NEW ZEALANDNEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 195, 12 May 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALANDNEWS.

[BI TELEGRAM. —MESS — ROTORUA FISHERIES. AUCKLAND ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY'S DILEMMA. ' ' Auckland, May - 11. .The new Government regulations undef which.tho Rotorua fisheries aro. taken out of the hands of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society,, and placed - under State'. control,formed the subject .of a deputation to tho* Minister for Justice, (the Hon. J. M'Gowan) to-day;,.. j , •Mr. Patton. said that since tho Rotorua streams had, been taken under State control the Auckland Acclimatisation Society' had: been plaoed in a very serious position. Five hundred thousand trout ova wero needed to replenish the streams, and- tho only chance tho Society had was to be. allowed to tako .tho ova from.Rotorua. ' Mr. Cheeseman pointed out that Rotorua had been stocked by tlio Auckland Acchmartisation Society some years ago. Tho Society: kept brood fish, but when trout 'became plentiful at Rotorua the brood fish were' released'because the ova from /wild fish was niucli stronger, and likely to give'far .better results. For throe -years past the. Society ■had been restocking streams' witTi the ova taken .from Rotorua. Now the Government had taken over tho Rotorua area, and the Society was in something of a dilemma. 1 Mr. Lawry, M.P.Will 500 t OOO seriously deplete the Rotorua stock?. : Mr. Cheoseman: I know Rotorua well enough-to say that 50 ; 000,000 will Temain. ' Mr. M'G-bwun-protmsed to help the Sooiety, all he could, and said .that as soon as the .Cabinet met the matter would bo dealt.with.

AUCKLAND LABOUR MARKET. - : VERY FEW MEN OUT OF WORK. ;> 'v Auckland, May 11. Complaints have recently-been: instituted ' in 'Wellington with regard to what is termed the " glut" in the labour: market 'there, due , to .the supplies through immigration' and • other channels proving too- great' for- the do-. mand. On application to Mr. J. Sbanagh'an, officer. in charge of -the local labour bureau, it- was learned that .such a condition or . affairs can in no way lis said to exist in Auckland. ' "Wo have no congestion of the unemplpyed here," said Mr. Shanaghan, " and although,' as is always the,case, there;are;a'-.few men who cannot be suited, work can. nearly aU ways .be found for good men, and the" supply and demand just about balance. We havft' very few men out of work in Auckland." , ■ AN OVERDOSE OF CIILORODYNE. Ghristchurch, May 11. A man named James Ward was found ing on the river bank on Saturday night suf- . fering from an overdose of cblorodyne. He was taken to the Police Station by a con-, stable with the idea that ho was-drunk, but later he was removed to the Hospital, where ; the attendants had to keep him. moving all night lest ho should fall asleep. Yesterday he was better. James Ward was this morn-■ ing : charged at the Magistrate's Court 'with . ■ having attempted.tq,commit suicide, and on': the application of the police he was remanded; to May 16.-- ' v . , ' . DESECRATING A GRAVE. \ ' Chrisfcliuroh, May 11. . A woman was caught red-handed to-day. desecrating a grave by stealing • ribbons at-; tached to wreaths arid flowers recently placed on a grave. She was promptly arrested,- .arid will appear- at the Court to-mor-row. ' . . SUICIDE. . , Auckland, May. 11. . A Chinese/ coal trimmer on board the African Monarch; which arrived frorn Sydney to-day, committed suicide on. the passage by hanging , himself in one of the coal bunkers. ■' Ashburton, • May.. 11. 'At the. adjourned' inquest, held to-day on the death of Mr: ,-,A. H'. Penny, who was found dead under, suspicious circumstances in the Somerset Hotel on Slay 7, the jury, ' after receiving a report of the Government'. Analyst, i returned,'.a Verdict: that deceased committed suicide,by taking oxalic, acid while'temporarily insane.' .- - v .'■ ' INSTITUTE FOR INDIGENT: GENTLE-' . WOMEN. . . ; Christohurch, May 11. The first meeting of the Board of Control of . the Institute-for Indigent' Gentlewomen, constituted under the\ will of the late Mr. r Allan M'Lean,_ was. held to-day, when a com- - mittec was appointed to formulate a policy and to arrange the duties of 'a secretary. The .Board' resolved that at its next, meeting it would proceed to the election"' of two wo-, men as members, of the Board in terms of tho will." : ' '.. .. . , '/• RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS. . '! Napier, May 11. A-discussion on a motion, which bamfc bo- ' " , fore. the Education Board to-night with regard :to the; arrangement of school hours ; , under certain conditions, presumably, to fa- ' ■ .cilitatfi the', giving. of instruction,. showed members to be equally divided, .and no action'was, taken. . , ESCAPE FROM PRISON. . V A:!;!'.l?.nd, May 11. Thomas Leonard Easten, alias - -Wilson,, sentenced'to .three ver.rs' imprisonment at"-'.' Napier for'highway robbery under arms, v escaped from'Waiotanu prison yesterday.MEMORIAL.TO MR, JOLL. : • " Hawera, May 11. Meetings were held in different' parts of the district,on : night a-; memorial.to the late MK T.-L. Joll. .-Sub- . 1 scription lists-were, started. The response to the'movement, is very, cordial. - -V ;.

_ ALLEGED THEFT. ' ~. !•: -. ' ' ■_ VOiirlstsSurch,' May. 11. '/ At the .Police.' Court- -to-daj'; Charles ,; Brycnton admitted having Stolen £14' from Michael O'Brien/; at the .Telegraph; Depart* ment's.camp r.t Halswell. . ' > •; Accused had been • employed at the camp, 1 and stole the, money from O'Brien's'vest \vliilc tho. latter was absent. Of. .the. stolen 1 money, £6' had-, been paid las deposit ' forpurchase of a bicycle.. 1 Mr. Bishop, S.M., remanded'Bryenton for tho probation' officer's report. HAWKE'S BAY COUNTY COUNCIL. ' - Napier, May-11; ' Owing to. shortly,, leaving on a trip, to Eng-'. ; , land, Mr.. T. E; 'Crosso has resigned the chairmanship. of / thp Hawke's Bay Coujitr Council. At a meeting this morning . Mr. T. M. Chambers was;appointed to fill the nosition until' a permanent' chairman has Been' appointed. ■ ' / ' r . ■ NAPIER HOSPITAL. „ • • Nspier, May 11. At a meeting of the Napier Hospital Trustees to-day the Chairman said, that at''hie request Dr. Valintine, Inspector-General of Hospitals, had visited the Hospital, and inquire:! into matters which Mr.. AY. J. M'Gratli...desired to be investigated. A.s a; result, Mr. M'Grath had dccided toiwith*-, draw his motion that-an inquiry bo held.. ' NEWS IN'BRIEF. .-. . , . MapSor, May 11. , At the Magistrates'. Court' ; to-day,' Mr, M'Carthy, S.M., ordered £ man, who' was■ charged with being aa habitual drunkard, to be detained in the l'akatoa Ijio.lwijites' Home Auckland, for two years., .' . ■ :• The Hon. G. Fowlds was >.'iWna during part of the Education tonight. A, nieml)er of the. Bn'wl raised the question of affording.certain. WtSiers better, opportunities of. obtaining ..certificates, and the Minister promised to'give the matter hiv consideration. 1 '; ' :, . '