NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 310, 24 September 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BI TEDEGBArB—rBESS ASSOCIATION.) SEDDON MEMORIAL AT TIMARU. OPENED BY LADY PLUNKET. Timaru,. September 23. Lady Plunket visited Timaru to-day and was the guest of the Mayor a&d Mayoress. In the afternoon she opened the. Seddon Memorial Children's' Ward'' of eight cots ; added to tho Timaru Hospital by means of subscriptions and donations, plus .Govern-, meht subsidy. A brass memorial plato is in- ■; serted in an interior , wall. The weather was not pleasant, being showery , and cold, but there was a.good and the core-, mony passed o!f well. -Her Excellency afterwards gave a lecture on "Motherhood" - ' to an audience of lumen only that:crowded tho Assembly Rooms. Her Ladyship and party returned to Christchurch in the even- . ing. ' TRAMWAYS.. Auckland,' September 23. The Devonport'. (North- Shore) Borough Council last evening formally, approved of the conditions comprised in, a preliminary notice _intimating : its 'intention to apply for an:Order-in-Council authorising - the oonstruo" ■ tion of a tramway, system for the borough,. such authority, to bo .delegated .. to . the Devonport Transport Company. : . LAYING A CABLE:- • ■ Auckland, September 23. The Government steamer Tutanekai commenced taking in SO knots of cable from tho steamer; Kia . Ora from London this morning. On Fnday the. Tutanekai will pro-, ceed to lay a "portion of the. cable between Port Charles, on the mainland, and Tryphena,' at the Great Barrier. Tho ■ distance be- j tween the two points is 12} knots, and it ■ is expected that this length of cable will be laid down in about two hours. The cable will Connect tho 1 Barrifer-with the mainland, and a telephone-service is to-bo established the cable, station and all the bays - at the islana.

' ■ GAMING ACT • PROSECUTION. Ghrlstchurcty September 23. : ; The first case in Christchurclr under the • Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Act, 1907, was heard to-day. John Palmer, bookmaker, was oharged.-under Section, 25 with' having been in Hereford Street for. the purposo of betting on September 17, Accused' was found guilty andr ; fined : '£So< . .. ' ' . ' '' BOWLS. ,'. fJanler, September 23. ■ The committee appointed ■ bythe Napier bowling clubs for the.conduct of the championship fours 'tournament, which is to be held.here this season, ihet Jto'-day, and decided .to recommend . the ■,Northern .Bowling Association to commence the games on Monday, .January-4. !i: . : , STRAWBERRIES. ". Auckland, September 22. ; Under favourable weather conditions it is ■ • expected ..that considerable 'quantities of ; ' strawberries will be on the .Aucklarid.'market '' 'in about three weeks. ■ 1 Mr. Tbnai - ',-manager of .the -Waitemata Fruit-growers' Co-opera-tivo :Society, stated to-day that 'ihe-society, .' which now handled -nearly -allv-the straw- ' borries grown locally, was endeavouring to make special providiOn for'.'supplying'Southern centres. In tho past consignments have 'been dispatched to Wellington,' New' Ply- • mouth", 'and'' Niipier by water; -'but'-this. course had'' not"'proved 'altogether' satisfactory; and , with'ithe approaching opening of' the' Main ;.. Trunk- lino-'they were 'now;endeavouring 'too. get' special' facilities for . the quifcli transit of. , such" perishable fruit.. . Tlioy" had' urged the...;" Minister' for' Railways 'to put a special,.fruit -,' .ran'.ou the-Wellington. express^and had re- V ceived a favourable'reply.' If this'were done, the society .'would be able to get daily ,consignments'through'to Wellington. ■ Growers have'. found'the lib. Chip box!-most Suitable for'.tHpir purposes, and theserwb.uld' be more •; extensively, this'. season/' ,I'he society had already an,order for 200,000 such'.boxes -.. with the'Blihd Institute,''and. these would be turned out by the end of the' year, .'. Hitherto •'. tho boxes'had been" obtained from ; Ij6lbourne, so that local -industry was now benefiting. Asked' as to what he thought the value of the . strawbeVry." crop would' be, Mr. Tohar stated , thit in ah'ordinary, season it'would run into £10,000, ' and' in 'an ' extra good season to \. from £15,000 to £20,000.; •: V .

ACCIDENT ;TO A, TRAM.' CAR. ..'Auokland, September 23. As a Uemuera car was proceeding .'to town - to-day. an accident' occurred, which' might ' have, had, a - serious result. ..Some. boys had' placed' a numberef stones on the line, on the - Parnell Hill, and "the car,'.in descending was: diverted from the line, colliding violently with a centre pole; supporting the overhead wires. The force of the impact .threw tho dozen passengers- -in, -all-' directions, but none were seriously hurt.. 'The. motorman 1 was slightly injured, and the front of th« car was .wrecke'dvi '■'• ;' 1 ■ * ' THfc CHRiSTCHURCH' SENSATION. ; ; Ghristchu/oh, September: .23. Inquiries at .the :• hospital to-day- elicited' tho ' information that-" the; .young '.man C. A. Bryenton, who on Moiiday nignt .'attempted ' to commit suicide' in .Cranmer/ Scjuare, continues much in the same ■: condition; Dr. Crooko {thinks'.that .there'is, a.farat. chance that he will-recover,, seeing that., he has, siiow'ji such. vitality. . THE LIQC.OII LAW., ' Christohuroh, September 23. Ella-Eegan, a 'fpll-blooded Indian' woman,. who resides in Peterborough Street', appeared . before Mr.';'. V." "G.'~'Day, : S.M., at tho .Police.. Court, this, morn-. ing 'on- -a - charge -of- selling- liquor-on September 19 -without " a .license. Frederick •Wilson, 'a cook employed' at the ' Police Station, said that ho "visited defendant's house on September. 19;. in. company with a friend. They each obtained a glass of beer, for iwhich tbey paid Is. 6d'. ''Station Sergeant Johnston said that he - executed a search warrant, and found, three gallons of beer on the premises.' The: magistrate imposed a, lino 'of £10 and costs; "

I ; FATAL ACCIDENT. Dunedln, September 23. At Ophir. this; afternoon a sod'wall wa» blown down, falling on a. man named John Sinnamon, who was.working close by. His twifo ran .to his assistance) but he died almost J; immediately. \ . j f, 'CONSUMPTION SANATORIUM/ f'istchurch, September 23. ch Hospital Board, at a decided to take over tho [ Consumption Sanatorium on the Cashmere Hills as it .stands, and. to. complete .-the work of: equipping, etc. Tho outstanding liability | connected with the institution is about £9000. i Tlio' board resolved to recommend the incoming board to make provision for cottage bos*, pitals in-country districts. : MOTOR-CAR AND SHED 'BURNED.' . Auckland, September 23. A motor-car and shed, owned by Dr. M'Dougall, wqrc destroyed by fire to-night, tho result of an explosion of benzine, the value of tho' car-and shed being £200 and £50 respectively. The car was uninsured. NEWS IN BRIEF. ' ' Chrlstohurch, September 23. Bridget. Ellen: Gallagher, a young woman, tho' death of *whosc child formed the subject of. an inquiry by the" District' Coroner recently, appeared at' tho Police Court this morning Before Mr. Y.. G. " Day, S.M., charged with' making a false declaration in regard to tho child's birth to tho' registrar of births, deaths, and marriages, and also to Mr/ H/ W!' Bishop, S.M., when applying for the child to bo oxemptod.'from vaccination." The accused pleaded guilty, and wai committed to tho Supreme Court for sentence; Bail .was'allowed'.. Chrlstohurch, September 23. ' Tlie .'Railway Coriimitteo of the Chamber ..of 'Commerce 'sat-.to-day to'prepare information'with regard to railway rates' between Lyttelton and Christchurch for presentation to the PaVliapiontary Committee now'sitting , 'on-'tho' subjcci. .'. •'» • ' ''' .• ' -