NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 173, 15 April 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)'. ■' '. ■' ——' ~ •';; . ■ THE DIXON CASE. STATEMENT BY . THE MINISTER' FOR justice."..;;-, '.' Auckland, .April 14. ' This morning a' "Star"- representative api proached tho Hon. J. M'Gowan,. .Minister for Justico, on tbo question of. tho:-Dixon case, and asked what the Department in- s tend doing in responso to tho petition that Mr.' Dixon should, bo' liberated •.on . the grounds that -ho.. had . .been uujustl}' ini* prisoned. • Mr. M'Gowan replied that .there bad been a good deal of controversy over • tho -matter, and he was at a loss to .understand why tho imprisonment of Dixon' had been cited as an analogy to the'contretemps which arose at Blackball. '- The circumstances surrounding the ultimate arrest , and imprison? ment of the man arose out . of a simple > civil action in which Dixon was sued by a private individual 1 for tho recovery •of certain , money due. • The Magistrate gave , a decision in favour of the complainant,.: and against DiSori, whereon ' the. .lattor. announced .that' ho would go to gaol, rather tlian pay the amount of the judgment given; /'I have not yet received the-Magis-trate's report" bearing -on the case,"- added . the' Minister, . "but-it. is cloarly a matter in which the Government has not the power ' to interfere. : It was a simple civil action, and Dixon preferred;imprisonment to. pacing the\amount of the judgment given' against him." ' ■ ; - • MARKET GARDENERS. ' A PETITION-TO THE GOVERNMENT. ' 'Auckland,' April 14. •At a meeting of . the : rccently-formed Auckland Market ..Gardeners'? ; Association held, this evening at Avondale; .it, was decided to forward a petition to the Government requesting, that tho Prime Minister's» ; proposals that prison labour' bo' uspd jn'tlio production of vegetables on • a . State-iowned farm' be: not givon effect -to, as they were sure that wWa Sir Joseph; }Vard, made the suggestion he was. not aware..that.''of :the ; vegetables sold in Auckland-, a:- large ,i quantity were ' grown by white ■ labour. It ■ was also ■ resolved to forward a ;letter, to tho of Police drawing . attention to tho' Chinese - working- in their-• gardens, on Sundays.. t- .r • : THE VISIT OF THE AMERICAN ' , N FLEET • Auckland,vApnl 14. • • The. following telegra v m has. been received by tho Mayor (Mr. A., M. Myers) from,the Prime ' Minister at Roxburgh,- :in reply .to one sent : by., His Worship regaruiug tha action of the' Government respecting th» visit' of the Ameirican. fleet<>. - '• "In reply : to 'your, telegram,/'the. for entertaining. : thefloet'"willbe considered,when:Minis-; , tors meet in. Wellington next-week,.- and". ■: I will' advise- you of d&cision when: i-'grnti in a i position to do solv The-. hearty : 6or' operation of' the citizens of Auckland'^, 1 ' will bo appreciated by; the' Government. . /Fbr your-information 'as to'the" number; '' of,' vessels, this has -beon asked for; and! i -'I,- am>" informed'. that<l4. are-,'.-coming;;', .•though; this, is, not .definite. .>l' shall; lot" " • you Tiavo 'any; information I; can .later," . ; UNION . C ANCEfiS ITS REGISTRATION.- ■ ' V/estport, April 14. . ■■■'.'"The; Denniston;,Miners 1 '- Union 'has -instructed.its secretary to tako.imffiediate'stOTa . to cancel:, tho Union's Registration; uiider. tnd-. Industrial Conciliation- and. Arbitration • Act. : 4 - • TRAINING SCHOOL / ' Blenheim, April 14. Nearly a hundred, teachers from all parts of Marlborough .will attend the . Easter .training school, in Blenheim.' lecturers will- bo !Mr.- Tennant,; inspectbr, Wellington j. Mr. Bruce, agricultural science expert, and Miss -Egglostcoj of Nclson.'.' Mr. G. Hogberi, ■ will probably at- . • tend, for a few days/ • . ' , • '/ ; :. LAND SETTLEMENT. .'V Blenheim, April 14. • ; Tho ,LaM ; Board : resolved; t<^day':to'approach, tho Minister: for Lands with', a, requiest for additional surveyors for Marlborough., A good area of cut-out , bush .lands', for/which , thoro is keen demapd by the right, class of people,, cannot be dealt .with simply for, want of surveyors. .' ' . : • . ; " TIMARU 3LA.YORAL CONTEST. ' ; f'. .'■) '- ' Timaru,'April 14.. ' For tho Mayoralty.'tliero is to bea con tested election this year. Mr.-T. Hawkey, senior\councillor; who,has-,occupied-,a:seai at the council tablo for the. past fourteen years,,has. decidodt to .contest the.spat'against Mr.Craigie,-' whohasbeen'Mayorforthe past' -six years. -,v ----r'-- - -NO-LICENSE MOVEMENT; New Plymouth,-April: 14. ■ At,the'.'annual meeting'.jof the 'Tarinklil No-License' Loague- to-night,, a resolution wa« .. carricd- that it bo a recommendation to all No-Licenso Councils and Leagues to'-' make tho ' Prinoo of Wales's birthday a "no-license ' meeting day throughout the' Dominion. ■■■" MOTOR-CAR CAPSIZE. Marton, April 14. ..'.. A ..serio'us . 'motor' .'accident.. 'occurred'; to MK Lynn motor-car, with soyeii occupants,.-.while aoiiig home from , a Bulla ' sale yesterday" afternoon. . .. The car..,-had rpachcd ; some- distance; bijyond . Parewanui . .School,' when, a liorse jumping from _a : fenco camo into collision with it,' and capsized tho car. The. whole of the-occupants of.- the car woro.niqro 'ore Jess .-severely, injured. . . • \Dr. > Watson was • telephoned, for, and Dr. : Martin, 'of ''Palmorston.arrived; shortly after; An,'.ambulance [was fori,-and' two, of tho injured party were taken to Palmer- • ston .Hospital, the other' sufferers'; hieing attended to on the spot. -. ; •! . .Among the occupants, besides ;.Lij M'Kel- . vie, were Messrs. Aiiion (2), ; J. ; Sim, Atkin-son;,'arid-two. others. .• •[ . Mr. Sain Amou hadyhis thirrli broken, Mr. Bert Amon his ariklo l broken; arid tho others escaped more lightly..The car was badly injured, and the horse killed. . . ...V ; -,;i V V (BY COjIEESPONDENT.) . .' Martoni . April .14; .lii addition ~to' those"-reported' irijUrcdviri -thb: niotor-car ;Occident- at-,Bulls" was'-'Mr.' ; Lynn M-Kelviei-. who, had '-his .collar-bone fractured. • -: .' '.