NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1531, 29 August 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

U3y Teltgrapli- Prei» Asior.latlolU 4 ' THE PUBLIC HEALTH, Christchurch, August 28. Notwithstanding the mcdical inspoctioaof arrivals in uiu Dominion, a woman suf. K'l'iug ivoin consumption was permitted ' lo land. Apijlicatiou Mas luauo tor htfr admission to iho consumption sanatorium within lour months of ner arrival. The mutter came before the North .Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board today, when "the Public' Health Committee' reported: "There appears <o bis uo oii'ectivu l'L'f-.ii'iction regarding persons landing in New Zeuiand. llcccntly a man with a. wiln and family arrived hero, and now, only lour months after arrival, application is made for tho wife's 'admission to the sanatorium. She had been under treatment in a sanatorium in England, but was not cured. . The husband says he cannot pay the board's fees if she is v admitted. _ Tho committee has , decided that in this case fees must be paid if the patient is accepted as an inmate of- tho institution." It-was decided that tho at-, tentioh of the Minister for Internal Affairs should bo drawn to the matter. The board affirmed, tho principle that a children's denial ward should bo established, and referred tho matter to a special committee for a report. COMPETITIONS. Auckland, August 23. The following are the results of tho Auckland competitions in tho churoli.choir contest:—Onehunga'Presbyterian; 1; St.' Stephen Ponsonby, 21 Scotch National Song: Mr. Arthur ltfpley {Newton), 1; 'Mr. Aspinall (Epsom), 2; Mr. L. Dixon. (Auckland), 3. Song (own accompani- • rnent): Miss L. Jessop (Waihi), 1; Miss G. Evans (Devonport), 2; Mr. 15. Dennis (Stanley Bay), 3. - Duet': Miss I). Feritoa and Mr. E. MacCormack, ; 1.; Miss K, Major and Mr. 0. E. farrow,. 2, FATAL TREE FALL, . . Woodville, August 2S. > Tho unfortunate man John Hooper, w.hc had a tree fall on him on Mount \Vhareti yesterday, died from shock shortly after being released. Ho wns a young man, single, and his relatives'live outside WcU lington. SPLIT IN*THE DRUIDS. Auckland, August 2S. The ' ditpute between the Auckland Lodges of Druids and tho Grand Lodge, which .resulted in tho former being- ?'usV ponded, has culminated hi the secession of Lodges Eden and Auckland,, riiiri will' probably result in flio formation of- on Auckland district. Lodge Eden voted 49. for separation, and two- for submission' to Grand Lodge; Lodge Auckland'22s-for- , separation, and 21' for submission. The main argument'for secession is the objection to centralisation 'of-tho-funds in the hands of Grand Lodge officials. BETTING MAN LAID LOW. Glsborno, August 28. William Powell was fined ".£25 for' betting on'the 'racecourae at tho Hdnt CluV races. BIGAMY CHARGE. ■ • ■ Napier, August 28.George Henry Hay word, an elderly man, was committed for trial on a charge of bigamy. The evidence ■ showed • that lie married .Tulia Ellen Trairior at Invercargill in 1877, and in 169-1 went'--through a form of marriage at tho Kegistry Oflico, - Invcrcargilli with Catherine Jane Carson. • NEW OIL-BORING,' . • Dannevirkp.- August' 28. ■ Oil-boring operations will bo commenced . to-morrow, by tho' Iffituku Oil Fields Syndicate at Waipatiki. Tho future of the district :s largely bound up in the success or failure of the venture.

FATAL TRAP ACCIDENT. Blenheim, August,2B. A fatal accident occurred thisaftor.noon .•■ ,in New Renwick Road. Miss Kathleen Litehfield, agod 20, and her sister (Mw. ! J. IC. Hardin) ivere out driving when. the... ' horse foil, throwing the occupants.. out.: .„_; Mrs Hardin fell clear, but Miss Litchfiold was thrown between the trap; and. the horse, falling on her head, and fracturing the base of the skull. When .'.picked up life was extinct. ■ : A , SAD AFFAIR. Palmcrston, August 28. ■ A well-known Palmcrston land agent, Churles Sutcliffe, aged 35 years, is supposed to have committed enicide this morning. Ho loft his homo between' 8 and 9 o'clock . this'morning, and at 11.30 a.m. ho return:ed hom-s in a cab. He complained to Mrs. Sutcliffe that ho was. ill, and a. doctor was called in. It was then ascertained that ho had taken corrosivo sublimate tablets, and in spite of medical efforts he died st 1.30 p.m. For some time deceased had boon, a . farmer in the Pohaugiuo. district. U« leaves a wife and ono child. An inquest will bo held to-morrow. Some weeks ag<7 deceased injuredikis leg in jumping off ( train. ■ . SUPREME COURT. Auckland, August 23: At tho Supremo Court, before Judge Cooper, James Grant appeared on charges of breaking and entering the shop of Ar-i thur John EUyolt, grocer, of, Mount Eden, on May 12, and of entering the factory of Messrs. Cousins and Atkin, Stan-, ley Street, on Juno G. To both of these charges Paul Eugene Serin had pleaded guilty. ■ Evidence for, the prosecution was heard at length, the principal witness being Serin. To-day, Grant, gave evidence in support of his plea of not guilty, and his Honour sums up-to-morrow. Invercargill, August 28. At the Supremo Court to-day, Frederick Hanson was convicted of a charge of carnal knowledge. Sentence was deferred. Tho caso J. Friend v. A. M'Gavock (claim .4501 for alleged libel) is proceeding. Plaintiff claims'that the libel was'contain-* ed in a letter published in the "South- . land Times," alleging that ho had neglect- . od to carry out .instructions received from the .Acclimatisation Society, for which he was ranger. • ' . "DISCLOSURES" LIKELY. Danncvirke, August 28. Two Maaris—Huakc Hobeua and Henben Puha—were arrested at. Rakautahi by Constable M'Lcod at dawn on Sunday 'qu charges of jhcop'. stealing, The scene : of the'alleged depredations is in a,-lonely part of the gorgo of tbo.Makaretu River, and'fiome interesting facts .are likely :to bo disclosed. The accused appeared -before the.Court at Ormondville on Monday.:and. were remauded till September 2, bail be-' ing granted in ,£SO ana one .surety, of .£SO each. . .