NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7047, 8 February 1910, Page 1

NEWS OF THE DAY

Contents—--1 Awful Train. Smadh —Cardinal and Poliutiau- Drowning FatalityTramway Revenue —South. Atnca. •1. Women'b Coluinu — Walrarapa—bcieiice Notes, ,- 3. A Home of Beauty—Amateur _ Athletics—Hound the World 1 nps. 6. Finajpco and editorial. 7. General Cable News. 8. Turf News —"Time* v oting Lontest—An. Obscene Print. 9. On the Hand—Mastcrton ShowKail way Thue-tablo. City-

Henry Stephen Coburn, manager of "Truth/' has been found guilty of distributing obscene matter. Sentence was deferred until to-monw morning. Final arrangements for the tour of tho 'Australian cricketers in New Zealand ■wore made lust night by tho Cricket Asfcociatdon. % Seme 'important business was tronaooted at a meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association in Wellington last night. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday a Wellington bookmaker was fined AlO ana ooßitn for betting with an infant. The latest figures for tho tramway department show that the revenue is now more buoyant than ever before, the net results of tho Inet four weeks running indicating a profit of .32100. New Zealand—

It has been ascertained that the soats of five more members of the Napier Borough Council have been rendered vacant owing to the excess of the legal limit in the matter of corporation supPl The Income Tax Department lias laid on information against Bowron Bros., ot Christchurch,‘ for having allegedly made wilfully false returns for purposes of evading duty payable under the Land and Income Tax Amendment Act. Tile Kaipara inquiry was continued at Auckland, when a final ami amended set of questions was submitted to the court on behalf of the Marino DopartEvi'dcnoe was given by divers as to the re=ailt of inspection of th-o berth occxi■pied by tlie vessel and also ‘of tho shoal on which sho struck. . Twenty-seven Europeans employed in tho construction of freezing works at Tokamaru Bay havo stmek for an increase in pay.

Britisn and Foreign— It is announced that tko British Admiralty will lay down four X) read non gh ts in 1910, power' boin£ taken to begin two others if required. ~ , _ ... Hr Joseph Chaniboldam says that Tariff Reformers did not do eo well at tile elections as he expected. The assistant secretary of the Koval Society of British Artists has bleu charged with forgery and embezzlement of the society's funds. Interesting opinions upon. Sir It. Enoch’s scheme for Empire migration have been expressed by Home representatives of the self-governing Dominions. . , _ . . Nearly 50,000 people are out of work in Paris owing to the floods. A committee, , ofthe Russian Duma recommends tho construction of a flotilla of airships. ' . , It is reported from Capetown that General Botha. Mr J. C. Smuts, and Dr Jameson are willing to form a non-party Government for • the South African Union, but Mr J. X. Mernman has detached the Africander Bund leaders from them. - - , . A Bill to enable the suppression of mischievous newspapers without prosecution has been .submitted to the Indian Viceroy’s Council. Introducing tho measure. Sir Herbert Kisley said "that India was confronted by a murderous conspiracy, and indicated that the new proposals would aid in dealing with it. , ' It is asserted that anything m the chape of a tariff war with Canada would probably lose the Republicans nearly every seat in the Northern States at the next elections. . . The debate in the Dominion House of Commons on the now Navy Bill will continue for a week. Nearly- all the ‘Conservatives support tho leader of the Opposition, who opposes the BUI as a departure from the Admiralty's recommendations. Eleven miners were killed by a colliery explosion in Pennsylvania. Desuitor v fighting continues lu Nicaragua, where the insurgents have suffered heavy loss, . , The hearing of tho conspiracy charges against tho Newcastle strike leaders Jaas been further postponed.. A resolution in favour of resumption of work by the Northern miners was lost in the Amalgamated Council by three votes to two. ‘ , , ■V story of terrible suite ring- ts told by" the survivor of the train smash ,in victoria. „ , „ The New South Wales Minister ol Education has made a spirited replete the attack made against. him by Cardinal Moran on Sunday. The Federal Treasurer reports that the total ‘ receipts for tho half-year came to X 7,626,000, ■ and the expenditure to .£3,685,000.

Weather Reports 4 p.m. Yesterday— Capo Maria Van Diemen—Wind. E., light: bar., 30.05: therm.. 78; fine; sea. 'Bussell.—Wind, N.E.. breeze; bar.; 29.98: n.arm 7Q. fair; sea, moderate. Hanukau'Heads.—Wind, H.W., light; bar., 30.03; therm., 84; cloudy; sea, smooth. Auckland.-Wind. N.. light; bar., 00.02 j t *TaurangaL— Wind, N.E., fresh; bar., 30.06; therm.. 71; overcast: sea. smooth. East Capo.— Wind, N.E., light; bar.. 30.07: therm.. 7B: fine; sea. considerable. Gisborne.— Wind, N.E.. light; bar., 30.10: therm.. 76: fair; sea, smooth. Port Ahurirl.— Wind, N.E., light; bar., therm 76: fine; sea. smooth. Wolling™n:-WiSd, N.N.W.. light; bar.. 2DW.* therm.. 75; cloudy. • , Castlepoint,—Wind, N.E., breeze; bar., tqin. thcrbi., 72; showers; sea, increasing. Caiio Egmont.-Wind, N.E., fresh; bar.. oq no. therm.. 74; flue; sea, moderate. New Plymouth.— Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.97: therm., 77; fair; sea. smooth. • Wanganui.—Wind. S., light; har.. 30.02, therm.,lßl; fine; sea, smooth. Cape Farewell. —Wind, N., light; bar., 30.01; therm., 77; overcast; sea, smooth. Capo Foulwind.—Wind, S.W., light; bar.. vqos‘ therm. 71; fair; sea, moderate. W.. light; bar.. 29.97: therm., 72; fine; sea., slight. Cape Campbell.—lV ind, E., light; bar.. 29.92; therm., 73; .fair; sea, smooth. Kalkoura.— Wind. N.E.. light; bar., 29.94; therm., 74; fine; sea, smooth. Akaroa Lighthouse.—lV md, J4.E., nsbt, bar 29.95: therm., 55;. overcast; sea, smooth. Port Chalmers.—Wind. N.. light; bar.. 19.97; therm.. 69; fair: sea. smooth. Nuggets.— Wind. N.E.. fresh; bar., 29.93; laerm- 65: cloudy, hazy; sea. rough. Bluff.—Wind, E.. fresh; bar.. 29.83; therm.. 54; fair. Summary and Forecast. —A small westerly area of low pressure passed m the south on Sunday, and the weather baa been generally warm and humid, cloudy and misty, with rain in some parts.. The barometer has fallen slightly in tho south since noon to-day, and low pressure exists to tho westward of Hew' Zealand, and freshening northerly winds are probable, generally with warm and hazy weather, increasing cloudiness, with electrical disturbances. Showery weather probable shortly. D. C. BATES.