NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 682, 6 December 1909, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

■ : / : -U'-r] ■ HOSPITALiSATURDAY; ; : Duncdin, December 5: Hospital l Saturday in'Dunedin ; has again 'proveil : very'. successful. . Last year; collectors made a special elfo'rt, and obtained ..£1291, a record for the Dominion. Oil Saturday MTi in cash was received;, and various amounts ta Wadded and collections to come in from some thirteen country districts are confidently, expected to raise the total to £1000. The.weather was ideal, and a largo rband of ladies and gentlemen worked hard iroin early morning, till nearly midnight. The' institutions which will beneht.are: puncdin Hospital, St. John' Ambulance, Kiiritane House ior Babies, •;,-' J uuileo Convalescent , .I'und, Hospital for Incurables, and Patients-' and Prisoners', Aid Society; ,, , ■

PIANO ENDURANCE: WORLD'S . RECORD

■'.:,;. :/i- Westport, December 5,. ! Mr, Edward Travis, 11.A.M.,. succeeded on Saturday night in'regaining the chainpionship 6t"'th'e world in , '.endurance, in piano-playing, boating the record recently put:\ip by. Mr.iJ. t>. Stirtoiij of Westport, by tlireo.-. minutes,: the new record being'6o hours 20 minutes., Mr. Travis played with a good deal of vigour to the orid, one of the pieces played just on time being "The Storm." ■ There was:a large gathering of the public,.- and much enthusiasm < was shown when-Mr. , , Travis passed; Mr. Stirton's record..:.: •/ v '-.V.•-'' /V., Vi .■",.- .'"' ..-V.

BURGLARS AT WORK. Stratford, December 5.' Burglars, effected an entranco to tho Stratford railway station at an early hour this morning, obtaining a sum of about thirty shillings left in tlio till. Tho shop of Mr. Thomas' Mercer, > tobacconist, was also entered, but nothing was taken as the thieves were disturbed by nn. assistant: who Bleeps on tho premises. In .both, instances entry was:effected by prising up tho window. ■ THE LICENSING QUESTION. Auckland, December 4. The executive body of the No-LicenEß party carried unanimously resolutions of warm ■ approval of tho motions passed by tho Wellington Convention demanding separate ballotpapers on the issues of no-licenses and | Dominion prohibition, and expressing unabated , confidence in the leaders of tho party, and the belief that their action would prove of great value in the- near future. A REMARKABLE PROGRAMME. I Dunedin, December 4, The second series ot night firing was done by the Port Chalmers Navals last night. They fired 108 rounds and obtained ninety hits from thd quick-firing guns. The rate of firing averaged fifteen rounds per minute, and is regarded as a remarkable performance in gunnery. SHOPS AND OFFICES ACT. Timar'u, December 3. At a mooting of the South Canterbury Emi ployers' Association last night, the amended Shops and Offices Aot was diaoussed; and\ the following motion , was passed:—That this association protests strongly against the Government introducing an Aot to override any award of the Arbitration Court, as such action is likely to upset the whole trend of Latour legislation, which has bo far been generally approved of by both employers and employees. ■ ' ' ' Nelson, December 3. At a meeting of the Employers' Association last night a resolution was carried protesting against the passing'of legislation that will override, or in any with, the Arbitration Court awards. - COPING WITH SLY GROG. Ashburton, December 3. James Lorgelly, hotelkeeper, of Methven, in the Selwyn Licensing District, was to-day found guilty of soliciting an order for liquor on ,the Ashburton racecourse. Tho case arose out' of a 6lv-gtog case ,heard a fortnight ago, when LorgoUy gave evidence which led to his own conviction to-day. ■ . ' Dunedin, December" 3. At the Police Court this morning Mary Parker, on a charge of selling liquor without a license, was fined XSO. The magistrate said it was a very bad case. '.PRAISE' FROM MR. CROOKS. Dunedin, December 3. Mr. Will Crooks, M.P., inspected the MosKiel Woollen Factory, which he says is the finest of its kind he has seen during his travels. He was especially pleased with the physique of the operatives and the ventilation of tho workrooms.