid her the Kaitahgata:*:. [The Kajapoifisva'-steel screw steamer of - 2003 tons gross register, built in-1906 .by iOsbourne, Graham'and Co;. Sundorlarid, .for. tho Union Company. Sha r is 279 ft. long and ,, i'J4 n.h.p.] V'; . r v ;_ '. , AUCKLAND. HARBOUR BOARD.". •Auckland, January 7. '. The Secretary: submitted-a statement at s it|ie ineeting * .of ■ the Auckland Harbour Boardlthi's- afternoon ,sliowing- that' the. re- •" •'.venue for: the year 1907. was £92,986 -13s.' ,6d ~as compared with £82,357 Is; 6d.. for 1906, ;. showing an, , increase for, .1907;,'0f, ; £10,629 12s. 10d.,.0r ovcr i 12J percent.: in-:.-.' ;cr'eiise'for\ the , year,. and, more.- than;" : dpubie. hvhat it-was ton ybars 'ago.' • . MR/KEIR HARDIE. -' . • • Chrlstchurch, January-7; ... • 'Mr. Keir Hardie, . M.P;, "arrived in ChristchurcU from Wellington. this' morn- . ling.' He is still suffering Somewhat from the.. results of'the nlotor N accidoht he met with in : [the northern'.city,'.'ahd seemdd-'rather"tired •' ' ■ ' after- his .journey.. '.'liF'tlie- moraing' he- went - to-see'Some"'frieiids.'-and'-at'their' hp'use. ha ' : had-'a Several'-'ChristchurcH'. resident's, including-Messrs.'H.'.G; Ell-and Tj'H.' Davey, \ v .. 'taken .for- a drivo through 'Fe'ndalton .-.and •••'? other jsuburbs. In the'afternoon he^'visited, ; Wainoni'Park. r Mr: Hardio -was accompanied . oft: his drive by the'. T. • W.,: .-Hislop ' (Mayor of -Wellington),*, who also arrived from .Wellington' this morning.;-''., , ,'V': ; '"- v; DANNEVIRKE MAGISTRATE'S : COURT. 1 . ' . Dahnevlrko, January ;7.'>' 'At' the .."Magistrate's. Court this- morning , John 'Mitbhell was 'iharged. tjieft : frpm • a dwelling' of ■£4 \10s;- ; 'in • cash. . ' Abcuaed- was remanded.. Martin ;L\ither'iMurray)'recently committed for' trial-"''dn a'' chargo ; 'stealing,., was '-further ■ changed ,:^ -with ' the r .theft. of.' 100.-.sheep,"valued at £115, /the 'property of- Haro 'Nepd, T ;a:Native>'-.'Accused, was'remanded -for: oight p . days.-; ..Biiil.'waa granted accusal in '£ioo."ah4it"wb',suretics'of:, £100. /'The'police:■ opjppacclJbail. NEWS,IN'*BRIEF.' ' ' : DurieSin,' January : This.'year's mayoraltyrcqntiest will be'coa fined to .CounciUors Mi'Donalfl.arid'Walkor..'. ::'A'meeting will.bp held,next:yeek to.con- .-. sider the formation of aiiothei;, mounted'in- ... fantry corps''in -Duncdin.; ; • V •