NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 267, 4 August 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

IBY TELEGRAPH—ritESS A6SOOIATION.I ,! FOR COMPENSATION, ' CANCELLATION. OF A LEASE. . ' /Chrlstchurch, August'3. l . The Compensation Court sat to-day to hear the clairq, of W. E. Hare against 'the .Oitovn. for £2100 compensation for tho cancellation'of his lease of land situated on the Culvorden .Estate. The - estate .was recently acquired by the. GoVeriinietif under the Lands • 'fop-: Settlement' Act' and.-the. leases,.'given by."the preiHoiis-,. owner, were terminated. .The ; claim ■ for ■ compensation was.mado under the Lands. for. Settlement Act 1900, and the'procedure was under tile. Public Works Act '1905.'. His Honour MK Justice-Denriisto'n/ Messrs. W. ;h H." Hargreaves. (Grown), and W. J. - .-M.t! Hopkins (claimant), , sat as, assessors. , The.. Court unanimously awarded the claimant' £1100, but left the'claimant the alternative of finding a purchaser ;'within three nibntlis, .the Government to transfer to. his • nominee on the terms which had been mentioned:"! The Government should pay costs and "assessors fee 3£5 ss. each. ' ' • ,M

Anti-vaccination league. A; CHRISTCHURCH PROTEST/;, ; Chrlstchurch, Aligust 3. At a meeting of ; the Ajiti-vfcciriatibn League , held on; Saturday evening ,'a' resolution was passed protesting,, emphatically , against; the .prosecution' of . parents .by, the • officers of .the Health /Department,for hori-• vaccination of • children,, fias only a/fen/ are dealt'with.. It.was also decided to-.'call;'the special attention,of the-Minister forr-Hfialth, the Minister for Justice, and members .of. Parliament,to the utter j, absence ,of.,justice . in, the administration of.,the Public,.. Health Act' as applying to 'vaccination. ]The • secre- . tary was requested ,to v write, ■ t» : the local members of the them (to interview the Minister for t Health and -.request , him to suspend proceedings \uitil of • Christchurch have an opportunity -of', expressing their views,on. the. subject.,,,,lt'wan resolved ,to ■ adopt- a forni - of • petitionj .to,,'. Parliament ; asking-,.-for "."the. 'repearibf/an'' ' legislation relating. to vaccination. ;M -. ' FLEET WEEK; PREPARAT«)N&; .. . MESSAGES FROM- THE ;FLEET. v", : - v -Auckland, AugtisV 3.; -'A!. "Star".-,reporter/,made,'; ( ihquiriesJ'as'.''io ~ wh-ether Router's wireless ; message the-imovomehts of 'the •American fleot-'was re- ~ ceived ; byi H.M:S.) Powerfulj- - aiidl' Trak .informed/in the.negative, theiinstruments.on' the; British", warships' iiot'-bemg. tuned to receive- 'A'merican- r _ messages:-.. • • Whew.- - the Powerful was .coming to New! Zealandu-from • Fiji, she communication with'tho Encounter - at 1 Wellington ■ while"- still; a ( long . distance off-' the 'New Zealand-eoast'. ;. '(BY TBLEGBiPH.—SPECIAL COEEESPONDEtrt.)' ' , \ Palmcrston Northj August. 3. A-special train .with'members',ofj,the G'over-. .' nor's - staff, household servants, etfc., left Palmerston! this morning'en .route'for. . Auckland,. where they go to ; prepare Govern- • merit House" for . occupation during: Eleet Week.' • His Excellency loaves;for Auckland, later in. the week'.' s. ; £) : ' "THE BEST PLACE.IN.THE WORLD" . A NORWEGIAN OPINION OF NCT h ; ZEALAND lM ' - ' Auckland, August-3:-The! birthday of King' Haakon, of Norway ; •. . which Ml to-day, was made the occasion .'of .<■ a display of international courtesies,- by';-the; '. consular representatives of the sta- < tioned. in Auckland,Varid during the day the / : various/ consuls called upon Mr;- Roland / St. Clair, Norway's 'representative in':' Auck- i land, in accordance with diplomatic custom. Sir. St.Clair has only rcoently returned from a . visit .to' Norway, and,i states.'that' from the. King downwards the!very greatest, interest: is. taken'by. Norwegians.-in the progrcss'C'df-..(-New' Zealand. "The 'jieople here, said Sir. St.V^Clair,--.-"would bet surprised, to thoroughly ' everything/in'- connection-\with' . , New Zealand/is understood in - NorwayK-'-I - havo just received-a letter from tho soni-of -, Norway's s /Prime: /Minister, Gunner Einud-' : '■ sen,- in: which he'- feaya: !My father has made • .• a hobby of studying New. Zealand's affairaj, and he declares that when hois tiredof: -No: 1 - 1 ' i way he will'.-go. to. Npw- Zealand and-live - there for the rest of his' life, as. he- thinks - . that outside of his own country New/Zealand', is the best place in 'the- world.'" - - ;- r THE LICENSING LAWS. . : ' Invercarglll, August 8 ; Mr. Cruickshank, S.M.y dismissed a charge i - of permitting 'drunkenness brought against : John Afileck, licensee of the Waliacetoirn r- k Hotel. The landlord -of : the premises had -: • called regarding'repairs,'and had five-driuks,; collapsing suddenly, after the last. The mag—?"', that there must be f knowledge, s ') or, connivance, or: carelessness on, the part r of the seller.., The customer; became' drunk, : but was not allowed to: reinain,.;therefore the -•• licensee did ,not. permit drunkenness. Powell, !. the landlord, was'an hotel keeper,"arid known :: to'be a man who could carry liquor well. ; Napier,' August 3.

iJudgment-was'deUyered' tojday'in a-casa h brought by the police against' Nellie Mugiven, . a • waitress at : the ■ Trocadero Restaurant, of ij illegally"selling' liquor. ■ A• siniilaiv.jprbsecu- : tion against thi-j proprietor (W; Reading) had I| failed. " In: the*, present; case the magistrate <i-held-that.a'breach had been committed, and fc, imposed a-fine of £2.- He refused to iricrea.se i*. ; the .'fine to the amount necessaryvfori an -apr.V peal on facts, and notice of-v appeal oii,.the' t point, of lav/ was then given. - i. . . , " ;; ; Christchurch, August 3, , • A; man, Alfred. Bates, was £20and \ . costs, or.a month.in gaol; forjiawkipg.whisky v ... about the streets: on Sunday and 'selling'it f ■'at;a shilling-a glass., , NEW EDUCATION BILL APPROVED. : ... ,- ' . . ■ : Hawera, Augustii.'r At • a meeting of the. northern: district' of the Wanganui-Education Institute at Hawcra on . Saturday, resolutions ' were ; passed Q) expressing entire approval of the whole scheme of . the new Education Amendment Act,, the meeting considering it to be in the best' interests or education and ■ a ; decided benefit-to teachers . and pupils; . (2) that secondary; assistants should, have a little. more consideration in the matter ofrsalaries; ' ~i and _(8). that a'clause should be inserted ar- 'V, ranging', for ' mutual . by teachers',,' with '.the ■ approval ; of; the" Education Board.' ■■ ' -' -IMMIGRANTS!:, v " 5f •' ■ Auckland, August 3. • The steamer Norfolk, which arrived'from Liverpool yesterday," brought' 49 immigrants, for' Ne- Zealand,' 1.7 of whom are fdr land.v As many as.twelve out _of .the seven-, teen immigrants for Auckland belong, to one family. - ; . •; ■. ; ; ' THE. BARE MAJORITY. 7 ' j Christchurch, August^.. .'At 'ari'opcn air-meeting;, held on: Saturday night, tho following resolution •' was ■ carried ■ unanimously"That • this " meeting affirms the'principlo of 'the bare, majority as'-being' the onlyprinciple capable of - application l to any question submitted t-o a popular vote in: a country Where a democratic' ment exists. NEW STATE SCHOOL. Christchurch, August 3. The new State school at North ■ Linwood opened,-this-morning.with a roll number of 150 pupils. Owing to the unexpectedly large • attendance, the Chairman, of tho Education Board sent out'an, assistant mistress. It- is anticipated that 50 additional scholars will bo enrolled during tho week. NEWS IN~BRIEF. . V Christchurch, August 3. The City Council to-night refused to' grant a request to hold concerts on Sunday nights. The: question of confirming the-new by-laws ' compelling the numbering of theatre seats and tho issuing of tickets -o correspond was adjourned for a fortnight. The quarterly revenue returns of the Christchurch Tramway Board, presented at the Board's mooting to-day, showed that "the deficiency to data amounts to £1321 13s, 6d,, rafter allowintr, for depreciation. ..' • ■>"*-