NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 587, 16 August 1909, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

■ ■ ; . IBy Association! ■ ■■' : A LITTLE HOARD OF HONEY. ; HOW A; CHINAMAN WAS ROBBED. ' > ft-' -;;:;■ : ChrlstOliuroh, August 1-i ; ..' An'old Chinaman called at the Police. Station presented a recoipt for a .'..considerable sum'/"of money: 'Tic had been. ; the ..receipt'.'.on 'the ; previous night by - two men in apparent police uniform, armed- ' with: revolvers, who i.searchcd.tlio.houso, for - opium.., They found none, but camo on the ■ : littlo hoard of silver money. -. 'This-.they, took, .giving 'the receipt mentioned, '.. and tolling the old man to call at .the,pblioo ./Btatioii for'a ■■.",•■,:, x ;-. ; \v" '-i-.: '■' ■■<■ "■'■':' V. ■'.■. .•';■ ,: ; •. ..August 15. ■ .::■■■ Somo.dnubt exists as to whether the right men' havo' been, apprehended in connection with the robbery irpiri , a Chinaman by men ' masquerading-as policemen, us the Chinaman ; to-day failed to'* identify .'the man : and his ■mate, who- are':'.alleged.: to '■• have' been the .Vrdbyeis.:''.''..,•.V..--.-.:!--:.;-;-..-•':.';...■.■■••.■i : ;. : '. ; '' >- ' ■'■'' / FOUR INQUESTS. \ '■■/ :'■:'■■':, ■■,■'■ Christchurch, August 14.; ■'■'. ..No.fewer : than four .inquests; wcro held'todayi One,'ou Mrs. Crosberry. who was accidentally, shot .yesterday-, by herlo-ycar-old son with a pea riflo/.was .'adjourned' till Wed- ■•' iiesday; another, on'■ John Edward Robins6n, -aged '81'/years,-■ ; e' ! verdict, , being returned of .death ..by: alcoholic poisoning; the third, on : William Riishtbn,, farmer,- aged 60, who was 'killed by the britt of a calf; and the fourth, :• ph T. ■'Fraiikliff'J. Main, who in hospital , after collision: of his cab with an ambulance ■vaii.; In-tho' last" two leases,.the Coroner returned a yerdiot of accidental .-death.■-.. . :: ALARM -.BUT.. NO fIRE. ,'..', V ; . ■.-,(' ■■■'■'■.. :.:'; y..,v :■■>■-■■' ;• ClirlstcHuroh, 'August 15. 'V ; Vj The .Srp'; brigade turned' put about noon toi'day^for-an alarm'given' by'^tho , automatic 'ippliaiico'ionitho'third'floor/of'the Kfliapoi 'Company's new warehouse, in Manchester' Street; ■ After slightly damaging two : doors,' in/.effecting, an entrance, the brigade jwere unable 'to.find/any lire, or any apparent alarm being, given! It' is pro-'-bablesithat-.tlie- hot 'weather experienced yes::terday- may, have; had an effect-on the apparatus, and .Caused it,.to givO.n alarm"!, [^,':^': : : ;■ MAOBI'. CONFERENCE. ' : ' : ; /;'" "'j.• j::-;-:. ; : v-.,... : ;- 1- .Auckland, August 14. ■■' ■ ;„■:■'.*&■■ Maori; land conference'held.. at.Waahi, . near Huntly, to partition tribal-lauds; .ended ; : yesterday. Fully 300,000 acres were'.-.parti-■'■-•tkracd. in: accord,..witli -the.-wishes of.. the owners'; and. ratified. by .the .ffativo: Commit-. ■ tee. , ; /The general , object of the conference is to bring into occupation Maori lands,'making ■them subject to taxation, and setting apart -an area-for, tribal uso. ...-..: . •'•■.■ -;f INVITED TO NEW ZEALAND. V?';"-/ : -:r-,-''. '•:■; . ~. Diitisdln, August 14. '. '■ V Tho ; ! 'Star" . understijnds that- the British .■journalists, who will, be' tho guests of t!io ■• Commonv.-ealth Government during their, stay in Sydney, in.connection with the.-Chnniliprs • of Commerce' Congress of the Empire, • liayo been :iirged.by Sir Joseph Ward. to extend their■■'itinerary... to,: .!.,.■■ :'■', ■ ARRESTED IN BRISBAWE. ;-' ; ;'vv '('/ ■■•••;:■ bunedin, August. 15.-.-• Charles John' Lindley,. recently in tlio ein- . ploy. :6f. the executors..- of AndroW Lees, ';painter, 'has , lieen.'arrested.,at'.Brisbano on ■a charge of having' appropriated £234, the ..property; of ■'.the estate.,' A: constable;.will ■ leavo;Dunedin. this week to bring tho man , back,/: V -.; I--'.."-.- ':--^-^' : ;■■'• ■'■ _:.-'- : /y r ■ ' ' MOTION FOR -'A NEW TRIAL.;/ 1 - ■'■'.' : ;^ ; ; : ;H;Vi .-:. ChrlstcliUfcb, August 14. ■ The hearing.of the motibn:for a new trial •in tho case of : Stringer v.-Norton,was coii-.,oluded''-,this>a£fceiiuoon; ■ Judgment re."serv'ea.'::■■;.' ■■"•''-H:.■:;"-.'•■':.-••--.-r•"••'-.•.■.'■'.' ■■':..''"'■ "''•"■'