LATE DOMINION NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 3 November 1911, Page 2

LATE DOMINION NEWS.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER. YOUNG MAN ARRESTED. WELLINGTON, Nov. 2. i Consequent on the death at the hos , pital on Wednesday afternoon of Georg i Gunther inquiries were made by th ' detectives, it being thought that th man's death was caused through a bloi delivered by an assailant. As a resul of investigations Detectives Lewis an Andrews to-day arrested a young ma i named Edward Francis Moffitt, an , charged him with manslaughter. Th accused was released on bail, self in tli sum, of £l5O and one surety of £ISC Moffitt will appear before the court t<: i morrow morning. The inquest on Gunther will tak i place to-morrow afternoon. NEW ZEALAND COMPETITIONS. WELLINGTON, Nov. 2. The competitions were continued yes terday and there were large attend ances both day and evening. Follow ing are the results;— j Piano solo, under 16—Fay Raywarc I (Wellington) 1, L. E. Von Keisenberj (Masterton) 2. Violin Solo, under 16—Claude Harri: (Wellington) 1. Sacred Baritone Solo—J. A. Dohertj (Wellington) 1, C. (>. Chambers (Wan ; ganui) 2, It. R. Orr (Lower Hutt) 3. I Duet, lady and gentleman—Miss Ma jor and Mr Farrow (Auckland) 1, Mn P. Lewis and Mr Cecil Chambers (Wei lington) 2, Miss Vera Edwards and Mi H. F. Green (Masterton) 3. Prepared Reading—Una H. Owci (Dunedin) 1, J. C. Bell (Lower Hutt 2, S. H. Osborne (Dunedin) and Hamil ton Gray (Wellington) 3. Dramatic Recital, ladies—Tholm; Brown (Launceston) 1, Lilian Kinf (Dunedin) 2, Maisie Carte (Welington d. Humorous Song, lady or gentlemanMiss G. Helen Gard'ner (Dunedin) 1 James B. McNeil (Wellington) 2, Rowland F. Digby (Seatoun) 3. MANAWATU SPRING SHOW. PALMERSTON, Nov. 2. There was glorious weather for th( second day of the Manawatu Spring Show and the attendance was large The Governor formally declared the show open, congratulating the association on the splendid exhibition, anc stating that he would now have an opportunity of comparing the premiei shows of the two Islands. Sheep, cattlf and horses were all judged to-day; tin judges speaking in high terms of th« splendid quality of the stock. In fai cattle the judge remarked that in a recent visit to England he had attendee all the principal shows, and at nont but the two premier shows of Great Britain had be seen anything to equa! those judged to-day. The following are the champion awards: Horses.—Champion hack, W. H. Gaisford, Oringi; draught stallion, E Short; reserve champion. J. S. Ougliton, Okaiawa; mare, K. Short; reserve champion, H. M. Campbell; gelding in regular work,. Wellington City Corporation ; gelding, three years, R. D. Knight. Cattle.—Shorthorn bull, G. A. Turner, Eltham; sow, W. T. Williams, Tc Aute; Hereford bull, E. Short; cow, E. Short; Ayreshire bull, Porirua M<ntal Hospital; cow, W. P. Harre (Rata); Jersey bull. J. A. McCrea; cow, A. Buchanan; Holstelin bull, W. J Lovelock; cow, W. J. Lovelock. G. F. Moore (Kaiwi) won the points trophy valued at 10 guineas for fat cattle. Sheep.—Lincoln ram, W. Perry, Masterton; ewe, W. H. Wybourne, Waver ley; Romney Marsh ram, Wm. Perry, Masterton; ewe, R. Tanner; English Leicester ram and ewe, S. R. Lancaster; Border Leicester ram and ewe, Mrs J. D. Ormond (Havvke's Bay); Shropshire Down ram and ewe, G. L. Marshall, Marton; Southdown in wool, ram. A. J. Stonewigg, Opaki; ewe, S. N. Lancaster; Southdown shorn ram, Ellis Bros., Bulls. A LABORER'S END. DUNEDIN, November 2. The police -have received information that a laborer named Robert Ferguson, 49 years of age, committed suicide at Lake Ohau to-day by shooting himself. Deceased was a married man and his wife resides at Timaru. FRUITGROWERS' CONFERENCE. MOTUEKA, Nov. 2. The Fruit-growers' Conference last evening resolved, "That the Fruitgrowers' Associations of the Dominion federate, and that the Hawke's Bay executive continue to act as the federation executive." Other resolutions passed were: That the Government again be urged to inaugurate a system of through booking. That, in view of the near depletion of suitable wood, the Governlands by means of prison labor with lands by meansof prison labor with trees suitable for fruit cases and butter boxes. Trfat the Government be urged to consider the question of restricting, instead of enforcing, the devastation of forests in connection with land settlement, to conserve timber supplies. A motion in favor of Government assistance for cool stores at the centres of production, the associations paying interest and sinking funds, was also carried, together with a motion that the Government be urged to rigidly enforce the law regarding diseased trees being sent out from nurseries.