NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 14 June 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Oik wcutttea—cua ir^^ '■ ' —-~-* -: THE LIQUOR LAW. x ' Dmodbs, Jae.,ll lie Supreme Conrt-ww occupied bearing on appeal faom the decision of Me. Hutchison, S.M., at Oamaru, when he turn. TJctod Albert Bond of taking whusky ink Oamaru irithont informing tie btHv of ita destination, and fined him £M. Messrs. Hjorring and Ongloy appeared far anrcj. lant, and Mr. P. S. K. Mncassey for roepeudent. Tho contention of appellant's annad was that licensee were in existence in the district, as the new districts included Psl■mcrston and Hatnpden, where liceosos continued till Juno 30. To this it waa replied tlrat as No-License was carried in Oamaru i» 1906, and that the statu; quo ante nrast bo maintained till June 30,,'. The decision waj rosorved. .. "\ >. .

UNIVERSAL MILITARY TBAUUKC. Napbr, Jsme R. A trabtio meeting was. bcM in tho Tsesb* Royal on Saturday night, attended by o*er two hundred persons, when it'was rosdnod ' by acclamation that, whereas it is. tho doty of orory adult male, to take in the <to» - fence of the Dominion, this meeting n strongly in favour of Government intjcdnoing legislation to provide for univrosal military training of'our young men m lieu of tin voluntary system. An amendment rceognasing the need for effective defanoo, but stating that compulsory and universal, tmhtaiy .service was. neither necessary nor. dcsiraSlo, ■ fouad-oaly six supportcas. A BABBIT-PROOF FEftCE. Mauler, Jnno^BL Tho Hawkoifl. Bay Land Board to-day, n>. oasvod a letter from tho Hawto'e Bay Booid of Rabbit Trustees regarding rolinquisimg tiie upkeep of the rabbit-proof foncoi from Waimate Stream to the • junction of , the Tiraiumea and Manawatn.llirers. Thetlinkr. Secretary for Lands also aeked far a wport as -to the necessity, for the cootmusaoo of . the;fence. It was resolwd (hat <Ao ioße, having been erected at groat cost,, tiio boan] wero of opinion that its upkeep-ehooldbt continued. x , . WANCANOI TRAMS. ; ' ■ • ■•■ . Wanganul, Jnoo 11. Returns iof the Wanganni electric .tramways for the six months ending Juno-9 show that since. the installation 601,357 passengers havo been carried.: The not revenue ' was" £4297, which, aftor providing for interest and sinking fund, and maintenance, leaves a small orodit balance. Three thousand throe hundred and seventy-eight passengers were carried per day, the noveon* being 12.52 d. per .car. mile. . '

SOLAR STORMS AND THEIR EFFECT. '." ■ •"'..■' Christchurch, Jnuo U. : Mr. Clement Wragge telegraphed turn. Tbnaru as Mldtcb:—-With respect to th* tecent storm in the sun which I reported recently, further earthquakes and vohamo action may be' expected before the trontyfutil of. this xno&tii. Let readers agaoa waich the cablegrams. The disterbance "rtgate" is gradually approaching. ' | ALLEGED INFANTICIDC. Woojhflle, 3nne 12. At the Police Court to-day r John Giae. ■ roadman, at Dannevirko, and Alice Maud Shepherd, a domestic, were brought tip and charged with; the'murder of an infant, the body of which was. found in a town soVcr .; hero a fortnight ago. ; The police appKol for >a remand till next Friday, which was granted. Bail .was refused. LAND BALLOT. . : "' ' ' Napier, Jane 13. A ballot for lcaees of three eections \w* held at tho District Lands Office on Safcarday, and reanltod , as follows: —Section 6, Block 6, 1153 a. Iri, J. P. TVacha. > Mann, Cbnstokaroh; Section 7, Block 6, Ifnhaka,: 109Sa. 2i.', Glando' Turner, Man&afcte, Gieboroo; Soction B,' Block 6, Woodyille, 78a. ' 3r. 27p., Georgo W. Horne, Hopelande.' ' GHARCES AGAINST POSTAL OFFICIALS. . Auckland, Juno 12. At the Snprome Court, Alfred Charlee • Norris, former postmaster' at Whakaiano, * was sentenced to one year's imprisomnent with hard labour, for the misappropriation of £325. James Simpkins, a postal messenger, on a charge of theft of £58 7s. 6d. f was admitted to probation for two years. RAUMATI SETTLEMENT. Napier, Juno 13. A petition, from Crown tonants on the Baumati Settlement was considered by the Hawko'e Bav Land Board. Tho board decided that't could not forego a year's rent, bnt determined to gree tho. ecttlois extension of time in to pay. ..''.» RECORD.: '•;■' , V/estport, June 12. The Railway, Department accomplished a record day's haulago on the /Westport ecctkra ' yesterday. One thousand and forty-six • wagons were shifted—slß loaded inward, and - 528 empty outward. Nearly 4000 tune' d coal wore brought to the port. ■ ; / • j \ ' ■ ' ' ' NATIVE LANDS.

Wairoa, June 12. It has been decided to invite tbo Hon. J. Carroll to visit Wairoa with a view to haring definite steps taken to enable Maoris who hold individualised land to Bell or Icaso' eomo and work the balance. Tbo Tutaekuri Block ' 'has beon specially referred to. ".■'';' \ TWO LICENSES REFUSED. ... Dunodln, June 11; ' At a meeting of, tho Taieri Licensing Committee to-day two licenses, ; those for the Waihola Hotel and tho Hydo Hotel, were refused. Tho committee.had power, to refuse only two licenses. , t .'..■' , THE CHIMNEY OF THE ISLAND. AlwklaDtl, Jane 11. Tho "Star's" Ohakuiie coweepoDdeat ports a. big eruption' at Ngaiiruhoo at 7 o'clock last night. Tiio Hare from the moontain lit np the country for miles aronsd. A heavy report accompanied the shot. A MUCH-TRAVELLED; MOTOR-CAR. .. i Chrlstchurohi. June 11. Lieutooant Shackleton's motor-car, ueod in the late Antarctic expedition, was shipped to ' England yesterday. It.is understood that it will be presented to an English, museum. A RABBIT BOARD. 1 Wairoa, June.l 2. The County Council yesterday decided, to fall in with Gisborne'e idea regarding a rabbit board, but Will require a conference to arrange details, boundarios, eto.