LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11857, 22 May 1909, Page 3

LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(For Press Association.*' HASTINGS, last night. The annual Hawke's Bay Provincial Conference of the' Farmers' Uuioh^as "~ held at Hastings to-day. Those present included delegates from four branches, •^n the address of Mr H. M. Sanders, who 'was president m the early part of the ps>«t year, complaint, was 'made of the high price for shearing lambs, and it was stated that, as. a consequence, there had riot been so many lambs shorn as usual. The confierence diisciwsed various matters, and it w;'s resolved; among other things, that the time bad come when a system of universal military training should be adopted. „ NAPIER, last meht. Mr T. Brodrick lias received hLs^ appointment from the Government as Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief fiurvevor for Hawke's Bay, and presided'for the first time at the meeting of the Land Board this morning. WELLINGTON, last night. After the inquest' on the .body of an infant vwstcrdav, the police laid an information against Mrs Calhngbam, charging her under the Infant, Protection Act with riegleetitife tho.-deceased infabt m such a war as was likely to endanger its health. The oase will be heard next Wednesday. ' ... AUCKLAND, last night. Inspector Oullen has received word from Const. Mathew, of Te Kuiti, that a number of liquor prosecutions _ Mere decided yesterday by Mr F. 0- »• Loughnan. For having kept liquor !ot sale within prohibition areas, Charles Charlotte was fined £50 and costs amounting to" £5 12s; Francis Keanes, £20 arid £5 costs; J..M. Bird, £20 and posts £5 12s ;Y and "Frederick Henwood. faentlv a publican at Kihikihi, was fined 10s and costs amounting to £6 8s for having sold liqnor after hours.