NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 441, 25 February 1909, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(DTIBHSBIPB—SEES& JLSSOCIAUOS.I V f:;J : .. V Q-V ■? ' V/ANTED. . B UNION OBJECTS TO MB. GILES. Auckland! February 21. Mr. Long, secretary of tho Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Union, states that • • j tho union's case conies before the Concilia-, ■ ■ tion Commissioners next Wednesday,, but so , ... m . i far as the union is concerned it will not oc- | oupy five, minutes. The unions pursuing its / t . I objection to the appointment of Mr. Harlo . ; , Giles, will declino to go into details, .and will' ask to havo tho dispute taken direct to tho _ 1 •' ; Arbitration Court. -Mr.' Long, .who» is also ■ . states that tie whole of the. Unions .affiliated;. ' . : ;>j with the Trades and Labour" Council "wll ■■■ follow a similar course. A COVERNMENT SCHOONER SERVICE. I■■ tV ' Auckland, February 24.. ■ i" 'The' schooner - Kereru has been chartered : by ; the : Government ; to inako fivetrips a.year...., —threo to Niuo and two to Tonga—for-thrci ;■ v years; for a -subsidy of £500 por annuln. MINING INDUSTRIAL ACREEMENT. Auckland, February 24. An industrial agreement has. / been,- filed' .., : with the clerk; of tho Arbitration. Court, her , • • , tween ..the'Thames? Miners! of Workers and'the mineowners. and com-- '. panics carrying on .goldmiuing ' operations . ■ within tho Hauraki mining district.:. ...' , • 'THE-PORT! OF GISBORNE. <e 1 " • Clsbome, February 24. . A question as :■ to \ whether the,, newly-con- ■ { ■stituted,;Waitohu;' County, is" iucluded v inrthe ■; J/' harbour:district',has been the subject of .legal.y.va'i .' ;V' ■ opinions. Tho board has resolved, to refer the . matter to- Mr. .Bell (Wellington); .■ Mr. Town- '~ . l^y ; ;was re-elected '-chairman.:; The, suggested. • ? • " ' appointment of the signalman at Tuahino ■' / .was preferred, to .;th6..harbour l n)a^terifor"arr^":.w„ ; ;' ; \;: ; ' port. The.' Customs. yesterday collected ' £1076.1'the'.previous :test' total for', a day bo--IUS £642. . , , „

THE LIQUOR LAV/. ' ' 'Mew Plymouth, Fcbiuary 24 : \giyeD; /by., Mr. I JFit:Aerbert; the;;c'asa,of;thfe Police' 1 ?*■§'•& v. Crawford,.litwhicte.defendaht:.was r charged with selling liquor in a prohibited .area — ote-.Si-Native laiid':at '"Awakiho,.;; jUrs •kino was Crown lands, and therefore not inolndedj in' they area';;proclaimei Licensing Act.: The Magistrate, upheld, this,and dismissed the- informations.y-Y^^Y':}^ . i ' Duncdin, February 24. . V-At 'the Police:;Cqurt :;,thi^,;,ihQrmn^^ Widdoivson,, "SIM.-,-gave judgment"in, me.tasa "> ; W ~itt l , ! : which ;.Iwbert : 'MfMillan :w'as . charged .wiih ',: - a}b.i^ai!h-ypf;:-tlie.-Sho^ ; .'wS;'Offices,:ActVV';;Tber;vvl'V'i'o bottle': v".of. -.beer,' oontending ; that ho had : the right \~'Y to'dq.so.; : The'Mapstrafe held that'there: vras : .Y-'.-'Y:. nothing in i tho Licensing - Act" to protect or -. jT'?i\ :, exempt ; from- the. provisions, ofC.' tho Shops and Offices Act. As it was a test ; caspj/ a- ,conviction -only, wai recorded, and defendant was ordered. to pay;costs. : •.; .' THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL TROUBLE. , Reef ton, February. 24. The' Nelson Education Board ,;. to'V- i. ; send Mi\ J. H. Harkness's. name alone out applicantetothVWestpo'rt District. -.High:-' '"I':;-:/ :Schbpl\wmmittee. forVpKqice.:as; : Mr.- H.. Wake, was:, withdrawn;.] !;Mr.;..Munsbn/v\yestpo,r£i' -'s.~:^member.,of;, .the:board, strongly, objected, and was backed up* by 'Mr;' Lock, Nelson!, : ; ■ I : . that failed. .•, Chrlstchurch, February 23. ' I ! rhe steamer^Cygnet, which was sent from-' ' ' Lyttelton : on"Suliday to searoh for the. object'; , iY reported to bo : floating o/f /KaiKpara, is ex- ! •:J -Eigriailcd- : Capo Campbell yesterday,, statiiig .. that' ehd - /i: :had sighted nothing. . ... EASTER MANOEUVRES. % , Auchland, February 2-4. ; :,„ ~The forthcomingjEasfer/manoeuvres.bf thej. 1: r : forces comprising iho' Auckland military dis-. tricti;, will 'be. carried,out. on. a ;, cbmprehensive; scale at :.Tho manoeuvres will- ■ ;be. carried out under service conditions' with^"l ball cartridge and shell. Battalions of in-' ■fantry, regimentsiofrimOunted rifles, corps of-: engineers, and'baitories. of field artillery, will.-. . ;take;part. : ;.The ; garrison: artillery c \volunteer? ;cbmpanl9s\;,ii^j'n<(t , >-g<>"t6' the'general : ,camp," but will man tho Auckland forts,' and. go'' ; through, a Beries of defensive tactics. .•, ' CHINESE MINER SERIOUSLY INJUREO." Hokitika, February, 24.- ; A Chinese; miner,"Young iHee, ,whilst .worfc-o i ingi.in'jhis 'claim;' at-vßluesp'ur,? sustained', a3 .coSippuiid: caused- by a"-'. ' .' .'fall of earth.. "Tlie condition-of .tho man is . • considered hopeless.; •, >■". Y- : 'YYY Y-A

NEW AUCKLAND TOWN-HALL. , Auckland, Febiuary v 24. •Tho ceremony-of» layiiig the foundation- >; stono'of-tho Auckland Town Hall was perthe Mayor M.-Myers) in tie presence of a largo gather- ; ;.;i ing-.v ;-'Nq < officials invitation: had been issued . : Vv : except\to ex-Mayors',. and tl»e-.'fif£t" -was :tlie: "Father ; ofAuckland;" ; ;Sir/- : £ Johh'iogan'Campbell/.who was i'Meiv^ cheers. Other ex-Mayors-present were .' Messrs.-.. •••' i> A: Kidd; J. Huptou, and b\ L. I'rimc. 'i'ho . 'v.-'v ; wis ,lot'ft6;Messrs; J i'ergusott and: Malcolm, of in August last, . and other cx-. MnsesV''.;.Th'e;tot4lobst;<)^,the land and build-;: • ings will.be £115,150, tr which £5150 was i. • provided iir-18S3fHit.-of-iOc'in ; £So,ooo wan authorised to bo raised; by way of loan in 1906, and theibalancoof £30,000 was authonsed 'M ? 6 Henry. .; •Bretti'-aii/ex-iitayor of. tho:.city, ; ;has". offered -to-equip the/Towii. Hall with a suitable organ ..wHich will .cost not'less : .thaii £5000. . • . MEDICAL CONFERENCE. . , i Napier Fohruiry 24. [<■: : land brancli;of 'tho ;British'Me<McaLL4sso6ia'4^ ■ tion was continued; tprday: ' Tho; roportVaifd V, f. : . ;; in-/connection;-with-:tho' ;: bene-.; ; ;':-v "volenti and defence', funds were adopted, and • the retiring '.officers, wore ro-ck-cted. A subcommittee was appoint«l::to cjrnfcr with the v>.v Federated''Chemists'. Association of New Zea-•land^with^a'VyieW'':t6.reTn«3phg^tho"'.abnse.-'of ri V.v:.! -the continued repetitions of-pr&criptmus coin-; - taining narcotics iiowerful . drngSi'K'; ; It iwas decided that only papers-contributed • by' 'members:' of. • associationi ■ should ;■ ;bo : published'in':.th'e Ne\p<Zealßnd :m^icai-ioM-.-<.; . nal. •"■ In the afternoon .the: members of the conferenco visited-tho.Grassnwre orchard,; Hast,ings, as gnosis of Sin 12. H. WJliauis. 'f: Papers were read at tho evening , sitting. . "price of flour. -i ■ Dutiedinj February. 24. '• Tho Flourmillors''' Assccialioir have : d(v ' - icided'!to reduco 'the Vpnce of. flour by £1 per; ■ ton..' It '. is understood. Wat- this . step has ; been taken, partly to •meet/ competition by V ■ Australian millers* aud partly because" tho;-. 'increased quantity ..of - now-wheat -now- on ' offer has enabled millers to b>iy pn .slightly v: better terms, .-\Vf;