NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 91, 10 January 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BT TSIEGBAPH—PHESS , ASSOCIATION.) 'HON. J. M'GOWAN'ON TOUR. > Tauranga, January 9. The Hon.-: J.' M'Gowan arriTcd! hero last • night; having travelled during the day-from Rotorua,. via l'aengaroa and To* Fuke. •- In the evening. the Minister receivod l'deputations from the county and borough councils ■ J and; Railway League, which advocated principally assistance..for ,'roads- : and 1 '-bridges,: -• : complijtion\ of .■ the Kaimai -Roadj -and' con- ; ;~, noCtion with the-railway system. -The Mm- ' ' ister was. accompanied, by Mr. -i'Matthevrs ; . (private secretary),,. Mr. vHamerv(DriderrSec-. retary for: Minos), • and'. Mr. ■ Hannah.' (PubliO ::v •Works-Engineer, Rotorua).: . The party; left ~ foi Waihi this morning i . \ THE'ADMIRAL. v •■..: •• Dunedln, January. 9. Admiral and-Lady •J'awkos, accQmpanieJ ■ by .Lieutenant Willougllby, Dun-?•'••'• edm this evening,.'after -ail' en]oyablo ? trip: to: Q.ueenstown.;-The-party\leave'to-morrow • •' lor Mount Cook. ' I , COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. ' • , ■■■'■■ • Auckland, January 9;:-!,.^' At the Police Court,this afternoon Jamelf'., ■ Vosey, aged about 4b, was charged-with m--.; decently assaulting: threo'-little. girls in',Vio> . • tona - Park on-December-31." Acoused, wln.r . pleaded'- not-*-guilty;-., resorved his, and was committed for trial. DENTAL CONFERENCE. • „ Auckland, January 9. i The Dental Conference closed to-day .with • a morning and afternoon .session: ; At • the ; former various members, gave demon6tration».'' / ill special.r modes. of .-practice,- and the - letterwas occupied'm-. the reading .-of papojrs.-.and-...-discussions. TIMBER FREIGHT ~ ' . r '/■ Dunedin, Januarv 9." >, The. Union Company has raised the freight -. , rate for timber .from Groymoutb: to South/ 1 • 1 Island ports by 3dper 10D: superficial foot,. ; OAMARU MAGISTRATE'S COURT > Oamaru, January 9. • • The Magistrate to-day fined Thorns* . . Preen, stock dealer, charged with, cruelty., to animals, 20s. and costs for crowding eleven -... • cows and-soven; -bulls• into • a "•".T"t-waggOß:,,y ■■•.-.■ for conveyance to Dunedin. .■ ... • : . ;\'A charge'against-Jf.tnos Howard,', licensee'v i of the Georgetown Hotel, of-selling-liquor,to •. - be taken into aaio-license area, without giv> ~ ing statutory-noticiy was dismissed: ■ . v ". I THE'DISCARDING OF MR.' SLATER. Dunedlll, January 9. Replying to a charge' that workers ; had ; shown ingratitude in discarding ;Mr. Slater, the executive. of theOtago Trades' Council i says:—''Mr.:Slater has,'without;doubt, dono' his fet : on the Arbitration Court for:, ths side lie. represented, but'we are,,'convinced that someone else can do . us.:. Wa cofisider'.we are at perfect liberty to make the charige, and it ill becomes irresponsible. .. people to tiike us to task, and. accuse us of ingratitude towards Mr.- Slater. The workers have; allowed - irresponsible people to do the • thinking for thom too long, anil, if anything was required to convince-us of the wisdom of making a change, it' is the nonsensical utterances of \theso people." .- VICAR'S WORK AMONG JOCKEYS.

"'• Vv • Hastings, January 9.The' Rev. Anglican Vicar of Hast-. iri'gs, who for. some' time lias interested him-' self in the social welfare of youths connected' iwith racing stables, lias been given £300 ' by stewards'and others'.interested'in 'racing.-' 'life gift is to form the basis of 'a building fund- for a club room for the youths of Hastings. The Rector was' told. he- was doing more tlian tho Gaming Act to purify Bport.;. : SOCIETY-OF RAILWAY SERVANTS. ;V. ' -V, Duncdln, January 9. The Otago ballot for the biennial election •of general secretary- of the, Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants .was held today. The voting resulted/as follows :—Mack; .(Auckland),'. 700;' -Edwards; (present ' sfecre-' tary), 101.;,- W. D.' Hanrahan and D. Wilson were appointed delejgatcs to' the annual con-' ference. ■ " " FIRE- ':;r" : V ' Nelson, January 9. ,'A fire .at Onataki yesterday destroyed ahouse, occupied by Mr... Thos. Brough, and owned by Mr. G. G. S. Hancock, with all contents. ■. . . '• HOCKEN COLLECTION. . : Dunedln, January 9. A meeting of the trustees of the Hocken Collection was.'held to-day, when a deed vesting the collection in the -University Council was signed. The treasurer's statement showed that the.total funds in hand amounted to £5600.' - ;.

• MR. KEIR HARDLE. Ounedln, January 9. Mr. Keii - : Hardie arrived ' in Dunediji' toniglit, .and was. received by representatives of Liab'our bodies; He addressed : a large 'meeting' hut-he Alhambra Theatre, speaking for .an hoijr ou. the labour movement.'and labour conditions generally in Great Britain. He was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. Tomorrow, night Mr. Hardie 'a k d- ; dresses a meeting of miners at Kaitangata. SEA BATHING. Napier, January ,9.' A woll-attended public meeting was held this evening to discuss a proposal .to- erect salt-water. baths,. and to. afford additional facilities for sea bathing. The project was \V'armly supported, and it was decided to take a poll of ratepayers to sanction'a-loan for the purpose of carrying out the work.- . RECORD MEAT . SHIPMENT, v ' Napier, ' January '9.' > ■ Messrs. Nelson Bros.',. Ltd., > have .jfirir completed loading the \Star of Japan with a •retord' Hawkti's. Bay: meat' shipino'nt,. consisting of' 19,903 carcasses of muttb'n, 22;472' of lamb, and' 1716 quarters of beef. DUNEDIN SUPREME COURT RETURNS.; Duneo'ln, January 9. Suprom'e Court 'returns' show - that "during the last year 39 men arid three' women were indicted, of whom 31 men and one' woman were' convicted and sontcnced. Twenty-five men aud four women wero sent up. from the Lower Court, for sentence. In 1906 the figures wero:—3o nien indicted, 19 convicted, 11 acquitted. Tho increase in crime last year was in cases of theft, and deceit,' the more serious' .class ,of offences being about equal to that of 1906. In civil cases, judgment was recorded for £2299, against £1893 for tho previous year. THE OTAGO CRICKETERS. Dunedin,. January 9. The Otago touring team, beforo returning home, presented Mr. Wilson, captain, selec--tor, and manager, with a case of pipes. Mr. Wilson, in reply, said ho had given fielding great weight in choosing his team. The production of good'cricketers from the other side would benefit Otago cricket a great deal, and perhaps something might bo done beforo next season, lie had something in view at any rate. CHARGE OF FORGERY. Hastings, January 9. . A Native named Hapi Tanari was arrested this morning 'and "'remanded to Feathorston on'a charge of forging and uttering a cheque drawn on J. Parkes and cashed by Saunders at. Featherston. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CONFERENCE. Cambridge, January 9. The New Zealand-Australian Conference of Seventh Day Adventists lias opened here, aiid will continue for a week. There is a large number of delegates. The Adventists rccentlv purchased a large farm property in Cambridge, and erected a training school and health food factory.