NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 415, 26 January 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN/ V GOVERNMENT;SUBSIDY WANTED.;;/;"-■■• ;':'■ : Christchurch, -;'Jahuary; 25. '.-/'• ] A deputation from the Society for, Promot/ /•.'. ingthe.Health of Women and Childrenwaited; on the Hon. U. Fcwlds. this " afternoon,; :in: reference to a Government subsidy in aid of ;■'/■- the society's work. ; Mrs. • Pyne stated that .it ; - ' would take about £350: to meet all : their en- - ■ 'gagements for :th'e year, and .although- they : 'had 1 a large membership,, the subscriptions ;;■; ivcreiri smaller sums'. : They :had two Pluiiket ■; riurses'atwprkvisiting.soine'ninety-two cases; -/'' The' -Minister; pointed out that the -'matter '/"./ was now, under .the' control/of the; Hori/D./- / jßiiddo, who had taken over the charge of the , : •' .Department of -Public Health. ' Last year; a/// vote was -taken'for the Health -.: for the. purpose of subsidising -. similar socio-., :-';' in ' the, four - centresj £200 being ./then'.--: available.'; 'Since that 'time, 'societies had -/ sprung' up':.-in' the; smaHer/centres,:: and it:';,-. had been determined to appropriate,' say £500and nay subsidies according to-the;- amount/ .;/ of subscriptions; received by each society, the'; '■!■'. same as was done in the/case. of public: lib- . rafies; He would be/pleased touring the're- :■/-' presentations/of ; the 'deputation before, hi J colleague;' the Minister forPublicHealth.' ■-; OAMARU ;HARBOUR//- ■. ■'■ '■ Oamaru,!January/25. - The Harbour Board; decided to call: for tenders for dredging the harbour on the lines - of. the /schemei "laid down, by Mr. Patersori; viz.,:,to carry out; the/work by means' of- »'■'. pontoon, dredge., - A syndicate has already offered; te.do.thri'.w.prk.■'"•■;■■/ -:;/;-/:'' //CHARGE OF MURDER. '- /-""/ '■''-■■/'■/,'/-..'.!■ Westport,.January/25! '/ .'■'''- The shearing of the murder charge, againsi/ Connelly .has been adjourned,: the last wit-'/; hess being on ;board;the;Arabura, which/ia / lying oufeide,' unable:to;make.pprt.//; '// /'-// /AjIRE/Af CHRISTCHURCH/;"/ ' / , Chrlstdhurchj January ; A cottage - in- Fitzgerald Avenue 'North, be- ■■- -"/ longing/'to'Mr.': Freeinari/'of ' Linwood,- ;w,aj■ ..':■' destroys/by "fire/at one o'cldck/ori 'Simday :;// morning." Houses ; on 'either side, belonging ■ to Mrs.. Clarke and Mr.- Peters, were slightlj "/ '■'■: 'i daniaged'../ Peters's /furniture was/;insured/./ for : £so, and. the' house'for a'similar amount.-: // The .insurance Freeman's" cottage;• wa» . / £100 in;tlie Victoria arid-Alliance'offices;-.-' .;.' ; //LICENSjNC/POLL AT WAIHI.; ' ; / •' "•:■' '//-V;'/ -/i Waihi, January .25.' ■ vThe'. inquiry 'into Athe:' petition ■lodged;:b j.- /'-.' the license' party''to/declare void the licensing poll, commenced tbe'magis-/ ■". trates,-Messrs/-Burgess"' and ' Cullen, and -'/ Colonel Roberts, and is likely to extend over - j several' days./.'The''first -mtness,'':Mr..Hunt,'/-' deputy returning officer, -was under: examina-'-tion/in the" afternoon;till the 'adjournment/-; j His;evidence; went ;to show" lack- of- control- / on'the^artpf, the .returning officer, owing -to/ ■ -. | overcrowding and inadequate means fOr -the / - ] conduct.of the poll within;the booth; Witness'/' |;Stated' that'for the: greater part'of the. day-; . from 60.tovl00'personswere in the,booth at ' '; the.sama time,' the number greatly exceeding the: provisions: of the Act*. It: is anticipated ■'-■■■ that over a"hundreii witnesses are to be called.., ■;■, . /^(^MNpUSTRIES/'WEEK;^'://'/ / ;..■;• -','"."/' Christchurch,'January: 25/ / ■ '-The Canterbury, Industrial-Association Con*/;, mittee are consideringtheholdirig of a second / ''industries "Week''/at , an/early..- date./- -The .--'-. success attending: the-'inauguration; of:'the : doubt'the second function- of a similar character will be even .more successful: ..-The;committee, /it, '•-.'-• may.be-notecr/will endeavour,, Vif-possible, to :■.'■ maie-the; display/: more : general'.; as'■well' as / mere attractive in its details.' ■/'- - ."'',; CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA/ ENTRIES. / : ./////-"// : Auckiahu", January 25./;'//'/A, meeting ,'of the/Aucklandßowing/As. ;'" sociation was held this evening ;',to receive en/i/... tries'. fo'r.thVNew; Zealand! Championship,R«-'.' gatta,;;'yhich;.;ls/'te .be/held .at' Mercer'.' bni'; ; -/' ;February -13// .At the' /request df; ; several /: southern-, clubs the ..date of closing/entries' ; was :'exterided:.to February; 3,' all/entries to ' ; be in' ; , the .hands of .the secretary: by.' that/date.; / A good entry, has .already been'.received!'.' / . \/'• / / TIMARIi ;// v ':/•/> Timaru,.'January 25. \- - ; :/ Mr.'■■. A. /D./.'Pob'son,- Ghristchurch : .City'-'''•; .Engineer, reporting to -the .'Borough .-Council," "'■' '-■ estimates thei cost of' doubling the; leading-:, water;main at-£6770, and;doubling,'reservoir/:■■'; capacity (making total 32; million' gallons) at '-•.'•; £8820/; The council had proposed -to' spend, aa ; . much.as.£2s,ooo on these works necessajy. /; /'-//"/''.the.; athletic; split. ■';v';;--;--:' v ? : /// -,;//; ■- ■;Christchurbh, Jahnary-25. ■//'■.;' '.At a meeting of ;the Canterbury, Centre/of / the-Amateur Athletio' Association to-night'■'»"••'./ letter was. received from'the Otago A.A.A:|' '•;••:' stating that it could not' accept the championr. ' ships /''offered -by/the' former council,'- as/it''.'■' /; had ia'greed to.run ; the championships '..offered ;-;\ by.'the Wellington'Cou'ncilbn March 20.''-; The •'; : Canterbury Centre agreed /to// accept; ./the / "championships" offered, by the Christchurch";/ Council,- and will;hold ,a meeting to, decide , them on.March;2o.;/. ; ; V '/ V - i /./■•' .-.'•-'•.'■"' /V;-:EFFEGT,;OF;'DRINK.. ;.'/'./. ■ ://;; '/Carterton,: January/25/ / . A; man ;named; ; William .Monk,/aged 40 lyears, employed 'at Rathbone's'Admiral,Euu': ■sawmill,; disappeared'.on' r January. 3. -The ;• ;man had been drinking/and, having an/at-/ tack-of delirium'tremens,'fled : to'the bush/. ; , The Carterton police were informed on FH-' / -'day;last, and sent out organised search;.pa'r-, ■ ties/but could find no/trace of 'Monk.. On ; •Tuesday, last a man;was-se'en, : ; but he; eluded :: pursuit. ./On Thursday, last ;tlie : camp safes were robbed. of .edibles. - The search' still con. ;-■; tinues.///;- :■. /":/■/:'/';'-■ .://!■ ; '..;-;•;'/'/ ,-/VNEWS^N;BRIEF// ,^v/>;J/v;/:' ; ' o: , Duhediny January 25/ ;• - Mary Donovan,;- convicted;at ;Auckland. on ' : a ■ charge of vagrancy,- aiid : who disappeared. ,while- on the way to.Christchurch .to- enter. ■'■'.' the-Magdalenv Home,,.-but. .was re-arrested here, the Police: Court this morn- ' ing, and remanded till'to-inorrow, on :; tiie understanding that" v no' evidence; would":be.of-" : fared, if .she goes to'the Magdalen Home: // mi : -' / :: ; W arij^nul r -January 25; ;' The- Wanganm.,Christian -Convention, to be held on lines similar.to;those.of:the re-- ■ nowned Keswick Convention, commenced-to-' night.- ,The Rev/Andrew Allan/of Glasgow, .' is special missioner.-" ■■•/■ ./■... : . '~■■..-. ,■• -,-