NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 557, 12 July 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telcrraphr-Prcsi AssociattonJ

COLOSSAL DISPUTES.

RAMIFICATIONS OF AEBITRATION. '<«.'.' ~ Christohurclii July 10. "Tho unions will bare to' give up tbia system of bringing these huge, disputes" remarked Justice Sim, President of tie Arbitration Court this morning whilo dealing mun the recommendation of the Council a! Owciljatfon in the general labourers'dispate/ "It simply means tbat tbey will not get awards at all with these huge disputes wrth all cUaoea of employers dragged in." Referring to _ tbo objections or various cm- < ployersTto""the recommendation, his Honour addorl tfiafr there were only tiirce employers' afloesoore on the council, and half a doaea classes of employers could not get representation in the dispute.

ACCIDENTS AND COMPENSATION.

CtirliteJiurcJi, July 9. . Tne Arbitration Court to-day gave judgment for the Railway Department in a claim for compensation at tie Tato of £1 3s. Gd. a week, mado by Peter Potonari, who alleged that by an accident at tho barbom at Lyttelton, when landing sewerage et«el pipes in October, 1903, the slings had slipped, and serious hernia was caused to claimant. The evidence showed a hernia had been contracted in 1904, and that claimant mado no complaint at the time oftba accident that hernia ljad been caused by it. The first hernia had necessitated Potonari's freouent absence from work,-and it had not been shown tbat the,existing hernia had been aggravated ■ by anything occurring on the day of tho accident. Costa were not asked for.

"WORKS OF ART" IN RAFFLES. Dunedtn, July 9. In the Police* Court ..this, morning, Mr, Bartholomew. S.M., gave - judgment in the case in which,the secretary of, the Railway Pioneers' Carnival, was charged,.with ; dis-; posing of Dcreonal property by moans of a ' lottery. Tho point was whether a suite ■of • , furniture, embellished-by carringj, became », work of art, and was legally capable of be-' , ing raffled. The case was taken as a teat., The' Magistrate could ■ not see how,, it cotrld be contended that thoentire ; 6trite. was in . . itself a work of art. Ordinary trade articles'; had been embelli-shed by the addition of artistic work of a comparatively minor nature/which was an accident, not an esseb-;. tial to tho,article, i.As the case was a test, and tho conduct'of defendant had been bona, fide and open, a fine-of Is., without costs, would be inflicted. : ■• , t v ■.. ;■.■•• ' , .■,■,, •,

PROPOSED MOTOR MAIL SERVICE. ':':.. ' Tlmaru, July 10. A meeting was held at, Pleasant. Point last night to endeavour to arrange a', motor-, car. service mails arid newspapers,' tbree mornings a' wdek' ,r aß no ' train v now runs out from Tirnarn". If' it' can ' bb' arranged',' the 'service .may be extended'■ to'' Fairlie. An alternative idea 'was.put, ward that the Department should/ try a' petrol motor-car on the existing; 'railway i tine.' .■ \ ..' '' "■■■■'■'■

A STOLEN OCTAVE OF WHISKY.

'■■■ \ Tlmaru, July 10.",\" ■ 'At''the Polios Court to-day-a 'young' man. named Spurddn was charged with stealing an;.',-. octavo of whisky and a demijohn of' water from tho Crown' Hotel, and four foreign seamen, belonging to the barque Ashinore,' - wore charged with receiving; the same.' Inspector Groon stated tfeat • Spurdon had implicated anothor Timora man,' who :'. had not :been found.'' Spurdon denied stealing himself, but admitted' watching outoide wis hotel for the polioe.. . He''was convicted and fined 405.,• and: or.: dered to pay £4 for the whisky consumed or wasted, in default one imprison--' ' mont. The seamen; said tlmt' the octave' had • been given tliem by "two Englishmen. They, were convicted, 'fined 65., and ordered ta.pay, £2 each, in default 14 days' imprison-' ment.' ,>. ■<' , : -~■■''■ "EXASPERATING DELAY." -' ; N Folldlng, July .9. At the Borough Council las* night, the Mayor stated that the Valuation Department was' treating the council to exasperating'delay in regard to the supplying, of .tho valuation roll.. Although the roll, v waS promised \veeks ago,, it is hot yet to hand, and the council cannot get rate notices out and rates in. The Mayor said ii( was, all very well for the Minister to say' that the local bodies ehould assist the unemployed, but'Feilding, while desirous, was prevented from doing so by tho dilatorincss of the Valuation Doparthient. Unless ; th« roll soon • came, the council would have to/, considorVtho question of reducing itho pei*'' maiicnt staff, ■ • ,'.,■' RAILWAYS WEIGHT CERTIFICATES. Chrlstohuroh, July 10! •Replying to a request by Mr. Witty, M.P.,' • that the Railway Department should supply.' consignors, of goods with duplicate'copies of' weight certificates free of charge, the Minister for Railways concludes a lengthy'letter by saying— • . ' ■ •■'..'.■ •"._'. ■■■■ ; ► "After, giving the matter every tion, I regret that I cannot see my way to supply duplicate certificates free of charge,' but. the Department will, as hitherto, supply thorn on payment of the regulation fee.., RAILWAY WORKERS' DISSENSIONS. Now Plymouth, July 10. ;At a meeting,of;..tho 'Now Plymoutl '■ • branch of the Locomotive Engiiie-drivers' ana Firemen's Association, a motion was,passed heartily supporting its executive council in■ approaching tho Minister for Railways fcC; separato recognitkm, as it lias "no confidenet in the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants to represent. the locomotive staff jand; further, this .branch' regrets the statoc ments made by tho president of the Amalgamated Society, they being opposed to fact."NEWS IN BRIEF. v Palmerston, July 11.. Number 3 Regiment,. Mounted Rifles, ar*; at present in camp at tho show ! They attended church parade tliis morning.■'.'-. >suid after sorvico Colonel Bauchop presented' long service medals to Ca'ptnm.Mounsoy and . Lieutenant Pleasants, and the Maori War . medal to Private Kruso, a veteran.- To- .. night Colonel Bauchop spoke at the camp on "Lessons of tho Easter Manoeuvres."; ' _ Clirlstchurcli, July 9.: • The police have ontered on .n': crusads . against excessive speed by motors on; streets and roads. Another caso r was before tho' Court to-day, Dr. Diamond! being fined 20s.' and costs for riding ata speed dangerous' to public safety on the Sumner; Road. Mr. 1 Hascldcii; S.M., said the difficulty was that \ motorists had ono standard of speed and th« public another. Arthur Hcnsmann was also fined 205., for a similar, offence. ' _ InvcroargllL July 11. The police on Saturday again 'raided-th Carriers' Arms (Foff.'s), against tho of which there aro several previous 'cohvio« tions, and secured a quantity of liquor. A prosecution will probably folkrav