NEW ZEALAND ITEMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3112, 7 January 1911, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL VISITORS IPER PRESS ASSOCIATION.J WELLINGTON. Jan. 5. Air. W. A. Holman, New South Wales Attorney-General, and ->lr. 0. S. Beeby, Minister of Public Instruction anti Labor in that State, delivered addresses to a numerous audience last night on labor in politics. Air. Beeby lias cut his Noav Zealand holiday short by a week, oAving to pressure of Avork. He left for Sydney by to-day’s steamer. SLY-CROG SELLERS FINED. As the result of a raid by the police during Christmas Aveek, ten defendants were summoned at the Police Court today Two men, Power and Brit is, '.veto each fined £SO and costs in default one month's imprisonment, on a charge of selling liquor Avitliout a license. The other defendants Avere fined amounts varyiii'f u]> to £2 for being round on the premises. THE SOUTH ISLAND TRAINING CAMP. The Soutli Waimakarin River Board has virtually agreed to the transfer of a 4000-icre* reserve near Christchurch to the Government for the South Island training camp, taking in exchange extensive runs in the back country. CIIIMSTCH URCI-1 MAGISTRATE'S COURT RETURNS. The quarterly returns of the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court show that in the period ended 31st December 094 males and 112 females were arrested; lIS males and 11 females Avere discharged for want of evidence, 23 cases were dismissed ; 20 prisoners were committed for trial, and 830 males females were summarily convicted. The lines imposed totalled £7083 os, and tlie fees totalled £95. , A DEFAULTING FIREMAN. PUNISHED. Another defaulting fireman was before the Court at Lyttelton, to-day. and was sentenced, to a Aveek s imprisonment. In this ease the mm had signed on the Delphic as from January 4 and had gone aboard on January 5. about an hour before Vue departure oi the vessel for Wellington, when the captain had ordered his arrest. A RESULT OK THE NEW LICENSING ACT. ASHBURTON, Jan. 0. A number oi Ashburton residents compl'.in of harsh treatment by Christchurch brewers, who, in response to orders for small quantities of Christmas beer, returned the residents their money with the orders unfilled. One resident said that he had been a customer of the brewery in Christchurch for many ears, but his order and njoney Avere returned. . There Avas no other moans of obtaining his holiday Her, and therefore lie had- to go without. A COUNCILLOR’S RESIGNATION. Councillor T. N. Ho'rslev. has resigned his seat on the Christchurch City Council as representing the Linwood Ward, having come under the operations of the new provision in the Municipal Corporations Act Amendment- Act, passed last session. [Mr. Horsley Avas one of the oldest and ablest members of the Christchurch City Council.J