LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15132, 3 February 1920, Page 6

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

j (Per Press Association.) I AUCKLAND, this day. At " the Supreme Coui't Constance Elizabeth Parsonage was charged with the manslaughter of her infant cjiild, drowned m a creek at Pokeno. The evidence showed that her home wis destroyed by Are. A_ few days later the woman and child "were found m a creek, the child being drowned. The woman's mind was affected, probably by the fire, and did not realise what she had done. - A verdict was returned of .not guilty on the- ground that the rwoman was insane at the time. Accused was acquitted and ordered to remain m custody. Percy Dare, a returned soldier, aged 24, was arrested at Peria, near Mango- j. hui, charged with the murder of Arthur Horton, who was run over and killed by _ ( a motor car at Penrose on Monday ot* last week. It is alleged that Dare was ' the driver of the car. . PALMERSTON N., this day. At cricket for the Heathcote-Wil-liams shield, the Christchurch Boys' High School's first innings closed for 210 runs. Palmerston High School, m their second innings, up to luncheon adjournment had lost one wicket for 30 < runs. WELLINGTON, this day. The 'Overseas Shipowners' Committee has decided to allot space authorised by ' the Ministry of Shipping, amounting. , 1 approximately to 60.000 'cases of apples I to the UViited Kingdom front the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation, Wellington. . 7 The Customs revenue collected during ' January totalled £444,903, or £7000 m , advance of the next best month, May, l 1919. The amount collected during the first 10 months of the current financial year is £3,840,104, or £608,655 greater than the previous 10 months' record. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. . Sale? reported : Bank of New Zea- i land (£3 6s 8d paid) £15 lis; New Zealand Refrigerating (£1 paid cum. div), £2 10s: New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid cum. div.), £1 7s 6d ; Crown Breweries (ex div.), £1 15s; Waihi £2 6s 6d. Sales on 'Chance : New Zea- j land "Refrigerating. £1 7s 6d. DUNEDIN, this day. The jubilee celebrations m connection with the Otago University com- i menced to-day with a Eervice i'n> First Church. An address was given by the j moderator of the New Zealand Presbyterian Assembly, the Rev. J. A. Asher. ' The reception of delegates takes place this afternoon. ' i The influenza cases m Dunedin hospital total 17,' all being mild. A meetin cc of medical practitioners passed re- I solutions pointing out that it was un- J wise and risky for people to congregate m large numbers indoors;, (also that while they do mot propose an immediate ' postponement of next week's carnival ■they make strong representations to the Department of Public Health that if matters show signs of becoming serious withui the next few days the Department should not hesitate to take steps to effect such postponement. j