NORTHERN NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 12 February 1916, Page 5

NORTHERN NEWS.

JKK UNITK.n I'RKtfS ASSOCIATION. X A PIER. Feb. 11. Renatus Triggs Wearne. aged ,">(> years, a ncns; iipi-r publisher, was lound on liis lawn l his morning wit 11 Ins throat (mil. OA.MAIU'. Feb. 11. David IT. Scott., who was injured going home from Ktirow hist Friday by his dray iall iny; on him, died in tin* Oamaru Hospital this morning. 01 SHORN F. "Kt'Jf- 11. Infantile paralysis hm> niauo its appearance at Oisborne. A girl of six yeaisdiod from this cause at the hospital yesterday, and there are at present two other cases in tin* instiun ion—<>n<* patient aged 17 and the other an infant. There are also foitr scarlet lever oases in the hospital. AUCKLAND. Feb. n.

Arising out of tin* recent seizure of a largo ouantity of boo beer, lnne s > and Co.. of Hamilton, were fined C.'iO niivl £2O Ss 6d costs for a breach of the Finance Act. in that they brewed beer without ha vino; kept a, brewer'* book. An analysis showed tliaf the hop beer brewed by the <lefenrlants ranged from .*l.(i to ti.lifi per cent, proof spirit, and consequently it was held To have been subject, to duty. The defendants attributed the excess of alcohol to the use of free sugar instead of saccharine, which it was almost impossible to obtain on ••ccount of the war. being chiefly of (lerman manufacture. The magistrate held that the defendants had been anil must have known the ferment a' ive effect of tree >ng r.