DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 87, 1 June 1911, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

CHARGE OF MURDERON THE DIGIT SEAS. (Per Press Assocuitnu i Wellington, Jnae 1. ('I;.;. | .I. mute < J til'" AillOrican barquentuu iVlalsowoil, tying at Newcastle, lias been ai rested on a ebar -j oi munching a Japanese steward on board that uso; i, when she was voyaging Horn D.Jagni Bay to Ncww::.ilm He wan broughi t > Wellington by iao A.a angi yesterday ai-ton:-on in (T.oj go oi- a special enu- • [■;()) ■> !•-,•! riigi-a;-; : - tue United States Com-ui.iie at ‘Sydney-:. Smith, who de!liof.', liit charge, lei t to-ijny tor S..ii Francisco by t.:e Aorangi. ELECTORAL CENSUS. ,I’cr Press Association.) (’li iit tch in fir, June I. ff, i<-. iii'il, i;■ toad that tin Governs men I has decided in take the elect 0,--al i-eiisns ol the 1 Arniiiian early in July in i-oadiim-ss for Lie compilation of i;he roils la; Luo now c-tectoiai distiieir. The iu.tisr holders’ .schedule will l»e used lor iso chief cities, the occupier of tli ■ ! mise bring required to (ill i:i ihe names of all adults residing f her..in. Adults already on tho foil will umaiii. Adults not enrolled will be, given rcgialralion, and on a subsequent coir.pario.in of the schefjnles and roll;; non- rcsid.enls will Ire r. moved from tire rolls. In the c.niiitry electorates a house in-house canvas will bo made, as in .1905, lor Lie piupofea of cm oiling electors and recording changes of address. I! is not proposed to extend the house-to-house canv as to sparsely-set tied districts, but postmasters will be instructed to see licit enrolment in as complete ns possible. □OM 3iM SON’S POFLSL AT 10 N. WELL OV ER A MILLION. Cl;i iatciinreli, June 1. A provisional count allows that the population of the Dominion will bo will over a million, exclusive of Maoris and Pacific Islanders. The Hon. I). Bud do states, however, that the figures in Us hands are subject to confirmation. ALLEGED ASSAULT. (Per Press Asocial;-,ion.) Wanganui, Juno, 1. A man named Badoock is at present an inmate ;>f the local hospital, suffering from lirious injuries as a result of an assault alleged to have boon com milted at Mataroa township, No; th Island Alain Trunk line, by three men. it appears that on the L3t!i of last month there was a disturbance in the township, and Badcock was severely knocked about in a fight. Ho- was aide subsequently 7 to make his way to his whare, where ho was found in a, deplorable state, all Ids teeth having been knocked out, liia jaw broken, and a piece of the jaw bone smashed off. Three men have been arrested and remanded for eight days.

POST OFFICE tili RIMED. (For Press -Association.) Bltham, Juno 1. The Rawhiiiroa ctoio and post ofiico, I.opt by Mr. J. Carter, was destroyed by lire last night, the inmates bavin" a narrow escape. Everything, including mail matter, was destroyed. Details are not available. Telephonic communication is interrupted. RACING COMMISSION'S REPORT. (Per Press Association.) Chi istchurch, June 1. The Hon. 1). liuddo informed a reporter that the Racing Commission’s repoi t would bo ready for publication in the course of a few days. BETTING ON A RACEGOU RSE(Per Press Association.) Blenheim, June 1. Samuel Isaacs and Cecil .Murray wc: c lined £2O. and costs for betting mi a racecourse, tie alternative being throe months’ imprisonment. MOKAU JONES ESTATE. (Per Press Association.) Wellington, June 1. Judgment was given by the Chief Justice to-day in the Mohan Jones estate, an application for leave to issue a summons for sei vice on persons resident in England or upon their attorney in Row Zealand. His Honour said it uonld be improper for him to grant the leave asked, even if there uoic jurisdiction, of which lie was doul/tiul, for ine Supreme Court of New Zealand to entertain a question about a conti act executed in England and apparently' to bo performed in En a land. ’