WITHIN THE DOMINION

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8180, 23 July 1912, Page 1

WITHIN THE DOMINION

LATEST TELEGRAMS PEES 3 ASSOCIATION. UNWILLING TERRITORIALS. AUCKLAND, July 22. Thirteen youths, charged with failing to render military service at Onohunga, were fined in sums ranging from .£2 to 7s. HAMILTON, July 22. Three passive resistors under the Defence Act were fined X‘i, in. default a month’s imprisonment. OAMA.UU. July 22. P. P. Welsh, a Territorial! was fined £1 and costs for failing to render personal service. Ho pleaded guilty, and gave as an excuse, that ho was a jockey, £nd would have to give up his job if ho had to attend drill. The magistrate held that was no excuse for not attending camp, and counselled Welsh to arrange for attendance at parades when absent from Dam a ru. ESTATES TO ,BE INSPECTED, NAPIER, July 23. The Waihau and Noaroto estates' are under offdr to the Government, and the. Land Purchase Board will pay a visit of inspection to them next Wednesday.

SHORTWEIGHT BREAD. HAMILTON, July 22. Three bakers were before the court to-

Jay, charged with selling short-weight i bread. Two were fined thirty shillings each and ono twenty shillings. POLICE FORCE REFORM, CHRISTCHURCH, July 23. It is about three years since the latest Commission inquired into matters connected with the police force of the Dominion, and some members of the force appear tb think that as very little, if anything, has been done in the direction of giving effect to the Commissioner’s findings, those findings must have proved unpalatable to the Government then in power and to the'Administration that succeeded it in the early part of the present year. The opinion seems fairly general that the present Ministry would do much to improve the conditions in the force if they gave consideration during the session to the recommendations of the Commission and brought them into effect. During the sittings of the Commission frequent references were. made to new regulations, proof copies, of which have ' been seen and perused by several members of the force, who consider that their adoption would bo beneficial. Despite the allegation that these now regulations aro superior in many respects to those in operation at present, nothing has been hoard of them since the Commissioner (Mr 11. AV. Bishop, S.M.) sent In his report. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. CHRISTCHURCH. July 22. The Public Service Commission, con. listing of Messrs IV. D. Hunt (chairman), Peter Barr and James Mclntosh, corn mencod its sittings in Christchurch this morning. The members leave to-morrow for Auckland, afterwards sitting in Wellington. CASTLECLIFF TRAMWAY LOAN AVANGANUI. July 22. Owing to a combination of circumstances, unforeseen and beyond control, the loan of .£35,000 raised for the construction of a tramway from Wanganui to Castlecliff has proved insufficient, and the Tramway Board to-night decided to ask the ratepayers to sanction the raising of .£3500, which will easily meet all demands. THE STAR OF CANADA. , „ GISBORNE, July 22. balrage operations are proceeding on •bo Star of Canada, and a final big effort to refloat her will be made iu about a week’s time. The grain is being jettisoned from No. 3 bold, and 700 tons of silver bullion and lead (valued at over .020.000) has yet to be removed. A special .latch constructed on No. 2 hold on the shelter deck is being fitted. The authorities aro sanguine of success.

still missing—mother and son. , nt . CHRISTCHURCH, July 22. -Tho littki boy “Cobhio” Smith, who strayed from his father’s house in Aldrcd street ton clays ago, is still missing. The folic© have scoured Christchurch, and followed up numerous clues without tangible result. Constables to-day were engaged in a vigorous quest for the lost boy,,and instructions have been given lo men working on tho river to keep a

sharp look out for any trace. Inquiries are being made in Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland for tho lad’s mother. It has been ascertained that on the third of this month she left Auckland ostensibly to visit friends in Napier, but the police there have so far been unable to find her. It is thought possible that sho may have recently been in Christchurch, and that such a visit would perhaps be connected with tho boy’s disappearance. SWEET PEA ASSOCIATION. PALMERSTON. July 22. At a meeting ot tne xNational Sweet Pea Association to-night it was decided to havo a paid secretary, and Mr J. C. Lane, late secretary of tho Manawatu A. and P. Association, was appointed. Arrangements were made for holding the next show hero on December 11th and 12th.