NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 214, 3 June 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

[BT TBLEGBAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] . -frHOTEL CENSUS. . DRINKING AMONG YOUNG MEN. Auckland, June 2. . . At a meeting of tho Auckland Licensing Committee this afternoon, a letter was read by; tho Chairman, from Mr. H. Leckie, giv- ' ing the results of a census .t.ikeu «>y tho Young Men's No-License-League, respiting 30 city hotels watclied on Saturday, April ' 25, between 8 and 10 p.m.,' showing-that during tho hours in question 10,230 persons were seen to leavo the hotels,. 969*2 of these being: men, of whom'7s per cent, were y&UL'g men, 456 women, and 86 children. The' number of persons set down as seen 'decidedly intoxicated" during this period was 204, lh« greater proportion being young men. the Visit of the u.s. fleet. JA REMINDER TO LICENSEES. - •, 7 Auckland, June 2.. _ Referring at the meeting of tho Auckland .- Licensing Committee this afternoon to the approaching visit of the American' fleet, Mr. Dyer, S.M., on behalf of the Committee, re- • minded licensees that there would be a gieat influx of people into Auckland at that time, j probably greater than'ever 'before, and ho . hoped licensees would see that no intoxicated' ' ' person was supplied l with liquor, iud: that the law was strictly carried out.

•LOCAL INDUSTRIES WEEK* • Chrlstchurch, June 2. The final arrangements'in connection with' tho Local Industries Week " (Juno 4to 10) were made -at the moeting of , the' CanterburyIndustrial Association last evening. The 'report; of tho committee in regard, to the exhibition. stated that 33 . manufacturers wero exhibiting in 31 shop-windows which had been ~ allotted them, and 53 firms were making . independent exhibitions, of their goods.' Tha exhibitors included most of the leading firms ' and the displays would be made' in the show 1 windows in ' the principal stree.tf. Great enthusiasm Had been displayed in the. movement.' ' . ' ■ A, LARGE SPOT ON. THE SUN. ' ' _ . '» . ' Napier, Juno 2. • The Very Rev. Dr. * Kennedy, of Meaneo, points out that there is a largo spot on. tho ■ sun at the present time,, near the centre of tho sun's disc, arid, visible through smoked, glass; It is 32,000 miles in diameter, and about 560 millions of 'square miles in ■ area, or nine times the size of the earth. ■ SCHOOL TEACHERS.. V ■ Auckland, Juno 2. At a meeting to-night of the City Schools Committee it was pointed out that in 1903 '• there; were 2482 certificated, and 7 546 -uncertificated teachers,- and, in 1906, 2418 ,and 243 respectively, showing a'large decrease in tho number of those certificated. -Other matters that came, in for some criticism; were tb'o growing paucity of male teachers, and tha unsatisfactory condition of tho If. was decided to voice an appeal in tho matter' to-tho Education Board. ............

; FEW WOMEN DRINKERS. - Timaru, June 2./ : At the annual meeting of tke Tiniaru Licensing Committee ? a letter was read .from tho New Zealand Alliance drawing attention » to the amount of drinking,in hotels by, women. . Sub-Inspector Green saidtherehad been no increase of such drinking in Timaru, and very, little' at any, timer Only fiy'o women v wore arrested last year for drunkenness: V ! STEAMER TORQA SOLD. • ; , ' ; Napier, Juno 2. ! . '* Messrs. Richardson and Co. tho. steamer Toroa to Messrs. Holymari and Son, Launceston, forJthe!;Tasmaiiiari- trade;' to-.re-place the Orion,;'recontly lost. The sale was, effected through the Union Company. . ■" : ' . OBITUARY. •. . Carterton,. Juno 2. The deaths occurred at -Feather&ton' last 1 , night of Mr. Solomon ©'.Donovan, chemist, aged 70. Ho had been ailing since Saturday. . ' i ' ' ■ LICENSING COMMITTEES.;; ' ■ , Blenheim, June 2. Business of the ordinary nature was'trans- . acted at the annual meeting of the Wair&u \ , Licensing ■ Committee, all' applications being . granted, except in the case of one ..hotel,in •' which a postponement Was /made in order to see if the. required repairs had been carried out. " \ • '■. '... ■!. ' , . ' ' Auckland, Jrois-,2.. The ' Police, reporting to the Auckland •• Licensing Committee, stated, that the hotels hero compared favourably with those in any of the Southern centres, and that thero'had . been a diminution of , drinking by women-in tho hotolsA i'.' • • \ PROHIBITION ORDERS; .-~ V . Christchurch, Juno 2.. * • Mr.'H. W. Bishop, S.M., stated'at' the' Court this morning,' when\ dealing with a womin who had several , convictions against her for procuring liquor during- the currency \ of a prohibition order,' that he arid his fellowmagistrates were making an effort to get tho .»• . Habitual Drunkards Act amended so .that' convictions for breaches'of prohibition orders would assist in qualifying a person as an,' habitual drunkard.- "Morally," he added, ' "persons who are. continually breaking Buca orders are worse than the ordinary., person to whom the Act at'present applies." ■

ALLEGED CONTEMPT OF COURT. Christchurch, June 2. It is stated that action is to be taken against a weekly newspaper for alleged contempt of Court in publishing the evidence given in a case hearu in the Supreme Court. Christchurch, after, the Judge liad; directed that no. evidence should be published. .. THE OTIRA ROBBERY. 1 ~ Hokitika, June 2. ' With respect to the Otira robbery, tho police arrested; a man named Todd, here today, alleged to, be connected with-the burglary. . ■ . . FARMERS' UNION FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. □uneriin, Juno 2. The annual ■meeting of the Otago Farmers' Union Firo Insurance Association was j held to-day. The Chairman (Mr. Grey) stated that,the'amount now insured was £116,361, an increase of £10,500. over, last year.,. Of this about £4000 was received since the; balancedate, ■ March' 31.