NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 525, 4 June 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

' {&X TSLfcaBA FSBM AsßoC£&ttoff < | f? . , . AN OFFICER'S IDEA. MOBHjISATION and prizes. ,t-_l « , Chrfetchuroh, Juno 2. ' laeut.-Oolonol Ooopcr, the officer command • • . Wg th© Lyttelton defenoe forces, explained to, a. reporter,.to-day some proposals which ;... he haa made with regard to mobilising the ' : , garnson artillery corpa at Lyttelton. ' It • - was his intention to carry out his mobilisation .scheme' in Lyttelton next month, and, . - With the permission of the .'Harbour . Board, yand tho Mayoriof tfco.town,ho intended to ■'. (havo three rockots: fired. off the end of tbo wharves onft, night, as a signal.' Ho hoped to bo .able to give prizes to tho first twenty . men of tho first corps which arrived in tho■ i drill shedj which was tho alarm post, in case of war. : The men would bo fully equipped ' With; arms,, Bid©,: arms,*- blankets, itaversacksj for .onomoal, and so on. 1 : Afterwards . ho would take tho men for a long routo march. 1 A CHURCH BROKEN INTO. - Auckland, Juno 2. 1 Some, person ' or' persons broke into St. ■ Matthew's Church last evening, an 'entrance : being ofleeted through tho .crypt. An at- ;. ' tempt was r mado,to open tho poor boxes, aiid j they were considerably hacked about, while the cupboards, containing the clothes of the t . choristers,, , wore > rifled; I'.but it is not yet known .'if anything,,of.value, 'was .taken; Tho Rev. \V. E. Gillam's cupboard - was also 7 turned; inside out, and /several handkerchiefs 'taken !i .out ; .and,' thrown' on tho floor, but a ;valUabje sot of ■ communion vessels '• was '.-■r,left-untouched. The!polico' have the: matter ; in hand. - - ■ :■ ■■. DEPLORABLE. ' . Dunodin, Juno 2. ~' Tho Bunodin .Women's Christian-, Tempcr- ■-■>■; ancb Union. punty branch; has '■recorded 'its' :v'. indignation ? at' tho Vshocking ■ immorality in, '.this j city, .as. testified .to by medical, men, . the: - coroner, and officials of-tho .Women Protec- ■ tion Society;.expressesi horror at tho facts ji-.t- revealed „at a recent linjuost on a young : . ,t! .^^ : "#pman l in this city are. carrying on a shameful trade; .endorses tho opinion by Dr. Siedeberg te tho cnacting of stringent 'laws in respect,to- illegitimacy', and .to. • stop ■; tho '.'deplorable, trade in infant lifo ' and' . ; tho death of girls ; as4 Result;-; recommends s " dotccfcives bo'omployed to track. .down persons engaged in this torriblo bußlx ■/ niss, and that laws ..should bo enforced to , . inflict the 'severest penalties. -■■ UNFAIR ASSESSMENT.,: : ' Hamilton, Juno 3. .. A meeting was hold this morning to .protest . A tgaihst .-alleged. unfair treatment at the - As-: cessment' Court 1 here:,last .week, aid to.form a-scheme, for. future action. Mr.. Allen. Bell • : was chairman,: and there was a. representative, attendanco, including Mr. . -Qreenslade, M.P. A motion , was oarried that tho sys- . tera'of valuing adopted by tho Government, is ? - wrong in principle—namely, valuing land on the soiling that meihberß of Par-; b'ament be asked to -brag the question be- . 'i ,; fore tho; House, with a view to 1 having the valuation- dono^on« a morev equitable-basis ;■ also . that' practical, values, > haying l thorough -, - knowledge of farming, , and who have liVed ni 'tho district for a long period, should bo appointed. PRESENTATION TO MR. CRAICIE, M.P. _ , . Tlmaru, Juno 3 : 'Mr.. Craigio, M.P. for Timaru, was the ■r guest.of a largo gathoring of electors at a / : social'.--this" evening.- ' those ■ present 'wore, tho .Hon. T. Mackenzie, Messrs. v J. Anst«y, M.L.C., and Buston, • M.P. Mr. - Craigio . was tho recipient of a triple preseii---..'.-.tatioqrrft.gold watoh, silver tea set, and lllu- 1 mutated ; address.- . Highly-, complimentary Bpccchca woro'mado by Mr. Mackenzie and : • others. Mr. Craigio suitably acknowledged tho presentations. • ■ TIMARU PUBLIC LIBRARY. - I ml *n m< T . r ' Tlmaru, June 3. tho-Public Library, erected at a cost of . £3000, a grant from Mr. Carnegie, was forroaUy oponod this afternoon by tho Mayor,; ■ •bo far as tjie reading room is concerned. The '. library section is not 'yet' ready. ■' About seventy papers, and magazines will bo supplied for tho' library. All the books in the . i Mechanics' Institute, havo been taken over, 'tbo institute, assessed at • , iIoUU, will bo .spont on now books at tho rate of £500 a year.

CASE DISMISSED. I *t> « -n i Dannevirko, Juuo 3 a. U. faterson, arrested a short timo ago . i:;-: W 1 ,. 4 . Charge:of fraudulently convortingt-o his 5 K use . several supu of money belonging to . , tnc urm of lawson and Co;, sawmillers, <he .::-l,P rO, ; 0 0U3 of sales of timber, was brought bei. ' jW"- Macarthy, S.M., yesterday.': After '; .0. lengthy hearing extending' until; this alter-'. W i»•thafc.'.wiiilo the partnership accounts showed that Patefsoh had not dealt so openly with Pawson as Pawson had with Paterson, there was no grounds for a criminal charge, and the .case : Charges - were withdrawn, .and.tho prosccutor, ' : . WSOl !,,apologised"for;tho action.- . RESCUED JUST IN TIME. j '■ 1 ' . . Hokltika, June 2. A jQnng g'rl naraed Mary i % Occidental Hotel, threw herself from <- bnd e r ° mto the Sokitika River , v!n ? !H n- x," or crlcs for '.holp brought an '' g • ?ro,lghl y ; i :' ' difficulty . was .experienced: 'in • ' laksfc ' «ttfe that, she . MR. WRACCE'S STORMS. 1 \iv n 1 I XX, Christchurch, Juno 2. ' ' Wra fe'g« stated 'to-day that' un anls Wl\ h? V h6ro ,Vo,lld b ° O P n t ho uplands and high country of tho South Is- , lana IN a doubt also tboro would bo rain. THE BURGLAR'S "OPEN SESAME." %' i , , Auckland, June 3. " 'j,^ t , '+ ns^ CC ? s ~ attempt ; iras' mado 1 with dynamite to open tho Auckland Racing Club's .. mf°i o^ ices ' Sl,ol:tlan< l Street last 'il' w V was am »ged,:so : that'it ; has K ; , the tK required for to-day's rac-. UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING. t n r««i ' i- ' Wa , n S anul . June 3." , S'<■? t '" g was hold in tho Opera jts> ''V 1? ' wnnection with -: Mr ' M Nabs crusade in support of ''universal Tho audience. ■: which •y. v •-.: packed tho, building, wasenthusiastic, and -arned, amid cheers, a resolution in favour Dl, universal training. ' ■ ■' - .. ~INSPECTING NAPIER HARBOUR. ■ ' m.„ t ji u Chrlstchurch, June 2. lhe Lyttolton Harbour; Board to-day granted leave to its engineer, Mr. Cyrus .Williams,.to go to Napior to report, in conjunction with other engineers. • on the improvemont of tho harbour at that port. - 1 NAVY LEACUE. „ Ashburton, June 2. .: •: Y ,At -a /Specially, convened meeting ,of ■ citi•Mns to-night, it .was decided to form ai local iranch.of .tho Navy League. *" .- ■ BOXING. Duncdln, Juno 2. ,Jno i\ .•>-•- 7.r,v • iid boxing championship will '--beii"!-!;; rt. 17 ia '; Majesty's . . Theatre,' ,DunC. ' . 'y 22 and 23. HOCKEY; . '" , • : V/znganul, Jnne 3. .--."ln. hirW matches ; to-day Wanganni. dcfeotcd J'fn i! and Taihapo by 9 to nil and a?': ;'8: to 1 , :: rtsnccfcjvejy^V For' Influenza f«l:p Woods' Great Sejifiermist Carg. Mfiver fails, 1& 6d.v28.6d.