GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 22 May 1912, Page 5

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

KING FREDERIK'S FUNERAL. (Press Associat:on. —Oopyriuht.j (llec. May 22, 9.20 a.m.) Queen Alexandra and the DowagerEmpress Marie have started for Copenhagen. THEFT OF £SOOO. BERLIN, May 21. A messenger of the American Express Company at Berlin has abseond&d with £SCCQ in paper money. SUEZ CANAL TARIFF. I PARIS, May 21. I The Suez Canal Board announced a reduction of the tariff in the new year to 6.227 francs a ton. MOTOR ROAD TRAINS IN VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, May 21. Mr. Watt (Premier) intends to instal motor road trains to enable farmers to transport their produce. BILLIARDS. (Received 8.30 a.m.) FREMANTLE, This Day. Lindrum, the Billiardist, states that he never struck form, even in the matches which he won, while away. He attributes this to the effects of the climate. LABOUR COUNCILLOR ELECTED. INVER CARGILL. May 21. An election to till the vacancy on the Borough Council, caused by the resignation of Cr. Scandrett (now Mayor) winsuited in Mr. T. o''Byrne (labour) winning by a majority of 224 over the nearest competitor. Mr. H. Hair. There were four candidates. Only 1939 votes out of over 70P0 were cast. CHRISTCHURCH -COMPETITIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At the competitions this morning the Miltonic recitation resulted :—Miss Owen (Dunedin) 1; Mr Crawford (Dunedin) 2; Mr Bell (Lower Hutt) 3. A NEW PLYMOUTH ACTION. NEW PLY r MOUTH, This Day. Judgment was given tins morning ill the celebrated Matnkana Island case, in which W. C. Robinson sued Henry Sanson for specific performance. The hearing occupied several days in the Supremo Court here, and afterwards was argued in Wellington. Judgment goes for the plaintiff with costs on the highest scale. APPEAL COURT. WELLINGTON. This Day. The Court of Appeal to-day delivered judgment in the case Levin v. Commissioner of Taxes. The Court unanimously .held that an annuity of £3OOO which was not charged upon corpus of the estate. but was payable out of the estate, and which was unregistered, was liable to income tax. Costs amounting to £3O. were allowed to tile .Commission"*; of Taxes. The Court- adjourned till tho Ist July..