TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume II, Issue 530, 25 March 1908, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[TXS. PRESS ASSOCIATION 7 THE PREMIER'S MOVEMENTS. Auckland, March 24. Th© Prime Minister returned to Auckland by express train, this evening. To-morrow evening he will delL ver a political address at Onehunga, and after fulfilling other engagements in Auckland he will leave on Saturday for Wellington, and early next month he will tour Central Otago. Speaking to-day with reference to his meeting with Rua, the Maori prophet, Sir Joseph said that he declined to go up to Rua's encampment in the Urewera county, as asked by Rua, but telegraphed Rua that if he desired to see him he could do so when he (tho Prime Minister) returned to Whakatane. Rua journeyed to Whakatane, and tbe interview took place. DIVORCE GRANTED. Palmerston N., March 24. At the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr Justice Cooper, Ebart Robert Saunders applied for a dissolution of his marriago with Mary Alexma Saunders. A decree nisi was granted, to be made absolute in three months, petitioner to have charge of the children. RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS. Wellington, March 24. Circulars have been sent by the Education Department to the four University Colleges, notifying them of the terms of the new research scholarships, and requesting that arrangements be made at once to invite applications. The circular adds: "Any advice your Oounoil may find itself in a position to give for the initaaton and effeotve carryng out of tho scheme— any suggestion which can add in respect to suitable subjects in which research appears to give promise of proving of economio value to Abe community— will bo gladly received." A MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE. Dunedin, March 24. The case of H.. W. C. McKellar and William Wilkio Mitchell and the Land Board of Otago was called on in the Supreme Court this afternoon. This was an application for a mandamus and injunction in respect to sections thrown open for settlement on the Otekaike estate, North Otago. Mr Hosking, K.C., and Mr C. G. White appeared for the applicants and Mr Solomon, K.C., and Mr P. b. K. Macassey for the Crown. Immediately the case was called, Mr Hosking, K.C., who appeared for the pkintiffs, mentioned that, acting on Swsuggestion of His Honour, the parties had agreed to refer the matter direct to the Court of Appeal. Mr Solomon said that he consented to this course, and after oertain preliminaries had been disposed of an order was made for the removal of the case- to the Court of Appeal. It will be heard at the ensuing sittings, commencing next week. In the course of the proceedings it was stated that the hearing before the Full Court the Attorney-General would appear with Mr Solomon. His Honour stated that, so far as he could arrange the Court of Appeal would take the case as early as possible, as it was a matter of great public importance. A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. Palmerston N., March 24. The sitting of the. Supreme Cou/t was continued to-day before Mr Justice Cooper. Dora Mary Stevenson • claimed £300 for specific performance, also asking for possession and judgment for oertain money paid to defendants. A large amount of evidence was given, after hearing which His Honour awarded tho plaintiff £150 damages, with costs on the lower scale. POULTRY SHOWS. Hawera, March 25. The Executive of the North Island Poultry Association has amended the show dates for the ensuing season as follows: Inglewood, March 12 and 13: Woodville, June 3; Eketahuna, June 11 and 12; Hawera, June 18, 19, and 20; Palmerston North A. and P. Show, June 23, 24, 25, and 26; Wellington, July 2 3, and 4; Newtown, July 3 and 4; Carterton, July 7 and 8; Wanganui, July 8 and 9; Waikato, July 8, 9, 10, and 11; Wairarapa, July 15 and 16; Hastings, July 17 and 18; Napier, Jury 21 and 22; Taranaki, July 23, 24, and 25; Marton, July 28 and 29; Taihape, August 6 and 7. SHEEP DOG TRIALS. The sheep dog trials opened yesterday. In the heading and bringing back event, T. A. Morton's Jed was first, T. A- Wink's Lubra se r cond, and T. W. Jones's Lubra third. Twenty-nine dogs competed. X DROWNING FATALITY. Gisborne, March 25. A man named Thomas Rogers was drowned in the Hangaroa River, near Tiniroto. The deceased was in com?iany with Edgar Wallace, a sheeparmer of Tiniroto, and was crossing the river, which was in a state or flood. His horse was carried away, and the unfortunate man was washed off and drowned. The body has not yet been recovered. s A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. ' Auckland, March 25. The coach which brought the Premier to Te Teko on Monday, met with a serious accident. When returning to Rotorua at night, it rolled over an embankment, and fell 100 feet to tbe bottom of the gully. The horses escaped practically uninjured, and the driver with severe bruises,. The Hon. J. Carroll and party found the coach at the bottom of the gully, with the top off, and ' one wheel gone. The driver had a ' miraculous escape. BELATED CONFIRMATION. Taihape, March 25. . Extraordinary circumstances are reported from the Main Trunk Works. It appears that a cutting above Waiourti, on the line proper, suddenly subsided, showing the presence of a large bottomless care. At present trams do not run over thia line, but — go by the way. of what is commonly known as the deviation. It is stated that the cutting, whioh is a large one, will be practically useless, involving a large amount being made navigable. Tho bvtb&dtenod oclcurred when the workmen were widening it. Later. The newly-discovered cave at Waiouaru cutting ia 15 feet deep, running at right angles across tbe formation. "" It is behoved to be an old, dried-up, underground watercourse, and it is anticipated that it can be filled up with stones without trouble. GOLD DISCOVERY AT RUSSELL. /.- Auckland, March 24. Regarding the . somewhat sensational renort as to a gold discovery at Russell, Bay of Islands, no confirmatory details are to hand other than information to the effect that goldhearing reefs of unascertained value -'do exist there. The statement that tbe new find reveals the locality as .being tbe richest goldfield in the dominion is discounted in well-inform-ed circles. The Herald's Russell correspondent telegraphs as follows: — "Gold is said to nave been discovered here on private property, but no further particulars are avadable. Several miners' rights have been applied for, and a number of claims „pegge dout. Everything is kept as quiet as possible." IN A BAD COIL. *■ Woodville, March 25. At the Magistrate's Court this mor- , ning, Edward Coyle and William Cameron, alias Harwood, were commit- -, ted to the Supreme Court at Napier for trial for breaking into the residence of Mir James Carroll, a railway guard, and stealing various articles to tbe value of £12. "" Cameron was also remanded to Masterton, till Friday, on a charge of breaking and entering into premises tJhere.^Cameron also stands committed for trial at Napier on other charges. CONTROL OF THE MORALLY UNFIT. Christchurch, March 24. In the opinion of Mr R. H. Hope, official of the Education Department, who gave evidence at the Te ':■ Oranga Home inquiry, it is highly ii necessary that some power should bd p. given to the Department to detain r 5 industrial schools or homes youths I and girls who are not mentally or njorauy fit to be let loose on society afteV they have reached tho age of U twenty-one. Under tbe present law i£ttey are released on attaining their ijnajority. "Only recently,' 7 said

Mr Pope, "wo had to let loose on society one of the vilest creatures we had in our industrial schools. Pressure was brought to bear on us, and we had to allow him to go. It means that this degenerate, whom words cannot describe, is now at liberty, and tho only thing our Department could do was to let the police of the particular district know that such a person was going into that locality." THE COLLISION INQUIRY. Auckland, March 25. The magisterial inquiry into the collision between the Union Co.'s s.s | Wairuna and the scow Moonah, in which tho latter was sunk and one I man drowned, opened to-day, before IMr Kettle, S.M., with Captains J. Adamson and G. McKenzie as assessors. It was stated that Captain Desilva, master of tho scow, and a jailor (Stir- | ling) are still in the hospital. The case was adjourned to April 8, when it has been arranged that tho Wairuna's officers will be present, and givo evidence. FIRE IN OAMARU. Oamaru, March 25. A fire broke out early this morning) completely destroying Mr W. H. Isdale r s Federal Cycle Works, in Thames street. The flames obtained a strong hold before tho brigade arrived, and considerable difficulty was experienced in preventing its spreading to the adjoining premises of Messrs Gresham and Watson, auctioneers, and Mr B. Emslio, tobacconist. The stock of tho two latter was much damaged by water and removal. The insurance on the building, owned by Mr James Emslie, was £800, on Mr Isdale's portion £375, on Messrs Gresham and Watson's £225, on Mr B. Emslie's £175. and on an outhouse £25. Mr Isdale's stock and plant were insured for £750 in the. Alliance office, Messrs Gresham and Watson's stock for £100 in the State office. There was no insurance on Mr B. Emslie's stock, and Mr Isdale estimates his loss at nearly £500 above tbe insurance. RAISING A NEW POINT. Wellington, March 25. In the Arbitration Court to-day, Mr Pryor, acting for the employers in tho puller's dispute, asked the Court to refuse to hear the case. The grounds^of the application were that the Union only represented a small section of emploj'ees at the lacalmeat works. Mr Pryor stated that if the Court agreed to make an award in the present case, it would be possible to form no less than eight other unions in tho follmongery branch of tho business ; and if tho same priciple was applied right through, eighteen unions, with eighteen separate awards, could be brought into operation. After discussion, Judge Sim said the Court did not consider it would be justified in refusing to hear the dispute. The dispute itself was not objected to by employers. "If wo find workers coming here piecemeal," his Honour added, "we will probably find it necessary to refuse to make tho award." SHOES AND SLIPPERS. Wellington, March 25. Questions regarding the interpretation of the tariff in reference to shoes and slippers were discussed to-day between the Minister of Customs (Hon. J. A. Millar) and representatives of importers from Wellington and Auckland. The question at issue, apart from the interpretation, was one of payment of duty. Slippers nay 22£ fer cent, and shoes ls per pair, plus 5 per cent. The Minister said Parliament had agreed that slippers with soles of felt, twine, and carpet, should be admitted at 22£ per cent., and that would be adhered to. He added that the idea of the duty under the new tariff was to foster the slipper manufacturing industry of New Zealand by reducing the duty on goods that could not be manufactured iu tho dominion, and by putting duty on those foods which could be manufactured ere. If he now made a definition of slippers which was going to cut into tne local manufacturer, he would undo the object that Parliament had in the passing of the tariff.