NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 517, 26 May 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

—. 1 _' ■ SLAUGHTERMEN'S DrSPUTE, CONCILIATION COUNCIL AT NEW/.' PLYMOUTH. Now Plymouth, May 25. Iho Conciliation Council sat at New Pis* mouth to-day to consider a dispute between tho Auokland - Slaughternion's Union (for nhom Mr. Bust, secretary, appeared), and the New, Plymouth, Stratford, and Hawora Borough Councils, as owners of tho Municipal Abattoirs, and tho Waitara ■ and Patea •i'roezing Worlt3 proprietaries, represented by Messrs. i'ryor and Grosvcnor. Mr. T, Harle Giles, tho new commissioner, presided Mr. l'ryor applied to have the sanies of the borough councils ■ struck off tho citation, and adduced .ovidonco to show that there' was no dispute. There had beoni at ono: time, a dispute between the employees and the Now Plymouth Borough Council, but it was settled in .February, by an agreement' by which tho men secured far higher wages than thoso provided by tho Auckland award, which tho union desired to see adopted. Tho New Plymouth men, before tho Commissioner, declared. that '.' they were perfectly satisfied.. As for, Hawera and Stratford: councils, they were not employers, as they' \ lot their slaughtering by contract, and tho- , contractors employed thoir, own labo.ir, I'urther, thoro was a branch of tho Au-k----land .Slaughtermen's Union.in Taranaki who - should institute thoir own proceedings. Tho Commissioner had.no hesitation in granting tho application.. The remainder of the dfcS puto concerning freezing works is to bo investigated by conference at Waitara to-' morrow, in an endeavour to arrivo'at an s ?? tle, " 6nt -. A vote of thanks was passed to the Commissioner for the manner- ' ra winch; ho conducted tho proceedings, ,™ the motion of, tho, secretary of -thei oca/ union, seconded by Mr. Pryor. / .- ■' THE CABINET OF THE CLOUDS. / "BUDDO" BACKS UP ''CARROLL." • n, „. ■ ' Auokland,' May 25.' Mr. Clement Wrag'go advises that the a 6 . termath of the. disturbance "Massoy," with lis satellites, which caused tho recent heavy' blows oii'ttho coast, is coalescing with th« ' ad ,™ nc » n e edge of Iho disturbance of "Car. roll, henco there aro interesting dovolopif' °? n usm S much rain and ,-variable ' squaUs. Iho complications aro mado worso by Carroll" being backed up by "Buddo"* ■nr tbe rear. Minor shipping must uso' caur "BELIEVED TO BE IN TEXAS." -. \ A BANKRUPTCY CASE. .'; , ■' , -'.■■■' Darine'vlrke, May 25. •In tho District Court this morning, Judft Haselden granted an application, made on behalf at the Palmerston North Sash and Door Company, to have William Francis Ureenaway adjudicated a bankrupt Green. .'.•■ ?™y. was formerly a. prominent sawmilloi' in this district, and disappeared some vean a %°" ?°m ls belioTC d to, bo at present residing in .Texas; The.application was necessary to facilitate the winding up of the cstate> '-. ■'■;. , ■.;'.."■, . .s\ •■ . : ■ SERVANT ciRLS SHOULD NOTE. '_• . ■'■:■ Dunedln, May 25. _In tho Magistrate's Court to-day Mrs. J, ■ 0: Stephens sued Miss M'Kcllar for 12s. Cd. ■•■• for breach of an agreement to: enter .'plain- , tiff s service; as.,a domestic servant. 1 Tho ■■' Magistrate, :in- giving judgment for.'plain- -'- tiff for tho full amount and costs,, said'thai -Z. the sooner servant girls realised their legal'.,' position the better it would-be for them. li' they took a position'they should fulfil it.j if they don't fulfil their engagements thcyi, arc liable for damages, tho same as env ployers would be. ~ , ~ THE STATUTORY HALF-HOI^IDAYi .■■i'>:v.-.-.. : -...,!.;. Christchurch, May/25. ' : At the-Polioo Court recently,. F, J, Sullivan, was. charged.; with failing to:obsery<tho statutory halfrhpliday on vtbo.i 12th. in«'-stant.-.r Defendant carries,on.;biisiness.-as a": fishmonger, but also sold, poultry," rabbits,and ■'.muttonbirds. •.-, It was, -contended, let tho defence . that under the exemption, clause, a' fishmonger was entitled to keej < open throughout the'week, and that tha sale of muttonbirds and poultry did net place defendant beyond tho definition of tho word; "fishmonger." -.';, Defendant waß fine? ; : 20s. and costs. .'■''"•■' < OLD MEN'S HOMES BURNT. . ' ,:; Blenheim, May 25. '-- -..■Yesterday, afternoon the Old Men's Homo, ■ conducted by Mrs. M'Konna, was totally destroyed by fire. Tho inmates, numbering cloven, Were' all rescued, ono of theni, whe was in bod, having to bo dragged out by the girls'.'in tho'house:. Practically'nothing was . saved. Tho home, which consisted of thirteen rooms; was insured for £200 in tho Liverpool, London, and Globe office, and the furniture for £100 in the samo office. Mrs. M'Konna is a heavy lo'sor: ,' / , "GETTING ACUTE." - - -.' ;v Dunedln, May 25. '"The position is getting acute," said tin. cbairmari'of the GharitaDlo Aid Board to-', day. "The Government now owe us nearly £2000; i- connection with our. subsidy,; and ■■■ •■ wo are frying to get an advanco of'£7ooo from ,tlw:n to, < negotiate arrangements for tho incoming year until wo get lovics in. 1 wired to Dr. .Valintino on Friday that wo must'have money, and ho wired back a little over £500, so that still leaves tho Government in'debit to ub for .over. £1500." It was decided that, in the event of no satisfao- ■ to'ry. arrangements being cbmo to, tho chair- '■ man and Mr. Taploy should proceed, to WoV '"' lington, ~ -...,.' . : . , , CHRISTCHURCH DRAINACE BOARD'S ..-: loan.'■; , '':.,-'■■ Christchurch, May 25. Negotiations botween the Cliristchuroh' ■" Drainage Board and tho Bank of Now Zea-' land havo, been completed for tho raising of tho balanco of tho board's loan amounting to . £45,600. That amount lias been raised in London at par net at 4j per cent. Tho com- . pletion of .this financial operation will mean , that certain works will now bo prosecuted ■■• vigorously. Theso works comprise tho sower- - ing of St. Albans and'part of Richmond, and ■ tenders will,bo called for. them shortly. ; RECHABITISM. ', : ; Napier, May 25.' A convention of delegates representing tht Poverty Bay" and Hawko's Bay Rechabiti ' tent 3 was held hero yesterday, when it "wa/ resolved to forma sub-district.