NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 432, 15 February 1909, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

inir TELEOKArn—ntEss issocuTios.) ' FIRE AT STATE MINE. ; , MACHINERY DESTROYED.!., ■ "'■■■":- '■ Creymouth, February 13; Shortly, after noon, to-day; "which is tho usual holiday at tho State.mine, it was discovered that a large, firo was engulfing tho three, shops, which, stand- apart'from ■ anv other portion of the mine buildings; and which are used, by tho blacksmiths, the carpenters -»nd the fitters. The buildings were situated to the. north .of .the endless rope 1 tramway, the nearest building, ttf'thenibein" the weighing-office: and••■weigh-bridoo- tho bins.and shoots being a good .way from them and practically out of reach: of. the fire. None of the hands engaged in either of the shope was there to-day..many being: a way at HokV tika with the school picnic. ' ■ - : The State mine-officials.about.'noon noticed flames coming from the--roof of: the blacksmith yhop at •■:.ThE). w liistles were sounded, and immediately brought a , ?ew residents (the majority, being absfnt at-flokitika ; at the school picnic), who did everything possible-,to . save the shops, but without avail,.as;everything was destroyed. The.machmery ns rendered practically useless. -Had not .the wind: been in the direction it was, the,fire,would-haro been a most serums one.. The cause of the fire is unicnonn. - It is not.anticipated that the fire will .cause a cessation in -the mine r^cS , s^. onlyme^aftctei ' bei "e tk .

. NO-LICENSE Itii/OAMARU. * v ■\. ~ y ' P amar ";-February 14. Uie .police _ have issued, vtwo - informations tor breach of the; licensing'laws.' ' ■ - ;,HASTINCSVPEfiTIONS. ■™^'-' '' :: ■'■ Hastings', February 13. lMee,more petitions :;are being prepared *?£ presentation to the Minister for Internal .Attain-praying-for separation'from the borough. .One, pf the districts -concerned is-that bounded, by Gordon;- Southland,-Wall/ and Maraekakahq: Roads,, another is the corner «™" n -ri ? h % Oma, "i Road, and known as .. ihe Ridge Estate,": and the third petition is being Bigried' to/dispart the : northeastern flank -of th<^ : borough fromV the already separated district of Mahora- in a- line along Frederick Street to -StiHwood-'.'■' Road/ ' the e i boundary of We borough/ The aee'a affected by; the : latter petition includes between. 400 aiid 500 acres. This will be the nttn_area to have petitioned the 'Government tor disruption, with the borough i,, : '■.'.'. ; V

v LATE MR; HONE HEKE.; _■ •,:■■ Auckland, 1 February 14. -' The-body of the.late Mr/ Hone Heke waV brought.-to Auckhnd this and will be taken to v Kaikohe to-morroivj' where the nnal obsequies will take: place.' ..-A tangi is now proceeding in Aucklarfd at',,the Maori' hostelry. . -. ;•■ .:■, .-•■.-.; ->■ •'-, '-:.. -;■ -■•-. •,■

.;■.;;; V'■ . ; BUSH J; ,■ V. ; :-:O; i\ „■.'..:•'':, : V . Reeftori,February 14. ■ ■ Uwwg to - the. heavy Vwirid -'• bush' -fires started arouiid here;' yesterday , at Soldiers' Koad, _■ where :the: powder • and .J'dynapiite magazines are .'situated.: ■ ■:■ The,.fires surrounded them last night. The Fire Brigade was called out and extinguished 'the fires close;arpund the magazines. : ■: '. ■'■ '■ ■'■"• Sotneono started , the., dead hush close tolioefton, and .in a few. minutes.tho whole nillsido was.m flames. Some damage wasdone to .the water, race' supplying : the' reservoir, and Lockington's . tramway, .supplying the. mines, with, timber, .was greatly' damaged. \A-: horse .and .man employed only escaped from the flames .with difficulty.' , ' X viaduct for. tho tramway was destroyed-by• the flames. ; • ; :■;'.■'.' '■■•' ,\ '■'■•' 1

; ; DENTAL EXAMINATIONS. ' ; FPi,-' '', ■' \ ',•■' : '■■ .DunetJin.vFobrtiary 13! Ihe dental examinations" have just :concluded.., ,Of. twelve candidates- the following eight .passed, .the. names being alphabetically Kiven. :^Herbert: jr. Broad, ,Duneam; Joseph ii. ., Catp, ■ Auckland;. John: George Clarlcson,bhristcliurch; John, Greaves,. Dunediri • Ed--.ward :I Hom 7 Hawken,..Auckland; V. iffflliam lhomas.Hen.ighan,'.'Lxtt.elton; t Clarence ; -EdCOMMirrED FOR TRIAL."\ -' ! ! ' it .^' / ( s * c 'i"fcll l :February 13." ■_ At the. -Magistrate's Court ■ to-day- .Alex' Kuldey/was oom-nitt'ed' for trial for the-as-TfX W i"p h of a o•'■ ,t?l ? alle S ed ' oau«".of .'the death of : E.T. Saunders; ..;,:.,:..;.: ~'.:.;■ -..; •">. T '-"'-.: '■ "• .. ; ■: ; 'Reef ton,; February: 14/'"''.'■ _It was generally supposed' at. Christmas; that there. would be ' a paucity, of men' to ■ re-man the mines,: but-they are here fullv manned. .■■ -\ -.■- ■;v.-.;.f J > :. ; : •- ■...-.,-... .-■'.