LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9642, 17 January 1903, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

♦ (Per Prpss Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. This morning Mr W. Brown, launched a 120-toa steamer for Messrs Kennedy and Evans, Gisborne, especially built fov towage and tlie carriage of frozen meat. Her dimensions me : Length 90f.t, beam 17ft, depth of hold 7ft 6in, light draught sft. She leaves for Gisborne m about a fortnight. ' PALMERSTON N., last night. The competition for the Huddart Parker trophy was continued this morning m perfect weather. The unfinished match of the first round between Palmerston and Thorndon resulted m a win for the former by 22 to 12 ; second round, Newtown 26 v. Whataupoko 15, Master ton 46 v. Patea 5, Wellington 24 v. Auckland 7. The Palmerston-Feilding match is still proceeding, Palmerston having a lead ■ of six at the 19th head. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. At the Old Age Pension Court this morning judgment was given m the case aaginst VVm. Shaw, charged with having obtained a pension by means of falsely representing that his wife had no property. Mr Bishop, S.M., m dismissing the case, agreed to the contention of the defence that knowledge of the existence of the wife's property must be established against accused, as the result of a decision would inevitably be to open the door to fraud hard to be detected. After consultation with Mr Beteluun, S.M., he decided that where both husband and wife were producible both must be produced and give evidence as to their means. The case against Michael Quinn, charged with fraudulently obtaining an old age pension was abandoned by the Registrar. ASHBURTON, this day. The Primitive Methodist conference has closed. It has been one of the most successful ever held by the church. It was decided to support one of two orphans m the English orphanage. Mr W. King, of Dunedin, donated £100 towards the purchase of a section for the church m Dunedin. Misses Addis and Kerr were appointed evangelists for the colonj\ TIMARU, this day. At a meeting of the South Canterbury Executive of the Farmers' Union to-day a long discussion ensued on proposals to improve the management of the frozen meat trade. No resolution was passed. Motions were carried m favor of a 2001 b maximum for corn sacks, and supporting the Government measures to prevent the spread of anthrax. One member strongly combatted a hasty conclusion that the recent outbreak m Southland was due to imported Indian bones.