NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 591, 20 August 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

' (By Tofcurttuli.'-I'risee Ajioctatloß.l; "A NUMEROUS : AND CROWING CLASS." ; '■..■:'.', ••' Auckland, August ;19.George Thomas'Hutton and John Holmes,- ■ two'young , fflen, : : were' each-seut«nccd .at tbaPolice Court to a year's imprisonment with >; hard labour.',- The; police stated tha't-.thb men belonged to'a Numerous aiid' growing ' class which robbed and assaulted '■drunlion men. •; The magistrate said he'was deters • mined to assist'the police ikj ridding, tho town'of sucli'characters. ,' , . ■ ■ ' THE POLICE WITHDRAW. •'■".' ' .; " : Hamlho'nj August 19/ .The" police, withdrew, the charge , against SFolm!. Murray, arrested in connection with tho alleged stabbing, 'of AVilliam Bradley during - a ■ recent fracas.. Bradley contends that he was injured'by some foreigner. - A mystery attaches to the, case, < lyliich is unlikely to bo solved, but, from hl\ accounts, Murray is quite guiltless.. ;■ • AN OLD CORPS DISSOLVES. x . Dunedin, August 19,\ The North Dunedin Rides unanimously, decided to disband, owing to dissatisfaction with tho action of the Defence Council ,in regard to the; appointment of officers/which decision was upheld by the Minister for Defence.' ; /■■' :■" ■•■-.■ ■• ' . '.'' ' ■•■■■. DRAUCHTSi BOREHAM ON TOP. :-■'■■ :•■■•'■•', Dimedin, August 19. \. !■.'■ The secretary of, the New Zealand Draughts Association , has • been advisedly, cable that Mr. Borebarri, of-New Zealand, won the Aus- .., tralian draughts championship in Brisbane,;, ! Mr. Jassey. being second..... ... ■■~;', ■'■' COAL TRADE! -SLACKENED DEMAND. ■■:■■ ;i '■.:': : : : .;'' ... .Wostport, : August-19. . Owing to slackened demand for. coal, tTio : West port Coal Company have knocked off the second , shift at Millerton mine. Two hundred, and fifty men-have received nofcico^dis-, ■ponsing with their Borvices.. '' '.V ■■:."■. ■' ' ' ';';,'■; •■- : :.; ;';'f';:; ' : \S: : '. ]',■■ .■■■■•.••' " ";'V- . v T ' l "? r H> 19/ The August, opnrsing meeting,(two,daye)' finished,.to-day.',i THe Maidoii-Stake, was won by iljloghorn,,Grand.Cheskr bfeing nmher-dp. ,The Open, Stake fell: toiMfflbanki who beat :Quoonsberry. ia<the,final-.\,. : ■'■ ~;■■••■. • ■•■:•;./' NEWS IN BRIEF. -: ■ .' ' ■'■■■'': - "■''■.''.'.•Napier; August 1?.,; . The weather'has been Ine'for ; some day's.:'' ; Thoro are a .considerable I number of casei scarlatina ia Napier. .^.. ■'■•-■ ■: • Aiiokiand, August 19. §pven shopkeepers chargod with selling cigiirottes to youths uudor fifteen had convictions recorded against ■ them, and wero' ordered to pay costs. '