NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 896, 16 August 1910, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telcgraph.-Prssa Association.! . - —" *—: . • . - ' AN AUCKLAND BANKRUPTCY. j : CLAIMS T0TAL..£13,500. ' Auckland, August 15,, '" An adjourned meeting of creditors ill tho estate of- Walter F. Darby, merchant, of Auckland, was held this afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce buildings, tin Official Assignee (Mr. , E. Gerard) -presiding. About 40 creditors attended. ■ Tho claime by creditors- total ■about 413,500, and tho assignee holds out hop* ; of a dividend of 65.-8 d; in the £ perhafas a little more. . ' ■ ; At, tho previous meeting in May Mr. Burton had stated that Father Darby had advanced .£IOOO in hard cash to his bro- " ther, now, bankrupt,- and that, having regard to ■ this,- an investigation should -be made into, the balance-sheets signed by: Mr. Stericker, which represented the •■ business in- a different light to what had since appeared. Siico that meeting an investigations into the affairs of the es- ''. tate has been made by Mr; A; E., War- -•' -, nock', public, accountant, whose report : was submitted .to .today's meeting. ■ Tho.assignee , stated he would submit, tho documents presented to the Crown: So- : licitor. ' , ~ ■•■ --■ ii ' '.', . " ,i '■■■' FINANCING IT. ( ; : EDUCATIONAL BUILDING . SCHEME. ' • '.-■ : \ : ■ Wanganul, August 15. '; ■ The Education Board recently decided - to invite tenders for the lease of the - ■■■■ Technical School site, which occupies , a • ■', ■ central position, being at the corner of: ' the Avenue and Guyton Streets. The tenders were .opened, to-night,. ,w];en. all' but two sections were leased, the annual rev-' emio being .£9OB. It is expected that the . remaining two sections will be taken. The board intends to erect a. new Technical. ' : school, infants'.school, and.board offices/' and its finance committee was : to-night authorised to invite tenders for a loan' of £15,000 for this purpose. . ~ . : \ -SUPREME COURT.' " '■ ■ ■ .:. Dunedin, August ,15. ;, The following prisoners were'sentenced this morning:—Arthur Mason, for breaking and entering and theft at'Duntroon, ■ was admitted to.; probation. Horace Braithwaite, for breaking and ■ entering t and theft at Balclutha, was admitted To ■' ; probation. .William John: Newnuui, roi ■ breaking and entering and theft at Dunedm. was sentenced to ■12 months' hard labour. Gwynne Yates, for receiving stolen• property, was.admitted to;proba- v tion. .. A;.young. man named , John .'Keen i was charged with having committed an -. ' improper, act-with: intent to assault a ' woman. Accused was found not guilty. " ; Another-charge of a similar: nature ■ ■"■ against accused will be heard to-morrow. ' , > '-._-. Christchurch, August .15. ',[.'. •The Supreme Court criminal' sessions : .. opened to-day. There are eleven charges 7 . against nine persons.. John Trembath,'■•.'.' for. having'.escaped from custody, was sen- ;."..: terioed to sis months' imprisonment in , addition to the sentence he is now serv- .';■ ing. E. lii Needham was sentenced to 18 '-.'■' months! imprisonment for . forgery and ' ' uttering, and James Lambert.to "nine :"'', ' .-' months for breaking and entering. -..: , :.:,-.'■. , : .GisBOBNE's. loan!-."':;■'■'. '. Gisborne, Augnsfliv.', The Borough to-day, received an s offer, from the Bank of New Zealand, to ' grant a loan.; of .£175,000 at 4 per cent interest, commission, and other expense! totalling. .£5250. The offer is conditional upon thecouncil retransferring its banking account to_ the Bank-of .New .Zealand.'. ' : '.Consideration was held over till to-mor-row. The council in the meantime ; is 'communicating.,with the; Mayor; who.'re- '.' ceived-the.offer, of a .4 .per cent, loan in -v London.'' : .;•; ... .\' ; :'- ; DEPREDATIONS OF DOGSi ,: '':■'-.'.:. ~.;'-Levin, August'l!».'- , The Horowhenua . County Council discussed sheep-worrying at Saturday's meet'. . i \ng,.j ( |nd -~unanimously-),resolved: . ( "That,--owing.'.to.'tEe heavy losses sustained •by sheep-owners by,the depredations.of stray ■'."■' dogs,, the council calls ujion tho Govern- ,' ment .to -amend the .law. t dealing with :,, the .'registration-, of dogs by ■ making it .-■.. an offence for any dog'to; be at large or in any public place without wearing aregistered collar, and d badge of the enrrent year; !also that power • to. register ■ dogs be alone vested in county and borough councils." ■-■. - • ■ ■', ■-.■'■■ HOW MUCH VIOLENCE? . ' . . Auckland,' August 15. ■In the: Police Court; Alfred''James . Lindsay was charged with manslaughter in connection with the. death of John.:Lewis Sheard,' ■ who ' sustained .fatal in-: juries as the result of a fall in ; Welling-; ton: Street, on Monday night. .Lindsay ': stated at the inquest that he took his' . : . little girl from deceased; but denied;' ■"• - having used unnecessary force. ■'"■-. ■.'■'■. Keplying to- a request for. , , , bail, the; . police, inspector stated: that he , had fresh ■■'■.. evidence to. produce, and he asked for a '. ■ remand, till- Friday,, which was' granted.v^: Bail was allowed in two', sureties 'of £58 each. .'■ .' :' ' -..-'■ : ■ :>• : ■ ■■'. ;: . '-■ .1 ; ' ■ — — : —' : ', : - I :.'- '. .'. '' ■■.-' - LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN. , 1 Christchurch.'Aagnst 15.' , At a meeting of the council of the New : Zealand League of ;Wheelmep. to-night, the New Zealand Athletic -Union forwarded. V ' proposals for .amalgamation, hut the'eoun- i oil resolved to consult, the centres before - . taking action. 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