NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 118, 11 February 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(nr TELEOUArH—PBEsJ ASSOCIATION.)

> INTERCOLONIAL YACHT RACE. ■ ' SYDNEY TO AUCKLAND, i; Auckland, February 10. '- .v A further meeting was held to-day to dis- . juss tlio' proposed . intercolonial Sydney I to. . Auckland 190b auxiliary yncht;race. The r--, .: a • impossibility, of ; a number - -of -".-yacht* clubs k?'' c. sending'representative yachts was recognised, < and it was . considered unnecessary that they k'" ' should do 50,,-the desire.-being to ~induce S-; ■ New , Zealand and. Australian yachtsmen to combine and assist by oncournging tho race v ■ with the view of tho, building, of a seaworthy class of auxiliary, yacht which might bo used i-. tor defeAco, putrol, and dispatch ■ purposes S 111 timos of eniorgenoy. An excellont race li could be obtained from tho competition of. c :■ v one or two yachts from each colony. .Before --replying tot the Royal Sydney Yacht Club's Jptter-'it.was. arranged committees of these clubs and interested yachtsmen meet r. . again to. draw up - suitable 1 conditions,. and !-• that these be submitted to each of the inter-; x: colonial yacht clubs for their consideration and .further, suggestions., ... : [ PROHIBITION ORDERS. L t TESTIMONY TO THEIR EFFICACY.'' , ■:- . Auckland,- February 10. In: v The " deterring effect- of- the ' prohibition v .order is not. always:as,evident as the autho- : rities: could desire, but occasionally testimony r. Ss brought -to the magistrates' and; police 1 !: v: " . Authorities that - bears eloquent witness to,: its' Lx 1 (-'."efficacy: '.Only 'this morning a/womari, whose | - - husband - was /put-; under the ban twelve > ■■■-, 'months ago, wrote an appealing note to' Mr. [•iettlo saying that, the order had . made 'a • ' . different man of. her 'husband, - who, when 1:.';,-' '.Able.- to, get! liquor; ■ was too 1 weak to'resist the temptation.- - The last year,had been' a ! happy one for} her, she wrote, and; concluded • t -by urging -a renewal of the order at the' t-" expiry of the year,- which is novf'.near com--uletion. ' iV '''" i'

1 ESCAPING .PROM GAOL. '( , New Plymouth, February 10 !■v■■■• ; In the Magistrate's Court \to-day; Joseph !•'-Thompson, charged with; escaping from' New Plymouth Gaol, pleaded guilty. • The MagisI': trate said under ordinary circumstances, as s [.Thompson'.had; broken .gaoU on' a former, ocj casion, ho 'wpuld' have ' inflicted a heavy (a penalty, ■ but; on account of the peculiar cirv-- ■■ cuinstanccs, he would .only sentence him i'loss of three months' marks. Whilst fleeing [■" from pursuit, Thompson' found a- Maori lying j wounded from a fall from tThorso, and took i the risk of going to a store and giving mi i r formation.- The Maori died, and at the mL j quest , the -jury commended the action of i • Thompson. . u •' SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST TWO BOYS. ; ». N Auckland, February 10. j:'," Two boys under'the age of fifteen, a Maori ! • / and a lad ;of 'European-parentage, appeared ' at the Supremo Court to-day for sentence f-onr a charge of indecently 'assaulting young f girls. The v Native,-.Alick. .Nathan, ;whose e ■ offence was. committed at '•<Dargayillei was » ■,: sentenced to' six months''.hard labour, with r-i.n recommendation _to ithe ,Gbvernor to send him ■to an industrial school. -_-The "other ? of-• ■fender, LeslieM'lndoe, . still in .the -Galatea j- ~ blouse stage, comes'from'a respectable familyj », i had borne an ;unimpeacbablo character: tip* . . till -this / offence. .'Addressing' prisoner, Hi a A /Honour said" It is exceedingly painfuj to - sentence a boy .for a ; first -but if I allowed yon ,■ to. go at, liberty : I■ should' be !•>-- holding out to all' boys, attaining the; age of iv ■ puberty that -they : could, 'with impunity, p,/ ; ;somniit''these .crimes/ on: infants, .and ( call igathers to.assist them;.: But for your'tended F; £ Voarfcl w Ould sentonce'you'ito the. full term' i'.- ' illowed by the law; sbvoh'.'years,' but; I, shall not do that. :■/.■ I. shall ,'sehtence you to l two t: s years' hard labour; and 'shall recommend the i'sGovernor-.to: detain .you-iin' an-iindustrial ', school."

- ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION. . Auckland, February 10. v.. ; ■ ' The opening ceremony m connection wjth tho ■ City Council's ■ electncal .installation took t . ;p!aco , this afternoon, tho enrrent being fi. switched< on by the Mayoress (Mrs. :Myers). • CUSTOMS REVENUE. - Auckland, February 10. . A sum of £11,068.45. -,7d. .was taken locally in . Customs revenue : to-dayj -constituting -a, i record for the 'port of Auckland. Tho; beer - duty collected was £276: 95., and £300 was '.received from poll, tax on three Chineso. USE OF ,DYNAMITE TO CATCH FISH.,, , ■;Napier, February 10. ■ ..-Three persons, charged at tho Magistrate's '■ -Court to-day with,:using "an --explosive sub- ' ■ stance (dynamite!. to' catch fish, wore fined vn; £5 each and costs. -. - 11 . DUNEDIN FIRE'PRECAUTIONS v Dunedin, February 10. i ■■■■' In view of the Christchurch fire, tho Dun- ■ edin'Fire Board is-urging on the City Couns- ft cil the proper reticulation, ot the area, in i r rCumborland Street to the north of Rattray f- ;■ Street. Mr.-Craig, Chairman,of the.Board, "says - there:' is absolutely, no, water , supply (• ' whatever m Cumberland Street to the north ...of Jetty Street. .. .; :■■ ■. . TE INQUIRE 1 t '•• Christchurch, February 10. c -The inquiry into" the . affairs and manage-. s ment of-ToOranga Homo will bo conducted by Mr. H; W. Bishop, - S.M. ■ • > STABBING AFFRAY Invercargill, , February 10. i .' During, an altercation on-board tho (barque l :•••!.;Hormes,- lying -at the v ßlufF,--a sailor/named -'- Jacob Soarennen stabbed'- the' steward; An- :?" dreas Armesten in- the breast,- inflicting a ; ■ wound two and a half inches Jong,- but not i : touclhmg a" vital part. Accused was ;remanded to February 17. v - N

MARINE INQUIRY, v-1 ' Invercargill, Februai4 10. T ,An inquiry, into tho -mishap'-to the tug Thorcsa Ward, which, stripped: her. propeller through striking a rockivhile entering HalfMoon Bay, was held at tho Bluff. The ovidence will bo forwarded to Wellington. NAI'IER DRAINAGE IMPROVEAIENT ; . - : r , ' Napier, February 10. : . :.Mr.' Midgley, Taylor,, iri reporting 'on.■ tlio : : Napiet dramago system, recommends an,ex'V,:' tension of the .outfallsto . the,- end of, -.the Eastern Pier,'tho relaying'of certain' sec;v, tions of the sower necossa'ry, 'and :to give' a : proper gradient. :' .Tho pumping of sewage ■ - will have to bo resorted to. Mr. Taylor con- . aiders tho existing system, tho' alterations ho proposes, the-lx»t possible for the ' town. \The whole cost of the/extension- and j relaying of sewers, and ■ tho -purchase of . pumping-plant, etc., is ' estimated "at £39,200. ' ' t " SCHOOL CADETS. ■; j Auckland, February'lo. , The liispector-Goneral of. Schools - states ■ in a letter to.the National League that the ' scheme for the, establishment: of outdoor ; ■ ranges for all publis'-schools is under tho conr,. sideration of -the Education Department.--VISIT OF A FRENCH WARSHIP. Auckland, February 10. r The French warship; Catinat , arrived at ''Auckland, from Tahiti yesterday, and on en-, !:• toring tho Heads fired, tlio'customary salute, • which was -roturnod by the garrison at Fort 1 Cautley. The visit .to Auckland* WII extend over twelve days, after which the vessel :- leaves for'Hobart,, Sydney ,\ and Mclbourno. CLOSER SETTLEMENT. \ ; Oamaru, February 9. V ' Following on the subdivision of the OteV kaike block/ the ''Oamaru Mail," advocates ' the resumption for settlement j'.purpose's-, of tho Hakataramea Estates, South Canterbury, : the property of the New Zealand, and Australian Land Company, comprising over 100,000. V suirea* '.. ,