NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1299, 30 November 1911, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

IBj rclceraDh-rrcße Association,! SPORTS PROTECTION LEAGUE. THE PAENELL TKOUBLE. Auckland, November 29. At a meeting of the J.'arncil .Sports Protection ljoaguo, Mr. Armstrong, sccrotary, stated that when the New fcealaud Association was fonuc<l it was decided that each district commilteo Rhould have complete local control. When the I'eriiell branch decided to put questions to candidates, as published, he duly notified Air. Deli, president of tho New Zealand Association, it'. Hull could have disowned them had he wished to do so. ilio. Hon. Mr. Mitchelson explained that he accepted the position of president temporarily until the members ivero called together and elected their own louder. He had no intention to hold the post permanently. If Mr. Armstrong had shown him tho questions n<:t bv tlie branch to candidates h« would huvo strongly objected to tbo question relating to bookmakers. Mr. Armstrong had ma<lo LTi 1 j m . f * ndin 6 tho questions to Mr, Hell, and not to tho secretary of (he as- ¥ T ; £ dl was a busy man. fhrm th< V, Bo " d ° Control never received! nnhfVi, a A:™stroii ß wanted to ran not nYw* Anckla ? d branch, but tho Board erf thS M *-Ap*trong wanted tho Act of 1910 repealed, which moant cc[veitir 0l S n a]. hcldtheAct6houldr - MACQUARIE ISLANDS. Invercargill November 29. A statement has gamed currency to the effect that Mr. Joseph Hatch has "lost the ease of the Macquario Islands, and that •Dr. Aiaweon has obtained a lease for two years. Mr. Hatch state that this is in. correct; what tho Tnemanian Government did require was an undertaking thnt nothing would be done to interfere with vt r ' £ law s<"iß scientific research. This Mr. Hatch readily agreed to, and ho also gave a, guarantee of a similar considoration to the Commonwealth Government should it be required. CARTERTON AND HOTELS. Carterton, Kovember 29. A public meeting on the licensing qnem hon was held here last -dght, at whielv several JLasterton business men spoke of tne good effects of Xo-license in MaEterton. At tho close of the moating the folownng resoluhon was put-.-"That this large and representative meeting of Cartenon citizens, having heard tho convincing statement of Mastcrton business men ro the good effects of No-Licenso in liasl«rton, declares its intention "f eiinxirtinß No-License at tho coming poll." Tile motion was earned unanimously. DRIVERS ADVOCATE BOYCOTT. a j i. Gi , sll ° r n c . November 2S. At a mecfang of tho Clisborno Drivers' Onion, a motion was carried unanimously Uuncils of Now Zealand to recommend the setting up of a committee to institiite a systematic boycott of firms employtheir lO bucine°s nlSlS fa tU ° CBWylnß on ol