NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7140, 30 May 1910, Page 1

NEWS OF THE DAY

Contents—2. Children's Golden Competition—Magistrate's Court—Levin. Z. Wairarapa. 5. .Sports' .Page. G. Finance and Trade—Editorial. 7. Local nail Cable News. C. Cost of the University—Entertainments. 9. Notes for Women. 10. Shipping News. 11. The TmT. 12. On the Land. New Zealand—- . Joseph .Torm Powelka, accused of murdering Police-Sergeant McGuire at Palmerston North on* April ICth, was acquitted on Saturday. The jury found, that there was irmufUcieut evidence to convict, and accordingly returned a verdict of “not guilty." A rider was added to the effect that Detective Qimrtenmun was in no way re-t-pontsibic for the shooting of Sergeant McGuire. At the conclusion of the case accused broke down. The verdict was popular in. Palmerston North. Robert CorkiiJ, the old man found guilty last week of manslaughter in connection with the Pipitea street shooting affray, wan on Saturday sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. There waj an extensive fire at Napier on Saturday night. A private hotel on the Marino Parade and several other places wore gutted. Ono man wus injured. Additional charges in regard to the theft, of the header picture were preferred in the Police Court on Saturday. Francis. Edwin Tier, and his brother Michael, were jointly charged and remanded, until Wednesday. British and ForeignDaring the fire-escape drill by the employees of the United Service Club, iu the Ilaymark ot, Loudon, tho canvas chuto being used split and precipitated a girl to tho pavement. Her Injuries were laUvl. The steamer Oryova, which left London yesterday, took seven hundred third-class passengers for Australia, many of them being assisted.

Tho British Umpire League has started a movement to raise £3OOO to erect a monument in London in memory of Captain Cook.

Though 92 per cent of tho members of the Federation of Master Cotton . Spinners favour a 5 per ceut reduction in wages, tho employers have decided to refrain from taking action for three months. / Tho trustees of tho Felton beauest have purchased for the National Gallery in Melbourne Purvis dc Chavanne's picture "'Winter'’ for £2OOO, Bastein Lepage’s "Annunciation to the Shepherds" for £1365, Fantin Latoor’s “La Source" for £l2O, and l)e La Croix's “Giaour’s Confession" for £IBO.

A "concilation committee,” representing 0,11 parties in tho House of Commons, has prepared a Bill supported by both front and back benches, enacting -women’s Parliamentary suffrage ou the basis of tho existing Local Government Board register. As a sequel to the colliery disaster at Whitehaven, which was attended by much loss of life, nine hundred workers in a pit adjoining the ill-fated colliery have decided to cease work in a fortnight, alleging the appearance of black damp. Tho Bcryal Life-Saving Society has arranged that Mr Henry, its secretary, shall vi&it all the head centres in Australia and New Zealand, give lectures and demonstrations, and hold examinations. Owing to the National Liberals voting against tho Prussian Franchise Bill, as amended by the Upper House, the Chancellor (Herr von Bethmann-Hollwegg) withdraw tho measure., Tho Straits Settlement Legislature has passed a Rubber Dealers Bill prohibiting individuals or corporations attempting to monopolise the output on the market for cultivated rubber. James, Patton, on the eve of his retirement, was compelled to abandon a big deal in September wheat, losing £300,000. Genoa, Moretti. a working man, suspecting his wife of an intrigue with a married man, shot the latter and the latter’s wife with a revolver while they were a t dinner. Horetti then returned homo, and shot Signora Horetti while she was asleep. He afterwards committed suicide. Fifty-five mutinous reservists at Nimee weie each sentenced to on© month’s imprisonment, and forty to a week’s imprisonment. Professor Koch, the famous bacteriologist, is dead Island news states that a native employee murdered a European in charge of Lever Brothers station on tho Marovo Lagoon. Salomon Islands, and that a native cook at tho station afterwards killed tho murderer. .^l K "./ etl r'.' ral Mini » ter , for Defence state that the Government doe® not propose to soldiers to England to participate in tn© Coronation ceremonies. The agents of the '‘'steamer Kilburn. wrecked on the Ethel Reofs, north-west ot Fiji, .have received a cable message from the captain stating that tho reef where cnarted occurre< * was incorrectly -A” ages Board award, to come into operation on July Ist, increases the wages of carpenters and joiners in the building trades by three-halfponco on hour, bringing the pay up to Is 4id. The value of the estate ot tho late Mr Hordern (Sydney) has been sworn at £/4,015. A proposal is afoot to invito tho British Association to visit Australia in 1913 or tho following year.