NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

•!...- (BY TELEGRAPH—PBES9" ASSOCIATION.) ']'•'•■-■■': ' "-''. .::-■„*■.■ -. ,-■ ,■-■'.'':'. H INVERCARCILL WOOL SALE. ' '„,„,-. o _•." r .lnver.cajpglllj January.-2& :. I'FSiV.thßVse'cona'-wool Bales' of the; season • thV . catalogue totalled 10,137, ibales,-and nearly all -ivera sold ; The prices for _orossbreds were jd«. . to' Id. better than last sale; other sorts par. ; The top price, for fine bred wasJUd., and most; of this sort .realised. 1% There was very little halfbred and Merino forward. Prices for Mer« iho were: Good-;te ,mediuin, B}d.:,to-BJd.; med iiim to inferior,'7Jd.'to 7d.j halfbred, good tit-.; medium, 10d."t6 8}d;; 'medium to inferior, : 7}d. b>. 7dr;-fine crossbred,..super' to good, llld.;<sa : 10d; f good "to 'medium,'. 9|d: to Bd.; medium to -•- 'inieTior,-'7Jdvlto;,6d.i ; ;strdng-. crossbred, super to ;; good; -10(1.- ;tb 84d-,,v good to medium, Bsd.. to 7<La medium.to inferior, 1 6id.vto id. •. ; ■ . .-.

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: :'- >-;;•: ':- '';■■■ ; v_M ;- Hawera, January 20. ;.; ~. Owing -to Mr., Massey being unable to at- •;': 'teiid,at ,t& Tai'anald's Opposition, has been; postponed; till. February 12.: l^.-^ : : : 'A; 2 SHEJSP}st'EAL!"Nd3CA - •-'!'!7-^"' ''''': v'Carterton,"January 20; '—■. •■'■; 'Ai\tne Magistrate's-'Court--"af Featherstbtt., .yesterday; before Justices of the Peace, John,; O'Keefe was 'charged.-with having, on. or about:Dectmber- 21y 1903; stolen three sheep, < valued-.at" £2 r 7s'. 6d.j.Jib.e property of .Arthur;, : Martin;"^Xhe;Bench-..decided, that, the .case,., ■ wss ltoo_*serrpus'Tor;'"'themj_to;-deal '.witja,.. and. I coinhjittfed'' accused" for-.trial.'Jbail 1 . being - al-'" lowed; accusedvih ; £100', : a'nd : - F one- surety of'': £100;. v .lElie- : "Court-:sat- fro'mk-12 : noon till I 1 kahi,<\.'j&?:i\i\-.'i<.-, -•'-'. '.■■■■' '•,]'"..:■■ ■'■ '■'■ ■".-■■'-,

: •] '„ COMMISSIONER.; ; ';■. | \zrd.\u -ii; ' :;.; Auckland, January,2o; • ,',' |At! meetings; to-day, of::the Em'ployers 1 . :Associatioh:.-and- of -the .Auckland -of ■ Car-; Renter's tresolutibnsr.protesting- against .'.Vtho; Mr..Hairle-Giles.as Concilia.'lion'i'Cdmmis's'ibneniwere .^unanimously. -carr;ried.foS &;}\ '.;:.;';,-":■•'->.;,';. -v.. : ; --;'.;.-:-.'

| JNOMBERED THEATRE TICKETS,

:'ys- -.i;; ;-i.•wChristchuroh,. January .20.- \ '• ThoiCity-CounpUus.'instituting a prqsecu-, new-.city,:.byrlaw.>;/CKe theatre'! managßrsrh'av.erfailei tovopinply with, the ro-' in<ithe:;matter of selling.numhirediltickets,; corresponding tola! particular; seafe.'in-.'th'e-theatre, ; and; force com-, pliance:' sit'is'.-'pfob'ablo;that the oa'se"will-be: ■ fought." may combine in order id defend" the. case, -,> ■•"■. ;;

PUPIL TEACHERS. J

.s'. ■ tA-.i -J ,',,.., Christchurc!l, January-20. ;-. '•- received, by'the CanJ^jbii^l]dUca'tiprt"Board' 'i rpirj ' "Me.. In;,;,; \o effect' that- no; '*$$■: po'intim'e'nt's I ' pf ! ';assistehfs/'iri' place ; of .'■ Tiujpil\V : teaches jwovUd'jbg. MdOt''present,. ari'd„that!' meaiLjf^Ucpupil\teaqhers':.would be appointed,'.:. as' ns!ial,'C:'>'-':- ; . .!.-.' ■':' ::-'~'-^' r '.''l';l:

. ; ,;J : ward;-?• K: v;?. : '^; : &■[ ft*..Christchurcli;; January !-20; :: "\ ;''-' % The' who liave. under'.v^, iaken to raise .funds for the erection"of' C;-;v : : children's ward at the hospital are receivings ! already ;;-.yery .gratifying support.,:. Several,; "priviW"citizens'-'have'' .fpp.each"' .. ■fpM'd-.c,ots : \in.'the'new.',ward,' and the .ladio'v ofj Tai-..'l'apu andtheemployeesat Addingtoi,'- ;. 'woikslidps'.'ltaVVdccided to' give similar, suim<;< ■'"' purpose'" ■'■l : .\-...)i' "k":-."" :-\.:. :ji\

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i.yj ioii *i; 1;.:,* 'January -20. > : :■■'■' v 2 S6veral^'ch'arg^'-of---trafßckirig : :in "liquor.iiCr'"! ■an unlidetos^d^rea„were' heard ; at theMa'gi's-.'"• 'i itrato3%K=oß"Jrt"to-day;v.;Daniel:-iißrorris an'd v '»,^. •:.Charles l •\V.»iHoggard' ; were'-each"-:fined •' .ftft"ttl3iligifiquor :intp-an'-uiliTeiSsetf area^S"" 1 , • labelled loiThi cb'sts'^mounfed'l.to:~£3':';l4si :: ; : ; MoinaSaHuttbn^f 6i) a' similar 'o'ffeh'ce, •'. ; :i lwar'finad-:''a 'and -\£rv- ; ;' .•9s( ]}unrie were each:'; , .•flried^5 v an,d"c6s't|-£3 ;, 55'..'16r keeping'.liquor.' :; . ;fbr -'Kile"in ;a : 'Native, .'area.\ .The. proceedings.•"■"". iare rth'e .result of activity, on ]the part ;,of 'the':' -.'; sly^grog^ellmg^,. l ;:.; / : ';;'- v\--:; i Off «'. '•'■. ■'.".; '•';. '-'■-':■-•"-.'■' '•■".-■'•

;:h SHIPMENTS OF CHEESEi -;

1 Carterton, January 20 i - The shipments of ,chcese from tho four JPdaL factories are —Dalefield, 350 cases; TsVatahi, J.7orpases; Park Vale, 144 cases; Belvedere, 120 The total number of cases is 7sl, of the approximate value of £3136.

' NAPIER HARBOUR LOAN.

wi ---iT '£,'-'£~. Hastings, .January ;20. , '■ ';■}. MJa.rmeeting."held last;Jn.igHt determined .-.■; ( , fcuri'lban on.'tlieogrburid- tbattheTatepayers.,'- > '! '.kiiW'd''nofii^ant' r \ j^vcr,..' f ...irieetingrstrongly favoured rais-v,-,: .; 'ing :a;,loan.;fei; comple'tion of ;the harbour .if ...:. : „the irating''.clauso'. : was,..included in ; the pro-

posal. , , ' , NEWS IN BRIEF.

~ ; „ vi>yt~. .•3 ;^s^^- January. 2p.:J,.:;; v ; ". A f!f meefin| of•""local'- "bodies held tonight'--' j ■' 'as 'the' halMoliaay for "Auck-:;'.:; .iHiid. " ■■,■.-.:....; ■■>■:■■. ./;"-'''.": :"~ ,; ■.;■'■•• ■•'.."■" Dunedin, January.2o. . •.. '"f The Mayor 7 of Dunedin {Mr.- J. M'Donald) ;. ." was •married :'at St:' Church, North-,'. •. .'Basf^&lley,;to-day... . .-,:; ■■• ••■-=■,.'.'•;;•?•: this afternoon.'', laid >,the:, ■ .; Squri'ddtibn"stone 'of."Haerpmai", '. .'.todgerooht ~: V ' '; oEh|£Sifoej^"in^^^wpath^