INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11248, 11 April 1908, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.)

: AUCKLAND, this day./ Rabbi Goldstein, of Auckland, protests against tlie idea, as stated by the Christchurch Society for Prevention !of Cruelty to Animals, .'that the Jewish method of killing cattle isi necessarily cruel, and contending thaib it causes- iejss pain tlian any other. ' . * ' ' V

At the Cliamber of Comm«ixe yesterday afternoon, Mr D. W. Duthie^ manager of the Aiuieklamd branch of the National Bank . of New Zeti.la.nd:, was presented, by a 1 nutober of his Auckland! frieiids with a liandsome illuminated address and v chieque, on the occasion. :Of his departure for England oh a twelve monthg' visit. Tlie presentation wjis made by tho Mayor of Auckland (Mr A: Myers), who referreel m highly ciilogistic terms to Mi* Duthie's sterling qualities* 4^nd t!ie esteeni hi which, lie w^is held by liis friends.. 'Mr" Dutliie leaves for Eng^ land on I^onday next. • : . ■ V i>y : /.'.. The regulations Gazetted on February 27 as to the importation of fruit to New Zealand aro pronounced unworkable m Cook Islands. The Federal Council at Raratonga decided to urge the New Zealand Government to appoint' their own officer as fruit inspector m Cook Islands, with po^yer ' ito iss ue a certificate that will be'accepted by the Dominion, his salary to be jpaid by the Cook Islands, and the inspector to be under the control of the New' Zealand Government. .'•'.- '• ■■-.-■ -a'HAMES/ this day.

The Hon. J. McGowanwill pay a. visit of inspection to the Piako -lands' AvMle at Tluiinea m •ojafniiectioii with an important sclfenie 1 for» openinij up odmm.unica.tio'nj betw-een large areas /of i lands soon available for settlement and l centres. He Will also visit tlie- back-block district ami deal with loical reauiiremchUs. . W-BLLINGTOiN, this day. •

At a meeting'of; ther Board' of ddrec- ' tors' of tfreKß^'kYbf New; - Zealand yt-s---terday Mr Hi-rakl Beauclvaonp whs leeiected chairman of .tl'.e Board for the ensuing financial year.' Mr. Ja.s. Ashcroft, late Coroner and Officiiil Assig^iee-. .m Bajika;uptcy, 'was presented yesferday by members of tlie legal professioi-i.with'a/'Cheque -f«r sixty giuuneas. T.lie Hon. T. W. Hislop presided, a,nd he and Mr H. D. Bell, X.p., spoke of 'tlie ability shown by Mi- Ashcroft m carrying out the duties of ids position during a great many years. In reply Mr Ashcroft remarked' that lie lta.d had 24 years' .of official life, including nine m Dunedin. : Tlie "bankruptcy" was falling off, for whereas m- 1884 the bankruptcy cases, m New Zealand numbered' 846, m 1904 they were only 180. During his official term he had hold 1150 inquests and liad. about 3000 bankruptcies -under his sUi>ervision. The Wellington centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association last night discussed a\etter from, the Council of the Association, asking the centre for monetary assistiince towards sending Kerr and Murray to the Olympic games m London next July. The cost would be about £200. A motion that the centre endeavor to raise half the sum required was lost by nine votes >to four. '. At a meeting of tlie local centre of the At jiletic Association a legal opinion was received expressing the .view that the rules as recently amended by the New Zealand Council were illegal. At the Supreme Court to-day John Smith, alias Wilson was sentenced to 10 years', imprisonment for what Mr Justice Cooper described as an abominable offence committed at Wanganui. William Johnston,- for theft, was sentenced to three years. BLBNHEIMi, tins day. In the Blenheim egg-laying competition tlie highest, totals for the first- ten days were: Sturrock; bkick, orpingtons, 33; Mokinley, .wlufe wyandottes, 26; Brown, 1 blaclr orpingtons,. 24; Criterion hotel, wliite wyandottes.. 22 ; Poultry Journal, white leghorns, 22 — 454 for ten days. ■'' "■■.- -•-.'■ .' ■ I PUNEDIN, this day. For the position of librarian of Uie "Free Public Libra.ry 69 applications have been received 1 from all parts of t)ie Dominion. Tlie applications were referred to the general committee •of tli© City Council with which Messrs G. Fenwick, M. C*on. A. Barchy, M.P., and I. W. Whitsnn Avei-e associated. / ' Leroi Marshall this -morning pleaded Kuiltv to house>breakin<i and 6fealing jewellery yaltied at £18 18s, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.