NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 409, 19 January 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(EI TBLEGEAPH—PEESS AIBOCIATION.)

PUTTINC FOREICNEWS ON THE ROLL IMPORTANT: CASE, IN COURT/ • '.. : Nelson, January 18. At' : the Magistrate's Court to-day Harry Atmore, the unsuccessful candidate for'the Nelson seat at the general election, was charged by the Registrar of Electors with wilfully misleading him in the compilation of the electoral-roll by causing to be:enrolled tho names', of Thomas Lorenzo Allred and , Oliver Theodore Nilsen, knowing them not to be British subjects by birth or naturalisation m New Zealand.' Defendant pleaded "not guilty, and contended thaty in asking 'the question specified in the forms of enrolment, to which He said he had received affirmative leplies, he had complied with the law. - The Magistrate found, that the wording on the application for enrolment form differed considerably/from the wording -of the Acts-of 1900 and 190S, and held that thereby a , mis? understanding might easily' be occasioned, and dismissed the case. Mr. Fell/solicitor tor the Crown, said that the ruling, if up,, 1 a .??9 { enrolment ; claims through- ' out the _Domiuion, and might have affected all elections'/. '■"•'- • ' : -■::■.- ..THE DARWIN CENTENARY. m. V. -i ','"' Chrls tohurch, January 18. - The; Canterbury Philosophical the Senate of the University of Cambridge to take part in ceremonies marking the centenary_ of Darwin'e birthy which took place on February .-■ 12;, 1809J and the fiftieth anniversary of tfie' publication of the'"Origin of Species" .HiNovember 24, 1859. ; The ceremonies will.ho' held at. Cambndge on June *2V 23, and 24. The council asked Mr. T. Y-. Hodgson, who was a member, of the" scientific; staff'of tho Discovery Antarctic expedition, to-represent the institute, ■■ and he' nas consented to do so. The council will forward:to '. Mr. Hodg. son a copy of. the motion -"passed, by the in-' ■ stitute when- news' was received of Darwin"g death'bn , April 19, : 1882. :: The-motion/ which ■ was moved by Dr. Clifton,'and'Beconded byMr. G. Gray, is ..as follows:—"That ;■'thie' society;, desires '.to, place on record its ■deep:' appfeciation of the great "services' that.'havebeen! rendered to ;'science by' -the':. Charles Darwin, and its deep sense -of the'loss, that science has sustained through liia death:";- \v, ]'/.: ':■■-:_/■■/ ::';:" --■:,■'

\ /A DASTARDLY TRICk> "^; .; 1 Chrlstchureli, Janaary 14. :^ . • A dastardly trick was- played- <,n the'. tir»-' brigade 'at. LicMeld Street between Satu'r. ■. day night .and Sunday ..morning. ''Ihe motor ■'■■ fire engine /was inspected by..-the engineer, at 10 p.m. on Saturday,"and- the-station' locked'un. When the alarm for a:fire at \ the/railway station on Sunday mornng; - reoeiyedj' the: engineer went to .thev--motor chemical, engine:. to .start her; .He found that the starting.handle, had been removed, ■.'. and; that the-,pipe and tap- conveying'..;the:. petrol had. been tampered- with/ causing the petrol to leak. Therefore, the engine: was. : 'practically disabled.- Had the fife .occurred,, in a dwellinghpuse; with people in it, there would have been a great danger to life arising from the loss of time; between the motor- . chemical .being got away and .the -time whei ..■ the , horse chemical was ready-to start; This. meant : at least.-. two minutes' ■ loss .of time,,. ; which might.;have : been : serious. • \■. . ;:V ...;•■ /r! AUCKLAND I;; .;'■ '■'■'-•■' v .■■''. ■-' ; Auckland/ January'4B./': ; '■■ . . The National Bank of. New. Zealand, Ltd;; as. agents for the Auckland City .Cpuncil,' j< ,; placing' oh/ the London market the;; eldctrk ' : ' : power.extension, loan, debentures of :£50,00p, ;, and the waterworks. extension loan debentures.... .of; £40,000, ..bearing ; interest; at..4- per 'cent, . per annam, at a minimum rrjce of lOtf/'Th< ..;■ .agreement between the council and -the bank. . secures tothepity.a net price of 98 per ,cent n :. the bank paying .all brokerage and.,; other, charges.-.,;: : ' ~;,;;..".i: -, :'\;_. : \; ' ■;, '•/-,v--.-.'; '■■ '■;'■

;THEFT IN A RACECOURSE,BOOTH. ■'.' : ■ V-''/ ; ; '\:' ;i >STimaru,;; January :18..' .■ At;the-Magistrate's 1 ; Court'this, mbniihg; ijoseph'..;; Coburn," •. a /racecourse , ' habitue, ; pleadld : %u'ilty : to a : 'charge'br";'theft:of 1 a' , bag containing : £72 : odd from!the"liceD-sed■ booth ■at Pleasant Point races on January 14. The booth : was in ; charge' of the : who kept -the cash in a-bag: alongside-' her in.the b'aok bar.in the tent,'.which' was oper : on : two sides. /Goburn' went'behind the ! baj : on |the, excuse",that he wanted [\ to hang. _ut his orefcoat, and hooked the bag away.'witb an umbrella. Hβ was committed , for "sentence; bail.ia:£2oo being allowed. '■ :'.V : -

•;• ■■; ' residences burned; : r •'-, ■ . , Chrlstchurch, i January 18. '. Shortly before 10 o'clock this morning a '-: fire broke out in a six-roomed wooden house . in Salisbury Street,. .occupied by Mr.. J. M, ."> ■Sage. The brigade was-summoned by-; tele: ' phone, and steam andohemical engines were'; promptly on the spot. The: fire had a .good ' . hold of .the .roof; at the back : of. the; house,'; but was got under control • soon, and much of: '.■■'■ :the furniture was:saved.r .; The house was ;.; 'badly.burnt, and the contents of two rooms destroyed.;. The property belongs to Miv G. ■ iSharman, : of Spreydon, andic insured.-The. furniture is , ' insured "for £125 in 'tb.e<';Na,-; ;> tional. t. "'■' ' ■' "..■■:..■•'■• ■.■■.'■■',■ ; ,' ,■' ..■'•'■■. ''•'■■' ■-~'. •.'

Cisborne,: January 18. The residence of Mr. P. Mortcnsen, Ormond, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The building was insured in the Commercial Union office for £400 and the furniture for £150 in the same office. A boy aged eleven, who was alone in the house, had a narrow escape. Invercarglll, Jannary 18.

. This' afternoon ,a. five-roomed .cottage.. in George Street; North' Invercargill, was., .destroyed by fire. 'The place was owned.arid occupied by' Robert- Wilson. The house was insured in the United '"office for £150,' and.tb/furniturein the South' British for £100.?. ■-.;■'

OPPONENTS /OF WANCANUI SURRENDER.

:'.'"v.'.j .'■'.'' Invercargill,'January 18.' : Inview.of the. fact that :last year'B. con-',..■ ference at New Plymouth agreed" to. leave.'•." tW dispute \sith Wanganui .Caledonian So-: ; cietyin tte hands of tie Taranafa" and Feild- ~ ing centres, and both centres having strongly recommended that; competitors be allowed to compete at Wanganui this year, 'also in ;•■." consideration of the fapt. that, entries' had ?•. closed for. tKe Wanganui meeting before.; the .' ; executive, had. issued the 'manifestdi.the ' ; N;Z.A.U. has agreed, to accede' to the recom- ■ •'. mendations' of Taranaki and Peilding,, arid there will be no disqualification of Wanganui" ,-■■.■ games.this : year....:.'' ; '■•■. •;-. ■■~':•;•."■. .•"."'-. . : ■'■ NEW FREEZINCWORKS.;' "' . : : :; : ; Clshorne, January.lß; ; '.'" ; ' .' A meeting, of. pastoralists-.at' Tolaga; Bay;.'■ resolved that freezing works be.' established- ' there in time to commence work next season. ' The chairman of the; Gisborne Sheep Farmers''.Company was present, .and ;• suggested'.-' the erection of : auxiliary . works: to those at' ■. ■ ■ Gisborne) Thbse.present at the meeting .. : were stated to be; freezing 51,000 sheep a season. A delegation from Tolaga will at '•;' tend a meeting at Tokomarußay on Satur-V- * day to solicit support from sheep ■farmers.; : ."'.•

THAMES SEAT: FIVE CANDIDATES. Thames, January 18. - The- number of candidates for the Thames by-ejection is increasing. The candidates; 'consist of Messrs. Lucas (Government and Labour), Haselden (Opposition), Deeble (Opposition), Taylor (Government and Prohibition), and Rhodes (Government and freehold). The candidates are now touring the electorate. ■'.The-election willtake place on January 28.' ■ . -- ■. , . - -.- -■ - ■ ,- .. v . NEWS IN BRIEFS U , ■"■■.■■:, , Napier, January 18 l ; At the Magistrate's Court to-day, Herman Langsdori,: charged with obtaining monev' from two persons by .means; of valueless cheques, reserved his defence, and was com mitted to."..the Supreme Court'for trial, on '

, .... , , „ Napier,'jannarv 18' "•' A Bating of th« Conciliation Board was to have been,held here this morningln cmnection with ] the .bricklayers' dispute; 1 tho meeting lapsed for want of a quortim It was decided ;to ad oum mtil ; 40^0^