INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8287, 16 September 1903, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

- * By Telegraph. Feb Pbess Association. WELLINGTON. ■September 15. In the Earle divorce case the petitioner said lie did not force his wife to go to England in September, 1901. She had always wished to go, and they had saved specially to defray the cost. Respondent was the daughter of a clergyman in England. The petitioner had been on the 6tage in England. He had played in coinic opera at the Prince of Wales' Theatre, London, for three years, under the name of Dore. He did tliis in order to obtain money to go to college. Dr Hosking, who attended respondent in her accouchement, gave evidence of the car© and attention shown by petitioner towards his wife. Thomas Taylor," licensee of the City Hotel, Wellington, identified respondent as a woman who stayed at his hotel with a man for two nights in April last. They passed as man and wife. Counsel for Mrs Earle said his client would not deny this. The petitioner's case had not closed when the court adjourned. At a meeting of the Executive of the New Zealand Alliance a resolutiSn was passed condemning the action of the House of Representatives in adding a clause to the City Electorates Bill which' will make the taking of a local option poll impossible in dtiee. The Executive also : expressed the hope that the Legislative Council will take steps to restore to the people of cities the rights which the other Chamber has taken away. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept-ember 15. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Trotting' Association was held to-night. The ejection of the Bolard resulted: North Island—J. H. Pollock, and C. F. Mark; South Island—P. Selig, C. S. Howell, D. M'Lean, E. Clarkson, A. L. Myers, W. G. Garrard, and the Hon. H. Gourley.

AUCKLAND. September 15. At a meeting of .the Manukau Licensing Committee Constable Tapp reported tliat the number of travellers to Unehunga on Sundays since the inauguration of the electric tram service has been very large. Many of these people went straight to hotels for liquor. Many people go from house to house for liquor all the afternoon, and at each place say that-they are bona fide travellers. Three hotelkeepers Have kept their houses closed absolutely since the electric cars commenced to run on Sundays, their object being, they state, to prevent the liquor trade being brought into disrepute. The action of these licensees is very creditable. On the other hand some of the hotelkeepers, by Sunday trading, are reaping a great and abundant harvest. Hundreds of people now come.to Onehunga on Sundays apparently for no other purpose than to drink liquor, while many more come for a good outing and a pleasing trip. Constable Tapp concludes as follows: —"During all my travels in London, Brighton, and other places I never saw one-tenth of the number of travellers drinking on Sundays that I saw in two hotels in Onehunaa cn Sunday, August 30th. The police are compelled to go on Sunday afternoons as hard as they can to check Sunday trading. It is monstrous that some hotels should cause so much trouble and worry on Sundays." Objections were lodged by the police against two licensees, but both were dismissed. NAPIER. SeptemberlS. In: the (Supreme Court to-day a civil action, William Catey v. W. W. S. Hales, a claim for £250 0s 6cl damages for property destroyed through a fire spreading from defendant's to plaintiff's land 'at Weber was heard. Evidence was given to 'the effect tliat the parties to the action were owners of adjacent pieces of land at Weber. About the 16tli March defendant Jit a fire on his land, and it spread to Catey's, destroying a hayshed, cowshed, fowl yard, and doing other damage. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £l6B and costs. THAMES. September 15. The Maori lad, Winiata Iverei, who sustained fearful injuries in the mill accident at Turau, died this afternoon from shock.