NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 770, 19 March 1910, Page 10

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

: (Or Tolecraph.-Press AasoclM.lon.l ;■'. •- —* — '— POCKET "WIRELESS." INVENTION OF A PAPAL ifUNCIO. . : . Chrirfchurch, March 18. According, to a , letter received by a resident ot'.Christchnrch from n German friend, the pocket wireless apparatus mentioned in yesterday's cable from Berlin is i the invention of ilpnsignor Corebotaiii, Papal. Nuncio at Munich. The apparatus is a pocket receiver like n large watch; , "containing a reel of wire, ■anil.wiih-it jjpts a. conef encased in metal. The receiver iias'ari indicator on its face. i'iioiipparatas,>i's used by uncoiling the Wire; ifisTehlugittd'the highest available branch of and connecting.it with the"*eceiv'er.™ The nistftl- cone is stuck in the ground, and alvo connected with the .rebsivari The operator is'then ready to receive messages from any wireless' station within twenty or thirty miles, his only .care being to watch, the movements of the needle on the indicator dial, which points to various' letters or signs in accordance with iapulses received from the sending station. The apparatus cannot, of course, be. Used for the transmission of messages. The letter, states that tho invention 'has "already "attracted the attention of the Gerltlan military authorities...-: \ ; r; z-"x .■ ■

AN.EYE FOR DUWMYISM. ''"; LAND.tipAED BALLOT. . ■ ~_ ' - '. Wanaaniii, March 18. The land ''ballot' for Eangitatau and South Waimarino section* is proceeding. ■There are a large• number of applicants, and successful applicsTifs' aie Being debarred from subsequent, ballots. Though the;busk, .pn.somc sections has been felled, residonco is not being enforced for four years, : tho Land Boapd»conadcriug that settlers run .as . on fully •bushed sections. . In 6jneni»E the proceedmgSj'.'the commissioner .said the Land Board knew, dummyisnvrwas being attempted at the .ballots, but would fossick, any of tUat out.: jigfore confirming the results cra'jlarch are pleased with the liberal teMns, and the evident protection of genuine settlors by the board. ... ... foxton'wiJicip'ai poll. , :. ■■~-. ; - i; Fexton, March 13., ' The poll for!tho water and drainage . spheme. loan of i 120,080, taken to-day, rcsialfed as the, .proposal, 90; fagainsfi ySO;-"iiin>rmaij .6. '-Only JiG'rate"p'ayersMn tho , spPial -ififea 'ontc-f n tota! of ~*22'i , ecords(r ,- Wreif "-votes. Another' proposal for a muoh larger sum is to bo , , placed before,the. ratepayers at an early date,.the idea-'being>to'"Obtain the water for.tie"'sok'e'me'ifbin'.'Shannon. Hills. ,

GREATER' DUNfEDIIi ; ./. J'- ANOTHER■.. IN. I' ,, - r-' r;, ' *'>ijuhsdin, -March 18. ■ .'A pbll-of-fatepayere-in-'tho North East, valley suburb, was taMn to-day on a prcn posal that , tho borough should amalgamate wittC'Eho City of Dunedin. Only a/moderate amount of interest was taken in- the-matter, and, out of 2621 electors' on the roll, no more, than 985 recorded their votes. The proposal was carried by. GB7 votes. to 284.... This is the • third suburb to .join the city, Caversham and South Dunedin .having amalgamated some yetrs ago. . . '. .;'..• '.' ■

MAYORALTY. . ~ • •■.. ...Auckland, March 18. . Mr/. I. J.. Bagnall, , 'who has been a lnember Pf the City Council, for. the past seven'years, and a member of various local; bodies -for!the past forty years, was tte-day preseiitAi; i\'ita. a. requisition, signed by many representative men, asking him. tb cosefent"to nomination for tho Auckland- Mayoralty.' Mr.' "Bagnall has acceded.to the recplest. '•■. •/ » ;•:.;.. BOXING ATWEStPORT. ■■...,'■-'■ .'-Wes't'port, March 18. .preliminary,rounds, of the West-, port Basing Association's- second tourna-; nieht. wore held; to-night and also a pro--fesSipnal • tahtch for a ;£3O niirSe between Land (Sydney) and Qoodfellow (Westpbrv/;' ; The;jaet-named match lasted the full ten roilnds.'hnd ended ia a drftw. Mr. Eussell, ? of Greymouth, was. ref6rce. . ,; , ! REDUCING SeHOOL STAFFS. .-. '. ' ■.'■'■ ■ Dunedirt, March 18. ■"The Otago ; ,Educati6n Boaftl, at yesterday's, meeting,..considered tho action of the. Department 'in,attempting to reduce'the staffs of. tiorae' of.Cthd schools, in terms ef an Order-iii-Council, dated Deceinber last, ,The Otago Board has been advised that this Order, is, ultra viras, the Minister having no power to calculate attendance, except under the Act, and under Table A of the Ofdei-in-Council the board intends to t<sst t!ie case in tho Supreme Court if necessary..

NAPIER TAILORING TRADE. .:■■:• ■..: Napier, March 18. A meeting of the Conciliation Council was Ibid to-day to Consider a proposal liiade by the master tailors that, in view of local conditions, a special toilorcsses' award should lie made for the Hawko's Bay district; The proposal was opposed by., the cinployoesj ■ and the oonncil adjourned to enable the; Arbitration Court to h» consulted: '■■-"■, ■ ■: