BREVITIES

Evening Star, Issue 14187, 12 October 1909, Page 8

BREVITIES

Provinces abolished in New Zealand October 12, 1875. m

■Since the beginning of the rear 679 new books have been placed on the shelves at the Dunedin Atbcnajum.

A taxi-cab company has been formed in Auckland, and cabs will soon be plying for hire in the streets of the citv

The premises of Mr W. Strong, jeweller of Naseby, were forciblv entered, and cash! rings, etc., to the value of £IOO stolen. A Thames \alley (Auckland) resident has invented a contrivance for rendering shim safe from attacks bv airships, and is in treaty with the British Admiralty. The Te Akau (Auckland) block has been thrown open for settlement, and for the nine lots of first class land and twentv-one second class 1,200 applications have "been received.

Archibald Mnrr was charged in the Palmerston Noith Court with the theft from the National Mortgage Companv of cheques to the value of about £873. He was committed for triaL

At Auckland yesterday Mr Northcroft, S.M.. ruled that billiard rooms where the frequent playing of games for money or money's worth takes place are gaminghouses under the Act.

Sydney advises that several of the suburbs and j.art of the citv experienced a fall of red ram yesterday." The fall is supposed to be due to dust brought bv the wind from the interior.

At Napier yesterday Hiram Asbcroft (foundry employee) and Arthur Hanlen (telegraphic despatch clerk) were committed for trial on a charge of forging telegrams in connection with" the results of certain horse racep.

The Arbitration Court, sitting at .Auckland, have decided that an apprentice fiiusi be paid his wages ivhen a factory is clcsed, or under any circtrmetanee in Trhich absence from work is not. the fault of the apprentice himself.

A deputation of Island Bay (Wellington) residents waited on the Minister of Justice in regard to the Salvation Army'B proposal to establish a Prison-gate Home in that enburb. Dr Findlay 6aid he did not see how he could interfere, but would ask the Army representative to explain his side of the case-