NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By-lelecraph.—Press Association*} - « : 'INCOME TAX PROSECUTIONS. • BOWEON AND SMITH' CASES; - I Christchurch, February 11. Tho case , brought by the . Income Tax ■ Department -against Bqwron Brother! : and. G. J. Smith, M.L.C., will' be heard in the " Magistrate's. Comt,\Christchurch, . on .March. .1. : .THero are three informa-' V tions;. charging. the firm-'(1).. with .havingi; A made a false return inwriting in, re-, gard to inconie (2) with Having, delivered a ' fake.- return;(3). witli having; made,' :, a. false, return, affecting-the. firm's;lia- ■ fility.. by which the tirm evaded full .taxation... The offence is- alleged toliave been committed jon November;. 6,.' 1906.': ■ ; The informations-. are- -laid .by W. M. . Tyres, Wellington,,, inspector '"'under ' th« Income Tax; Assessment Act... .' '> THE QUESTION OF "PICKINGS." .. A NEW;. PHASE. •. ■ n , ' Napier, February li ! . . Reference- was made at .the meeting of - Hawkes; Bay, Charitable' Aid Boaii : to-day to- the matter of one of th'e'inembers having- supplied the board with . goods., of a. .value' over the- statutory " amount. The. chairman (Mi. • C.. H. •. Crantiy), made a statement on, the/snbiect,, in course of which, he emphatically / denied that he was the trainsad-\ : . tion, giving dates' 'to show that ho.was' away at the time: The'member; in*-ques-tion; forwarded his resignation, which waai > accepted. ... - :- j UNUSUAL- DEMAND FOR COAL, 'v- ..- Dunedin, February 14. ■ Ever since the Newcastle' mmenf- . strike started, the,.-Westport, Coal -Com-'' j pany has 'been exceptionally busy, v thfl ' . demand .being .more, than eqiial to'ithfl"! . "supply;; ■■ The . company, finds ; a difficolfcy ;v , in securing sufficient: miners, :and> it.i»; ■' stated; .that employment" could; easily fbe . found for fifty more men, which would ; .result in" a "hiatenal ; 'increase. in the - out' : put/, -■;■v.- ,Vv; ■:.. In connection with tho..Westport: totegrami■ <regarding^- the -. resolution' passed by •• the....Coal'. Inquiry, .Mr.- Joachim/ asssrtfl ■ that he never stated- that it was;the de< - r sire ■of tlie. : ,Westport Coal, Co. to pro dnco all .the. soft coaKpossible", which il what the company, is doing its best to avoid. . If. the.- word "soft" 'had been , omitted., the statement would,, says .Mr. >; . • Joachim, v have been: correct. > - "REVENGE". ON COWS. . Gisborne, February 14. A ' Maori at Waipiro was. sentenced py.,Mr. Barton, /S.M., ..to three; months'. .; imprisonment, .for' .torturing: a cow.. Ao- r . cuse'd had-.been,-employed milking cows ; for • a ■ settler, and was 'discharged.: ■ Shortly '..afterwards . thesettler; found three of;.his cows. si(i, and subsequently ':: . he-obtained-an admission from the.Maori that .he had put matchrheads' up the : " cows' teats by. way of - revenge,, wiSi'.the result that one'died, and two'.are. still-' - very bad. >:;■ .. i; SUPPOSED FIRE-RAISING, . ■■■■■ ; i Hokitika, February 14,' . An outbreak of fire was discovered at four;this morning in.an .unoccupied cofc: ■ / tago;. owned '.hy.- , .UM. :: -MtuThy t , .:Stafford' : ;-'. Street.; Two rooms were gutted. Inoen. diarism'..is.:6Uspected. , . ; The,.building waa \ : y insured for , and' furniture , stored: ■ there- was. covered; by. a- policy-:of ■ in 1 the . United.... On .Sunday'- morning -an attempt; was, made..to. I .burn; Hungerford's,:' bridge :at the upper crossing,'but- little ! ,damage.'.was 'done.. ;. .HEAVY' SCORING AT BILLIARDS. v ; :: Christchurch, February 14. A-billiard i iatchof'. 4000 ,up, ini which F.- Lindrum, jun;, conceded George. Gray •■loo,'. commenced, to-day. Gray • opened. and: made;'.a. break of .463,-of;which.4s9'. ' -was oompiled from l. r )3 consecutive losing . , of ;the,;red.'. - .Gray also compiled •'breaks of I'}.S and' 164.. Lindnim's best .i ' breaks' were . 320 (all round the table), - • 159, .108,.' .and an unfinished .break of Ml The .total?,.,at,.the .erii;of„th))-'iiyj6. pla? V were:' fiiay,' 1431; -. Lin'dnim, '-890. • :>•>; '4 -.. PALMERSTON COURT CASES. . Palmorston North, February 14. ■ . ■At ': the ,' Supreine Court - to-day;:.Ciaud«: • Eetter," found "not guilty" of assault and robbery, pleaded; to. perjury, and will: be', Charles.' , Cannon and Walter Eiley, found "guilty* of receiving ' stolen property,, and' .tlu • .latter of - theft, : will' also be sentenced .to- ' 'morrow.-..v; ■ ;'■■ : ALLEGED TOHUNGAISM. Christchurch, February 14. .•A case which is expected to - prove of. considerable . interest,; will: be heard ■ . ; the:, Magistrate's: Court. oh!'Febrriaijr' 23; ; when a well-known .local Maori, ana. his'. wife i.will : be; charged': with ; practising. tbhungaism. ' 'V'- ; CHINESE FINED. Greymouth, February 14. ' One. Chinaman-: was fined ;..E25,' . and two; others , i2S - each, .for -, keeping opiu® and smoking tlie drug. :