NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 510, 18 May 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

; ,'• (bi TELEOBirn— rnESS-AsebcuTioN) : ' '■■ -'■■"■ ''.' -"''■■; ..,',"* ' ■ -"■'. "''''' : - ■ ■''.■' '■ : TOUGH INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE. .'. ; ':', ":^SETTLED ; BY MR.-GILES. )?.■' ' ■■ ■•■■ '■-v , .-■•' ';■■"■■■'.' '■"/■',<-. ■■■ Auckland, May 17. ..'At the sitting of' the Conciliation Councu. ■ to-day an 'agreement. Vas">Yarrivod.v at after ■■y considerable in regard to'a-dispute in the butchering trade. The final points intV' dispute kid- reference to. wages, ,'.-■ unionists, and the half holiday. 'Aicompro- ■■■;;. mi.se'was arrived at in regard.to wages, and,; after a/protracted sitting; an agreement .was . arrived at., in regard, to, tho otiicr points.. . A hearty voto of thanks was .passed-to tho ;, Conciliation'.■Commissioner;'. Mr. Harlo, Giles, . tho representative of each side Btating that, no settlement would haro been' arrived at' • had it not been for, Mr. Giles's serrices. Tho ./■ commissioner; in': acknowledging tho' vofestated that this was'the " toughest dispute'' \ which ho had yet had to deal with. '/ •;' • '. ' ■ MOTORISTS JN COURT. \ ' ; . ' ... Timaru, May 17. Emil Bockaert was charged ; to-day■ witi'-.' , driving a;motor-car in a' manner dangerous,':. ,'to tho public, and with driving over street', intersections at excessive speed.. Defendant..' turned to'the wrong side, of t3io road, and collided with a cyclist, who was seriously injured. Tho second charge was dismissed. A ■ -; fine.of £6, with , costs,..was inflicted on the ■';}■. nrst.ohargo, tho penalty-beiiig'fixed at this ■' amount in order to give the right of appoaL ■. Proce'ediiigs for damages are : pending;. .', ■.:•■■) ~ COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. ; .;, ' ''< '".•■ Auckland, May 17. ■"'Frank-Bradley and ■Ernest, Jones M'Cart* ney,' Charged with theft of jewellery valued; . l at £100, at Tauuiarunui, and James King, -'.\. charged with receiving tho same," knowing,it ;•■ to have been dishonestly 'obtainnd, pleaded guilty at -the' Folico Cojirt, iand wcro con> mitt-cd'for scritenco. : ,';V : ' -"• ;-\. -"■ ;. ;■', ' ' "OUR OWN" DOWN SOUTH. V, x ■'■■■.•■; : . OunocUn, May' 17. ~; It has been decided to hold a ■ Ifcw, Zea\ land Industries Week at Dunedin from May 30 to Juno:s (winter show.week).'v /■• ■ \,-\ .-. CHRISTENING ANOILBORE. '<:■", ■■■''::';. .■- '■'.-. ■ cysh'prno; May: : l7. t.;> :.Tlie Minister for. Mmesv'accompanied ;.bj ;; Uio Hon. J.Carroll, .visited tho Gisbonto OU ■■■■ Company's works 'on Saturday, and, jcttris* if 'toned.the well,.which is now, down 136 ft.; the; ■'■■'; ."Wadtangi.Bore." . '.. :.";,.■;.;■■' ;■,■:'■,'.,•>■ BOXING.. .;•.;:/. : ,. V:»-'-;.': ■ •■■••■'■ ■'.■■/'■■■.:'■'' 7 bunoriln,' May" 17. •'.''.-. J '■'.At a'meeting of the OtngoV Boring AbsO' ' ciation to-night it was: decided to ' accept ;': tho" offer'that the Now] Zealand champion-. ; . ships, bo held.'■•in Duhtidin. It was decided to' Hold '• thb'cbampiciisliips at tho ehd.of '■. Julyj'and.: to write .to' tho' As- '■:' sociation : acctipting:itho: terms;■' offered for '.■ Bprns's^visit. :, / ) V 1 ,".-.'^.''"'"-.'.' r -' , '..- '- : ' ■'.' ' ':':'■■'• ■■^'■..ViPISTB!^ 'i ; ; :^htiii!fix> s o ni MA'f 17;"■■■•; v<; •■;T^r.Bbrofl^lr^Ctociil/^ti-nieKt'^o'ijtcdva'' : '.O6Vrts; ; iimis^ t fot? : .,>; lioldiiii; '.^uprcbo' .Conrt" sittings,:':ind f« ■'.'.-'..' es&blishiiig a. 'iiorft \ :': "■ ?;■!'■■; .■ ?; *^'/''V.-:'v J ":;!M : ''i'V& : 4/ : : J !-^ :! -V; ; :^,i'".v,;