DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 28, 7 June 1913, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

LIQUOR FOIt MAORIS. I [Per Press Association. 1 : ; Danirevirlte, June (J. i At the annual .meeting of the Wai'pawa Licensing- Committee, the chairman, Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M., referring recent prosecution for j supplying a Maori woman with liquor. !warned the licensee of the serious con- ! sequences following any further defection. Inspector O'Donovan pointed out that publicans were placed in |an unenviablavposition in the matter. | While they had power to prevent prohibited i>ersons entering licensed premises, they. had_..no. authority to act in a similar manner a«s regards Maori

'women. I THE TEACHING PROFESSION. Wellington, June 6. The Inyercargill . Education Board has decided, to dispense with the services of twelve uncertificated teachers, and to give notice .to othersiha't they must qualify; also that the Board should draw up a new scale of salaries to make the profession more attractive. 0 SHEEP DOG TRIALS. Masterton, June 6. The North Island 1 Sheep Dog Trial Association competitions concluded today. Results:—Championship' short head, W. Whyte's Boy 1, S. Kennedy's Boss Jr. 2, C. S. Hay's Surprise 3. I Huntaway.—C. S. Hay's Tweed 1. jP. L. McKenzie's Lad 2, T. Sherijdan's Pike JQT. Shekleton's Mick 4. RAILWAY APPEAL BOARD. , Wellington, June 6. At a sitting' 1 of the Railway Appeal Board to-day, Charles' 1 William John-' ■stab, clerk at Petone Workshops,' appealed against the w'iilMolding of his seaje increase in wages. The Board defidetf- that he was" entitled to an increase, and upheld the appeal. William Henry Crackjieti' (siationmaster at ]Farndon), ( Alexander Wm,,Molle,r. j (st|,tion'maste'r at J*pr ' Leonard Atkins' '(katioiimaster 'at'' Joh'hson-j^lle^'-Wni^ 1 J: Feetfey '"(assistant''retfwting offrcbr at iM arid mmmmiK d UU-rk at Welappealed against the promotion of foremen and ticket inspectors from Grade. 10 to Grade 9, thereby superseding appellants. The Board; reserved its decision. Ernest Austen Tomkies (elecW-ic lines ' inspector at Wellington) appealed against being superseded in the classification list by the promotion of coaching and goods foremen and ticket inspectors. The hearing of this case is. unfinished. ' . ft a fK ' ,

j A GALLANT DEED.

Christclnirch, June 6

An application. for -recognition ".of the{ bravery shown by Constable George Baker and J. H. Higginson (a grocer's assistant), l>oth of Featherstone, in rescuing Patrick Crossey from a burning dwelling in Featherston, on March 28 last, has been received by the secretary of the New Zealand Royal Humane Society. The facts as disclosed -' in " the declarations accompanying the applications, are that at 2.30 p.m. oh the date mentioned a fire broke out in the dwelling of Peter JacObsenV 1 Constable Baker got! *hW%h(* "-buil^ftljf*through' a Window, aJfidtlHiggifisOn^folto^ed.' l c H<ki'ind groans in another .room, .they, took-Mltrof eaeh'otn'ei'and succeeded in dragging out of the room anq' i oiit' of Ihe'ojirrnihg' buildhig. A'l'niost'';' 'immediately " 'afterwards.".' the building collaps / ed'.' ,7 ' ! 'Ja'cbbseh '. was' burned" to death/' ! 'Cros'sey was burnt about the face and hands.

j THE INGA'S* DISCHARGE. " ._ . Dargaville, June 6. ofthe; steamer' Inga' is proceeding at Aoroa. The vessel is yet too.deep in,J>he water to discern or locate the damage. The pumps are going,. but-it is believed that the water is only' in the tank, the ship being double , skinned. On completion of. discharge* the- vessel will proceed to Kaipara river to be beached. i ' '#■: : ""' ■' ■ DANNEVIRKE YOUTH'S- EXPLOIT 'y;Dannevirke, Jttrie 6. The alleged bogus detective'case was before Mr &v E. McCarthy, S.M., today, wherein Ernest Roland Birdling, who styled himself "Detective Rainey," .was charged with obtaining credit for £B, the hire of a motor, car, by false pretences. Accused pleaded not'guilty. r Evidenee showed that accused represented himself as a detective who Avas tracking three men who were alleged to have obtained jewellery on approbation from Stewart Dawr son, Christchurch, for ladies' wear*at the military ball. There they failed to return ihh valuables, and were supposed to have made their way to the coast districts. Accused hired the motor car to go after them, but failed to pay for the same. Accused purchased' a revolver, stating that he was going to make Ss an arerst, and remarking "you know what these busii fellows are, they are pretty rough." Next morning the revolver was returned to the shop, i where it was obtained. Accused, when arrested, attributed his' exploit, to' a spirit of adventure. :.<■', „1 .

I Counsel for accused said that lie (belonged, %o a very respectable family, and had good prospects. He Was only 21 years old. There was something wanting in his mental condition, and nothing was known against him. The whole matter was'too trifling to commit him for trial. I The Bench: It is not trifling. I have no option but to commit him for trial. Jtcoused reserved his defence, and

was commiwu ior trial, bail being allowed on his own recognisance of £SO. CURIOUS LIBEL ACTION. , Wanganui, June G. The . Supreme Court to<lay heard the libel action Albert Stubbs v. Wanganui Chronicle, claim £5Ol for alleged libel contained in a reference to a case mentioned ainon'g other's in the hisf torical 1 allusiqnp .to -an article,, describe fi'ng the. alterations,to,.the local v courtfhojise.,: The.evidence showed that the reporter understookl that > the''cases I to' court incidents long past,' and wh'icli all 'persons connected" 'had' passed away,'Vand, .fur-' ther ;r ,that the, ■ nif 9i , nj ( ati9n..,as.; tp, ,tijej, particulars of the case was accurate. The libel was continued in words a A publican who did to death an old Maori who used to dress' in woman's clothes." It transpired that the person referred to was Stubbs, who kept the hotel 27 years ago. The Maori was a peculiar character, supposed to be a hermaphrodite, and was drinking in the hotel when a row occurred, in the course of which Stubbs knocked the Maori down, and afterwards threw him out. A day or two afterwards the Maori died, and subsequently after the inquiry t ,Stubbs was, on the information of one of the deceased's friends, charged with manslaughter, but the magistrate dismissed the case on the grotfnd of a conflict of evidence, as to the degree of force used. On the discovery of the mistake, the Chronicle tendered an apology and offered £SO, but the cass went to trial. The jury by a threefourths' majority, awarded £IOO, for which amount judgment was entered, with costs to scale.