NEW ZEALAND ITEMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3141, 10 February 1911, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND ITEMS.

I!. LEG A L OYSTER -PICK 1N G. [Pee press association.! AUCKLAND, Feb. 9. At the Police Court four persons, John Iverson, George Brookes. Archibald Robinson, find _ Mary Ratclifi'e were convicted of picking oysters out of season. Fines ranging from £1 to £2 were imposed, with costs. SLY-GROG AT WAIHI. WATHI, Feb. 9. The premises of two miners, McSheon and Harrison, of Karangahakc, were raided yesterday by tlio jiolice. A quantity of liquor was seised. PARLIAMEXT FURTHER PROROGUED. WELLINGTON, Feb. 9. An extraordinary Gazette was issued last night, further proroguing Parliament to March 16th. cadet rifle championship. Bugler J. W. Morgan, of Onehunga High .School Cadets, and' Bugler B. Down, of the Daimevirke codots, who had tied with the possible number of points for the National Dengue's eliampicmdii-' belt, fired off the tie at Traiitham yesterday^Bugler Down winning with a score ot 42 against Bugler Muigan’s 40. T'lie shoot was ten shots at 200 yards. HARBORING DESERTING SEAMEN CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 9. At the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court, C. W. Dodd, licensee of the Empire Hotel was found guilty of having harboured two seamen who had deserted from the steamer Pakcha. and was fined 90s on each information. ART UNION OF LONDON. Mr. C. A. C. Hardy, M. P., has received the following telegram from the Hon. D. Buddo, . Minister of Internal Affairs: “Ail Ord?r-ii:-Couneil has been made under section 10 of the Gaming Act, 1910, that art union of London tickets can now be sold. NOT GUILTY. The case in winch Mm. Pitcaitldy was charged with having indecently assaulted a. domestic servant in his employ was concluded at the Supreme Court to-day. Summing up, .the judge said that apart from the girl’s story there was no direct evidence of indecency, and on that point the girl’s story was uncorroborated. The jury won id have to be careful, considering the nil-corroborated testimony, and he thomiht the evidence of the boys who saw some of the incident?, was of little value. The jury returned a verdict <.*f net guilty, and the prisoner was discharged A CHESS PRIZE. WELLINGTON, Feb. D. The brilliancy prize offered by the Hon. J. 'A. Millar at the recent championship chess tourney at Timaru has been awarded to the Rev. C. K. Fox, who represented Norfolk Island. [Mr Fox is an old Gisborne 'boy.]

IMPORTANT LICENSING DECISION

DUNEDIN, Feb. 9. In banco to-day Mr. Justice Williams decided that a brewer’s notice regarding liquor sent- into no-license districts must be forwarded simultaneously, or practically simultaneously, with the sale and delivery of the liquor. The matter was brought before the judge expressly to get- a ruling so as to settle the practice” in South Otago, where magistrates have various views, and Mr. Bartholomew recently convicted Whittingliam, a brewer, for a delay of two days. The judge upheld' the conviction. This is a new decision.