NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Telegraph..—Prcai AssodattonJ

IS CAPITAL DEPARTING? A FIRM PRKPAEKD TO PBOVE IT. TKti. r Carterton, June 17. , With reference to. tbo telogram on Taos, day that a firm of local solicitors had Btated that a leading Itiding institution, for whoa ' thoy are had; refused loans on tin grounds of socialistic legislation and' Mr Hogg s remarks with regard to further land , taxation, Messrs. Maunsel! and. Hart, tho solicitors, state in the Wairaiapa "Daily aoivs to-day that they aro prepared to ao.V s ohallon S° of the editor of tlio Jimes , on- any reasonable conditions ha " inay impose, to prove before an arbitrator • tho statoment made by. them here, on tiro oondition that the arbitrator publishes Ha decision, but keeps the name or tbcinstitatlon confidential. : '

FREE CLASS BOOKS. AND THE DEPARTMENTAL GRANT. " . Dunetlin, June 17. At a meotmg ,of the Education. Board day tlho question of free school books carao np lor,discussion., .After, .considering .'ro- C ports by Mr. D. Peine (Qhief Inspector ot ' Auckland) and Mr. P. Goyen (CWof Inspec-. tor mi Otago), the boa-rd decided to endorse Hie opinion expressed by the Auckland Board, and intimated its readiness to cooperate with that board in making reiwxjscfli-' tatMMfi fco tSio Minister. A motion, .is also earned to tfio following effect: —TJuat further inquiry bavHig clearly established the fact fcbat the; grant mjulo by .the Department for tho purpose of providing fnje class book is in. sufficient to meet reasonable requirement. ™ e boa.rd - resolves to-inform the Minister ' that unless condition No, 2 bo modified it cannot take advantage of the offer.

AFTER THE HOUR OF GLOS4NC. j AN HOTEL.OASB. < ! ■ t 4 i i- TJmaru, June 17,, J. Austeu, licensee of the Hibernian HoteL was fined £5 for selling liquor, and fire men •U each for drinkmg after hours. The dorenco offered was that tho liquor was bought, - serraL and drunk before casing timo, and that lire men had business in the hotel. Km licensee was' laid, -up ai the timo; and tho License was not endorsed.

THEFTS FROM RAILWAY TRUCKS. • . m . ' Core, Juno 17, lwo young men in the Railway Department appeared before Mr. Konrick, SJI., today charged with being concerned in thefts' from railway trucks. l'Yancis William Step. ' herd, 20 'years, was charged witi stoa&ig from a railway carriage fit Clinton one bag of sugar undone box of butter to the total value of £3 2s. lid., the property of the Department _Ho pleaded guilty, and was fined if, in (Kfaqlt 14 days. On ' a further charge of- theft; of' a . tin of - biscuit. - accused was ordered to come up for seatenoo when called upon, on condition that lw • jj®™ the deficiency on tho goods. - Les3k ' Wilson, also 20 years of ' was cbatgod • ™h receiving goods, knowing them to ba ■ stolen. -Accused had- used some of tho buttor Mid sugar stolen by Shepherd, and did not report the. matter- as "he'did not lilca - to put a pal away." The magistrate said' l , it was unfortunate that Wilson was in snch a position. He Would be fined '40s. Representations will'- bo matlo - to' 'the'-Department regarding Wilson's-caso.::

RA'DfUM ( AT OUR DOORS./ Chrlstchuroh, June 17; • A±. last meeting of tho ■ Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, tho chairman (Dr. Moorl»use) saad that, several members of tho. Philosophical. -Insfcitu/fotcweromaking... investigationsnwith;regard:: to the presenco ' of radium-in.artesian;>water.b,tit,had been suggested- tbi him'that artesian "bores in tlio'' public gardens belonging i to the, society,'-' siiobld be examined,^-and be had given l tho''; nwssaTy;; pormission.-'- His action-,; wae' arw;-. proved. The opinion .was expressed that' it* ' would bo' to the benefit of: the society to # find out the effect of radium emanations in artesian water on 'fish;-and that it. would bo -; no loss to sacrifioo a few- fish -inithoiintoreMo of science. - ;■ ■,

; MR. M'NABAT BLENHEIM.' • Blonliclm,- June 17. Mr. M'Nab lectured on tho subject of mri. -versa!- military' training.,last night, before a crow<kd'and.,eritbusiastic.audi<kicc. At-tho. conclu'siori-, the , following;, motipn,' by Mr. R. : Fi Goultei, .prasidejii'of iio Blenheim branch of the National Defence League, was carried with enthusiasm." Tbat, in tho opinion of this meeting,,no system'of defence can ho satisfactory which is not.based on universal military trailing, and this meeting sgroe-s to support aay measure to b( put forward for the carrying out of th< same.". - . .