DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2619, 29 September 1909, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

SELLING WINE WITHOUT LICENSE. rpicii Press Association.! AUCKLAND, Sept. 28. At the Police Court George Francovitch was fined £25 and costs for selling wirie without a license. Mr Cutten, S.M., replying to defendant’s solicitor, expressed the opinion that defendant, being a wholesale wine merchant, was entitled- to have a large quantity of wine on his premises, but he declined to make an order for the return of a largo quantity of liquor seized by the police. Notice of appeal was given.

ALLEGED MURDER. At the Magistrate’s Court to-day, an unmarried girl, aged 19, was charged with having, on or about August 11th, concealed the birth of her male child, and secondly, with having murdered the said child. After evidence similar to that given at the inquest had been heard, the girl, who reserved her defence, was committed for trial, bail being fixed in two sureties of £209 each.

WYIRABAPA FARMERS’ CO-OPER-A LIVE ASSOCIATION.

MASTERTON, Sept. 28. At the annual meeting of the Wairarapa armors’ Co-operative Association this afternoon, Messrs D. -J. Nathan, L. Castleburg, and V. E. Donald were re-elected directors and Messrs R- ,Y. B.rtham and W. B. Clicnnells auditor- The annual report was adopted, shown*' the assccmucu to ho m a sound financial position. TAU MARUNUI LICENSES.

WELLINGTON, Sept. 28. An inquiry instituted by the Attor-ney-General as to whether the area in which wholesale licenses were granted by the Taumarunui Licnsing Committee was or was not native land at tho time of the issue of the proclamation resulted in the establishment of the fact that it was not native land at the time. That being so, Dr Findlay says that proceedings cannot be taken to attack the granting of licenses.

THE SALE OF BEER, In a declaratory judgment given by Judge Clianman to-day, His Honor ruled that section 17 of the Beer Duty Act, 1908, did not prohibit publicans who buy beer in casks from brewers with stamps duly affixed and cancelled from selling thereafter such beer m jars or casks in quantities from two gallons and upwards. A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM. T-. the Supreme Court to-day Clias. S. 'lowers claimed £4OO from the Gear Meat Co. as damages for injuries suffered through the colapse of the roof upon which he was working. The jury awarded him £250.

NEW PRISON GATE HOME. Hie Salvation Army authorities propose to establish a orison gate home in Wellington, and have purchased a site for it at Island Bay. It consists of some six acres of land. „ RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES.

THAMES, Sept. 28. Messrs Price Bros, have received official intimation from the Government that their tender has been accepted for constructing ten railway locomotives. The firm i s just completing a contract for ten 70-'ton engines, which have been highly praised by the Railway Department and the Government. THEOLOGICAL VACANCY AT KNOX COLLEGE. DUNEDIN, Sept. 28. Dr Robert Law, of the United Free Church, Edinburgh, Dr David Smith, of the United Free Church, Blairgowrie, and Rev. John Dickie, of Tarland, Aberdeenshire, are candidates for the vacant theological chair at Knox College. All are eminent authors, and acknowledged to be preachers of ability.