DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 38, 15 October 1913, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

WELLINGTON PRESBYTERY. [Per Press Association.] Wellington, October 14. Tiie. Wellington Presbytery to-night sustained a call by the Onslow charge to the Rev. James Gumming, M.A., of Waikiwi, Invercargill. The Presbytery also resolved to direct the attention of the Prime Minister to the evils, of condominium control of the New Hebrides by the British and Trench. The Rev. A. Grant, of Dannevirke, was nominated for the Moderatorship of the General Assembly for 1914.

CONFESSED JUDGMENT.

Wellington, October 14

Before the Magistrates’ Court, after the civil list was finished to-day, Dr. A. McArthur, S.M., said that he wished to make a statement with reference to a publication which had been shown to him. In it a list of those persons who had confessed or consented to judgment in the Magistrate’s Court was published. < ‘*Now it has . always .been my practice from the time that I came,” continued his Worship,” that fouch lists should not be given out of our bookjj at all. I have expressed the opinion that the Court is decidedly opposed to any such publication 'whatever. Under the right ‘of search and rule 58 of the Magistrates’ Court Act the magistrate has the -right to control the conduct of the'office, and I have always forbidden (and I have every reason to believe that my instructions have been, carried out by the office) that any information as to confessions or consents should not be given out. lam throwing no imputation whatever upon the members of the Press, who report the proceedings here, and whose reports I have observed have been a fair presentation of what has been done. I don ? t consider it fair that any notice whatever should be taken of the names ofi those who have confessed judgment. There is also another point,” continued the magistrate, “my attention has been called 'to what I would designate, as a black list, 1 which provides certain names and - addresses. This black list I consider ian unwarrantable use of means socalled to protect creditors. It pre- ' stents a negative method of stating kllat Certain persons are not financial.”! 1 Concluding, l the magistrate, < id -condemning the publication' reiterated the fact ' that the information -(vas not obtained l from the Gourf: reicords or from the ireporters, i „ i : i' i.' '' j i( ■ TYRONE WRECK. % Dunedin, October 14. ;,, 'Tt hV'ilridbrStttOd 1 that the tender of the Port Chalmers syndicate (known as the Koputai syndicate) has been Accepted for salving tho gear , and 'cargo df the‘ 1 wreeked’^sbamer’Tyrone. -R. 1 Millbr, a avell-kriown diYbr, is one 1 bf ; the'principal members of the 'syndicate. terms‘of the teridei', it is “said, are that-tho Will receive about threequarters of 'the net value of ’ whatever is saved'from the vessel. The ’sea is gradually accomplishing its work of destruction. AIT tho cabin doors on the starboard side have been stove in, and the sea has started to rip ‘off the hatches at hatchways brie, tWo and three. The waves are to be seen washing up on the deck, and then finding their way down the hatchways into the holds. ' This afternoon 13 officers (deck and engineroom), and 19 seamen from the Tyrone sailed by the Monowai for Wellington, where they will embark on the Ruapehu for London. Captain Beaumont (superintendent of the mercantile marine) has been very busy in tho past few days arranging passages. When London is reached tho officers and men will bo. distributed to their homes by the Board of Trade.