LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12897, 18 October 1912, Page 6

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

I (Per Press Association.) | AUCKLAND, this day.; 1 To-day's sharemarket business : Sylvia, Is 3d ; Occidental, Is 4d, Is sd ; Waihi, 34s 6d. . ' . I WAIHI, this day. I The charge against Arthur Charters for using insulting language was dismissed, accused agreeing to refrain from using the term "scab" and other terms ■ in future. WELLINGTON, this day. J The Wellington Trades Council has rescinded a resolution passed last meeting to wait upon the Prime Minister to protest against the gaoling of the [Waihi strikers. . j At the Supreme Court to-day Thomas Mahpr, aged 17, for breaking and entering and theft at Blenheim, was admitted to probation conditionally on his . not visiting Blenheim and not smoking cigarettes for six months. Herbert^ Birmingham, upon a similar charge, was also admitted to probation. ■•., The Parliamentary Committee enquired further into the Mokau case to-day. The petitioner, Mr Jones, said the Government could take the property over and arrange- with him as to compensation. Mr Statham. interjected that tney could not get the property^ now for £15,000. Mr Jones said he told the Government in 1910 the property could be bought for £15,000. This concluded the examination, of Mr Jones, and th^ proceedings were adjourned.