RANFURLY SHIELD MATCHES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 112, 4 February 1908, Page 8

RANFURLY SHIELD MATCHES.

■/ Auckland, February 3. . ■ Uurl .«g the past- football season in Au'ct' land-two special challeiige-shield matches. fo: the Ranfurly Shield were played by the ,'Auck" land representatives,, on: the. locaf ground,, Ihe New Zealand Rugby Union decided that' the balance of the takings after nil expense! had been paid was/tho 'property: of/tho Now Zealand Union. Auckland contended that this interpretation, of ; 'the shield regulatioui was not a-correct one. , At a'meeting.of the Management Committeo" of : ' 'tho:' Auckland Union, 'held 'on Saturday evening,' it' was decided to. refer tlic whole matter to'the Apnea; Council of tho New Zealand Rugby Union- 1 ' MAORI RELICS , V. Auckland. February 3. • An addition lias been'.made'-hr tlie wellknown Rotorua gui'dfl MaggioPapakura, who has always taken considerable jjiterest'in;tHe .Maori collection.in the, Auckland -Slu&um'j to' tho rehes therein containbd._ /Slio has forwarded two ancicnt. and.' feiaborately-carved-mouthpieces'for..-ai;tafia,', or. calabash, 'which was.used.by_,.tho Maoris.for' holding preserved birds;-. These calabashes iiv riklek times Were . oxtensively - used, by tlio,JS":it;ivps,' espcpiail in the' interior..-anil, more particularly in the.u'njverA district,' where; .it- i was quite...a common thing, for gn.'.'it numbers ofpigeons ' and t.uis to" be slaughtered-each. season and tp bo preserved in fat for'-winter, use'-or Tor leasts. ' i ■■■!■'

1 A L'CKL'AXIJ' SUPREiI E COJIRT. ' ;• ; Auokiaricj; February' 3. At tho.;Supremq Court ttnlaiyj Albert' Mare, den, a. young, man, - who .pleaded .' giiilty ,to forgery, and .theft at Oneliniiga,. was brought up for sentence., His Honour,'remarked; (Sat . the: offenqes were ,v<?ry'serious;;-but,.'he,.did • not ( like to send such, a young,man'to,prison. He woiild admit- ; liim, to probation -for-two years.,., Prisoner was -ordered to, pay, the 1 costs cl tho Court, (£3 3s, Gd.) .in.. l niou.thly .instalments of,, 10s. Peter/Alexander;: admitted -a number of. previous convictions, 'for falsa pretences-. and/forgery. Ho -. liad pleaded guilty in the-ilowcr court to -forgery,: and was sentenced-to 18 months' hard ; labour.: John Hooper, l , a. young man coinmittpd for ' trial froni; Waipu, charged with,-'-breaking , and. entering and theft of .a quantity/ of -.'wearing apparel/ pleaded * guilty and ; was'-senleiiced to 1:2 months'/hard; labour.-■ ', ;,. DUNEDIN HARBOUR ,BOARD! .. '' -^unetiin,Februa r y.3.'. ; Tho biennial' .nominatibn's'" for', the .',Ota<i;o Harbour Board to-day. 'For DuiiiKliii. City Mb'ssrsV.Jiuthifl'and/-Rattray, were re-elected; unopposed',: and I 't-lio, Hbli. T. Fergiis was r6-qle6ted':a> representative of tile Uhanibei- of' Gow .>is'• jre-f olcct'ed. as represeht'ativp'.bf'th'a- Hill suburbs, and Messrs.;Allen,;M,,P.Y Do-Mans,-ahd Wati. sbiij'jith.' for. Port Chalmers. For, St. Kilda ! (oho representatiyc):'-'Mes'si's; '■ 'Bullock' 1 (retiring., member)'; and. Shacklc.clc' were- iioniiii*- . ated,- and l for '-North 'East. -Valley 'and'.West Hnrbour (one representative) Messrs; Barclaj - (retiring..-member) aiid Green are'earidida'tes.

SLAUGnTERMEX'S.WAGES., ..I-1 February 3. ■ „ A"'.-conference between tbe; slaughtermen and' representativps of-tberijouthland Freezing Works was held -this afternoon and evening, to review tho draft: agreement-' defining 'conditions, cf jforkj.'ctc.'-: NAthing has' been finally fixed yet,-': bill - everything. goes smoothly., Tt-;is ".t-lio- practice- of. those tconccriied to' bold these "meetings,' and; conferences' .have also been' -held.. betweeii ; < tho masters .and men in reference-to. a .series, of agreements'.from' tlio Southland.';. Freezing Workers'. Union.. .The'- menV affeotcd 'do various kinds of work under',different .condi-' tions, arid- tlieT task of arriving ,'at. an arrange, ment satisfactory", to' sill parties; is riot-5 easy. It is understood, however, that this.lias been dono.' 1 v.v;

LAND "SETTLEMENT. -V, • i. .Oamaru, .February 3. ' Applications, for Otekaike sections * having to .be in by four o'clock, the Land' Board staff, hero was kept exceedingly busy all day taking', applications hlid^'depiisits'-'-. In all 699 applications were-' lodged at. Oamaru '• and Dunwliii for forty-nin'o farms or' ruiis. The examination oh applicants: will lie proceeded • with, if onec.-' lho ballot is expected oil L'ridav. ' ACSI'H-AlilAN GR \PES >..■■■ Auckland, Februarv .3. . .Two . hundred.. casesof,, grnpc.v the- first ccmsiahineiit since'the embargo -has 'been removed, arrived. trom Sydnejvby the Mokoia. They.- wore, put up at auction, this, nftenioqn and'realiscd an.average price of 3d: perib.; The'shipment'constituted - two . . toils of black Hamburg and Muscat Hamburg and Chasselas. berries, smaller .than ; the Isabellas grown in the open iiv this, 1 province.'/- The grapes are : likely, to be sold . at a ..-loss. to; the consignors. ■ .>!<: V" ■■■■.■■ AUCKLAND'GAS COMPANY. - Auckland, February 3.' At the meeting of tho'Aiickland. Gas-Cora-; pany. to-day it was.. decided ■ that the, prica of gas be reduced by' 3d. per 1000 cubic feet., ,'• 'A dividend for half-year of Bs. G'd., per share, representing £15,331, was authorised. SUDDEN DEATH. Auckland,. February 3. Mr. Thomas Taylor, aged 68, a. settler residing at Tepapa, -'was loading grain; this afteriioOm; when lie fell, and . expired almost immediately. He is believed to have suffered from heart affection. ■'''" ' ■ ■ ' FARES. iiAI.IED. ; ; ' ; Diinedln, February. 3.> Owing to the , increased,-cost, of bunker eoal; the I"ii ion ponipaily. has increased intercolonial fares by. ten shillings for saloon and five shillings for. steerage l passengersj as from to-day.' • • . -- ■ ■ -