NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 615, 18 September 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(Br itUsnDh.-rrna AeeoclatlottJ • NAUJICAL '.INQUIRY.'. >■ A QUESTION OF JUKISDICTIOH. 1 Auckland, September 37. Tho nautical inquiry into the mishap to the Rarawa'6 boilor on Hay 27 wes-cont'uned before Air. Kettle, & M., to-day. Mr. R. jrVeagh, who appeared for tho second ongineor, submitted that the Court had no jurisdiction, since there had been no GbiDPinjr 2M U «f V lh ° tor "V f tho Act S US of tho Shipping and Seamen's Act said that an inquiry such as this could only relate to the loss, abandonment, or material darnoeo of a ship. In this ca-so thero had been no shipping casualty within the meaning of the Act, sinco Ihrro had boon no dainago to tho ship at all, but only damage to tfio boiler. Ino Court had no jurisdiction whatovor, therefore, to enter into this inquiry. ii l .. KctUo raid he was inclined to Hunk tliat thcro was a good doal in tho argument raised, but there was a probability that if ho ruled this thero would boia mandamus issued for the inquiry to go on to tho end. h. «,^ K- Baume, K P- wl i o ftPPearad for , tho third engineer, taid ho had previously raised tho question of tho Court's jurisdiction, rhero Tvaa authonty to show that such an inquiry only had jurisdiction whoro a bhip was lost, abandoned, or materially damaged. Thero was no ono who Tvould say that this mishap involved Benona damage to tho ship. Mr. Mays, for tho Crown, contended that the words "materially damaged" m the Act were apart from the words "lost or aban- ' ■goned Hβ quoted in support of, Mβ contenbon tho Supremo Court inquiry into the collision of tho Gertie and. tho Penguin, whore s tho damage was not scnoui ' Mr Kcttlo: Yes, bnt that was a collision. In this caso tho Karavra was novor in ponl. Mr. Mays- My contention is that a casualty *°the engine-room is a casualty to tho ship. Mr. Kcttlo eaid the decisions of the Conrt on the question of jurisdiction would bo announced to-morrow TJio finding on tho point* involved would follow if it wore 1 decided that tho Conrt had jurisdiction. A SPLIT AMONG BP«RrrtJAUSTS. AU AUCKLAND CASE. Auckland, September 17. Commenting upon & claim to receive £23 odd mado by tho liquidators of the Auckland Assoraabou from tho trusteoa, arising oat of a split in the assodatknTiuid an attempt to transfer tho funds to another body, Mr. Kettle, SJL, said ho would not givo judgment for plaintiffs. If they wore going to give the monoy away, it would bo unfair to give it to another body which membore who bad subscribed it refused to join. Plaintiffs could go fo tho Supreme Court if v they wished. Eventually j-ho, caso was adjourned sine die, ENLISTING THE CHILDREN. Chratchurch, September 17. \At a meeting yesterday of dolegates representing the North Canterbury Education Board and the Chnstehuieh Poultry dub, matters connected with tho proposal to hold a combined winter show, and exhibition of poultry, canoxioa, and produce from school gardens, were discussed, and, »s a result thoro appears every possibility of the board falling m with the olub'e suggestion. It Iβ proposed to hold tho first show in June next, and it ie hoped that it will proro the forerunner of vintar shoes of big dimensions. By interesting tho ohfidron of tho farmers in the forthcoming show, it u anticipated that the farmers themaohos will become interested, and, thereafter, the growth of tho ehow ehould be rapid, SUNDAY BANDS. Chrtstchureh, September'l7. A publio mooting to protest against the , Council's decision'to' pormit.-band concerts oa Sunday for the purpose of' raising ftmds to ' defray eiponees in oonnoetion with the contet , was held to-day, and was attended by twenty- J five people, threo-fourths of whom were clergy. < On the motion of Archdeacon Avorill, it wss agreed "That this mooting of citizens ol ' Christchurch respectfully protest against tho action of the City Council m sanctioning band-, ' playing for gain on Sundays. A deputation is to "i wait on the c&aHoil 6n iltfiday oVdamg. i _ j 'iiiA , ND^Nfi' i S^E^ ; 1 ■ Stratford,' September ■' T7. , Prederrek Henry Lambert, who was rocontijr ' arrested-in Melbourne,;wae sentenced-to three . , months' imprieoraMtit, with hard labour, tbs morning,' on a charge of iwifodotortion.' On a i charge of bigamy, accused was remanded to appear at Wellington on, September 24. ' SUPREME COURT SESSrONS. , Holutika. September Iβ. ' At the Supreme Conrt, before Mr. Justice \ Denniston, William Moycan, charged with ' arson at Beeften, was acquitted. This was the . only criminal case. In tho Divoroo Court a decreo nisi was made in the caeo Eosser f. , Kosser and another, a husband's petition. PUBLICATION OF BETTING NEWS. j ChrUtchurch. September Iβ. ' At the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Sim , heard an appeal by Matthew Barnctt tgsjnst the decision of Mr Easelden, SM., who fined ' appellant for publishing in a weokly newspaper, "Dajlight," betting information. The grounds of the appeal worpr- <1) That the mlormation cama from special correspondente and'not from third parties, (2) that tho information published was not betting news. Judgment wa3 resencd. CLERK STEALS £234. , Dunedln,. Sentembor 18. Charles John Lindloy, a clerk, pleaded guilty to Ui6 theft of iC234, tho property of the trus- \ . toos of the late Andrew Lees, and was com. , mittcd for sentence. f >