GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12044, 14 August 1902, Page 6

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

• l ; ■ » [BY TELEGKATH.— rKESS ASSOCIATION.] . Hawera, Wednesday. ' At the Police Court to-day, the licensee of the ; Royal Hotel was fined £5, and the license ordered to be endorsed, for supplying liquor to a youth while in a state of intoxication. He was also fined £3 for supplying liquor to a boy under the age of 16 years. The licensee of the Empire Hotel was fined £3 on a similar charge. His fine was afterwards raised to £5 Is, to allow; of an appeal. Uamaeu, Wednesday. •At the Magistrate's Court, an old age pensioner had his pension cancelled, on the ■ grounds that at the time of its renewal he was not a sober and reputable person within the meaning of the Act. ' • Wellington, Wednesday. : At the Supreme Court,' John Wright, charged with stealing £146 at Masterton, was acquitted. New Plymouth,. Wednesday. ... .The Waitara School Committee, on Tuesday ; evening, passed a resolution I that the statutory payments to ; the . Education Boards and the grants for building pur-, poses, etc., are insufficient. Chiustchtxrch, Wednesday. ; R. S. Naish, 36 years of age, a wellknown blacksmith, at Spriagton, ; diet' very suddenly working in his shop yes- ; day afternoon. Heart disease is ; sup--1 posed to have been the cause. liMARtr, Wednesday. V ,'■■ Arrangements are now being made here by the Mayor and town councillors for a grand Coronation ball on fl August 28; In-' vitations have been sent to. Lord and Lady ' Ranfurly, and to Captain Rich, of H.M.s. '. " "■ Ringarooma. The 'latter i has I accepted the ••-.•'■•• invitation, and will be present if service ? permits. • . W;estpobt, Wednesday. The next steamer to load.coal here for ,- the naval station in is the; tfirth of Dornoch, due at th© end of the month. V"; ' " , - ■ - , ,r •..,'"'.' - ~ • Si •' ■ ' -' , '