LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11249, 14 April 1908, Page 6

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, this day. Interviewed, Mr McGowan stated that the Cabinet at the first meeting would consider the entertainment of the American ileetl Personally, he favored an adjournment of Parliament to enable Legislators to participate in the welcome, but that would depend on how the matter was Viewed by members. No scheme had yet been formulated to. entertain the visitors. He was not altogether enamor. cd of the suggestion to hold a Maori hui at Auckland, many difficulties being in the road, while the Americans saw plenty of natives in their own country. - He favored a big round of bright, social f unctions.

A band of five boys, the .ages ranging from ten to fifteen years, pleaded guilty at the Police Courtl to-day too a' loipid of burglaries, having entered lif teen pre-' niises aijd -stolen a • nuriibckof 'small *iu% tides and. a quantity. of-';jewelleiy.'ilifeiij last exploit was. on Sunday**, "when; tliey entered a jeweller's shop 'and stole^jewel^ lery . va lucd , at £50, bringing • the «' total dep|pdations: to £110. i 'M6st-of 'thenar-; t icles were recovered ..when the gan/r-^ere arrested, but a hag- of opals, .which '■ a" boy to . whom to , it was allotted*, tht'ew: away as ..valueless, is'' missing.v :-. Ghielj Detective Marsack stated the h r *ys roaiii. cd the streets day and * night/-' aiid Hveru quite beyond parental control. - Au'*wei_ committed- to Bu'rnham. - • : -.*'■' o :

■,& '- -WELLINGTON, this : day, • Although the price of • nieat : to.' retail butchers has been increased ls'petv.loOlß for; beef -and £d uer Ib'for ljiuttoji,. it'is'. considered unlikely .the price.to tlVeYpub- ; lic will be .raised. •. " : "5

.: •.' *Nl^SO^,' tliis' day.; ; A son of Thomas Bird', 'of YHope. immed Sydney Thomas Bird', aged ' six, '■ dieij 6n : Saturday from acute peritonitis, alleged tir -have been caused. by* a' ' VijJk'''wHile.pky- ; ing football' at school . a' few.; "days' pre- 1 viously. At an inquest. yesterday, the jury returned a verdict tbaVd^itn reMilled from peritonitis, caused by recei v' inp an "accidental kick while playing ' foot-, ball, no blame being attachable to any-, one. . BLENHEIM, this day. X Nearly. 100 teachers from all pai;ts of Marlborough arc attending an Easter training school- in Blenheim. .Amongst the lecturers are Mr "Pennant, inspector, of Wellington ; Mr Bruce, agricultural science expert : Miss Egglefiton, of Nelson.. Mr Hogben. Inspector-General of Schools, will probably attend for a few dav.s.

The Land Board to-day resolved to approach the Minister for "Lands with a request for additional surveyors for Marlborough. Much cut-out bush lands, for vlii«. h there is the keenest demand bv the risht class of people, cannot be de»lt nith, simply for want of surveyorgi It

«va.-* stated at the meeting that there was i dearth of surveyors all over New Zealand, owing to "resumed" lands sctllcuont and native lands survevs. TIMARU. this day. For the Mayoralty there is tu be a •untested election this year. T. llawvcy, senior Councillor, who has occupied i l-?cat-at the Council tabic for the past 14 years, has decided to contest the seal .iga'inst.Mr Oraigie, who has been Mayor .or the past six veal's. HUNKDIN, this day.

For trespassing on the W.ingatui racc:ourse during the Cup meeting, Michael Mullhare was fined SA and cost*, aiid. Ha-i-rv Clegg £5 and costs. •.Tlic?:fiila;l 'ijfialyoof the Union Company's steamer Tofua on the Clyde gave satisfactory results. On a measured mile, with unfavorable, weather, she averaged 14J knots in loaded trim, and on the passage from Clyde to Liverpool, working only . three boilers, she averaged 14 _■ knots. She left Liverpool on Suuday for Sydney. ' y