NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 433, 16 February 1909, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

. IB! TELEGQAPH —PEES 3 ASSOCIATION.) : . ' - ' " 6 —' CONCILIATION COUNCIL^ -. BOOT TRADE DISPUTE. . Christchurch, Fobruary 15. . . .The first case, to bo referred to the Conciliation Council for-the .Canterbury-district .was filed to-day. The.applicantsare. the.Ne.w Zealand Federated Boot Tnido Industrial sooiation of -Workmen, .and.-they' apply,' 'te, the council- .to the> : f>et\teott .tiiem and the employers. : The association- re»" 'commends as assessors Messrs. D.Pritcliard (Christchurch), S. C. Brown (Dunedin), and F. Harding: (Auckland) , T all; bootmakqrs. Tho application' Bets, out' that;a;" conference .be-: tween the: parties held on January 13 proved abortive, and the motion referring the matter ito the CoiiciliatioiliCouncil was agreed to by. 519 .to nil. Tho demand is for a new award; and the conditions "and: wagesasked fori are on the lines of-the demands made at tho conference above referred to. '■%'

; RHOBES: TO ;ApCKLANT). ■;■:■■ 'a-'-- :■;■:/:; :>:Auciiland^:February:is;i=vv r^A Battery,.Auokland,: ; ;'carried\ out.'.theif.'.. ■':'./%; annual service practice at Brown's '-Bafy! to- ; i : ; .:; : .K' day,_and did ' some ..excellent shootin)g.; : ',The ; .v : v;.:.: ; total marks for. fire effect: secured'by' the f our.-: ■' ■: $1, field'artillery: corps of- the : Dominions are:— : - .?> -. A- ! (Auckland),:; .84 ;,--Bi ;:' v^S : : (Otago)i 82.5; D Battery' CWellingtori), :.69;,. : ': ■ ' :v ■ E'Battery .(Ganterbury) 1 ! 65.5.7VAV.8J, and'D; ;:'vi : ■ 'Batteries are' awarded firskclass grade, for the.; ; ; ,':•.•■ The foregoing marks indicate that A Battery -•*,■,; \ has.: won > the; Rhodes : Cup'.-for : the; -■;■' highesii :'■;'.-. /;:; ; marks,in fire.efEeot. ■■■.■•'■V-.^'- ), : .-i- : '--'"-'. '■■ >'

■■--;■ THE' BORROWING; PROPOSAL.S^;; ; . '■"■;'. - : .^V. '< ■'"'•:•' ■ '■''.'•.••■.':; Napier, February 15^ ! ; ;v , .'At; a^publics-meeting to-night';to consider what steps'.should, be: taken in view'of the';:.--. defeat of. theNapier-Harbour Board proposal;": to'.borrow£2oo,ooo ..to cdmpicte.the.-break- ;;-' water, the following.resolutions Kefecarried::;:-;'; —(1 )'■ Thatthis'ineoting, : df ; .citizens,;of Napier;.-•;. prot^te'againstthe present-systeni;'pf;y6tingV i ;; on the'questiorij'of harbour borrowing, .under. l%\ which the desire;.of.the.;niajpnty.qf-the . to completert.the.breakwater■;is:;thwarted>by;,;.V; a minority. ; "(2). That 'injthe .opinion, 'of/thia,;;"; Board -should .be'.elected ion a ; i : ; popular; franchise. ; (3) : That -the. Government.■■; .■ -i;' be rejuested.;tb;'-introduce a Bill.-at iheocpin---;'.; session giving -effect.;;to:Vthe^iwishes ;-cf -a ..' this■ meeting,", and; that >a conraiitfco.vhe.'.ap-';' ;; ; pbintedf.to. co-Toperate .-with'3fr.'.. J,' -:■';' the : in ;th'e;:"j views-of -the people ;befofe;th'e Prim© JUBnister..;;;( ind lliaister.'for Marine. '. : : : : ; ;/■ ;; ;^,.';fv^':\i" : : r;^ ; ;i^THEjQKARITO^W.HAi;EKr; ;^;j^; ■VvV'V;i KREQT^G'T^SOi^ ■ : £ /".; : :';.;X''- ■ Christchurch,-: 15: ■ ''f.?.;; The>task'; of \erecting' ; the'skelete'pf ■ "the J'h, famous Okaritd .-Airhale: is> now. nearing com- v , ;; pletion,,only''tHe- skull)"' which-; arrived ;atitho./' : ;-;' ■museum : ;'to-day,--iavingVnbw!ttlb size-'of-' ■'-;' thesliull.may .be gained- from the ; fact 'that.: -V the. bone weighs, something'■like,,3scwt.-;v- l i The : i .v, i ;total -weight: of;' the■■ whale will;be' about;-liiriev-;. : , "tons, .whicfcis.the'exact-weight' e'stihiated'by..;.;; - Mr.--Edgaf u F.'Stead-'aftsr, he'-had ■■examined;. , ;-. ; : the huge-carcass;bh the pkarito J3each. Thero ;■■;; is; still-.one bone;(weighing 9c.v?t.),',: i missing, .but'Mr,.Stead expresses the .opinion'; . thait there" is^ia ;probabilityjihat: this;;will.be;;.' washed-up, by.-jtne-!tide.v: : :>■;■'.■'V-V > ■■ :'i''s ! :- ;V. t'- ; ; S--T h e^rouble;; : ;at ett.>S:;. ■;.: ?.; : : '■fv%€\ i IS. '■■;• '■'-:-' t ; ; The Cheviot correspondent of. the ."Press"- '■ ratatesv J. ; H: Blow,.Under-Sec f Iretary of. Public';^orks,;will .hold, a 'Depart-. ; ■ .mental. ; -inqniry';at;Domett > '-..to-morrow'even-; v '-; ing -into.' the. workuig, pajdng;'.and; so forth of;;..; menVon ! Pending -thisj inquiry '■ ;SIr: ; ;.HiV Hr?; Campbell,; ■;; iwhpse/seryipQS were recently.•■dispensed.-.witb i;;i has. .been";' reinstajtecl.'.; ■'y /-I^vv.' ft".£ 'i?i ; " ■ \ '■'' I ■'■ ■..'

A DANCER TO.HAVIOATION,

, ;-. on arrival'at-Kiupara; from that she'passed 'ajill ,3,o .aanv on, February ;10, ■ in , latitude ■ 174deg. ; v5min. r .ea8t, spme' submerged: object ■ with it arid, around it ■ fora distance of, abbot 150' to 200;feefc.'.The., feather? was; fineTand; cloudless, 'Tvith; a moderate northerly,:sea^.:He':tried,to.work'. fehip :^nearerY:(but''Mg^, ': i VMde;iMd\hMdj.'eer.'.prevented.him^om^'so.^^'V'^;,;;,."!;: ;,v ■• :. ; &* : •' i. w A'i rpA ( r, ~':':, y£:" J !?■ 'i v C-& %~'JytC Wairoa, ;: February-: .'., ■ The Harbour :Bbard. discussed ithe 'new Em* powering: ahd-Loan Bill for introduction/next : session;:; ;It; ! provides- for: the :.acquisition:; of:, five. chains from;the;beack" bluff.;to'the bluff; at; a.:chain' on,, both' EJdes- of. 1 .the"rijer-^--ffie;to\ra' i '.]boijJidary,"withja'chaia; road , ; Teseryation*'fronting the, Poututu..; sec* ■tioriSi ■ The.Bill-.asks.'fdripoyrer to £80,000' for river 'works, based, on Mr.. Leslie, Reynold's'::schenie',- giving:fifteen. ; feet on'-thb» .bar;;-: : . :;: -^;. : : i^-?a: : ;.5, ; .;,^i^-Hi.

;'vi!^US' :^-; ';--^'Auokland^;irebruarvvl5.:v ,; :;K-S •"The'; section;' of ; the,.;Nortih Auckland- fflaii.i ::[' : :\ ,T.rnuk linoji'irliibb.;;links' iip.'-\Vensford : \\itl,'.; -■ ■•:. Auokland, ;, <v&'iorniallyiopene;d fry the Minis-.- j ' ter?for -..'; • ■;■'.-, ; to-day.;.;^ ; :::f•■;,-;.;;> i ;;' : ■«/ 1 '\: '-/ ; ; i;; : >;. "':: : ;S' V %YS ; !w>ilo.AKCpDEb. : !;; : ::"'^ ! .;;' ; ft;."*': i-'x'.l '■* \j*'Talhape,. February 15. : h\ : \(!^. , :.Two. boys;, who -absconded .'from 'TVeraroev:'':.:,. Home'last .'woek. were arrested here: ■•; ; :Saturday night,'onthe'arrival of:the mail .-; .' -'^'^A :■:;•,:>:.;;.-, ?;./;■£ .= phrlstohurch, ■;, :■■■' : -'The Inspector at'present.there isfalfair,'number. : Sf ; buUdin%.'.v ; ;; trades',operatives.'out;Kof, work,' principally .;..': ■carpenters;■; paintersy: bricklayers,''and , .|p'las- ; ;. i ■ terers;- .There have-Mt.-been 1 many callers at- :,;'. the bureau belong : tb ;the unskilled-labV -\>y. our. ciass. ,; .C.'''-;:' ! •■;"-''.■■,'.:' J. •^■;':^-;!!<•■]:'-. : :■)■ '":''"\. '• >' : ; : .rilff/

:'■: '•■ : -s ■■•■V. γ-nv"K.Wafroa,:February! 15.> v -' There.are heavjpgales,' lyltlirrain'.:'. ;Th«" ■Wairo'a- , and^T!raiiu?lHy^wVMe; : fl(^^ , ;-''.'!;. : Ni« damage, has :been./.reported.;,':, :■ ■v.-'.y.';\^\"