NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 689, 14 December 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By TelceraDh.-Pren "A«BoclatIon.l > « N THE CHURCH ROBBERIES. ■ TWO YOUTHS AKIiESTED. Christchurch, December 13. Two youths have boon arrested on a charge '>■ of having committed a sorics of robhories in a largo number of churches in tho city and suburbs. A few weeks ago about a dozen churches were broken into and money boxes sot apart for charitable purposes wore ransacked. Only small sunib of. money were obwined, arid oven the total was not largo, but uio peculiar nature of the crimes attracted tome attention at tho time. Tho arrests wer« made at Molesworth Station, about forty-live miles norlh of Hanmer, by Detectives Ward ' and Gibson yesterday. The two youths, who sJ aie about seventeen or eighteen years old, and who reside in Christchurch, wero suspected by tho police. One of thota has boon boforo the Court on a ohargo of potty thoft. Thoy wore traced by means of the small chango which, it is alleged, they took from tho boxes. As soon as the first thefts wore reported, tho detectives kept in touch with tradesmen and others, and ascertained, that the young fellows ; had gone to a shopkeeper. and asked him to .'■ give them largo coins for a number of si*- . penay, and;.threepenny'pieces,:'.pennies, and... " halfpennies... When the '. ■' shopkeeper : asked ■ -,'.':'•.:"■ them how they camo into possession of 60 much...;. small change they stated that they, had won it ■~ at "twe-up." ...':. • . -, ... . ! ■ THE ZAMBESI SCULLING NOTION;'.'"," ]'. \r;' ...',■•■. ... Nelson, December ; 13. : ;'■,-,. to.a:"Mail"-reporter this morniag, .-,„,.-' Amst,. the champion sculler, said ho'had just '•'■;; ; . ■'■■.-. cabled a reply that ho would require .£250 ex. ":. >'•'■ Reuses -for the Zambesi match. Ho proposes taking .Jack Anistand PogwoU as ... trainers.-, • .'. , ■The JESOO -wager? with Barry, laid- down under .-'■' . the. regulation for the challenge for thocham- : .-■.' ' pionship'ho enforces, as he considers i if. the ,-'• -, wprid cnampion'ship raco. Arnst: is continuing :..■'■ his energetic training on ..the-Nelson harbttar.:' .'• -.-, ■•';;;;. wonderful shooting. ■■'■■ : ;J; v: ■'.' ; ..■.,. , Wo'odviiiei December 13.'; : ' . " There was some wonderful, shooting by-the ~,:.. Woodvillo High.; School: Cadets,in the compcti- '..-'■•.'■ tion for,thu, Prt?s";Challenge Shield -'V',■ ';-. on:. v Pridny...One bpy.;(Lieutferiant. Hind) mude- , .' ' '~-.' possibles. at each . range, and continued shoot- , - ing>at .100 .yards,. finishing- up with thirty : threo. - * . successive "bulls." Another, boy (Bugler Rap--ley),made the possible,'at N 2oo,,yards, and,, con-,': ..-•■:' .tinuing, finished .up with- twenty.: successive. ' ■ "bulls."! The aggregate of. the whole team is •: a Dominion record in this competition, being ~..-'. 33 ahead,'of. I ,the' winning bcoto last year. ..The ' •• : ' Wpodville'.team. has. .had possession of thii shield/for t*o -successive'years.- .", ...A'. >■;■ .•.•"•■'.■.:,. ■;'■•• KEEPING ;EKETAHUNA ; :.; ;",,; ..:'. '•"•'"'.. • ; Eketahuna, December 13..:' ■ ; -■■ At-the Magistrate's \ Court:to-day, Agnes Rj ~ Blacbe was fined ,£25 and costs, and Maggie ■ Johnson and-her Husband D. H..Johnson JESO; '' each' for selling liquor -in a"-N6-Licdnse dis- V met. 'The '.conviction was! obtained', on. .the .■;.■' evidence'.of a constable- who, in plain clothes, . .'-"'.'f procured liquor on the , premises, &nd also ob-' " ! -■ tamed a" shilling's worth of whisky in a bottle. ;; I 'PROJECTED BAND CONTEST. V ' ' \ ', ;'■ '.-'. ■.■'■. '."Diinedin, December ,B.- ;; ...'At,a publio meeting to-night a prijposal ,te".'• ■ hold &'. monster'baaf contest next'year wae . '■•' .'• approved, and a committee was appointed - to'.carry'.out.'.the arrangements. It was, d*. .' : ■- : cided; to'recbihmend'.the committee: to-make" \ ''-. ■■': arrangements for,.separate contests for' the:'. ■.'. '.. ■' brass, pipe, and military bainds of Australia "'>'.'.'■ and; New, Zealand. ;;'.. .:.,., ;.' . .'.'•"' , ; I '.FOURTEEN'YEARS , ; .';' !■'■■■ , '<" ; ; , ■■'■'■iNelion, December IS.V f ajhear. : . ' ing' lasting three days; ..with .the.' publio el-' :, eluded' and publication;-of evidence prohibited, -. . '.'.- the jury -found: William Henry , Joseph .Kings-!-- ' ton.'guilty,, of' assault, on a:, girl; under pre Woe . • of electrically.healing appendicitis. The judge | :; sentenced prisoner to.fourteen.years' imprisoa-.; inent. -.- : ■■■'. ...■ ■■■> ■■■~, ■■> .'.., -.;:',■ , ■•■■ ■. : :- ; : : -.- '•:;..' :- :: ACCEPTABLE :' : ; -.' ) ■ '!. -■'. '■'■■'■■ ■•!;,' ;-■ .FeJldinaj'iDeceinbler.lS.' '<■■ "|. ■: After a prolonged spell-of,dry,w6ather,!.accepfc: •' ablo ;:Tho country at. J ." i-J < ■proseut.;is looking exceedingly well. .'•.•■■• V . „! i:V;p;':t:THE<;^RANoFF',;C7\SE^^^'.;':.'';. S-. ;'_- : .- ''y-u' ' ;; - December IS.'■:■■':'■ ■■•"• Leo Arthur Coplan. Boranoff was b*' ■'• '■-,- fore the court .to-day,-'.charged -withi.-a , ' s'erioai - ■ 'offence, against a girl under-nine ybars'Of. age.' ■' '■■ \ Ho' was committed for. trial to the Supreme Court at Palmerston North next March. Bail .- ■'. was allowed—accused in £VK> and : two sureties of JSlOO.oach. ; ■:■■■■■.;■.■■;.. '■■. -.(■ ■•■- ■ ■■ ; . ••■■' ,'; • FOUR NIGHTS'.TAKINGS, ; ' .-/.■'• ',''.'■'■'■ : Gisborne, December "fj.An art, industrial,' and curio exhibition, held.". ■ iri.aid'.bf. the City Band,funds, was most sue- ' cessful, tho gross receipts for the four;nights being giving a ro'turn of;fully'JEsoo to )'• tho;band.: .... . V'.:V : - : ; , ; r ■' yT •;■': ' MATERNITY HOME.' :.: ; ■■.!.''-.- .■•,,: Gisborne, Decpmber 13.' The Women's Guild has ■ bee'ir advised that the Government will grant, up\ to on & £ •■'.■.■;■■' for, £ subsidyto.tho. Maternity, Home, now'in ■ ';' course;of.cbnstructiou.,- ~.-, •'-, . : -. - ; ;;. .'-.-. ' .;:;'-.:'.■";. .'WORK- RESUMED.';.-.'/; ! ■ : ' !■ ':!■ .'v' , • GreynibuthV December 13, '! .!; . ~-.,'.The'State miners':resumed work to-day!-as if ,■; ■ nothing had ;happened.: .. ; ;' !,' ~;, .. ..'!;;',".• , : :; ;' ; ! : !.:,''',.! i ! : ■ ::■[ ''^ ;,;: ; '■:■■■ : . ;;, Auckland,;December,.^- ; ' : The Waiduru correspondeiif of tbo"Herald ,, '' states' that Ngaruahoe was in active'eruption ' all. day yesterday,'and at 4.30 this;mirning , * ' : tromendous .o'utburst'of' dust, and -6tcam' w>'':'ourred:. . '■ ,; : '■ ■■ ■ '•-• .-■- ■ ■■■' ■ -'. : ;. ''.;-iV.i