NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 567, 23 July 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Teleiroph.—l'roaa Association,! '-..'"■ NO-LICENSE IN NEW ZEALAK9. ALLEGATIONS DENIED. ;. bunedlh, July 28.. .In May a telegram; published ill the Now Zealand press, Btatcd that Mr.; Lcsinay a member of tJio Queensland Assembly,; found that No-Licenso-in New, Zealand wa6 a failure' Mr. Nioholls (agent for Uio ' NoV.cense party hero) has handed to the "Daily I'imes" a statement signed by the Mayors, M.P.'s, etc., in : No-License districts" in Otago, .contradicting the statements mado by Mr. Lcsina. The effect of their statements ia that sly grog-selling exists on a jry small scale in. No-Liccnsc .districts; i.. -i drunkenness is not increasing, but is i paratiyely rare in No-License. districts; that it is. utterly, falso to say_ that perjury and corruption arc any worse in No-License than in License.districts; that it is the summit of absurdity to say lunacy has increased because of No-License: that there is no evidence that the introduction i of drink into No-Licenso areas is lmeroasing,' and they believe it to bo untrue; that the charge that blackmail, terrorism, and boycott . - arc flourishing is without. foundation. : 118 A ROAD "PREMJSES"? A LIQUOR.CASE; • Cambridge, July 22. -. A resident was charged with supplying liquor to a male Nativo for consumption off tlie premises. The whisky was purchased at the hotel, and delivered to the 1 Maori on the road. Counsel for the defence argued that' a road did not constitute "premises," and instanced in a similar case, a recent decision by Mr. Justico' Chapman, 'holding that .a train was not The magistrate, Mr. Loughnan, upheld the contention,' and dismissed the case. , ...,;■'•'.'-'<"'•' "CREATEST ANXIETY." THE WATER-POWER REGULATIONS. ■ Hokltika, July 22. The greatest anxiety is felt throughout Westland as to J-ho result: of the deputation which is waiting upon the Minister for • Mines in connection with the water-power, regulations. If the Minister agrees to a, ■satisfactory modification of the regulation, £150,000 6f British capital will be iritro-. ducod to this district forthwith, and goldmining will'receive a fresh and much-needed impetus. .. ' ' REFUSED. A JiING COUNTRY.LICENSE. - '. Waitara, July 21. Another application for a wholesale licenst in tho King Country came before the Tan-j marunui Licensing Committee to-day, th« applicant being Thomas M'Donald; - whosa premises are at RaurimuJ The committe* dealt with the matter in camera, and re•fosed to grant a license. It is .understood that only, one member of the committer voted in favour of granting . a license. ' ' "'■■•■..■:.-"'■ '• - ■ ■ - ' .■■ .~\ ■ "LISTLESS IN SCHOOL." ; ' Ounedin, July.22. • The headmaster of a suburban school: re-. • ported to his committee last night tr"Several boys who'did good work in tieo fourth standard I found Joing poor work in the fifth standard. On making inquiries, 1 find 'eight' boys working 'ten and ten-,and' a half hours daily. Some get up at 3.30 o'clock to work on milk . carts. ;»These children.are quite listless in school,' and 'it is certainly not fair to hold teachers' responsible for tho educational/ advancement of these children.'V . _ ■ SLAUGHTERMEN'S DISPUTE. '.'•- :', - Auckland/July 21. ~ At the hearing of the dispute between tho Slaughtermen's Union and the Waitara Freezing Works, Mr. G*osvenor, ' represent, ing the latter, protested against the union representative having brought eight ..wit'nossea from Waitara, thereby closulg down, the works. Judge Sim said if Mr. Bust had called witnesses from Waitara; he bad no business whatever; to do so, as the Court had expressed its willingness to take evidence at New Pljanouth, if necessary. ; > WORKERS' DWELUNCB. V Chrlstohurch, July 22. Messrs". Lomas (Chief, Inspector,: 0 f Faetones), and Flanagan ,'(Ckninusaoner ; v of Crowd Lands-) visited .dweffiiiCT situated near the Addington Railway Workshops. The houses aire or artistio design and I fitted with all conveniences, tiie walls and partitions being of reinforced concrete. Thoy will bo completed in about throe weeks 1 time. A RAID ON CHINESE. PalmerstonjJuly 22. Tho police to-night raided tP Chinese rest donee and arrested aj Chinaman on a charge of manufacturing opium suitable for smoking from tincture of opium. Five men were found in the room whore the smoking was taking place, one almost insensible. A large quantity of opium paraphernalia was also found. Seven Chineso will bo brought before tho Court on Monday. .. 'A SERIES OF CHARCEB. Auckland, July 22. At the Police Court a lad named ThomasHerbert Ellison was remanded on thirteen charges of theft of money, postal notes,, 1 banknotes, and cheques, valued at £« lUs. 5d.; also on a charge of having forged the name of his employers, Ashman and Company.; Ho was admitted to bail in two sureties of £50 each. SCHOOL BOOKS. Auokland, July 21. The' Board of Education has decided to accept a grant for free sohcol books. It waa stated that tho board had been too oon- - sciontious in declining, to make tho required declaration, knowing that the grant wasi insufficient. Mr.,Groenslado, M.P., said that the Wellington Board lost £60 over the ■ transaction, and,the Auckland Board would lose about £160. , NEW ZEALAND DAIRY ASSOCIATION; Auokland, July 21. The New- Zealand Dairy Association bavo just concluded a record year, tho turnover lor twelve months, ended June SO, having been hearlv a quarter ,of a million, whilst the output' of butter in' tho same period was nearly 2000 tons. Both totals show an increase of about 20 per cent, ou the previous year's results. ' CAPSIZED. Auokland, July 22. ■ The scow Tramp, from Tairua, with a cargo of logs for tho Great Barrier, is reported to have capsized in a gale off Slipper Island, on Monday night. Here aro no details.