NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (By Telegraph-Press Association.)

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 13, 23 December 1911, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (By Telegraph-Press Association.)

1 -4 HE CANNOT PAY. BREACH OF PROMISE DAMAGES. ißy Telegraph—Prci>9 Association.!- ' Auckland, Deoember 22. John Pearce, ,who since the recent breach" of promieo ease has been known' as : tho man with the leaky heart," appeared in the role of bankrupt at a meeting.of creditors. He stated that hii liabilities were JC3IB 12s. M„ and assets' .£2O 4s. 7d. As the result of an action tor .breach' of - .promise of' marriago brought by Miss Dinan, the Court had awarded JE27O damages, and coats ,£47 12s. i>d. This amount was still owing, and Miss' Dinan was his onlv creditor, 110 had offered to pay Miss Dinan ,£l.lO in settlement of the Court's award, but she had declined to accept the amount. Bankrupt was closely questioned ag to a certain deed of trust in which lis held an interest with oilier members of his family, and the Assignee agreed to the creditor's request to put in a claim for one-third of the trust property, so that the matter might bo contested in tlit Supremo Court.' LAND BALLOT. „ Timaru, December 22. The result of a ballot for five smuli grazing runs in the M'Kenzie ooimtrj hdd to-day was as follows22oo acres at Burke's Pass, W. H. Hunt,. Timaru, builder. Part of the old Tekapo Run, , I'.OOO acres, F. Lake M'Gregor, son of Mr. John M'Gregor, who has been fifty vears in Mackenzie. The winner was born at Glenmore. across tho lake. Tart of Glentanner, 20,000 acres, Mrs. Ellen Gould,, of liainclitT, a woman with a largo family. Glenmore, west side -of Lako Tekapo, 15,500 acres, Mrs. Black, wile of, Mr ; .Walter Black, a well-known settler of Fairlie, and formerly stork inspector there. Lower part of Simon's Pass (best of the five), 16,200 acres. W. J. Haskins, carpenter, Ashburtoii. There were 140 individual applicants admitted to tlie ballot. The chairman of the 'ward impressed upon them that the ro>idonce conditions would be strictlv enforced. ..... THEWEATHER. Timaru, December 22. The weather cleared up to-day. ThtS rainiall for the month so far at Timaru is 3,39 inches. TOURIST INVASION. Auckland, December 22. Inquiries made at the local touri.-t agencies go to show that the Christum" and New Year traffic is particularly heavy, and that the number of Englisi and Australian visitors now in New Zea. land probably constitutes a record. Tours through tho most favoured parts of the Dominion were booked yesterday by many of the new arrivals. The maioritY are going to liotonia. THE LIQUOR LAW . . Duncdin, December 22. Irancjs Porter, ex-publican at Cavershitm, who had lost his license bv the process of reduction after the I9OS licensing poll, was lined ,W0 and costs Us. for soiling liquor without a license. . F. Payne and his wife were charged ■with illegally selling liquor at a tea room at Woodhangb. Tho man was convicted and fined .£25 and costs. The cliargt against his wife was dismissed. TWO MONTHS' HARD LABOUR. Auckland, December 22. There were beforo tbe Police Court this morning Maurice Brown and Cecil Braithwaite, who had committed the offenco of escaping from Roto Koa Island. Both accused Luwi previously been on tho island, had boon released, and had infringed the conditions of their release. Tho magistrate senteucod cach accused to two months' hard labour. BOARDINGHOUSE BLAZE. Gisborne, December 22. The Gladstone boardinghonso, owned by Mr. Hamniou, and occupied by Mr. Ferguson, was gutted by fire this morning. Tho boarders had a narrow escapi'. Insurances: Building, .£BSO in (he Royal Office; contents, XIOO in the Yorkshire Office. DID HE VOTE TWICE? Taihape, December 21. A man named John Cairns was this morning charged beforo two Justices of the Pcaco with dual voting. The evidence showed that accused had voted at each of tho two booths at Taihape at tho second ballot. Accused reserved his defence, and was committed for trial. Bail was allowed, self in .£25, and two sureties of «£SO each. LAND BALLOT. Timaru, December 22. At a ballot for-tho Mackeuzio runs, W. Hunt, Timaru, drew No. li F. 1,. Mncgregor, Fail-lie,' No. 2; Charlotte Black- Kimbell, No. H; <4. llarkin, Ashburton, No: 4;' aud Ellen Gould, No. 5. Tliero'were 21G applicants for the five runs, tho area being from 220. to 20,050 acres.' ■ , MANGATERA FIRE. ■■ Dannevirke, December 22. Knight Bros.' planing-shed at .Manga, tera was destroyed by iiro last evening. An oatshed .with eighty sacks of oats and 20,000 ft. of dry dressed timber was also consumed. Tho insurances, on tho mill nlul plant .£625, ,and on the oalshed and contents'' .£IOO, are in the Phoenix Office. • . BRIEF. MENTION. Greymouth, December 22. One hundred and eighty passengers booked from Hokitika, iireymouth, and wayside .stations by to-day's express to Christchurch. Duncdin, December 22. Win. White, for selling liquor without a license, was lined .C 25 and-costs at Court to-day. Thle Wairarapa Caledonian Society, which is holding its thirty-sixth annual Highland gathering and athletic cajnival on the- public park, Mastertou, on New Year's Day, advertises particulars concerning tho same elsewhere in this issue. Messrs. R. Wilson and Co., Taihape, advertise particulars of a Tauuiaruuiu stable business l'or sale.