LATE DOMINION NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 17 April 1917, Page 7

LATE DOMINION NEWS.

NUA'S FOLLOWERS. (•Per Unit'd Press Association.) HAMILTON, April 16. The hearing of the charge of perjury against Tioki Hapu Hakaipere in connection With the Jttua trial at Auckland was continued at the Supreme Court to-day before *Mr Justice Hocking.. During the examination of J. Cullen, ex-Uoiumissiouer of Police, witness said that' the story put up by the natives | about the first shot was, a pure and deliberate concoction. - . j After some arguing on the questioqj of admissions* it was agreed that the following admissions by the Crown be accepted:—(l) The Crown makes no suggestion that either ■ David -Lundon, surveyor,, or Carter, solicitor, Rotorua, arranged the story told' by the defendant and other natives about the first shot, and no suggestion-is made in the case that Mr Lundon constructed the story. . The case for the -defence opened this afternoon. CUSTOMS REVENUE. RECORD COLLECTION. CHRISTCHURCH, April 16. Hon. A. M. Myers (Minister for customs)- staged to-day, that' it gave him great satisfaction to announce a record collection .through , the Customs. He said that ‘in view of the curtailment of shipping ' tonnage investigations were being;made by ;tho Department officers to show in wiiat directions, if any, importations' could ho restricted

A WILL CASE. DUNEDIN, April 16. His Honor Air Justice Sim gave judgment in a ease originally heard at Invercargill. The question was whether the will of the late Helen Cockbum, of Mataura, W*as made while the ■ testatrix was fit to execute it. The case afterwards occupied the attention of the Supreme Court at Dunedin, and .took, the form of- a, rule nisi addressed to the 1 caveator, to show cause vvliv probate should not be granted.' The ’ judge held .that applicants had to; prove that the instrument propounded was the will of a free and capable, testator, and the order nisi must be discharged. SENSATIONAL SHOOTING AFFAIR. (Per United Press Association.) i ■ HAMILTON, April 10. A sensational shooting affair is reported from Tc Awaiputu. _ It appears that about 7 o’clock last night ad mail vras seen prowling around the/Waikaria Prison by a. native prisoner. The latter approached the man, who threatened him with two revolvers if he approached any nearer.' -He informed the native that he was not a,fter him, but was after one of the warders. The native then informed the warders, after which he again came-out; in search or the man, who, it is alleged, fired at him l with a revolver aiid disappeared into -the scrub and .darkness. '.Search, was made by the- warders, but so fai without success. The police are now scouring the district for the man, who is believed to be an ex-prisoner.

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