NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 159, 30 March 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(nr XELIiGRAPII—PRESS "ASSOCIATION.} •• -—.- > .■'!.'. ' ■ NO-LICENSE IN INyERCARGILL. ' REPRESENTATIVE TESTIMONY. .. ■ . Irivercargill, March 2&. -.The Mayor, arid one hundred leadinj business and profesisonal men hen have signed a statement drawn up ', bj His Worship .the. Mayor with, regard to the; results of No-License, here.' Tho statement declares:—: i (1) That No-License "has had no detrimen-tal-influence on the value of property. (2) That ..public order in the streets has' greatly improved,'persons under tho influence of liquor being seldom seen. • -ft ' (3) That the moral tone has necessarily im» proved. \ (4). That -in the best interests of growing youths they would not like to see licenses restored.- --v . (5), That, the reform can be recommended-to other places, for .trial. • This . statement has been mado by the Mayor in reply-to anonymous assertions -regarding tho "above points made in various newspapers, in-the Dominion! The signatories who support- the . Mayor:, include well-known medical men and solicitors and leading evangelical ministers, most "of the wholesale; mer- . charitsj. all. the newspaper proprietors, manj educational .authorities, 'and'a- representativ* list of every ■ branch •of ■ civil and commercii life. QISBORNE FLOODS. ' WATER-SUPPLY .DAMAGED. . _ . "-'■■■■ Cisborne, March, v 28.:" ' The . remarkable ' rainfall; on' r Thursday -. caused a. tremendous flood in-the head-waters of - tho -Te Arai stream, and did extensive 1 damage to the upper, portion-of the" 1 municipal water-supply works, which had just • been . completed. : The. flood carried, away the pipe line' for - a-distance" of three , miles, and: left the pipes, in fantastic positions high up on the 'bank. The former configuration : of tho valley is completely "altered; and 'it will be necessary' to':'surrey; a"! new; line, Bilong tho hillside. . The damage is ..estimated : at about £5000. . The water-supply has not been cut . off,; and a . temporary intake can easily be.constructed to maintain the present pressuro of 1401b. . . . .

INVERCARGILL FATALITIES. . : . ~ \ -Invercarglll, March 28. '• ' Thomas Scully, a 'farmer,*'' of' Mill 'Ejoad,;' fell from a cart; and, striking his head'on : i stump, fractured tho skull. Death resultes before an operation could be performed: Do ceased was married and leaves a grown-uf family. , 5 •.'• .r.*v .'James Edward Fox died suddenly at Mabe! • ■ Bush : last night.-: 'v.- : Invercargill, March 29. .: :An inquest .was hold on Saturday - touching -' the death of James Edward : Fox, who died at Mabel Station. The medical cndenco

showed that..doath was. duo-to. acute, septic poisoning : from . internal • abscesses,: probably . caused -by .inflammation in- the soft part* of-' nose, .for . which deceased, had received medical treatment.' l The jury found -that'■ . death was due to natural causes.: : ' LYTTELTOX SHOOTING .'CASE. , ' Cnrislchurch, March' 28. ' ' : Frederick Hall, om remand, appeared at ' tho Lyttelton Court-this'morn-ing, xharged with haying attempted to murder Alexander James Muir by shooting him with a revolver. On the application of , tlio police accused was further ' remanded ' foi seven days. : DAIRY COMPANY DIRECTORATE ' ' Palmerston North, March 28. ' - . At-the, Sapreme pourt .thjs; morning, Mr.; Justice delivered'judgment in\a;case in l which Reed and. others;; applied to; have the/election ot two or tho Levin ::Dairy, : Company, ! Ltd., .declared void, ana for a maiidamus ordering the company to proceed to, a fresh: election. . : r His Honour h(?14 that tho action must fail, on the ground that'the company was not tho plaintiff,'and ,that\the'majority of the sharo-' holders 1 had not decreed that ; the. action should be brought; also that' a- subsequent ' meeting of . shareholders,' at which plaintiff v was ■ represented;'.. confirmed : the 1 election.Vof the. directors and cured; any .irregularity, in , the election. ' Judgment/would be" for defendant? with costs- on : the: middle, scale,' "assessed'at £36 : lis; v ' 4 .CIVIL SERVAKT; WAYLAID. v V . .• .4 Glsborne, March 28: ;A_ member of :the. CiyU. Service, who is , Visiting (fisborne, was\ waylaid by-Uireo:men one evening this week. He was stopped and asked the 'time, and when- 'replying, " .was; , ■ struck - in ■ tho -face, by 'one man,.. lie'' was ' successfully.' oombating tho : . attack ' wheu .'another, ofi the' trio him''.from''- .behind " with- 'a : blow. on nape, of'; the neck... Mo ■ assaijants 'then 'decamjjjed," fearing;' probably 1 . that r they • had.; done him. serious * harrn, and ■ the visitor Jay on :tho'-. roadway"• 'for, a. 1 considerable' time.' '.Th'e : police, We : in- ' , VMtjgating 't^,.matter'.',,J>•', i: : ■■;"A PROGRESSIVE PORT. : v : ; ■

J'' [: '] Invercargill, 'March .28..- ' ■ Gratifying indication of; the, progrcss'oi . Southland shipping-,.was givenby reports, received of ,tne .Bluft ;.: Harbour ■; BQardv V . ; The , shipping-master ; .'re-. : ported "that during "February ' the'; shipping - had. been—lnward, 27 vessels 0f;53j427-.toils;• outward, 23' vessels' of '54,300 'tons.. Thislwas - : an over* tho corresponding < of tho previous• year of ,7333 toris. : and 8547;, tons' ' .The financial. statement submitted by the secretary showed I that .tho, ordinary,, revenue ; forb February: ■had'' been-J\ £1865 - 2s. 10d., as oompared with £1902 os., 7d. : for. tho same month, last, year. There ; was an increase .0f;£560 for the. twolmonthlf 1 ... of the, year over'the same two of 1907.' Thf ». secretary alsoreported-, that , berthage ; du« . for-.the..moiith had been. £570,' whiclrisa record; in.the history 1 of the -Board; • BRANDING'OF SHEEP. ~. V' V •. • C VWairoa, March 23. Tho Farmers' Union annual meeting yesterday decided to ask tho Government t< compelithe branding of sheep travelling mot*.,: than two days. It : was decided to ask the ' Government to. take decided steps to prevent rabbits gotting into/clean oountry from • bo' 1 < yoiid the: Mohaka River. ' '. HOSPITAL COLLECTIONS. / Invercarglll, March 2(t The results of yesterday's Hospital Saturday collection's are said t<s constitute a rccord ' for the'colony. r.Tho total. (incomplete so far) . is'£lo3o 105.'3d., of which tho town collections accounted for £455, and those of tho outlying districts for £534 17s. 3d. V .-'':..;; ' Napier, Miirch• 29. Tho, v annvial Friendly Society Hospital, demonstration,, postponed from,;lasy : Sunday,, ' took* place to-day in the Botanical/Gardens.' Thero-was a very large attendance,of Napier- ' and/Hastings people, and a largo.amount' was' collected.' ; ■