NEWS SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15728, 1 October 1914, Page 6

NEWS SUMMARY.

Auckland The Auckland sittings of tho Arbitra- I tion Court commenced vesterdav. | r ' he sum of £9083 0s I<i has now been j contributed to tho ller.u,i> ■ Patkiotio 1' i ND. _ Ihree candidates are announced for tho Kaipar.i seat at tho forthcoming general election. The trout fi*n:ng season opens in the ; .Auckland A- ,-linni.t isntion Siciotv'» is- I trict today. ' ! A total of 727 person* left the Port of ! Auckland last month. and tho arrivals I numUeieil fj-\. j Iho ( 'list.inn duties collected at the ! I'" 1 '! "I Auckland last month totalled 1 JUb'.l.Gbvj lis 2d. ; Iho J" itizens 1 '.i rioti<• Fund, to which i i-10'1 7s bd '.mis ail''M vestcrdav, now 1 t-ta!a £40. 17s 11).'. ' ' J An inspector i t tho Miner. Depaitment • has ic)M>rt<>d upon Ins visit to tlio see to ! of tho disaster al White Island. — I I hero was a veiy strong Jinvll of sulphur | At Opotiki yesterday. and i lnuds ot steam « cro obcened over White Island. ; Gold 1o the value ot £32.954. and | silver valinnl at £2105. worn exported I last month from th,. Port „i Auckland. A toUl of 9-1 deaths was leistered in ' Auikland las', month, bringing the total j i 'r tho firs', nine months ,i the war to 1 9.-0. " i Experts I m■ 1 ii>v<> that they have solved ' the nivNti'iy which surrounded the origin ! ot tho recent explosion ill the Untitle nr.no. ' 1 Ihe question i,| -ant»\n .halves vas ! •••nsideied ve.vtenl.iv at a meeting ot the . 1 'O.nernl Corn-nil tee of the Auckland INitii- j « tic League. I The gold returns to lund from llie ! various mines m the Auckland Province i lor the past month tcpr-scti! a total ot ' £71.94.5 l-.V 7d. V five storeyed building in it-infoiced ! '••ilcrcte is t*> be erected in (,I'ieen .Street at a ii.st. of almut £10.000 for the trustees ot the late Thomas ShortThe inquest con< erning the death ol ' 1 liilij) Janus Kuust. the engineer wh > vas lafallv burned on the ketch Kndeavoui <"i Sept-emb -r 11 last, was concluded ves- • tirday, I fie Hr.Hir.ii fund for the relief of di• ! tress resulting from tho mining disaster 1 in Muntly now contains £865 lis s<l. 01 ! this amount £600 has alreadv been paid i lo the Relief Committer at Hiintly. j An inquiry into the death of Frances j Marshall, who «as found murdered in a passage off I pper Nelson Street on Tuesdiv morning, was oj*>n<xl by the coroner > I 'tcrday and adjourned until October 12. 'I he report of tho Finance Committee submitted to tho Auckland Drainage Hoard last night showed that arrangements had boon made with the bank for sufficient money to carry out all works now in hand. New Zealand: Cold and changeable weather is pre- j dieted by the Government meteorologist. There were severe oarthquake shocks at Wellington, Blenheim, and Nelson, yesterday. Record prices were obtained for stock j at the Adaington saieyards, Christchurch, j yesterday. i i An earthquake damaged the (Jape j Campbell lighthouse, and tho light will i not be s'r.wn until further notice. | A "Win paw a doctor claimed £501 from , another medical man for slander. The ! jury awarded tho plaintiff one shilling. I Roth Houses of Parliament yesterday | adopted resolutions congratulating Earl ' Roberts upon the attainment of his eighty- . second birthday. j Some important amendments have been ' made in the Education Bill, which was ! submitted to the House of Repremnta- i tives again yesterday. i i A Bill has been introduced in Parlia- j ment giving the Government power to j purchase a sanctuary for native birds ' near Kaipara lighthouse. | An important rtatement about the pos nihility of their being insufficient ships to iarrv New Zealand produce to the British markets was made in the House yesterilav by the Prime Minister. The War: I mvi .'-s allege that the Austiians are j Using dumdum bullets. i l'«o battalions of the Prussian (iuard i were wiped out. on Monday. i An announcement has lieen made that j the Dardanelles are closed to navigation, j It. is reported that tho Russians are. , taking the offensive against the. Germans. | The sum of £1000 has been subscribed . in 1/sbon for the relief of the British , wounded. 1: it, estimated that German firms are 1 ii, debt to English firms '.o the extern, < 1 ! £CO.CTX).OOO. A steamer which arrive*! at Sydney from Noumea brings news that affairs aie normal at 1 all it i. Ihe Canadian Government has sane- • tioned ;• I'rein-h Canadian expeditionary fori c of 5000 men. 'I In- German attack eastv.aid of P.hemis was renewed on Monday with una vailing violence. The Canadian Pai inc Railway Company, is einplovii.g 6000 extra men for the pui- j [rose <<t M-lievinj distress. f I lie (■ oods Board in Melbourne hai> hied the \'ric.er, of sugar and jam at the. figures. I ill I tig on August 1. It i. estimated that the daily expense? ,• ii,,. v..ir to the Herman ( hiveinmer.t .- i,-'-'-': "... ,-i £328.480.000 a year. X.-'-i ipiis deny that a DulCn vessel kI,:. Med the German submarine which sink it, Ahoiikir, Cte.ssy. and Hoote. 'I ,• r- .-ill ~! t'.j.es 111 I 'h'.na beeiri their a i;,,,' "M the »el Ilia lIS* advanced position at 'I sin.' I.iii in Monday and diove the eii'iiii ha k. A repp M ill.n :\e o| Handling slopping I in,.. |i.|. '•■ en remanded on a charge ot Itmiij I" indue !! oil Id ,■ i Bros, to tr.uiu w i'i the «in niy. '111,- ( ro'vn Pjiiici- dui'in.' li> stay at (" li.i in pa nl" r' Chiiten.il l--oj, je'vc-Is inedaj--ii.-i '.i-,i|is and pillaged t ';c famous II ' , ■ I * al eihl'Tf.o". I',:;' Jill e\|-i fir < on,-'.I, I ll.it the German. (!■'iber.i''lv changed then a, ties in east' re I'r , la ill order to •s, < U tcirit'p.' Hilt .11'le ;' i « inter ing 111 '111,- W'e'lingtiiii •'hamliii •' Coir.nwv', is I,iking .o lion |.i piote-t the interests of en Z'-.iland consigm-i s of . aiyo in German ship «ii'h have been vei/ed. ("lv nig t" German mines 11 % iim; been Hiscmerid outside tie 7.i>|ie of hostilities, the Japanese have o- etroied Weill*,-n and taken "• lit i■ ■' "f i raiiw.n prcv nt violation 'f Ciiinese teir onThe Offiiial Press Bureau announces that the. German cmiser Emden during a few days, raptured and sank four British uteamers- Advices from Fremsntlo state that the Ernden has been cajitured.