NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9076, 22 June 1915, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

A thoroughbred horse arrived by the Remuera yestordi 7 from London, consigned to Mr W. H. E. Wanklyn. of Christchurch.

Messrs Lever Bros, have presented forty cases of “Lifebuoy" soap to tho hospital ship and forty cases to Trentham camp.

The schools throughout the Wellington education district will not observe to-morrow (tho Prince of Wales’s Birthday) as a holiday. The offer of the Boys’ Institute of the new building in Tasman street for a military hospital for returned wounded soldiers is to be considered by the City Council -at its meeting on Thursday night.

The passengers by the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera, which arrived at Wellington yesterday, reported that a quiet voyage had been experienced. No submarine alarms were given, and, with the exception of two auxiliary cruisers seen off Teneriffo, no battleships were sighted.

Mr Justice Edwards was asked in the Supreme Court yesterday to determine the costs in tho action Public Trustee against the Hutt River Board, and His Honour stated that he would consult the other judges before giving his decision, as the matter was an important one.

Tho motor-launch Awhina, donated by tho Now Zealand Power Boat Association to he used in connection with the, hospital ship, has arrived in Wellington. The launch is 29 feet long and -7 feet 6 inches wide, is lib by electricity, and has a speed of 'ten knots. It was built in the short time of fourteen days. An arbitration award has been filed in the dispute between the Wellington Hotel, Club and Restaurant Workers’ Union and hotels in tho Palmerston North, Wanganui, and Oroua districts. It adopts the recommendations of the Conciliation Court accepted by the parties and already published. The award is to operate from June 6th, , 19X5, till December 31st, 1917. For tho week ended June 19th the Labour Department (Wellington branch) received ninety-one applications for work. Sixty-seven men were placed, twenty-one in Government and fortysix in private employment. Twentyfour men, mostly general labourers, are on the books of the department awaiting positions. They will probably be sent to road works in Marlborough. Twenty-four applications were re-, ceived at No. 5 area group office, Buckle street, yesterday. : Of this number, four men returned their medical papers, which show that they have been passed as medically fit for service. The names are;—Ewan Sidney Robinson (clerk), G.P.0., Wellington ; Stanley Edmund Norgrova (carpenter), Todman street, Brooklyn; Norman William Scambary, Fort Kelburn ; and William Henry Hoosou (indent agent). Harbour View road, Northland." .

A conference was held yesterday between the Mayor of t'»j city (M r J. PLuke), Mr H. G. Hill (chairman of the Patriotic Society), the Hon. J. G. W. Aitken (its president). Sir John Findlay, K.C., and Mr C. P. Skerrett K.C., on the subject of the appoint ment of trustees for the wounded soldiers’ fund. The proceedings were m private. The Mayor is calling a conference of the,,flayers and chairmen of patriotic committees' throughout New Zealand, to be hold in AVellington at the Town Hall on Friday week, to decide whether a national fund or a provincial fund will be established;

There was some discussion among members of the. Centi'al Chamber 01 Commerce council yesterday on Mr. Ji. S. Abraham’s proposals for co-opera-tion in securing an amendment of, the Land and Income Tax, Assessment Apt. Mr J. Reid was of opinion that a land owner who possessed shares in a company that owned land should be taxed in account of his. shares as well as on account of the land owned by him. This was only a fair proposition. Such taxpayers wore not paying twice on the same land. Mr heigh Hunt protested against "the increased taxation of small companies; which had the effect of preventing farmers from joining them and impeding the progress of the country. The following resolution was carried: —'‘That any company which the Commissioner can class as an ordinary mercantile concern should be exempt absolutely from liability to its shareholders paying increased graduated tax on their personal property in respect of the purely business premises of such company."

An unexpected visit by the police to'a house in Lome street resulted in the appearance of four persons at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning on charges of committing breaches of the licensing law. Walter Colo, for whom Mr J. F. W. Dickson appeared, was charged on two informations with assisting Mary Irene Williams, a prohibited person, to drink liquor. James Joseph McGrath, represented by Mr H. F. O'Leary, was charged with a similar offence; Louisa Tierney, with two similar offences; and Mary Williams, with ■ two, breaches of her prohibition order. Williams and Tierney were convicted and ordered to come up for sentence. when called upon, on the. understanding that’ the former went to the hospital and the latter to tho Salvation Army Home for six months. The information against McGrath was dismissed, as there was not sufficient evidence to show- that be knew Williams was a prohibited person, while the case against Cole was adjourned for a week.

Th© question as to whether it is possible to manufacture ammunition in large quantities in Neij Zealand was discussed at a meeting of the Wellington Industrial Association last night. The secretary stated that Mr W. Cable, the well-known ironfounder, had received from the Government drawings and. samples of shells and ammunition required, to see if the industry could be carried on successfully in the Dominion. Mr J. >B. . Laurenson, president of the Canterbury Association, contended that unless the Dominion could supply its own steel and Iron it would bo impossible to succeed in tbo undertaking, as the stock of material in hand was not sufficient, nor were there any lathes in the country capable of doing the work. The Harvester Company, of Canada, had received an order to turn out 2000 shells a week, while New Zealand could not turn out two in that time. _Mr T. Ballinger said the sane question had been discussed in Auckland, and it was shown conclusively that nothing could be done in the matter. Mr C. B. Norwood, the president, remarked that it was futile going on with the discussion, as there was n»t sufficient material in the country to meet the demand.

There were no criminal cases for hearing at the Supreme Court session in Gisborne, opened yesterday by Mr Justice Cooper, who was presented with a pair of white gloves, says a Press Association telegram. .

Reporting on the health of the New Zealand garrison at Samoa, under date of June 20th, Colonel Logan, Administrator, states:- “Health of troop* good. Corporals C. Kelly, pylitis; W. J. Palmer, rheumatism; Privates W T . H. Hislop, convalescent; Mackinder, colitis; T. Tracey, pharyngitis; R. S. Midgley, convalescent. All doing well.”

In . tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Matthew Livingstone, who, on May 10th, waa fined £25 for street betting, applied for a rehearing, on the ground of additional evidence being forthcoming. After legal argument had been heard in support of the application. His Worship (Mr D. G. A. Cooper, S.M.) refused the application. Mr P. W. Jackson appeared for the applicant, and Inspector Hendrey represented the police.

A London newspaper received by the. last mail, has tho following among it» Anglo-New Zealand notes: —The building of the new High Commissioner’s offices in tho Strand proceeds apace, and a particularly effective advertise ment in the interests and industries of New Zealand has now been placed outside the hoarding in the form of seven largo oil paintings by Mr Alfred Pearso, representing farming, dairying, the shipping of 'meat, red-deer stalking, trout fishing, fruit farming, and soldier* ing.

For several Sundays past a fruit shop in Manners street, occupied by Ethel Lewis, has been .broken into and money stolen. A close watch on the promises, last Sunday resulted in a youth sixteen years of .age being charged at th< Magistrate’s Court yesterday 'morning with attempted theft. The boy admitted the offence. Mr E. J._ Fitzgibbon. who appeared for him, stated that he had previously had a good character, and pleaded for leniency on his behalf. Tho magis trate decided to caution and discharge him.

“Defendant is telling a pack of lies,’ - said Mr D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, when William Wilson, charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse, denied. on oath that ho had any know ledge of the sores on tho animal. Inspector Hendrey stated that tho case arose out of a charge against another defendant, heard some time ago, in which the driver was punished tor cruelty to the horse. It was shown on that occasion that the eadctlo frame, which Was without padding, had out deeply into the horse’s shoulders and made large open wounds. Tlio horse was drawing a load of a ton ami a half of bricks when in this condition. Wilson, who was the owner of tho animal, pleaded not guilty, and stated that the horse must have got the sores through falling in the yard the previous day. The inspector observed that oven if there were no sores, a man who would expect a poor, unfortunate, half-starved beast, as this animal was , to work, ought to be ashamed of nunself. His Worship stated that he knew something about norsos, and the wound was a long-standing one. A fine of £5, with costs 7s, in default two moUtns’ imprisonment, was imposed. Time to find tho money was refused.

His Honour the Chief Justice (S'r Robert Stout) was engaged in the Supremo Court yesterday hearing legal arguments on questions concerning the Johnsonville Co-operativo Building Society, ..which was incorporated \ in,: 1 90 S under the Building Societies Act, 1880. Tho society was in operation for a number of years, and then questions of management arose which resulted in a number of members withdrawing, consequently it was decided that the society be dissolved and a, deed of dissolution was drawn up dated May 11th, 1014. It was anticipated that the realisation of the assets would result in a loss, and to determine questions of liability and responsibility the couri was appealed to. McMillan Wylie, managing law clerk, Wellington, was the plaintiff in the action, and the defendants wore the society, and" its trustees, Robert Bould (farmer) and Alfred Mills,' town clerk, of Jolmsonrille. Air D. S. Smith represented the plaintiff, apd also, he stated, members of the society who had given notice of their withdrawal before a dissolution was resolved upon. Mr D. R. Hoggard appealed for the trustees appointed by the instrument of dissolution, Mr T. Neave for members of-the society who had not given notice of their withdrawal and who had not received an advance on their shares, Mr Douglas Jackson for an "advanced” member, and Mr J. C. Peacock for Harriett So - phia Cook, first mortgagee of a property of which the society held the equity of redemption. After hearing lengthy argument His Honour reserved his decision.