INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12411, 22 March 1911, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL.

-„ )-pi . U (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. At the Police Court, Jean Garter, 'proprietress of the Mansion*, one of < th© largest boarding-houses m Auckland, wa^ charged on two informations with selling liquor without a license, at was admitted that tho boarders Were gupplied with liquor by Mrs Citrter,, . for which they paid cash. IVo constables were so supplied. This was followed by a police raid, when 195 bottles of beer and stout and a quantity of wine were found on tho premises. It was admitted that the proprietress was a. respectable woman and the houße well conducted. H was pleaded that there were none of the usual elements of blvgrog selling, but Mr Cutten, &.M!., held that there had boen a very palpable breach of tho law, and imposed the maximum penalty of £50 on one charge. He dismissed tho second charge :He „ ordered that the liquor seised be des- < trdyfcd. "* . tfAIHAPE, this day. Mr W. McLennan, a member of the Wellington Land Board, and other pdblic bodies m this district closely identified for tho last, fifteen years with tne" % progress of Taihape, was entertained at a large gathering last night, and _presented with a gold watch. Mrs McLennan was also presented with a Silver tea service. The. speakers highly eulogised the services of the guest of tho evening, especially for the interest of Bporta. . > . - -». HAW&RA, this day. Mr Pearoe delivered' a poSt-sesuional address last night. He reviewed the work of the" 'last session. On the education question he supported secular system.. On • licensing he aaid he was against the "bare majority. - He was given a good hearing and accorded a vote of confidence. WELLINGTON, thuV day. i To-day a petition containing .7169 signatures was presented by the Trades and Labor Council to tho Mayor, requesting that a. poll be taken to decide the question on .which day. Wellington should obsorvo the weekly half-holiday. The promoters of the petition claimed Saturday as tho, natural day. for tho. half holiday, as it would allow better facili ties for enjoyment than Wednesday. DUNEDIN, this day. • Arising out of charges of alleged theft of goods against, two men yesterday, detectives hist night arrested . trances E. Hell, widow-, who, has been employed at the: D.TC and ■/ Drenvera, on a charge of stealing doulton china and glassware fiom the D. I.C, valued at £50. Her daughter was also approhepded on a "i charge of receiving goods alleged to have 1 been taken by one of the male offenders. It was stated by tho police that the latter accused h;id a signed statement admitting that she had received goods from the man already on remand, and that she knew thqv were, stolen. Acrhed was remanded, bail beinjr allowed. .In. the rase against tho mother,, the Police said that . the accused admitted taking some of the goods away herself, and sendina others m paroels to her house. .JVhe'i the house wa«- searched a great variety of goods was discovered. The accused was also remanded on baik