NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 145, 13 March 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(Br ms&iAPn—press Assbcutioit.f : DRINKING AMONG WOMEN. v VIEWS OF LICENSED. VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION. ; ; Auckland,-March 12. ■ At a . meeting ,of tho Auckland _ Licensed Victuallers' Association, held last' evening,' the opinion was that the stato. inents contained in'tlio police report in r<x,v •fercnce to : drinking by women in hotels-wore unwarranted, ■■and it was' resolved that'the Licensing Committee be asked to'furnish tho' Association witli a; copy of'the report giving particulars ,in ; detail, ,so .that; tiey -may look, into.-the matter. • . . "• • v THE FACTORIES ACT. ,/ A TEST CASE. '■ •'••'/ Duncdin, March 12., It. is understood that 'the:'New'Zealaui. Employers'. Federation has decided :to -bring • •"a. test caso in connection. with', tho Labour ,D» part'ment's interpretation of Clause 14 of tl)e 'Factories' Act, 1907. Tho ■ Department has \ construed tho clause as meaning weekly em- ' ployment, - no. deduction . being made from . wages, • whether the whole 'week is worked. . or not, whoreas' the employers, contend th« ■full wock'must be worked bef6re : the worker ; is entitled . to' tho :wages stipulated, save ii ■ case .of statutory .holidays for women ana boys. : The case will probably bo heard. a* Wellington shortly." • . ' ' AUCKLAND DRAINAGE. •i.'.Auskland, March 12. . The Draina'go Committee .last night ipa6se« the Mayor's resolution'in favour of drafting ia Bill to give cffect to the..drainage scheme,. •and dccided/ in favour of asking for ; the, ap-,,. pointment' of three .- .non-resident' , commis- f • sioners. to' allocate.. the . cost -.'amongst, *th» : -various •bodies, i | ''/ , W.C.T.U. '• . ■ Auckland, March 13. . The 'business meeting of tho W.C.T.U. ' ,opened'this morning. .The.president (Mrs. T.. iCJolo), in'a lengthy Address, referred; to : tho_; .wonderful advances: of 'prohibition .throughout : . >, the 'world'.'She-expressed gratification at tlio results 'of the local-option. 'polls in. : Aus- - ■tralia. was mado to the cain.paigii against!gamhliiig'in the Dominion';; tlia ■Gaming Act of last.session .being. regarded as ■ ; a great- advance on • anything ; attempted-, bprore, though "the '.licensing of .bookmakers ■was regarded as\a' retrograde.step.. The de- - sirability of more .being /done in tW'-way . ;of temperanceteaching in_- .the' schools was : urged,' and-the-' subject of-infant life, protect, tion wis dealt with,at .-'some; length./ The report of ; secretary (Miss Webb) w,as read'. \ It showed that there' wsero" ; '64'"fa'ranohesi- ,oi :'ISOO, Napier hoa i diig''the i list; with-122. *-.; ~' : i SUPREME.COURT. • ■ v.: '. :. -'•• ' 'Napier, irarch .12. " Attho Supreme C6urt',' tho' Cro\ni entered 1 ■ a . stay of proceedings ..m'vtbe charge against Daniel Tohill'of bicycle stealing,'in.whith two'-" • -juries failed to agree. For the theft of.a.fux 1 /necklet, '.prisoner "f/as'i.sentenced - 'to.' ' foui ■ . months: ; Richard -Webb,' /found guilty; of .an : 'offence against a child,. was , sentenced to r • four : years' imprisohment../ :' • I llii- the: divorce case E. . M ; Whiniiie j'' v. John M'Whirinie; on> the groundsl.of deser- \ tion,' 'a-''decree liisi 'was granted// .'•'j'tftV. , In. the . civil : suit, and . Gleeson, , isolioitors/'.v;: /Ewen'Macd'onoll,-' lipp'TCtor. ! of' • 'Police, 4 -claim7or'£l2o 8s!/3d/, r tialaucp duo: ! for professional-services Jrendered' in -tlio en-' ' liiinal • libel-. 'action;' -Macdonell:, v.; George, ■ judgment was given .for ambuiit',claimed.; ■ -■

• WAIMARAMA BLOCK. V \ Hastings, March 11. A petition praying-the Government to set aside land at WaimaramV,has" been largely signed, but a now aspect exists, owin§ :to Mr: 6. P.' Donnelly interviewing tho Minister for liands. and.'.tho,-'Nativc? Minister,'hid v impressing upon the latter, the desirableness of granting authority for the'6urvey ; of tho ■ . Native, portion'.'.of the iblock , to'_; proceed, ;a3 ; Mrs. Donrielly; and; her .brother had decided' to subdivide. ;iiinety.-six acres fronting - the.... coast,-fbr. the purpose of; establishing,a sea- ' side resort,.; setting, aside- a as.'-ai' : reserve ' for. tho benefit .'of the ■ public', .and to offer the-balance in'township:sections for sale or • lcjase '.'.on-.terms .'>ithiiy tho- reach of ,-- I all classed. ; VThe. balance..of the Donnellys' AVaimarama' Estate, would -then bo subdivided into blocks of- from fifty- to three' hundred acl'es for' salff "or lease. This; with teii thousand acres,acquired-by the'Govern--, ment, would increase the land available for closer - 'settlement ' t6 ' Seventeen;'jthousand>-■ - acres . Tho' Ministers .have promised-that th 3survey \vill proceed without delay,, and-'that' - the,. Crown land-will bo. open for selection -• at an early date.

BARQUE'S SENSATIONAL VOYAGE.' . v Auckland, March 12. .The barque Ehzabesh, .which arrived at Tahiti rCceutly from'Marseilles,.'provided rosidonts'of l 3 apeeix): :'with' soino: soasa-laon; Olio ",of .the crew fell, overboard and was .drowned; 'another was lolled' when jumping ashoro from'tlio ship's .rail to tho whaif, his head being split open;''the cook had had a" suristrpke and ivas sent to the hospital; and 'a-;'sailor • had • ond'foot' nearly severed by a wire hawser. . . . < . ' ■WOMEN, LEGISLATORS. "Auckland, March' 12. In the course .of a reply to, an-address ol . welcome to the 'visiting delegates, of tha W.C.T.U.; Mrs. Cole, the New Zealand president, expressed the • confident .opinion that thero would be womenjegisiators jh• the-near future, many - of Tyliom: wionld be more capable than men'at present ;in office.''"•She menespecially 'infantMife protection ; lation, and said: "If they will not allow us . to. help them, wo must do what we can out . side',Parliament." , ;v* - ;/FREE PASSES FOR VETERANS. ... ■■ Auckland, March 11. ■ *The following; communication lias been re- . , ceived from the Primo Minister '■ by Captain H. Goodwyn Arclior, • vice-president; of-the ~ Empire Veterans' Association, for circulatioa'. amongst the', members":—"lt'has boeiivdp- - cided to. grant free railway, passes'totally, members of tho Veterans'' Association who may desire to visit any demonstration to bo hold on Empiro . Day, Dominion Day, and holidays of the like nature, upon a certificate. • being 'furnished by the vice-presidents as t< their bona fides." .' '

. OLD COLONISTS. ' ■ . : ChfistoJiiiroli,. March 12. ' At'a gatheringof-'old' colonists to-day it was decided to "form -mi Old. Colonists 1 'Association, comprising those torn • » or 1 arriving peforo and up to 1870. ■ v OTEKAIKE ESTATE LITIGATION. ~ / •' DufrOdin, March 11. Members ,of ; tho Otago Land • Board' wero served at the instance of Mr. Hosking,:K.C., acting for .Messrs., 'Mitchell and.- M'Kollar, with' a notico! of motion ; for an injunction and mandamus in coimcction with tlio Otekaiko ' sections. ' .The injunction is' asked for,'to restrain the Board : from' again opening, for public selection the.sections, which wero originally granted to. M'Kellar and Mitchell, hilt subsequently 'refused-them.; .'.Thb; mandamus..is a.skcel for ; to compel the issue of. ronowabla leases of theso areas to M'Kellar and Mitchcll. Tho cases aro set down for hearing oa March 18.