NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1998, 4 March 1914, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

OUR BISLEY WHY SKOOT AT TRENT-HAM? ■ , Nelson, Match 3. use Advancement; Society last evening decided-to write t<l Colonel Collins, pointing oat that whilst tad weather at irentlinin is making shooting largely a iiaattcr «>f Juek-{yidp-reports), Nelson is enjoying beautifully settled weather, ine authorities will be asked to consider the a.dvisaWoiiess of holding tho rjflo meetings in Nelson, where skill will uo given a greater change.

CASE OUT SHORT, THE JDR-I SAiTbeABD ENQtTGB. Auckland, Maidi 3- . Jlf. Justice Cooper and ii jury of twelve were -engaged .to-day and" until iate this •eye-niug in hetttteg a wearisome ease arising out of tljo indent miniatufo war at Point Chevalier over, the ostaMisltnuMi; of a sanitary depot there. Henry Ateljeson wnis charged with assaulting Henrietta Edwards and William ftatfc, The latter woro financially interested in the depot, and Atebesoii was one -of the residents' of the district-. A great amount of evidence \v.fts called, hut before -"Ire. .evidence for" tho defense, was concluded tb o jury anirouneed that , they tod teard enough ef the case, and were iraaninio-u-sly of'opinion that a vcv-* diet at-not guilty was-the proper one. Iho Judge accepted this, and accused was discharged this morning.

EMPLOYERS HOLD ALOOF. OhrlstCtiUrch, March 3. lne employers were not represented when the Taxi-cab Drivers' Union , appeared before tlie Cqnei.liatio.il Council to-day. I!io Commissions? said thai tho t-m.plo.vors Wrote objecting that no union had been registered tntdar the iia»e "Taxi-cab Drivers." Mr, Hunter, sec-j-etary of the. Drivers' Union, said that they employed the name for tho sab of convenience, fie workers concerned Were members ef tho Drivers' ifnJQrt. Mr. Cooper (for. the employers): There js no registered union of that name. The Arbitration Court has distittetly t 6 , iused to -recognise tlie Drivers' Union in consequeiicft of the recent -strike. -After iliscßssiatt tlie .Convmksipne- said that, he would sit on March 20 to hear fresh citations by Mr.' Hin-nt-er. Mr, Cooper said that the employers woijid deetoie to attend ; thc pw.fteediiigs. Tk Aftetration Court hacHinade , the position fjaite dear in dismissing the case broflglit by the Drivers 1 Union after the strike. ' '

CONTRACTOR (N TROIIBJLEi . Hamilton,-March 3. *..", l " ,am J°' to -Kennel , , .a well-knswii AVancate >c<Mrtraofe>f, whu was arrested at Glsbofne a> fmv dai's ago, appeared at the Hamilton Court to-day. B<S was edj-Bdicet<sl.& bankrupt, A prtitish of tlm Waikato Farmers' Auctioneering pttinpaiiy states that Bcinier- ><j-w-ed n considerable amount iii the district aiirl £1050 to tli© petitioning'firms. Tho gioiiads for the petition were that RW ivej- lrail left his homo «o4 intended to Jeayev the- Dswfoi&n frith intent lo deiratid or delay Ms creditors, filmier iidinitted his insolv-ottey, b-ut denicdXauy intention to abscond, ".' •

OBlfcHMfil, SESSIONS. Invercargiii, Mareli 3.' :.Pho- Soprenie Court -sessions opchp.ct before Mr* Justice San . -ta-tfay. ■ Tho calendar oojrtaifts' ten -diSi'gC'f ftgainiit sov-oji persoits. -.Vl'ja. Joliiisioiij. aped 30 and a aiianied- liiiiij pleaded gui-Hif to attempting to aswmt- a .single Svoiiian. His Honour- s&id that tie- eireUihstartces were pecniiaiyiin.d--3ecu.sed- appeared to havo harM a Prisoner was filled £35. AlexßWder. J<vues f . 19 years'of ■agiyw-ns coiivieiecj of stealing from a dwelling., and released Mi •probation. Edward Hafland ajlrl. Dums&ti M'Dongali ft-ere chatfted with Lfeafcj-sg into tiro wareheuse o,{ ikay Bros., a\ictioucers. Harjand plcaded gtwlfcy mil was renjaiicW- for sentence, Tho case against M'Bengali is proec«ili«.g. .

Tal|fiaiP«|. March .A. At tho Magistrate's Goujt t-o-day Gcorgo Sutherland appeared an remain! on a charge of the theft of certain Hio;ne,ys .and property .of the. Taiha.p.o liorongh, o<i»neil, between .February Q., 191.3, aiid Janfliiiy 30, Tho total amount of the alleged defalcations was 4382 19s. lOd, Accuseai reserved liis defence, alid Wa-s flomm.itte.d for trial at the Supreme Cotirf at Baiinerstsn North pn May 12. jßai-I was graittecl in personal surety of £3QO and two otters of £150-.each. i

&SUMD STEAM fiOUTES. AuoWandj. Alerch 3, . -Tlie Uiiioii Steam Ship Company,■ fo . .plying to Auekkuid eo.mplwttts with. t<>t tei'ftneo td the- Islaivd steamers, Hates that tho mattor is r*cfiivihg thu atteii- : tifflU of tilip sie.ad o§jc'c, but at jiroseut it cannot pewsflivo afty heiv poiitt or praetieablo suggestion, ror a ■hetk'r arrannemciit in i'og-jfd to the ruiining of tlio Auekland-Fiji.-T:oiiga'Samo.a .service un■def existing of teafc

Tg AKAFIOA AFFAIR. Glsbdrne, Mjwoh 3, . iSlr-ther particulars of the Tβ Arawa fatality show tliais lylrflo the eireum* glances ore peculiar, there js ho- suftges... fen of fan! pila-y. l)r. Pavf.Sjiii his ovi- v deitcc, said thai dccotsed's heart was hi stick a weak state tliptt ho iuitjM hare fallen. down dead toy time. " Tiro fracture, of the bfrso of tlie skvilj 'had beta, ■cttused by coming' , in eoittari with sßmo object, hut there iva-s nothing t<? show that tlio man had been; struck by any implement. . ■ . I