NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 536, 17 June 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

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AN OLD, OLD TROUBLE.

"THE DEPARTMENT IS DOING ITS BEST." Wostport, Jons 16. The Hon. J. A. Millar wired to tbo Chamber of Commerce tho following reply to a resolution regarding tho shortage of trucks to receive coal on tho West Coast:—"The Department is doing its beat in the matter, but cannot find trucks to keep scvejial vessels discharging coal night and day. at tho «uu time."

' HOTEL SERVANTS' AWXRb. Chrlstchurch, Juno 16. Tho Arbitration Court has given an inter* f prctation under Clauso 8 of the Canterbury ■ Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Award. The question submitted was i "Could Garvaiiia be compelled now to become members of fte union who bod been in tSio Borvioo of an hotolkoeper at the timo tho award came into force, bot who were now working for another employer who had since purchased an hotel?" Ho Court dccidcd ■ tmat, if there N had boon no break in sorvioe, and if tlhe purchaser took over tHio servants with fiw hotel, . they did not como within the scope of Clause 8, and would not therefore bo oompoiled to join t3» union.

TARANAKI PETROLEUM COMPANY. , New Plymouth, Juno "16. -An extraordinary general meeting of Bbaroholdcra of tho TaranaH Petroleum Company, was hold this afternoon. An announcemcnt was made that; tho (Erectors and delegates representing outside eharonoldars had arrived at a compromise to'tho •effect that a sufficient number, of tho proBait directors should retire to allow ttie electron of two directors to represent AocHaud shareholders and 'ono to represent Wellington; also ftat Mr. Berry should, again become a director, ifto chairman to 'ibo elected from outeido members. This was sfgreod to, and a voto of confidence "was passod in tb«, directors and manager. V.

REUCIOUS TE/VCHING INSCHOOtS. Chrlstchurch, Juno K. The North Canterbury Education Board to-. day declined to allow on© 6chool day to U shortened by half an hour, to admit of thai . time being devoted to religiotta teaching. ' The requcet for liaif an hour waa mado by a deputation of clergymen at, last'meeting. Tho board, while quit© in sympathy with clergyinon's dosiro to eee tii© children educated in religion, declined to cnt shod" a day for sohool . work the Act intended tin children should do in school. LAW SOCIETY DISCIPLINE. j 1 Dunodln, June 16. A motion by iiio Otago Ixw Society, on a firm of city solicitors to show cm so ■ why thoy should not be struck off tho roll, consoqnent on reflections mado by Mr. Hutchison, BJI., at Woakouaiti recently, wffl • be argued before Mr. Justice Williams an Monday next,

THREE LICENSES REFUSED... Dunodln, Juno 16. a meeting of tbo CJhabnore Licensing Comimttee to-oajr applications for licenses far hotels at Wa&ouaiti, Raronsbonrno were refafiod, tho. committed exercising tho full power given by the reduction vote at tho local option poll in No< vombor. A FtHE OF £100. . lx ._ „ ' Auckland, Jane 18. At tbo Supremo Court, Mr. Justice Edwards fined an elderly Native named Paora Tinnga £100 for having counselled a young Natwo toporsonato his grandson, wflh intent to-ob-tam: £27 by fraud.

■ •' —r — • "■ ■ THE KAIfCOUHA WHALERS, _ Chris tcJiuroh, Juno 16. At Kaikoura yesterday, whalers oaptoicd and landed two right whales, a bull ' and a oow, of the estimated value of £600. Thia is t&o first catch of the season. '