INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12376, 9 February 1911, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

— _■ (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. At the Police Court four persons, John Iverson, George Brookes, Archibald Robinson, and Mary Ratcline were convicted of picking oysters out of season. Fines ranging from £1 to £2 were imposed, with, costs. . Share market business done to-day : Sylvia, 3s 7d ; Saxon, 2s, 2s Id ;' Watchman, 2s 8d ; Zeehan (con.), 7_d, 7d ; Hauraki, ls 9d; Golden Cross, 4d ; Waihi, £3 15s 6d, £3 14s; Grand Junction, _9s 6d ; Northern Steam (paid), 15a 6d; New Waitaia, lid, IOd; New Zealand Insurance, 84s; Kauri Timber Company, 16s 2d. WAIHI, this day. .The premises of two miners, McSheen and Harrison, of Karangahake, . were raided yesterday by the police. A quantity of liquor was seized. WELLINGTON, this day. An extraordinary Gazette was issued last night, further proroguing Parliament to March 16th. Bugler J. W. Morgan, of Onehunga High School Cadets, and Bugler R. Down ; of the Dannevirke cadets, who had tied each with the possible number of points for tbe National League's championship belt, fired off the tie at Trentham yesterday, Bugler Down winning with a score of 42, against Bugler Morgan's 40. Tho shoot was ten shots at 200 yards. CHR-ISTCHUROH, this day. At the Lyttelton Magistrate's Court C. W. Dodd, licensee of the Empire hotel, was found guilty of having harboured two seamen who had deserted from the steamer Pakeha, and was fined -Os^on each information. In the -Supreme Court a verdict of not guilty waa returned by the jury m the case m which William Linton was charged with assault with intent. The large*, gas meter for tho Christchurch Gas Company, which is too large to convey by rail through the Lyttelton tunnel, and was brought by traction enKino over the hills, safely arrived on the flat yesterday, and was delivered at the company's work* this morning. Mr C. A. O. Hardy, M.P.. has received the following telegram from tho Hon. D. Buddo, Minister of Internal Affairs : "An Order-in-Council Hrjs been made under section 10 of the Gaming Act. 1910, that art union of London tickets can now be sold. Tho case m which Wm- Pitcaithly is charged with having indecently assaulted a domestic servant m his employ, was before the Supreme Court yesterday, and the evidence was concluded when the Court adjourned till to-mor-row. The hearing of the Pitcaithly case was concluded at tbe Supremo Court to-day. Summing up. the judge said that apart from the girl's story there was no direct evidence of indecency, and oh that point the girl's story was uncorroborated. The jury would have to be careful, considering the uncorroborated testimony, and he thought the evidence of the boys, wbo saw some of the incidents, was of little value. v In the Pitcaithly case, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the .prisoner was discharged. DUNEDIN, this day. The Minister of Railways leaves on Monday on a visit to Otago Central, rriainly m regard to railway and irrigation matters. He tjoes as far as Lake Wanaka. At Cromwell and Alexandra Mr Millar will be entertained at socials.