NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10088, 30 September 1918, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Mr D. Kilmister, late of 55, "Rugby street, Wellington, and father of 6110 J. Kilmister, a member of the Australian Imperial Force, is requested to communicate with Base Records Branch,. Wellington.

The milk supply committee of the City Council has decided upon a price for milk. This price was considered at a meeting of the milk vendors on Friday evening, and the position is to he ventilated at an open meeting which is to bo held in the Town Hall on Tues. day night.

Arthur Cecil Rqlleston, who fell backwards and fractured his skull in Manners street on Friday aftermon, ifijed at,the hospital at 3.40 p-m. cn Saturday- Rolleston, who was a solicitor by occupation, was on a visit to Wellington, and was staying at the Commercial Hotel. Deceased was about 50 years of age. About 10.20 o'clock yesterday morning a gorzo fire broke out in the iioklyn Defence Reserve, and as the ill mes were approaching some of the neighbouring houses the Fire Brigade vns summoned. The Brooklyn auxiliary brigade proceeded to the scene and extinguished tho fire before any damage to property resulted.

Mr Justice Chapman on Saturday delivered judgment in the case of G. B. Walker against the District Hand Registrar. Tho latter was called upon to show cause why he should not register a transfer of land which had been executed by tho Registrar of the Supremo Court, in pursuance of a mortgagee’s sale. Before the sale actually took place The Finance Act, 1918, was passed repealing tho power of a mortgagee to* sell, though the mortgage deed excluded the provisions of tho Mortgages Extension Act, 1914. The Registrar of the Supremo Court, however, was unaware of the new provision, and completed the auction sale and signed a transfer of the land to tho purchaser. This transfer the District Land Registrar refused to register. His Honour held that the Finance Act of 1918 (lid not repeal tho Mortgages Extension Amendment Act, and the Acts Interpretation" Act did not,apply to tho case, so that tho rights of tho mortgagee were not preserved. Tho transfer, therefore, could not ho registered, and the summons against tho District Land Registrar must ho dismissed. Mr Ncavc appeared for tho plaintiff, and Sir John Salmond, K.C., for the defendant.

With reference to the case of a woman, mentioned at Sir Fraser's and other meetings last week, who had keen .sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for Tjarbourine her son {a military deserter), the Minister for Justice (the Hon. T. M. Wilford) Saturday that on Tuesday last Cabinet, subject to the approval of His Excellency the Governor-General., had authorised the remission of the uuexpired portion of the woman's sentence, which began on August oth. At 4.48 p.m. on Saturday the Fire Brigade received a call to Trent street, Island Bay, where a fire had started in a boarding house (formerly the Island Bay Hotel) occupied by Mrs Annie Blake. The neighbours, however, extinguished the blaze before the brigade arrived. • It appears that an incubator in' a rubber room became overheated and caused the outbreak. Only slight damage resulted to-, the contents of the room The premises, which are Itt furnished, belong to Mr H. Gilmer.

Judgment was given by Mr F. V. Frazer, S.M., on Saturday in the case invvhioh the "Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board sued William M. Robinson for £8 18s medical-fees. The point at issue ' was whether such a charge could be made on the husband apart from the terms of a maintenance order, the parties being separated; The magistrate ruled that this was so under the Destitute Persons Act, and gave judgment for the amount claimed. Mr M. F. Ward appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr .H. F. O’Leary for the defendant.' •> i • • ■ -

Tne efforts of the committee appointed to reinstate musical and elocutionary competitions in Wellington is meeting with nnaualified success. The total number of entries will exceed the most sanguine expectations .and the gathering will be thoroughly representative, entries having been received from the leading . amateurs in . all parts of the Dominion. Competitors are reminder, that to-day is the last day on which entries will be received, and entries'may be made at Chas. Begg and Co.’s, the Bristol Piano Co., or posted direct to the secretary.