NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 690, 15 December 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

: / , (By, Telesraph.-PnsH AuocJmlod.)T ' • . ; "- ! ■•''..':.•■,- .' •'.■.; ~ "',.''' "t.' ". : ■' .ji *•'■" , : '.'• ■•-'*' .-..' FOR A HUSBAND'S DEATH,' 'v, ; y j -:•;; : "iIIKIO COMPENSATON. ''frS- ; ; , : ';..:' o ■'-.•.-'. ' ■ .■' ;.:Dunedln, v s ' - /After, a., two-days' sitting ',tho. Supreme Goutt ■:'■ , concludod the. hearing, of a.oase to-d&ybrought J by Mrs. Burden against" the Crown, This wasr a claim for ,filsoo, compensation for ,the -death e of her husband, who/died on■ April h whil« > : :. cleaning out "a'gas-holder at'tho Dunedin Bail.'. , s way. Station. -~ Afber'a 'retirement o£|fifty. min- ' ■■'.■/ utca thojury.; leturned'a, fer'dictrtor'.'jßUOO.;.-. -, /"': ) -•■■■■.': ]■'? ;p:i; , ; ' ;° ' : ' Eltham, ; December M;' ft": . .Tho passed the V"' i" ipllowmjj.resolution's':—"That.this council.whilo '• of the opinion'that tho;advent;of'-Dominion ' : prohibition should havo'been considerably hds- .'■ tened by" tho passing'into law of: the proposed v' opmpromiso Licensing, Bill, is of opinion that ', the representative" cpiiveh'tion.' "at' 'No-ticenßf ' dologates held recently'in""Wellington, acted' :' . honestly on the'two issues of No-License -aid ■ Dominion.. ProMbitioa,. as.it. .vonld. be ..'wrong ■'■'.-■■' "•. '"■', to compel a voter who - belioved.,in:NorLicensc,. *' / but:not.in Dominion Prohibition, 1 or vice versa, ; : to vote for what/he , did not want in order to -.'■ : secure the measure he desired." (2) "That this - ■'■ council heartily-approves of the'action of the Parliamentary Committee in eliminating ■ the.' provision for the sale of intoxicants from the Do- 'i ftoce Bill, and- trusts that in: the interests'of - the, youth' of the . Dominion: Parliament,will see , ;:'■ .. Mr. and Mrs. Releher wore dismissed. ... .:..y.':',..'.... j THE- LATEST COLLEGEHsyBJECTi; y U : :' ';■• "...;;' : .' Dunedin, .Depember;ll. : > '-,- _A special meeting .of ; the" University ;Coui* ". ', cil. to-day conl'erred'with ; . .Mr. '-Stqdhplme re- '/f/ ••' :. gardipg .the 'appointment : of a'lectiirer .in iio/ , ■:''■-'■ % mestio',..economy::,'... Mr,';,/Stu4hql|nb";,mado ■'£ i a longthy report. He was -given', power ,: i6 engage ■.'-.'■ '■";'■ f a lecturer,.but. did.ndt'.'di'.'so,' coiitent&ig^him-■ ■ • g self, with' strongly.- reMmmendingytwo/ ladies. -" , a If one'of these were appointed' it' would 5 rieccsr l . a sitato employing an assistant at J!150 per an-- ,' f num. ..and Mr. Studholmb- said - that '.he' was '- " li willing, to increase , his. donation to; JE3OO per < s annum 'for. four years,, and also' to' pay the ' t passage, of. an. assistant., The council ckdded. i o to lay ;this: new , :phase'of matters before the • - citizens';.committee , to-morrow. r r ," v , ;':■•:■■; ;. I ':. "• i 'V''.vi'OyfeHß(bj^Awli(R%^,v.^ ; .'t:'-.. a .-. .•■■ v.-. ■;,■.;.; .-,.:;,.-..v.iDu'nedliij December It: Vj s it a.meeting'.of- the .LiconsediiViotuallere" ■■'~ s Association', of Otago and Southland,i'a. res'olu-' " y :- tion was unanimously carried'protesting.against ■ o the action, of■ the, Government in attempting to; '. e override the decisions, of-the Arbitration Court ; aby riiearis ■ of ot- the Shops' and ?'"■„', e Offices Bill, espociallyVaJs the Court came.to a ''• y fair and equitable decision, whiohi was agreed .'•'■ I. !. to, by. the parties. Tho meeting, therefore ob-' - : 0 -jected to the unwarranted interference, and'in--1 tends to stand by. decisions of the Conrt.'.until - 1 it may be abolished,,and to call, on the' Hon. . t J. , A. Millar to withdraw the Bill introduced B by him , . .;..'■' -: : ■■''< ';'.' ■ ■ :■; ; : y ':' '■'■-.. ' v y. \ x PALMERSTON ORCHESTRAL ' .■■ ' ■'.■' ■'Palmerston, December U. : • ' The Opera. House was'crowded to-night, ; when • tho Palmerston,-. Orchestral Society gave the ■; ■ g last-concert.:of the.present eeason; The-or-' .'"'.'■' e ohestral membere, under the baton' of Mr. r M. Coheni' acquitted themselves' '■' splendidly. ■:'..': ■ ( . The vboal items by Miss Laura Treleavon were e greatly appreciateSi 'and she had: to-respdiid tto encores. The 'cello solos by P. E, John- ; / j .stone;"of Wellington, also had a flattering re- '-■ ".-'■' B ception; ■..'- ', ;.'■; .' ■.' ■~. ■■ , : ..-■■■ ,/'-.■.- ■.- 6 ...'':.,..' , .'' '." ..' ~ ':'■■ .■ ; ,: \' . ' t ;;: ? -EKETAHUNA LIQUOR,CASES. : :, ■.'.■•■' : .■.■■■-.. Eketahuna, Deeember M. ' a -On a charge of selling liquor in a No-License ' . district, D.. H..' Johnson,. late licensee 'of -tße ■'•'■'' : ~ Kanf.urly Hotel,: was. fined JESO. .Mrs;' John- '\ - ' i??' °£i a ? m ' lir charge, was fined JBSO, arid : j Mies'Blackie, a niece,. Charge? against ••'■- Mr. and Mrs,, Kelleher .wore dismissed. •':': • :.;,' ; ■-, ;. A POLICE RAID. i^; I '■:£ '" ; '■■. . ' ' ' : ,' ':Waihl,'.December:'n.' ' : - , At an-early; hour this morning a police r&id- j •■ was made on'five premises] and a quantity of >:':'■ liquor was seized. .Each of tho parties' has been, summoned for the: alleged: illicit sale- of ■ " liquor.-, , ': ■■-,■ - :•'-. - :; . .- : ~ . •• -a-