NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 920, 13 September 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By • .'Association,};',-- ■ '■■■'"';■«' ' ■ " %■ ; . PRISONERS SENTENCED.;;. : . WAITEMATA' HOTEL AFFRAY^ '■{,'% '■"■■■' Auckland,;Ssptember ; -12.; '"■' The Chief. .Justice ..sentenced v the * fol»') lowing .'pVisoners;ili thii Supreme .Court-.—:'.' . Bernard... Olilsen,.:,criminal; assault, and;, indecency.; at Devpnport,; 15 months'; iin-. ■' prisonment : . on" the , first ; charge ; aid \ 12;. 'months' ■on .the 'second,■•to 'be ; 'served'jii.' Invercargill'-: priso£ ,' ; .CharlesU-Tucker-manslaughter in : ; the tWaitemata-";;.Hotel-affray, four years'; imprisonment;; 'Percy!. Harry EUis,; for, v.theft-ptbenzMe" while in''the Harbour.Board's employ,:3ffyears\ ; : imprisonment.': William. Dunean/'for vfor- ■■''■ gery, 'was.''admitted. to twelve'-,'mdntiis , . : probation. ■';Harold; Charles.Phillips;; also' for. forgery'(two.;'.:charges).."was;.sent fori 7 twelve months,to inveicargili.prison*: Te". Hira Hofi : and/ent tering: and "tneft .-.at:; Eotorua, ■-was" : sei-■ tenced -lo'six months';: imprisonment :i»;, Ihvercargill'-. prison '■\^^-'W'\.' :

THE NATIVE ! S ; STORY!

;!; FIJI;^GEOUP.;,;- : -9 '-;,-;^;-; ; y -__News-was Fiji; to-day.-, of-;"a : .drowning:';'case;-rwhicb.':;\ happehed-about;:twb','weeks "ago:i:tt; ap--.-pears-that ■a-young;man;-named.'Cowartyi..:. went to.'-Mr. Fisher's reridehc'e'' ; ati : Bnca:.v Bay, - and'.-purchased : ani-IS-fdotf boat in- which 'he- (with'arFijian)":--.left'S for Natewaßay. A' squallwas encountered i;-: before■' that; place : ;was Teached,";'and 1 the:' -: boat was. capsized and -sank' about a '.mile?"' ■■ off .shore.;:• The.Fijian, succeededii : reach- >. ' ing.land.in aniexhaustedicondition. ".He reported...that'•.Mr.::.Cowarty:'could ".not-..' swim, ;and,: though- he. (the native) " did - V everything'.he'could ;tb\'save'.bim| he. had"v 'finally, .-.to .leKhim, drown-in order-to save''. - himself. ..-Mr/iFisher. states 'that .Cdwarty-; was'.a. He ■; was ,:• 25.'years'"old, and;had -been inrFiji aboufci'.;. thrM.'bt.'fowmontus'only. l '^

"THIS WAS HIS LAST CHANCE."

, ■ : . ft'■;/ {.'':, ; /? ISeptemberiilSJ. ;.'v- : ' - ■ y'.Ono of ...the .prisoners ./who' 1 ; appeared. '. ;befbre; I the> , .ehief / Justice-! (Sir- 5; . Bobert.-.'W ■Stout):fqr :sentence?at the Supreme .Court ?; '■■'■ :thl3-'afternpoh?was Edward EKCrawford,?.;/ 'a', young .man;' who.; had;been 'found pf. :perjury; ' .?Accused /stated -.that/he .had.:.: '>■ .nothing.to/say? as■ toiwhy sentehce'should -'-'■ not :; iHis" I ;Honour. Ssaid;::that ■• . ■p'rispner.bad.- do'ubtless:'; ; -;falleriv ; '>entirely--■■ :tlm)ugH.-driii:?vHa\-\r.as->ayyowig;'m"ani'.V : '.- ■.'and'.; his .'Honour/intended', to? give "-him a,??? chance.by.',;piacing':him'under' probatiott : *i! for two-years, 'but thisifrbuld'jbe'subjec't'./.' ; to. certain, strict' coh'ditipns-rhani'elyi : ?tnat,' ??? •during; the. first/twelve: months,. prisoner, vi: should 'not; leaverMs" house !after?;eight?. : ? .o'clock''at'jnight ; without;.the',probation : '-: ■officer's';cb'ri'sen^-"tE^rtherV"h© , '-mn6t;hot':■ - during ■ the? fulL'/term.• of/Kis /probation,- - visit? a-,hotel: : :Neither, .should be "drink :■>• ;intonc'ating;;vliquprs»i;-nor-''smPke/''-a'^'K9 : ..i''" must cbnserit' ; ( to.'the tissue of a'prohibitiba'''v order. If'the. prisoner: desired to'redeeiav-'' "himself, this .'.was;, his.Jast'chance?;; ?-V-';' ;';;;:;.^v..;Y; I M"iq.ArcbNTRAC^ ■;..'At"a.meeting W-'.-the : Board':'of Directors '-r of, the ■:TiM'.C.A':vJ to-night ■ the, tender .Vol ?'-. 'Mi.. On? Campbell: (approximating .-,£14,500).''' • .was/accepted ..'for? the erection'.'.' of Ithe' "as- :V' sbciation s?new. building; in v ,M6ray a Placej ?.? which; . includes .fup^to^ai».->swiinminsr* ! ':. bath's.'.-. Cef tain' : .'■be.yfeaig'ed^*;;^ ||:f ■;C-;-;;MLVE;;-iATtDUNED^ 1 .- '■ ,^^'-.'\-i SA9."Hfl^*nV~s«i>femi^^- : M./i.V"v: ; ''rMap^me:Calvcgave.:her first.concert:ia\/■ ,Dune : din '.■io-mgtii;. andjdesste.?/uhfavburrPV able 1 weather,;vthb' Garrison Hall'^as'praftv;// ;tica;lly-fiUed'.-'"'Madam^^ ?cipai a./selecKon'sfrbrii. ;S /"Carmen'^'and /the ?"J^ ."Faust,'".','.was •^enthusiastically ..' ;receivetL??? A'"; duetT:from :, ':"Cavalleria ! ;::':Eu'sticana"V; , i' ; .'b'yMCalve.'a'nd: SignpriGasparri'. proved Van. ?■? bthpr progr^ Vjfc^MPETITM^ Vi." :^ r ':J;'^'i,,i'>-'i'.-'T-N. a P'*rf : '^Pt®B' 'V-"" ??A? meeting? bf-?theJ r ex«utive,?^ •Musical, and' .'Elocutionary/.GbmpetitibriS/;?.: ;SMiety;-.was:.h'elivlasii : and. balance-sheet'"was..submitted,:,show-';S.:: ;ing ; that' the '.'reebnt'.competitionstl.hid;,;-' been .financially•:.successrul,--. / andJ'thpv.re-;:;,:-suits,;'ia : every/way';' satisfactory; • ij Th« ; .-■'■'.• next competitions! -hive': bsen•-fixed':for?.'.'-i.August, • 1911, .''.a'nd;;-the- following /judges??: appointed:—Music,?Dr.''Bradshaw, /Christ;?;? cnurch;'.docutiph,'? Mr."Vj.?;Thorhton/?'? ,;principal ; iTe ;-Aute?Native? College.';;?-; .-v.*^"'..-

,;-///?V; ; ;/A?N ; EW^HARB0;URi;?????;,7/?: f •;;;>;/;/? Nelsoni?SepteinberJl2.j:;?? :;fA-"; poll' was ? taken; .bb'ur;,:district? tp-day.'. 'fat- ; tlip;'-; HarbPur;?? Board's" pTO^sal?;tp'iraise; : ?:a ! ;?. : ..loan?;of:' ? ; aV!new--.iaru'p^^atr^.nt^'-' T jagMii;'-:'';./rh«',:'.'- . proposal - was " carried ■■■ by?an overwhelm-;, ? • ;ing-, majority,/jthe/, : voting ; beingirrFor,.; : :? .475);againsft'?179;/?/;?''?:,;;?;?f.::s.???;; ./■',:? ?|;.tH E V'• LE FT? Wl JH v ??;?; : ::,There .was-'anl littcmp^tedrburgiatj/heitr?' : ;in?tho 'early'/hburs/'pf,/.yesterday:?nioni-.-?.: ing.?< The dbdr/leading-into':/the.;bilUard-/,/ ' room', of; Ellis/Bob ihson's ,was"forced, s also.:;i. '501b::.bf?tbbacco;:hadvbeen'rolled/u"pjready;?/ removai;-'.?i:.Eyi,3eiitly,';th«... 'intruders V;-' ivere; seated .and'■?;.■ •lef t/withput theiribopty?; •:>*£?<:& ? ???/ >-t .'^/fe/MAORI^ ;.'''??-///- .Vv'.'^-'-MsHastings^Sep'^mfe /About ''forty''' Maori vshearers^met' ; :Moteo' pa "yesterday./ ■ -Messrs.?? Hawkins . ■'■■ arid M'E-ae explained.the ppsitioa-to-the?'. ' Maoris in'rffipect.to.the.shearing/disputa,, ': A'-rosoluKon -was .carried. 'unanimously^./., •.-"That-this meeting;:plcdges?itself/not i ;to'...;;: shear for.-.less"than:a?pound;per;hundred;.,',. pnd found." / The ,:mectingValsb ; .passed:':a';,-/ .yoteyof'wnfidehbe iaHfip'officialsiof-.the:/.;; union. ■''";;:. '??:?;' : /;?'??'';;?' v -^???/?';--;?;'?'-?

v Tlie sixteenth''anmTcrsary;dfitKe;fpurid«;•; ■ing"of tho'tbwn 'was-celetrared; to-day.;' The 1 : only Uwb-left: out bOhe> twenty. J original 1 , pioiieers■'.■; from .V •Chnstchurefe;. -. Messrs.- .jil'Corniidk'-and'.Shute^received:, 'hearty. "congratulations.:-v.' \\ ;/.\ $fi ?. '■_•;■; '.[■-.. HwiiWESSESIfRtiM^ -■•:/.'■■■■"■■■ ' ;'v!?v'ibuncdinV;Septeml>er;l2^ : :';: Jlarinaduke '< Dove:Wilson., Was : " arrested, ;.- ;this .morning';ori: a -.<: charge "of 'bigamy, ■:■ and : was reniaidedsfor. a- week .toi.euable':', witnesses; to be .brought, froni:.Wellington,;, The. 'allegation : 'that; the; prisoner, had.».; a • wife in^.'Nelsori;'w-here: he' went: thrbugh'.' a- form., of .marriage vwathVHairriet;-Louisa -.-. .■Doveivwho'.Teceived ...fatal .in..' Geotgev: , StreetV- : ;-Dunedin,-; ; a-- few- .weeks', ago' by;being knocked,.down by; a- gig. :; : ;.V-

SOLICITOR'S ASSAILANT GAOLED Dunedin, September 12.

•■'■'.ln the- Police ''Court- tiis .".morning Charles ißanwell'.'was sentenced;;, to .; two months' imprisonment' without ...the tion- of .1 -fine .on : . a .charge of assaulting. Garth ■GallawaT/6olicitor. : .;tv:-.OV;";'':

.'"Krupp's^workmen;. at Essen'; 'Germany,' are always to.be'recognised scarf-" pins . which they; wear,' modelled :'in v .(he form of a miniature-aHillery,' shell,,'niade' 'of.' platinum.: and :.sct inV-'nlyer.'-rivßije'tir-. worker receives| one .oftthefe ; /!U--l>is.:".'3'l-:: : niission ( : and'wear, it always.'::-v'After: twenty scin vice 'the pin .'is replaced: by :,.aVgbld V one ofthe same m0de1.';..•;,.. : ■':v^f:•;;;';j!

has scored over ;'2ooo:' : runs: an'ditaken over ■ •200 wickets;.ii'.first-class.''matches, inj.oiie season'.; ;';■;;;.;-:'■• ';'■''■'" : ;'.?-.;■;,.;-:■::'■-'iC-^K 1 ;;;.';!; .''

■'.The authorities';of;the .fashionable ;Berij lin. suburb ofvSchpneberg,:have:;decided': "upon ' an' interesting . system .of .' for municipal'workmen''with'large'fami-, lies.:; In' additibnito their regular:vagev thb ■ heads of families. of.-.tlrreo'<;children; will' receive air : extra .monthly'.payment; of ,10s.; for : four children/; children, 155.; six;.clii.ldreri, 17s.': Cd.j ;aad. for seven.'children';or more, JZU"{■:'.■: ~i ?■/''.'