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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4636, 15 April 1902, Page 5

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I’ll ESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, April 14. At a meeting of the Board of Nomination for the parish of St. Barnabas, Mount Eden, the Eev J. McFarland, 8.A., of To Aroha, was unanimously nominated to the Primate as vicar in succession to the Etv W. 11. Johnston, M.A.. At the annual meeting of the Mitchelsou Timber Company, the year’s profit was shown to be £7622. A dividend of 10 per cent, was declared, and .£l4lß carried forward PALMEESTON, April 14. The first half-yearly meeting of directors of Abraham and Williams, Ltd., was held to-day. It was decided to declare a dividend at the rate of seven per cent, per annum and allow a rebate of one-half per cent, to shareholders who have transacted business with the company. A substantial sum is being carried forward to the reserve fund. GISBOENE, April 14. lopa Te Hau was sentenced in the Supreme Court to-day to twelve months’ imprisonment for perjury. Mataehaere, for common assault, was fined .£3, or in default to bo imprisoned for one month. Ahipene Puka was admitted to twelve months’ probation for indecent assault. PATE A. April 14. Patea was lighted for tha first time by electricity on Saturday night. The new illuminant was a' great success. FEILDING, April 14. Messrs J. J. Bagnall and Edmund Goodbehcre have been nominated for tho Feildiug Mayoralty. BLENHEIM, April 14. The Marlborough Gun Club’s annual handicap) pigeon match of .6100 was fired to-day. There was fine weather, but a strong wind 'arose towards tho finish of tho match. J. Groig and Price, each on two nominations, and J. H. Redwood, E. Choesoman. F. Eodwood and G. Cheeseman, each on one nomination, eachkilled tho nine birds. They divided tho money, taking £lO each, and shot off for tho remaining £lO and the modal. As the shooting-off was occupying too long it was decided by a double rise, J. H. Eedwood winning. A number of sweepstake I matches were also fired off. NELSON, April 14. The question of a high school for Nelson.' City was again discussed at a meeting of the school committee to-night. Tho College governors had’offered to provide secondary education for fifty pupils at a little under tho Government subsidy for high schools. Tho school committee unanimously resolved that it strongly favours a district high school being set up in the city, and this would bo more to the % advantage of tho district than the acceptance of tho offer of tho college governors. Tho committee also resolved to urge the Education Board to have the resolution of tho committee pressed upon the department. CHEISTCHUECH, April 14. One of the early settlors of Canterbury, Mrs Davie, widow of the late Cyrus Davie. at one time chief surveyor of Can-) terbnry, died on Saturday night. A warrant has been issued for the arrest j of E. D. Foot, late, secretary of tha Church Property Trustees, charting him! with misappropriation of funds of thefttrust. The alleged shortage is about £SO. Foot has been missing for nearly as fortnight, and his Tvhoreabouts pis nn-; known. Dr J. 11. Deamer died suddenly last) night. Although he had been ailing for the past twelve months, ho was in sufficiently good health to be able to visit! his patients. Yesterday at 6 o’clock, whilst reading, ho died from heart seizureDr Deamer came to the colony in 1863, and was educated at Christ’s College, where he distinguished himself. He went Home and studied medicine. Deceased, whose age was 41, leaves a widow and one son. DUNEDIN, April 14. Another of the series of charges of stealing paint, etc., from the Union Company’s stores was before tho Police Court to-day, when John Walker. Thomas Mathieson and Samuel Thomas Bolton were charged with having stolen varnish, turps, load, paint, etc., to tho value of £2 14s 6d. Walker, who was in tho company’s employ, consigned tho goods to Bolton. Tho latter had not taken possession from the railway station, but the Crown contended the goods were not consigned like that without some pre-ar- , rangement. After hearing evidence and addresses by counsel for Bolton, the case against Bolton was dismissed. Walker and Mathieson were committed for trial. Councillor Park has been elected Mayor for the city, unopposed. Mr Gow (of Thomson, Bridger and Co.) has also been returned as Mayor of Mornington. INVERCARGILL, April 14. Frederick Sheath, formerly manager of the Eingway estate, went out of Otautau to shoot in Longwood Bush last Wednesday, and cannot be found, although diligent search has been made. Ho had not been in good health for some time, and it is feared that he succumbed to exposure. Sheath’s relatives are in tha North. Owing to the uncertain condition of the New Zealand market, a local firm of : millers has cabled a largo order fox' Manitoba wheat to Canada. Special to the “ Times.” AUCKLAND, April' 14. Tho executive of the Farmers’ Union) passed a resolution condemning tho j Teachers’ Salaries Act as calculated to j injure rather than to improve the coun-j try schools, despite the increase of £46,-i 000 per year in the education vote fort carrying out the new Act. A commit-: tee was appointed to bring up a report; on tho operation of the Act and submit 1 the same to the General Committoo of; the unions, which is shortly to meet ini Wellington. . ~ , _ I am informed the Aucklana Demo--cratic League is about to start a woman’s; paper, independent of existing politicalparties. CHEISTCHUECH, April 14. j It would seem as though the Southern' I section of the Tenth ie going to have a fitting send-off after all. Since the 1 meeting of citizens last night, which was ■ so poorly attended, the public bave risen . to the occasion manfully, and subscriptions towards tho fund for entertaining; the men have fairly poured in. All pro-1 vious occasions have been eclipsed in! this respect which may be taken aa an I indication that the war spirit still runs! high. When all is over, it will probably be agreed that the send-off of the Tenth was quite as hearty and demonstrative as was accorded previous contingents. The case of a young woman named Matilda Streeter, charged with forgery, provoked some comment from Mr Justice Denniston to-day. The accused bad pleaded guilty to altering a cheque by adding a figure to the amount for which, it was originally made out, and making a corresponding change in the body of the document. His Honor said the case was a most extraordinary one. The accused apparently came from good surgroundings, and bore a good CharacterThen she took the money and puc it away, and did not use it. On the other hand, the manipulation of the cheque had been carried out with' such skill that it appeared as if some other person were behind it. If, however, this had been the case the money would have been, handed ever to another. It was one of the most extraordinary instances of isolated crime that ever he met with. Taking all the circumstances into consideration, although reluctant to grant probation to persons charged with forgery, he thought no good would be done by sending the girl to gaol. She had restored the money and pleaded guilty; she would accordingly be admitted to probation for six months. MASTEETON, April 34. Tho Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association has decided to institute a movement in the direction of maKi 6 a request to the Union Steam j pany to reduce the freights of stock between the North and South Islands Mr Dobson, the Engineer, ( has been explonng the rou ljne of Masterton h as not arrived at t to which, if any, ia Chaffer, ortho Loan and iff- j caotflo Agency. Company, who