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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4635, 14 April 1902, Page 5

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PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, April 12. Admiral Beaumont returned the Harbour Board’s official visit to-day. A long discussion was held on harbour matters generally. The Admiral was present at the distribution of ribbons to veterans at Government House. At Government House this afternoon 200 veterans were present when his Excellency the Governor presented the old warriors with new ribbons for their medals. His Excellency, in addressing the men, said the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Help Society of England would receive £50,000 at Coronation time,' and he was endeavouring out of that sum to get a branch Home established in Auckland. The bakers notify advance of the price of the 21b loaf by a half-penny—-viz., to 31 d—from Monday. With reference to the complaints that the parents of children attending private schools are threatened with prosecution for not sending them to public schools, the Truant Officer states that it is simply a matter oi regular attendance of the children, whether in public or private schools. There ias born no attempt to take children from private schools. Frequently, when parents have been dealt with for not sending their children to school they have said.that the children are attending private schools, when they are not attending any school. GISBORNE, April 12. At the Supremo Court law points raised in the perjury case were overruled. Honi Hirini, a half-caste, came up for sentence for forgery. Counsel, in pleading for probation, mentioned that prisoner recently returned from South Africa; and had been excited by the travelling. His Honor .said we had sent five thousand men to Africa, and surely counsel did not wish to imply that the others were going to act like this? Prisoner was admitted to probation, restitution of the money to be made and expenses paid. MASTERTON, April 13. Miss McLauchlan, daughter of the postmistress at Mangamahoe, died yesterday, after an operation. WANGANUI, April 13.

An inquest into the circumstances connected with the death of a six-weeks-old child who clied at an Infants’ Home was held yesterday. It appeared that the child was illegitimate, the father paying 10s per week for its maintenance at the Homo. A cyerdiot of death from natural causes was returned. The Coroner, Mr C. C. Kettle, pointed out that these inquests coat the taxpayers a considerable amount of money. In his opinion, the Coroner should have the power to order costs of inquests to be paid by those on whose shoulders the expenses should properly. fall. It was shown in this case that the father of the child was quite able to pay costs, yet the Coroner had no power to order him to do so. The jury then added a rider to the verdict in terms of the Coroner’s remarks. CHRISTCHURCH, April 12. David Barry, prosecuted by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anmals, was fined £5 by Mr Beetham, S.M., this morning for working a horse when it was in an unfit condition. A case against William Shaw, an old ago pensioner, charged with making wilfully a false statement by means of which he obtained a larger amount than ho was entitled to, was dismissed by Mr Bishop, S.M., on a law point—that the Court had no jurisdiction, the information not having been laid within six months, as provided by the Act. April 13. A severe sonth-west gale, with heavy rain, visited Canterbury yesterday, and continued till an early hour this morning. A good deal of damage will be done to the country. Yesterday the body of an elderly man named John Brooks was found in a tank at the Christchurch Railway Station. Deceased had only been released from Lyttelton Gaol on Thursday, after serving a sentence of six months’ imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretences. William Wells, clerk to the Woolston Borough Council, has been arrested on a charge of the theft of £7l of borough funds and remanded till Tuesday. DTTNEDIN, April 13. The weather was again bad on Saturday, and outdoor amusements were stopped. It was fine to-day. and if it keeps so farmers may be able to complete harvesting. There are about one hundred men