NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10639, 12 July 1920, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

The- Waikato Hospital Board has received formal notice of the Government's intention to (Jose the Cambridge Sanatorium.

''She made mo do it. Sho bought the ring and paid for everything," said William Richardson Clements, when arrested charged with bigamous;y marrying at Lambeth.

At tho Old Bailey recently William Cornwall, 22, foun'd guilty of the manslaughter, "under great provocation," of Geovge Busby, a biscuit mixer, at Clorkenwell, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard labour.

A few daya ago a. bundle, of lady's clothes was found on the beach at South Shields, suggesting a tragedy. Later a young woman claimed the bundle, explaining that sho had placed the articles on the beach to give her parents a fright.

On the four occasions in which the Empire Match has been competed for New Zealand has won it once and has been runner-up on two occasions. The shield, which is a handsome one, cost £250. It was made in Australia, and paid for by means of a shilling fund.

' Seven licensed victuallers, two hotel manager?, and several harmaids, convicted at Aldersbot Police Court of charging more than the maximum price for beer and whisky, paid into Court in fines and costs a total sum )f £l9O Is, whereas the whole of the overcharges amounted to no more than is 3Jd.

In a recent case, in which damages ttere claimed, plaintiff alleged that by reason of defendants nosligently failing to have their timber engine fitted with a spark aj'rester, one pig sty, two porkers, and one, sow, were destroyed by fire. The magistrate held defendants were liable, and gave judgment for plaintiff.

The following are the estimated amounts required for the maintenance of the Porirua. and Makara ridings: Porirua £4711, Makara £IOSO. In order to raise- the money it will ha necessary to levy a general rate of 1 19-32 d in the £1 on the capital value for the Porirua riding and ljd in the Makara riding.

There have been several suggestions from time to time for the exchange between Capetown and Auckland libraries of certain manuscripts presented by Sir George Grev, some of those relating to New Zealand being deposited in Capetown and vice versa. ,The Minister of Internal Affairs has approached the Auckland City Council to see if something Ajuld not be done to effect an exchange, and the council has sent the matter on to the library committee.

Advice from Palmers-ton North states that the Conciliation Council on Saturday heard tho Wellington Timber Yards and Sawmills' Union of Workers' claims. It was stated that any award made was to be operative throughout the Wellington industrial district. The agreement reached at Wellington, operating within a radius of twenty-five miles of that city, was adopted, except for bush sawmills, and the latter dispute goes to the Arbitration Court for decision.

The Prices Investigating Tribunal at Auckland had a lengthy sitting, deal' ing with complaints of excessive charging. Among the cases investigated were complaints respecting the prices <>s surgical boots', coal, board and lodging, wall paper, plumbing, groceries, and sugar. After investigation it was found in respect of several of the com"plaints that the profits made were not unreasonable: in other-, refunds were ordered, and in two cases special .-e- ---' commendations have been made by tho tribunal to the board.

Counsel who appeared in support of an application before the' Westland Licensing Committee, for the transfer of a hotel license from one end of the district to another, made reference to tlie remarks of Mr L. M. Isitt, M.P „. an the House of Representatives when dealing with the subject of transfer > 'if licenses beyond tho statutory limit. Counsel said he relied upon the statutory provisions, the drafting of which had Deen specially referred to a prominent Prohibition leader and solicitor. The transfer was granted.

London 'is threatened with an outburst of grey or cream-coloured bowler hats this spring. The "Outfitter" declares that an attempt is being made to popularise these light-coloured bowlers for the sunny days that Jirc to cone. A hat of this type may nave a band to match, or the oand may be black. One specimen of tho more funereal variety of this type of headgear has been seen with a black band and black edging to the brim. The West End has not yet reached the straw bat season—it is always later than the suburbs in taking to the straw hat. It is stated that) while fine straws promise to be chief favourites, the pedal straw is likely to be more prominent than the coarser description that is .often known by the name of "rustic."

At the Duncdin Police Court last week, Albert Andreaesend and 'James Purford were charged • with disturbing an audience at the Princess Theatre. They pleaded guilty. Senior-Sergeant Murray said that the defendants were seated in the; gallery at the Princess Theatre, when, they threw pounies on tho stage. It might seem a trivial matter, but from the height of the gallery, even though the coins were not thrown with much force, tho result might have a eerious effect. These proceedings were brought with a view to putting a stop to tho practice, which was very disconcerting to the performers. Tho throwing of pennies was a rather common thing, and tho management had for some time been trying to bring tho offenders to justice. Each defendant was fined -40 s, with 9s casts, in default seven days' imprisonment. *

Sir Auckland Geddes. the British Ambassador to the United States promises (says an American writer) to become one of the most popular representatives Groat Britain has dispatched this way. In concluding a. recent interview, tho writer continues, tho Ambassador added a personal note of pleasure at being back in America, ''where I have in the past found so many friends," "I sincerely admire the qualities of the American people," he said. "1 know well of what idealism they are capable. I am, of course, British, and am here not to ask for favours, but to represent tho interests of tho mnny-nationed British Kmpire. When they know mo they will know mo as a friend who, his duty to his own people is done, will esteem it as a rare privilege if ho is able in any way whatever to serve the interests of the great nation in which it is his lot to find for a time, and I hopo it may be for a long time—a home.-"

A Press Association message from Hawcra states that the winter show, which closed on Saturday, proved a, record success.

Mr Justice Stringer and Superintendent Wright havo been appointed a board of inquiry to investigate the circuiratances which led to the resignation of Detective-Sergeant Mason.

In the event of the British rifle team, which, is to visit Australia this vear, coming to New Zealand, it is probable- that the date of the annual rifle championship meeting will be put forward.

The Makara County informed a deputation from the Newlands uud Paparangi Progressive Society that it could not graut a- subsidy towards a roll of honour under the provisions of the Finance Act.

For stealing eight fur coats and other articles, valued at £5805, the property of a Bond street firm, Thomas lireen, alias James Wood, a machinist, was sentenced ait London sessions to eighteen months' imprisonment

At the annual smoke concert of tbo Wellington Old Navals, Colonel 11. J. Collins said that the British rifle team would firo the Empire Match at Melbourne in November, and - that .New Zealand had been invited to eend a team.

"I don't know if cigarette smoking has done ao, but the old pipe-sucking Englishman, wham nothing could disturb, lias been upset, and is disappearing," said Sir Robert Baden-Powell in a recent address. "We have got a rather Southern, or Italian spirit, into us," he continued, "which is not quite so stable, though it may be more clever and full of wit than that of the old stolid Englishman, and it is essential that some of the stolidity should be regained."

. Mr H. O'Malley, secretary of the Hotel Workers' Union, writes contradicting the statement made at the AnglicaTi Synod to the effect that "one reaison that the breakfast usually provided would not be provided this year was on account of a clause in the hotel workers' award "in respect to providing meals after »9 o'clock in the morning." There is nothing in the award (says Mr O'Malley) under which the hotel workers are employed to prevent breakfast being served after 9 o'clock, or after 10 o'clock, for that matter, and tb© position should not have been wrongly stated.