NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1592, 8 November 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(3t Tolerruflh.—ProM A««oolallon.f . _$ : a. ENTRIES IN STEAMER'S LOG. CAPTAIN BUXTON'S CASE. Dunedin, November C. A ca9o of special interest to shipping was decided by Mr. Widdowson, S.M., this morning, when ho guvo resoryed decision in tlio caso of George M. Buxton, master of the bhip Kaiapoi, who was charged that, when leaving Lyttelton fop the purpose of proceeding to sea, he /failed to record tho ship's draught of water and extent of free-board in tho official logbook, and did, without reasonable cause, fail to produce sush record to tho Superiiitehdont of Marine when requited to do so. Tho magistrate held that though Section 20fl of tho Act was not aptly arranged, it was made clear by tho light of the previous section. Ho held that. sub-Section » of Section 206 held a mandate to tho master to record certain particulars in tho official log-book. That being so, tho master had been guilty of a purely technical offence. Tho enso would serve as a warning to 6hip-niasters. Captain Buxton was convicted and ordered to pay costs. NAPIER, HARBOUR. '_ '. Napier,.November ?. A definite movo in tho direction of settling 'tho question whether tho -outer harbour 6hall 06 extended and inade available for ocean steamers, of an inner harbour eapabte of admitting largo steamers be constructed,, is. about ..to. be taken, Mr.. J. J, Nivc'n having given notice to move at the nest meeting of the Harbour Board that.tho.necessary stops be at once taker. to place before the ratepayers proposals to raise a sufficient sum of money to con. Struct the inner harboiir, and that the Publiio Works Department be immediately notified of the board's decision, fio thai ■ all misunderstanding regarding the construction of the Eost Coast railway embankment may be removed, and work car< ried on simultaneously with the harbbul construction. ; PARADES & DEFAULTERS. Auckland, November 7. . Ninety-four youths appeared in the Magistrate's Court charged with failing to attend parades. •■ The hearing of the charges, occupied . the. magistrate two hotira. Several cases where reasonable oicuSes wore made were dismissed; in the other cases fines ranging from 16, to were imposed. ALLEGED UNLAWFUL ARREST. ■ , ' Nelsqn, November'.?. In the Supreme Court Victor Laney claimed' i£soft from Alexander Brown for alleged • unlawful arrest and imprisonment.. Tho Judge held that plaintiff had failed to'prove what Was a reasonable and probible cause. Judgment was given &b defendant, with costs. , FATALITY ON S.S. SURREY.. : Christbhurch, November 7. John Picard, an able seaman -on th« steamer Surrey, was killed outright by falling down a hold on the steamer this afternoon. While climbing a ladder he missed his footing. He had so author ity to be ,in the hold. THAT SEA-BORNE MESSAGE. . < • Dargavilie, November 6. : later particulars regarding, the ines sage purporting to have come from■■jtht dredge Manchester show that the bottU was picked up on Te Kopuru beach, or the West Coast The cork was encrusted with barnacles. When the. bottle, was broken it was found: to contain azures, sage' written on' a sheet of papef front. c small •pqeket-book; as follows;—"Apri ■twentieth.' Dredge. Manchester.' If we are not picked tip soon we will all be lost, (Signed) Lambert." : Regarding the message, tho chairmai of the Lytteltan Harbour/Board (Mr K. Moore) states;—" Usually .this is t mattor for some doubt, .and, in the. present case, there, is a means-of testing tb< 'genuineness. The Lyttelton Hnrbotr, Board possesses -the -signature of ,6 Lambert.' If the' meisage were foi'ward.ec «to the, Harbour" Board authorities,^ the: ■would be able.to compare, the. sigiiatures and set at rest any doubts." DEFECT IN DEFENCE ACT. Auckland, November 8,. Mr. Prnset, S.M., this morning, in th course of a,decision respecting- a youm mart who wai*, charged with failing t render personal, service, under the, Be fence Act, - stated that, in his opinion a young ■ man who refused to take th oath'of allegiance could' not be' com pelled to do so, except by the statntdr; steps' prescribed- by the Act. Such me'i had to be drafted into the general trail ing section -jrhefeithe oath was not leg ally compulsory, and then transferred t the Territorial. Force. General trainin did not exist, and, till it existed, joivh men who refused to take the-oath ©out not, under the present Act, be eompelte to do so. GREENSTONE COMPANY. Greymptith, November 6. The New Zealand Greenstone Company which obtained titles last week, is pre ceeding with the construction of a trac tion road front W.unuhinihini to the.bas of the property at the foot of Griffe: Range. Machinery was ordered froc England early last year. d( posits of greenstone, • nyphite, talc, an platinum will, 1?e ready for exportation. BRIEF MENTION. ' Wanjanui, November G. The entries for the Wanganui Agrieul tural Show constitute a record. It is ex pected that late entries will swell th total to 3700. '_