NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 92, 11 January 1908, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(...'■ (BI ■ IiLIGIiATH —rP.ESS i ABBOCIITfI>N.V "i '•■}•'< ' V , « ''\' r THE ADMIRAL'. . 1 SPEECJH AT TIMARU" i Timaru, 'January. 10, i AdiuirnlSir.WvFaivlics..and,Lady--FaWKoa, ' on' tlieir j way .to - Mount-Cobky/jspont^aVfeTr^■ hours in Timaru to-day, between trains Tho Mayor.i entertained, them -.ntluqch,:<and:thOT, , - took, them for. a motor thf';.,. ,Admiral; attended.. a. shortu social'jfunctions'iiiLv Tho Admiral spoke with gratitude of tho ' kindness he had oierynhoro received in <■ Australasia, alid of thoxnecessity for keeping"■up a. strong.navy, besides>.whatever .land :and y coast-'defence Tcachr.' countrv might-be able r. : :;:V" jto. adopt. .: ;Eaoh:- should do : what •it could .-.> aitord .to-.doin this way; , 'Ho 1 roforred 'with 1 pleasure ;,- to ~ the-, fact that Timaru had ■ : : " initiated tho ■ Now Zealand ibattloship.- fund, ■providing prizes ; for shooting and'a'Ml'for v "the shiD. '■ | l _____ AUCKLAND POULTRY INDUSTRY. " 1 Auckland, January.* 101 .The localstaff of the Department of Agri- \ culture last-night, ontortained Mr. A.' Pouns- : ford, poultry grader at Auckland/for' seven years, who-has been transferred, to Christ- i church,: and; Mr. ;Ti .Leihy, Mr.- Pounsfqrd's Euccescor, at Auckland The- latter remarked upon .the. fact that Auckland - was far bohind the rest of itho-colony , mrthei poultry industry at starting,..but- had ,now;..echpsed ; all,, and. had;a'~p|ionomeiial'.bnsi]ießiii''"'VVa'>■ MATENGA COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. * Glsbomej January 10 .. . Hare Matonga. was. committed-, for' trial, to. • . day on a charge., of, stealing a lady's .watch ■ at Motu.' . Bail was.allowed. ' ' V-, ■'■ , ALLEGED "TWO-UP" SCHOOL:- ' r - V/hangarel i January 10.' ■ The police raided an- "alleged; "two-up'- • f , which, waß being conducted m tna sauaJ;orium\ grounds .at liamo,/ahd (took:the-' ■■ names of a number of men present. Prosecution's are'.to follow(■ -■.'\ ASHBURTON MAGISTRATES' COURT. . , Ashburton, January lO."' At : the-Magistrate's Court, to-day,-, befora Mr. V. ,G. Day, S.M., Andrew -Young, . charged on the information of- the- police witn - keeping for salo liquor, .namely, five cases ot • whisky, .was convicted, and fined £20', ahd Roosts. • K-?: ; ■ The chargo against Albert Sims,' remanded ■from ■ last week on a chargo of assault on >a Voung' girl on tho.:Fairfield-Ashburton Road, /; ■ with intent,to;commit a serious,offence,.wan. heard with • closed doors. ■ Accused was etna- ■ • i ;mitted for trial l at the Supreme' Court at' ' Timaru on February 4.- • ■ ■> ■-. • • " 1 ■ ■ •' MESSAGE FROM THE SEA.. - ■'Auckland, .January.lo.) playing at-Manukau Heads-found . a'bottlo containing the following,-written on half a sheet of notepaper:—"Pleasure boat in distress; broken-: down • whilst- out for -a sail., about ; fifty - miles . outside-Manukau ■ Heads. Name, of boat , Terawhiti. Anybody v finding this, will , they. please send help."' It is signed "Sydney James." ■ ■■: - Captain "Neal, harbourmaster,"- inclines -to the-belief, that .the letter is a hoax,-,but'has, instructed masters of vessels to keep a,lookout at sea for, a craft such as desenbed:^;;, "■ - Inquiries made by; the Marine Deria'rtment, regarding the "mcssaae.from.the sea''picked up at Manukau Heads, elicited tho ;fact .that there is no boat' named the Terawhiti belong- • ing. to; Oiiehunga; -and also . that-. no boats ;ar« missing , i NAPIER' AQUATIC .CARNIVAL.''' -' /• ; -Napier,,.January.lo.:- , - -, The New --Zealand- Swimming,. Association' v^-'. will from;,this year supply gold-ana silver medals for chauipiotiship rneos;-.which>aro,lto be .held -;htvNapier.::>on-.rMarch-19 :and--,2J1.:-,'.'! • Hitherto tho; medals ,had'to bo providedC-by .Z the centres allotted: the championship:-/ v ; Pnyite'.y vices from'all 'pairft-of. tbe'.Doirunioir' indicate''^that : the',^ehaiHpidnshi]i);regatt-» :i . ori .March. 23; will attract" e'rWs: .Irdm^alT-.tlie" leading- which f.Hitherto'; have not ,]ist-s.'Zllio.. J: bourse; on which'races. will .bp,.rpwed'Vwas^'^;" described by;' Stanbiiry ■ as.;one; of. ..the fmesfc . - ho had seen.- . ... ... : .. .

, TIMARU TRADE. RETUIINS.;' , . Timam, • January lO:'- y ! A "statement'-for the'yeiir ended "December ' 31 of. 'the''import? .arid-.'exports.'"through ' Timaru ;Harbonr, 'j.shoivs impprts . totalled 86,220 .tons, an; ;; increase, , 0f.,-7067 . ;• tons on the. previous record'." The ''import of timber . was ■ 8,830,912 feet, .an increase on last year of ■ two'and : miUioiis.: Tho'exports-,during 1&07 totalledv6s,os2 " tons,.this.being less than.last year by 11,960 ton's,'woolishowing adecrease..of,6Boo biles, and. oats'BsQo tons. , ' • : .V 1 ; . * - Tho- export, of- frozen ihuttdn' was ■ 837,997 carcasses, a, ; record for-the' port-,- and .an in- . crease on: the; previous iptal .pf- 49,000. ~•■ »„ iTho 1 total'reveriue *was''£2s,o36, • comparodi with:,£25,643 in 1906. ' , : . ,I'hd 'value of 'tho' iiiiports : (foreign and intercolonial) was £297,547, an increase' of ,0(^0- arid of exports £1',216j542, <-an' inprcasV;pf\£loo,ooo. m■ > ~ ; ' THE HON J A MILLAR if/,.:: • Auckland, January. 10.,', ' The .Hon. J. A, Millar, Minister, for Labour ' and. Marine, •. leaves .: Auckland for Wellington .on; Monday.- Mr.;/Millar.hasj* during the present' week, -taken' part, in the 'bowling tournament as a of 1 the Club.' ■' LABOUR-LAWS. '. , Auckland, January'lo. l ■ At the Police Court'this afternoon Fredorick: Hitchcock was prosecuted: by. the Labour Department for allowing ■ a . boy named George. Howes to • work; without a certificato, he' being' under sixteen.'years, of' age.' It was ' mentioned by the inspector that; ho had ,warned, thiv defendant; who wai penalised to the. .extent of £2; and costs. . 'Another 'shop-lieepor, - - John.' Harry ■'Porter, pleaded guilty' I 'to having employed* two' assistants later than' 'the i time ''prescribed by Section 3 of the Shops -and Offices Act,. l!ft>s. • Aftor hearing the inspector's explanation of the case. Air. Dyer said tlio breach was .'a rather: glaring, one,, and inflicted a penalty of. £5 and'costs! ;

DU'OHTANT BY-LAW DECISION.' v Ashburton,\ January 10. An important by-law decision was given in tho Magistrates' Court to-day by Mr. V. (r. Day, S.M., in the case of the Ashburton County Council Y. Thomas Raineywho - waa charged with driving a traction engine in a traction engine riit on tha' main South Road Tho Magistrate dismissed tho information, holding that a County Council has.no power to nuiko by-laws governing' roads which are under tho jurisdiction of ltoad Boards. Notico of. appeal was given. DI'XEDIX DOCKS. . • Dunodln, January 10. A conference was hold : to-night , between the Otago Dock Trust and tho Otago Harbour Board'with respect to a proposal 'emanating from tho pock Trust .tnnt the. Har-' bour Board-should take.over-.tho business of tho Trust, including , the, present dock arid tho large dock at present, in coiirso of construction, and tho freezing-works', at Port Chalmers. After matters had booh discussed 'in committee, it was decided: to hold o further meeting on a future date. . SCCLLING CHAMPIONSHIP. '■ Wancanul, January 10. Owing to the tide on February *20 not being suitable, it was to-night decided not to hold, on that date the race for the sculling championship of the world. The date' has not boon fixed, but the rnce. will probably take place a week lutor than originally intended. ....