NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7078, 16 March 1910, Page 1

NEWS OF THE DAY

Contents3. Mauawu-tu. i. Notes for Women Arbitration.! Court. 5. Trouble oji the Links—On the Land —.Magistrate'.** Court. U. Finance and Trade— Editorial. 7. Local nod Cable News. b. Opium Trading Condemned •" Times " Competition Entertainment,. D. The Turf—Cricket—Football. '<). The Territorial Force Mayoral Election—Contest Notes. 11. Shipping. 12. Current Sales. City— Judgment was given tor defendant in tho ease Leckie v. Dr Rawson lor £7b& damages resulting from a mishap on th« golf links. A owrmpruhensive scheme oi prison reform is announced bv the Hon. Dr. Findlay, Minister of Justice. Increases have been decided upon by Hie Government ou house and travelling allowances to certain members of tho police force. . Resolutions condemning the opium' traffic were passed at the annual meeting of the Now Zealaud Anti-Opium .Association last evening. New Zealand— The first test match between New Zealand and the Australian cricketeres' ■was -won by the visitors by nine wickets. Tho North Island Brass Band Association's contest was continued yesterday ut Wanganui. . A reduction of 10s per ton m the priceor Hour is announced. Serious damage has been caused by heavy rain in the Nelson district. Joseph William Kneebone, ot Waihi, is charged with obtaining .£771 9s 3d from a bank at AVaihi by false pretences. It is alleged that accused and two others were winners of a prize of .£2300 in Tatters-all's sweep on the Launcestou Cup, and that accused had left with the whole proceeds, in company with one ot his partners. British and ForeignMr Asquith • says the Government intends to pass the Budget before tho. spring recess, notwithstanding anything tnat may happen elsewhere. Lord Kosebery introduced, hid _ resolutions for reform of the- House of Lords on Monday. Lord Morley urged that the "House should await a declaration ot the Government's proposals, and the debate was adjourned. . ■ Mr McKenna says Britain will have twentv Dreadnoughts by March, 1913, and her superiority in that class of ship will' he secure. , The Australian, cruisers will be completed during the summer of 1912, and will leave for the South in the following autumn. The Admiralty s plane have been based on the programmes of foreign admiralties covering the next two yeaire. The Navy Estimates are expected to provide for tho employment of 200,000 men . for two years. A proposal to abolish the party system in the. London County Council failed. ■Aji American, investigator "of English labour conditions concludes that the American worker is 100 per cent." better off than the worker in England. The Colonial Office suggests that the Traneandine railway route may be utilised for communication between England and Australia, as it will bo possible to land English -'mails in Sydney in twenty-seven days. ~■""'. The London wool maiket continues very firm,' and. prices are fully mainA considerable demand has sprung up in Europe for several Australian woods used in aeroplane building. French old age pensions will only bo X'aid to persons whose income is less than .£l2O a year. i Alsace-Lorraine is to be granted extended political freedom and a Constitution. Some convicts attacked the warders in charge of them on a train in Bussia, and in the resultant fight three warders and.eleven convicts were killed or injured. England won the fifth cricket test against South Africa. ' It is unlikely that America will immediately come to.a tariff arrangement •with Canada, but negotiations with France are more promising. An aged dector and his wife committed suicide' at Philadelphia owing to disappointment, at not winning a prizo for a -tuberculosis cure. Five of the Newcastle mines are still idlo, pending; a settlement of minor troubles. Heavy rain has fallen in New South Wales. A Socialist meeting at Broken Hill, to protest against militarism, led to a free fight, police intervention being invoked. The Murray Waters Co'mmissiou urges that," .apart from'supplies for stock and domestic purposes, the river should be utilised''principally for irrigation. A boy and girl were found dead ..in a paddock near Perth. It is supposed the lad shot the girl (his sister) accidentally, and then committed suicide. Weather Reports, 4 p.m. yesterdayCapo Maria, Van Diemen.—Wind, S.E., fresh: bar.. 30.03; therm.. 69; flno; sea. rough. , -.-,.• Russell.—Wind, S., breeze; bar., 29.98; therm.. 73; fine: aea. moderate. Ifanukau Ifaads.—Wind, S., fresh; bar., 20.93; therm., 65; cloudy;- sea. breaking. • Auckland.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.95; therm.. 75; fair. Tauranga.—Wind, S.E.. light; bar., 29.97; therm.; 74; fine;' sea,, smooth. East Cape.—Wind. S.E.. fre&h: bar., 30.02; therm., 69; cloudy; sea. considerable. S.E., fresh; bar., 30.05; therm., 72; fair; sea. smooth. Port Ahuriri.—Wind. ?«., lisht; bar., 30.04; therm.. 69: fine; sea. smooth. Wellington.—Wind, N.N.W., light; bar.. 20.00; therm.,'66; fair. Castlepoint.—Wind. S.W.. light; bar., 30.06; therm., 63; cloudy; sea, J moderate. New Plymouth.—Wind. .S.W., fresh; bar., 30.00; therm.. £8; cloudy; sea. sjight. Caps Egtuont.—Wind, '»■.. light; bar., 29.97; therm., 70; fine; sea, moderate. Wanganui.—Wind, S.E.. light: bar., 30.00; therm., 71: fair; soa. smooth. Cape Farewell.—Wind. N.E., light: bar., 30.05: therm., 68; cloudy; sea. moderate. Cape Foulwind. —Wind, S.W., frssh; bar., 29.99; 'therm., 62; cloudy;- sea, heavy. Westport.—Wind, S.W.. fresh; bar,, 30.00; therm., 63; fair; sea, moderate. Cape Campbell.—Wind, E., fresh; bar., 29.95: therm., 67: fine; 33a, moderate. Akaroa lighthouse.—Wind. N.E., lfght; bar.. .29.93; therm., 60; fine; sea. moderate. Port Chalmers.—Wind, N.E.. light; bar., 29.93;' therm., 62; fair: sea, smooth. Nuggets.—Wind. S.W.. fresh: bar., 29.94; therm.. 59: fair; sea, smooth. Bluff—Wind. W.. fran; bar., 29.95; therm.. 55: overcast; sea. heavy. Summary and Forecast, —Tho centre of a cyclonic disturbance passed through Cook Strait last evening, and barometric pressure rose rapidly, with a strong westerly gale and heavy rain in the north. Southerly winds followed, but generally ouly jnodernte to' strong. Present indications are for fair weather and moderate to strong southerly winds prevailing, with a slowly ri ß ing bar,me«er. c _ bate^