NEW ZEALAND, NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 921, 14 September 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND, NEWS.

(By, Teleeraph.—Proia Association.!

PINCHED. : - ■-■ ' t Timaru, September 13. , _ The' Education - Board; to-day '■: discussed its finances. • The se&etary, stated'that ./. / therewas .only .£2O to go; oil with,' -V'fl ;through, the; reduction ;of-the . building . grant, /-while;'a/.number.. ofr.urgent 'de* . mands;. for repairs await V attention. ''/. . Members vstrongly criticised , the . Depart- 1 -. ment'sVpenny-wise, pound-foolish .-policy, i The usual grant of .£2600, due .March last,' was not to hand, ; and /one-third- o£ : it ,had:.been, pledged. . already' against.-': ; > overdraft. . i ! ■ i .'.'-. ':. .: ■, . A FAMILIAR. CHARGE. - , Timaru, September 13. Mr. Day, S.M., - delivefed': : reserved, judg- i v ment ' to-day fin : the, : case 'against ilra. .'. Sarah Mulhern,"'. charged /. with : selling";'; liquor/in the No-License; district -of Ash-.". . burton.. Accused .was fiped JE3O and costs. STRAWBERRY FREIGHT RATES. > Auckland,. September J3. ■ The Railway Department has promised .; , " to 1 arfange"ta..'carry.' strawberries to -AVeU lingtoh ~in' about . 38.;>hou.rs;--; against four . days by ;goods -train, Jast.Ayeur. - Local - growers are for; a. big output ;in. the coming season. • ■"-' \-/'. ' "THE WONDERFUL ABSENCE,".; : vOamaru,.September l l3.- . ' For > the -first, time since'.theiPapakaio ; -. miirdeir -. criminal',* busihess'^'angigedV ':"■■■ attention of tho. Supreme. Court.. Mr. .Justice .Williams,'.^^addressing.JtheGrandV. . Jury,' .congratulated',;tho • Oamaru district ■: on, the: wonderful abs'ence;;-of : crime:': The jury threw out the ..bill against Georgo ' Frith,: charged with receiving, and re. ; turned, : a ,trae; s bill'ia.the\ca'se,'6f'.George -J .:.. Hepburn,. charged with perjury. . The latter was defended by Mr. Hanlon; of WARRNAMBOOL HANDICAPS. :' • v Christchurch, September 13. Following are the handicaps of, Ne\r Zealaaders in' the' Warrnambool-Melbourns : •: ■' Koad Race Smith, 1 . Coulter, '■ 3miiUl Toza,•>. ■ Ornin..;; 0 Shea, 17min.j ■/ Arnst;. 21mm.; ... M-Teague, ; 23niin'. j' Gillespie, 'Walsh,"-'and :: Neilson," 25mii.; Huinm, 27min.; .Green- :'t •las, i 29min.;. Bdwards," 31min.'j Clark,. ; ,33min.'jvLai^o'n;;: : -85min.ij.^lWaldi^ , V.fflinii''-"'-'-;;;.-';' The limit is' 60. minutes. > . '- •'. • - ' HAD BEEN:. DRINKING.'! . ' Blenheim, September, IS. '■ ..A iaan- named .Daniel Eeardon, ' who. had been^^'drinlang,-;;att»mpted\to;' : commit.:; ; siiicide; ■ fcy; cutting .iis'ithriiat : :V; with a small -table-knife... Ho was taken. • : toi ;i the hospital. ..Thei'wouid^is not':th6ught/ ;.'.' '; ;it6;bejserioiis.'';;^"':;:;!iV:yMv i '';(V : i>;;, ;; \^ BIBLICAL. Auckland, September 13. . The BiWo-in-schopls question, came. i 8 . Auckland-( Presbytery J to-night; ;'the"'E«v.' ; , . A. Millar. moving : that an overture'..be . made to tho General Assembly, in--favour • ; of.-the .;Nevr , ) ;. South Wales system':of religi-,; .ous',ihstr'uctidi::in'.Stalte;"6c.h6ols.;!;'.The'm tion. was'carried.; . . ;