NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 437, 20 February 1909, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Ini TBiEQiurn—rasas absociatiohO/ '• . 6 ' " ■ JE OBANGA SCHOOL' TROUBLE. AN INTERESTING QUESTION. ' ; . Christchuroh, February 19. A rathor interesting question has arisen in connection .. with, the of ; Miss: Harrison froin.the,positibn;of schoolmistress at Te Oranga. Miss tiamsbii appeSled to : the Teiehferß' : ,ltißtitiite tb. snjijwrt her in, her: prdteat, and. at the last' meeting of the. bommitibb; her letter was considered.;. It was , pointedout, Act only- made "prbviiiibh' for the : Institute tdkuig. Stfepi , y , forffiird &ii .ajjpeal wherS ; - tho appellant Vi'jis a teacher employed, by iui Education Board. - Ad-Miss Harrison is not employed by any board, but by therD.eparb!.' nient,. .it was thbujjht, that ~t-h© Institute'' could, hbt dii anythliig. in connection '.witK; Her' appeal.;, It ;wiw decided' to forward tlla correspondence tb the executive in Wellington.with a view ofgetting a legal opinion;: on the .questionraised. Whether, the .liistS. tute .wotila iiTaiiy cash ; support Miss Harn« son in her ; appear is still an opeti question.

THE RIMUTAKA RAILWAY. TOO STEEP; FOR. GOODS TRAFFIC. ... - - AsHburtorij; February -19. Speaking to a ."Guardian'!. reporter with reference -. to.'. theftcreasqig; 'Saining*' of working railways,' Sir. Millar, Minister for Railways, said that "the plirchaso of the , Manawatu line by the State would effect a material: reduction,;ur the; cost'of haulage, As soon, as, the'necessaryVcnissings and sidv' injjs .could''• Be. completed- on it,' all tlie gftods . traffic from- Morth of'Eketahuiia to Wellington_ would go via the Manawatu lino, thereby . saving the- heavy cost of haulage-over the Rimutaka incline.'.. It was ibventually: f'in,teiided to use the Rimutaka -like, for thrbugh .passenget' tfaffic; : : andfor. WHirarapa' eobds trdffiii only; . "All . goods for abbte. Eletahuna, or: perhaps .Pahiatiia;" he [boncluded, ■ "wilj be.via Slanawatu, festhe , ; haulage amounts.vto nearly .one;, snillihg-.'per tbn; lesf than if tliey went dverltimutaka.','- ; ■, ;' RIFLE.SHOOTINC. \ A" tIANDSOME CHALLENGE SHIELD. . ~.... Auckland, February 19. ,'Sir John Logan' Campbell lias presented for annual rifle shooting competition among; the infantry httttiUbns. and - mooted' infan■try iegiments.'.o'f ..the;-Dbihihibii; aUhandsbmai challenge,- shield; ~';Theconditions are not': yet fiillv^decided,-but Jt.isvunderstbbd that tlia shield; willvbe:;colripfet6d for at the New Zealand Defehcb Riile:Associatiok's : meeting at Trent-ham.'' . M v ■■■■ C. : ' • A LAND BALLOT. . ... . . Wairoac.February .19. ■ . Tie Hawke's-Bay was sitting. ■ yesterday and tb-aay:,'exi^ for sections, in .the\lniihU'-Bioiik, Riiakiturj:'! : Tllai-e; are' 99 'appHorttsibns by 66 people;' Tho ballot takes place to-morrow at 2 o'clock.

. TAILORESSES' AWARD. . Dunfdin,, February 19. The Arbitration Court delivered _ several : reserved judgments this." .'morning- in tho : cases Inspector :o£ : Awards Vv.,: arid' Company; The .question: at .issiie, was -V 5 ther olausfe 17: of the tailbr<&ses'* award : ap- "v.;** Cotirfc.'held that'- • : the provisions did .not .apply, .'and;.tKiit'the v : only; deduction an employer Wsis: entitled to . 'make'ifrbjn the. wages, of an} was for.'time ?16st through default of the" wo'rkor, : . time /lost. for sickness being included, fis : it isispecially provided-for; . ■ ■ i-.'v - ACTION FOR'-DAMAGES. ! Auckland, February 19. • An action was begun at tho Supremo . Court, to-day. whereby .John • Staljwortby, M.P., publisher of - the.. "Vfairiba} . Bell,', sought '.ts ' reE6vw:.'£loo - dkito^ea, frdiii Fran- . :cis Augustus Jones in respect of an- alleged libollous. publication - iiL tho . newspaper: ' the :• ■ "North Auckland - Times'' last' Sepfcmbor. 1n..:. 'setting .forth the .statement of' claim, Dr. Battfordsdid.-it wis allied that iii.-'Sept&h-:her last; a certain publicatiiii appeared in . tho 1 ''North" Auckland > Times"-exceedingly .. damaging-to the/'Wairoa Bell."; Tho publication':wa3 a oertain-letter Mfined F, J. Dargaville, and - accusing ■ the 'Wairoa Bell" ■ of -wilfully"- untruthI• ful, i \feportsl cf . the,,proceedings of. the,; Hobson County'. Council. . The case ;stands part heard. . ■ - ..J ; 7 THE OPPOSITION IN OTACO. : • Duncdin,: Fobruary 19. Mr: Scott, M.E.; for Tuapeka,- was .ban- < . . ' quetted by his constituents at Roxburgh tonight-, practically all the Opposition memin. O.t-ago being present. .-y' M ..:' p:-- v.? COMPENSATION FDR FROST-BITE. Dunedin, February 19. * The Arbitration Court to-day .dismissed an ;; £ - ■ appeal,' ■ with costs, in the casei_ Wilson.- v::;.- ■ : Hervyii, :; an! appeW' from the-: deciaion of the ■ Stipendiary Magistrate oA Blanks; awarding v 1 respondent £1&0 compensation for moapaqity - . pansed by frost-bite.. : • i v.;. BREAD FOR CASH. ii. : Dunodln, February 19. Afc a meeting of master bakers held. here ': to-day' the question of introducing the' cash coupon system was: discussed, ana, in view ,of ; -iti viepofted. success elsewhere, the sys-.^' tbin was unanimously approved. Tho dato : of ■ inaugurating-the -systiwrlocMly": will b< decided at a future meeting. ••/' '

INTERPRETING THfc' BUTOHERS' AWARD. , j Dunediiij February 19.. In tho Arbitration Conn to-day. Jir. Juatice Sim .delivered an interpretation of the butchers' -award- as followsAn emplojer tiiay, if he pleases,, employ a youth to do the' work of a journeyman, provided that.he pays him journeyman's wages. If a youth, is thus employed hia .eijiployof -is entitled to count him ,is a man in computing tho proportion of boys to journeyman.. : \ ..Y THE WRECK OF'THE AEQH. ; s Auo'nlr.nd, February 18, .; Th§ scow.. Ziingara leaves tp-morrpw, under tho - command of Captain Robertson, to attempt tho salvaga of tlio wfooked steamer Aeon at Christmsa Island. She will, oall at.:Nino.'pn-.'ft)uto to l pbtaiji the servioea of 95 nqtivos. . It.-ia ospectocj that the ; worlc of salvaging the Aeon. will dpcupy". about .12 months. : : NEWS IN GRIEF, -Hamilton, February 19. loc]> stand? ag!ijn : reminded till Monday oii ;a'. : ; charge : of: iVounding'Jlis wifeV.'..'Mrs,; though still critical.--• ■ \ .: v ..Auckland) February 19. . An inqnost-CiVtho body, of an infant found in a pared hidden in a gully in the .Mount Eden district was opened, " .There" is no oluo to tho parentage, and the inquest w(is. adjourned.