DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2734, 12 February 1910, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

FINES FOR SMUGGLING

rpn. Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Feb. 11. At the Police Court, Samuel Simon Warwick, a colored man, employed as dor.kcvinan on the steamer A\ hakatane, admitted unshipping undutiable goods of the value of about £2/, with the intent to evade payment of Customs duties He was fined £3O. .Sarah March, his confederate, who was arrested in his company and was wearing some of the goods, was convicted and fined £25. THE RAILWAY TIAIE-TABLE. WANGANUI, Feb. 11. At a meeting held to-night, the Mayor presiding, resolutions were passed protesting strongly against the inconvenience of the existing railwav time-table as affecting Wanganui, ami also against the unfairness of differential or long distance Height rates, more particularly the discounts which operate only after 75 miles. Ihe matters referred to are to be brought under the notice of the Alimster or Railways. BUSH ON fire.

Smoke in town at midday indicates that the Rangatatau bush, foiled durjn r/ the winter by co-operative labor, which was to have been burned to-day. has been set on fire. ’WELLINGTON WOOLLEN CO. WELLINGTON. Feb. 11. The directors of the "Wellington AYoollen Company have announced an interim dividend of 3 pe r cent, on all shares for the first half of the financial vear.

AIAEINE ENGINEERS’ INSTITUTE

A very fine building erected in Alulgrave Street for the Australasian Institute of Alarino Engineers was officially opened this morning. The Hon. J. A. Millar, Alinister for Alarine, declared the building open in the presence of a large crowd, including manv prominent citizens. Air. James Darling, president of the Institute, presided, and short speeches of congratulation to the Institute were made bv the Alinister and the Alayor of ’Wellington, Dr. Newman. after which the company inspected the buildings and were entertained at tea.

THE CHRISTCHURCH DOMAIN

CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 11

A big garden party organised bv the Christchurch Domain Board, to raise funds for improvements at the publicgardens. was held yesterday, in perrect weather. There was an enormous attendance. the takings exceeding £-500. A GENEROUS DONATION. AUs. Townend has given £IOO to the funds of the Society for the Promotion of the Health of Women and Children.

CHARGES OF FORGERY

D. A. Hamilton pleaded guilty at the- Alagistrate’s Court to three charges of forgery and uttering, in Alay, and June of the past year. He was committed for sentence

UNLICENSED LIQUOR-SELLING. A tobacconist named T. H. James was before the Court to-day on a charge of having sold alcohol without a license. The case had curious features. James undertook to cure various ailments and sold the medicine as a side line. The police had Some medicine analysed, and found it contained 7 7 per cent of alcohol, being chiefly ;rin with vegetable ingredients added. The nolice searched the premises and found thirteen bottles of gin. and 26 empty bottles in the yard.. The evidence suggested that- James’s patients chiefly suffered from bad legs. The case was in the nature of a test, and accused was fined £1 aud costs.

CONCILIATION COUNCIL AT

TIMARU

TIMARU. Feb. 11

The Concililation Council sat here yesterday, when condition* for a new award in the paintiug trade were amicably arrived at.

ALLEGED THEFT,

INVERCARGILL. Feb. 11

At the Police Court to-day Joseph William Lance Lant-sberv was Hi urged that on or about the 7th January, being then town clerk of North Invercargill. he stole £39. the property of tli(Thorough. The accused was remanded on bail.

ASSISTANT-ENGINEER WANTED

The Southland County Council have decided to call for applications for au assistant-engineer, at a salary pf £2OO.