NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 158, 28 March 1908, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

IBIj .lELEGItArn—PRESS'ABSOCJiTIOM.I ' THE RECENT: BAND CONTEST. OF LEGAL PROCCEDINGS. 1 IB* TELEGBAFH —rilliSS ASSOCIATION;! ■ New-Plymouth, 1 March 27. The.Wanganui Garrison Band is..threaten* ing'legal proceedings to recover" tiie 'mcdalt which lroro awarded to the Auckland,. First' Battalion Band,' on-a- protest, connection with the. trio; competition.'at.ithe recent'oon> test: v .The; Wanganui"; representatives were• placed first' by'!th'o judge," but were- disqualified by the 'Afesociation. ori ithe [ground that they ' played the ; saine" piece 'as at •Christchurch, wherfe ;they also won: The modala • wero then .awarded' to Auckland, who' came second:; It; is 'a. rule of' the North-, Islaiid Brass Bands' Association' that ' three'' Joan must ' elapse; before the same -piece can •' again s ' be tendered by the - winning band.':. -V . . AUCKLAND DR.VINACE. /Auckland, March' 27/ . Tho question of the proposed drainagt. scheme for the"city"attd suburbs 'was iagam • bdforo the-City Council last night; when.the Mayor moved the adoption of .the three ro solutions passed by the Drainage Confer* once.. ' , Mr. Smccton i'ls it a question of drain. age~or of Greater/Auckland? ' v ';- The Mayor: Drainage at present, but this is preliminary to the other. , , A long discussion , book place,' various views as to .the desirableness of the'. Greater Auckland scheme being. diicussed, and ulti-' matcly the motion was adjourned-for further consideration at a-special* meeting. . - ' SUPREME COURT iCASE. .... Palmerston. North, March 27;Atvtlie Supreme Court sittings'held hers to-day, before Mr. Justice Cooper, Thomas Roberts claimed £200 from William Citta. dini as damages for: of purchase of property • at' Eketahuna. 'Plaintiff. was nonsuited.,' . . OBSTRUCTING THE. RAILWAY. : ; Invcrcargill, March £7. Adam : Middlomiss,' 'aged fifteen,' ;wal charged with placing an obstruction on'tho Kingston railwiy! : Fortunately ; the train was going up hill at tho time, Hhd' the'drivel' was. able to pulK up, but: not before .tho eh-; gine had passed over one piece of . iron. "\Tha; magistrate said it Tfas'no useVßonding"■■.»#<■ boy to gaol, and he was too old, for an'industrial school.-He. therefore ohleredhiia to receive twelve strokes;of the birch rod."- ' .STATUE.OF MR. SEDDON. - •• : Westport, March £7. ;. - •A. contract' Was ■ settled, yesterday., with' Par«;, ;l kinson and Co., Auckland, toereet ' a'.' statuf < of the late Mr.' Seddori' in • one of .the. princi-. pal thoroughfares, of-Hokitika,- as a memorial .. ■for Westland, which the late Premier so long represented in Parliament. The statue" be a little larger than life size,. in nlarble,: on a polishod, granite pedestal,' with'white, granite steps on a concrete foundation.'• '•* : . . ONE HUNDRED FLAXMILLS 'CLOSED ' . ; . Auckland, March 27.. ' It'is estimated-that;onia hundred r flaxmHl» ; have been, closed^in-ithe I .Auckland . Provinci" . in odnsequenco; of the.:low. prices, bburt r the outlook is now pronounced'to bo a -little more' 'hopeful,:' '..; ,',' ', 4'V 1 ' - AUCKLAND MAYORALTY. " -Auokland,- March 27. Mr. Arthur Myers has acceded to a general wish of' th 6 "Auckland City Council, ■ and agreed to nomination for a . fourth .term :of office as Mayor.' '

NEWS IN BRIEF. V- v : <Tlmaru, March 27. Fire broke out at 11 o'clock ■ last. night in a fiverroomed 1 wooden .housei occupied .by. i A. Brown. Three rooms wore .gut-ted,- ana, . very littlo furniture! was; saved.- Insurances; •—llouse, £350 in tho Commercial Unionfur-. niture, £150 in the Livorpobl, "London; and Globo. ... ' ■- ' ■ In. the Magistrate's - Court this; morning • three men,:,followers of race meetings,,; Were fincd,4os. each for playing " two-up.' : ' ,1 v , • . ; Auckland," March 27!' In consequence, of "the collapse of ,the guu market,' Austrians engaged in digging in thil v province are. sending, a deputation ; .to -interview 'the .'Ministers': in 'yVellragtbn 'with' tht object of getting land: set.>part' with" a 'view to. establishing an Austrian, settlement ol " agriculturists and yiticultuxists. ; Tho; .City Council' refused',an application i'b'y ihe'Metropolitan"'-Athletic-. Glub for-'thr use ,of Victoria, Park on-Good.Fnday, thougl the applicants undertook to donate fifty ppi ■cent, of the net proceods of tho collection at .. the. gatos to the Orphan Homo.' /, ; .