N.Z. TELEGRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 73, 8 March 1911, Page 8

N.Z. TELEGRAMS.

POLO TOURNAMENT. Gisborne, March 8. The Polo Tournament was continued to-day in beautiful weather. Results: — Savile Cup Competition.—Mangahera A, defeated Poverty Bay A, by 6 goals to 1. ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. YOUNGSTER ELECTROCUTED. Hawera, Mar. 8. Joseph Alexander Henderson, 14 years old, son of Mr. Samuel Henderson, a retired farmer, was found last night electrocuted in the Hawera Courtty Electric Company’s transformer at Normanby. No other particulars are available.

SUNDAY REFRESHMENTS. Auckland, Mar. 8.

Mr. Kettle, S.M., in giving his reserved judgment in the test case against the proprietor of refreshment rooms, charged with a breach of the Police Offences Act in supplying refreshments on Sunday afternoon, said the Court had been driven to hold it was a work of necessity in the meaning of section 17, to supply meals in hotels, boarding-houses, and refreshment rooms. N o good end would be served by endeavouring to ascertain what number of meals or kind of refreshments are necessary to the public and what are not. He dismissed the information.

THE CORONATION CONTINGENT.

Wellington, March 8.

The following officers and men of the Wellington Volunteer District have applied for places in the New Zealand Coronation contingent. Major Moorhouse; Reserve Officers : Capt. Samuel, Heretaunga Mounted Rifles, Capt. Beere; officers of training corps: Capt. Klingender, Ist Regiment Mounted Rifles; Sergt.-Major Sinel, D Battery ; Sergt. Galloway Highland Rifles, Sergt.-Major Martin, No. 1 Coy. N.Z.G.A.V. ; Sergt. H. Knight, No. 2 Coy. N.Z.G.A.V. ; ColourSergt Scott, Third Battalion Wellington Rifles (Gisborne); Sergt. Faulkner, No. 3 Coy. N.Z.G.A.V. ; Private Mitchell, Highland Rifles ; Sergt. Fedner, Opunake Mounted Rifles; Corporal Wemyss, Dominion Scouts; Private Storeman, Eketahuna Mounted Rifles; Sergt. Cody, Patea Rifles; Boinbadier Mole, No. 2 Coy. N.Z.G.A.V. ; | Rifleman M. Hogan, Suburbs De- [ fence Rifle Club ;, Rifleman J. Hallam, Shannon Defence Rifles; J. E. Baigent, Sixth Contingent; J. Walton. Mangawhero, Eighth and Ninth N.Z. Contingents; and P. J. Cotton, Wellington, Seventh Contingent ; F. Chvgwin, Wellington, Diamond Jubilee Contingent; F. Wilton, Wellington Submarine Mining Corps; J. R. Hughes, Tokomanu, ex-volunteer.