WITHIN THE DOMINION

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7970, 29 November 1911, Page 1

WITHIN THE DOMINION

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PEESS ASSOCIATION. . AN EXEMPLARY SENTENCE. AUCKLAND, November 28,

Daniel George Saunders, a young married man, -who was last week brought from Melbourne in custody, was charged at the Police Court this morning that lieleft the Dominion without making adequate provision for the maintenance oi his wife and three children. After the sub-inspector had. commented on the frequency of such cases of abandonment of young children, his Worship stated that this was a bad case of desertion, and imposed a sentence of six mouths* hard labour.

DEATH FROM HEART DISEASE. HAWERA, November 28.

John Prost, a single man, aged 4d years, dropped dead in the yard of tiie Commercial Hotel, Manilla, on Monday afternoon. Deceased sulfered from heart disease. Ho is believed to have relatives in Sydenham, 'Christchurch.

TRAMWAYMEN’S DEMANDS. AUCKLAND, November 28.

A meeting of tramway employees was | held yesterday morning, and spent two ' hours and a half discussing a request by the manager of the Tramway Company • to allow a settlement of tbo men's dc- . mauds to stand over till December 2-lth, , whom the managing director arrives in ’ Auckland. It is' unders-taod it was resolved by a majority' that the request for ‘ postponement be refused, and an immediate settlement be demanded. At a • meeting last night the decision of the morning meeting was endorsed, and the company is to be informed that an im- , mediate settlement of their demands is ' required; but whereas the morning meeting gave the company a fortnight, the , later one reduced the time limit to a week. The Tramway' Union delegates and representatives of the company met .in ■ conference this morning. Over four hours were.spent.in discussing the motormen’s demands, and the conference then adjourned. MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE., DARGAVILLE, November 28. Recently the ratepayers authorised a .£20,000 loan for road improvements. Yesterday, by an overwhelming majority, they authorised a further loan of £lO,000 for gasworks and sanitary ’ service. ~ . WRESTLERS MEET. STRATIfORIj, November 28. ' A. wrestling -match .(cateh-as-catoh-oan) between- Louis Robertson and Stoker "Penny, of the warship Powerful, took place last night-/the Town Hall " being lilk-d. The double Nelson strangle and twisting toes and. fingers were barred. Robertson’s weight was 10st 71b; Penny weighed acetone less. Robertson won the first two falls outright, the first with a scissors hold in eleven minutes, the second with a cradle hold after .wrestling forty' minutes. AN OPENED LOVE LETTER. AUCKLAND, November 2S. In the Supreme Court Charles Berry Simmouds, found guilty ,of opening circulars, and suffering a young -woman’s love letter toe be opened by a railway, porter disappointed in his ' suit, was brought up for sentence. Prisoner was a cadet in the Hikurangi Post Office. He was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, and warned as to his future behaviour. Joel Victor Rowley, railway porter, who admitted opening the love letter in question, was ordered to come up. for sentence when called upon. Both prisoners were informed that they would be expected to pay the costs of the prosecution. THE OTIRA HOTEL FIRE. CHRISTCHURCH, November 28. The tiro which destroyed the Terminus Hotel at Otira on Sunday night started in a lavatory and ran up a staircase, cutting off the retreat of the hoarders on the upper floor, who , had to escape through the windows to the verandah. One man was badly hurt in getting out, and was removed to the hospital. The boarders lost practically everything, the losers including the stationmaster and postmaster (both relieving officers), and Dr Cairns and family. The building and furniture were valued at £SOOO. It is understood they were insured in the State office for £IOOO. JUDGE CORRECTS AN ERROR. - AUCKLAND. November 28. A statement was handed to the press at the Supreme Court this .morning by [ Mr Justice Chapman in which he mentioned the Kohn burglary trial. His Honor stated that ho had read in. several uewsepapers that which purported to be a summary of his summing up in the case, and in which it made Kim appear to have commented upon the fact that the accused had not given evidence on their own behalf. That was a mistake, for he had been careful to avoid doing so. "With reference to the male prisoner ho pointed out that he might have explained to the police where ho had obtained the stolen property, or he might have called as a witness the person from whom he had obtained it, but that he had made no attempt to do either save that, according to the detective’s evidence, ho told him in San Francisco that ho had committed the burglary. -