NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 560, 15 July 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Tclccrapb.-l'rces Asspclallon.)

"A strained HEART.?' : .".'..■• £3M COMPENSATION., - /; ■:■■'''.'' !nMriargm,,July f; 14;: :■ Judgment was. delivered by the Arbitral/, tion Court, in the case William .Robl. Turnbull v. tho National Mortgage .Company, a claim for £300 compensation for a strained' heart, oaUßcd while ' lumping. The Court was satisfied that claimant'rheart: was affected, arid that.respondents liad not .sug- : . gested any theory to account for; it :tlian' ; that ■ put'-forward by claimant; -.' tion was awarded.at-the rate of £110s:,--per'-, week-, - from December last, during incapa-' city. --' ■- "" ■..;: ... A LOADING DIFFICULTY AT NAPIER. "~ - Napier, July 14. . It is reported that a. difficulty occurred on Tuesday night in connection with tho Tys'er. liner Ncrehaha. . Six loads of frozen, meat'had to be put into the vessel on Tuesday; in order that sho might bo able to get away thatday. One of tho lighters happened to go: aground,causirig delay;' Tho steamer Fanny : wont alongside tnolinor at 10 o'clock at night' with thonnal lot of frozen sheep, half a load, but the stevedores refused to take it in,. andkadS ing was completed by the Nereharia's officers and crew, enabling-the liner: to leave,- Re-/; / pre'sentativcs of the employers' concerned- 1 have held.amecting to, consider the-matter,: but have not yet arrived 'at.a-decision.as to what action should bo':taken, .■,;•..■ ./'""/.O v ,"./...' WESTLAND WATER POWER. ' '""-■•: t-ibiiitlka, July 14. A mooting called at Ross with reference to'. tho water-power: regulations was' not attended by a representative of the syndicate, and the Mayor:left the.chair. .The.county ; chairman then presided. Tho principal speaker 'was Mr. Grimmqnd; ,who reviewed the matter ■ at. length, traversing many of the statements made/ against;tho Government and.tho regulations.. On his motion, it 'was agreed to take no action till the syndicate has indicated what terras are wanted \\ under .the regulations. ':■'■■' RADIO-ACTIVITY.; ;.<■•■ Chrlstchurch, July 14. Dr. Fair, in his. address before the Phihv" sophical' Institute, said; a well at' tho-mu-Mum, estimated: to bo 182 feet'deep, gave 197 movements of tho electrified: aluminium leaf per minute, and the' Waltham School well, 326 feet deep, 223.6 movements., per minute, and' some'wells in France gave 376 and 787. (?) movements per minute. ".;'.'.•-' SEASONABLE. "' ...... ; ' ; ■",'.'. "■ Mastcrton, July 14.' ••' Ttyo frost last night was the most severe, experienced in Masterton this winter; Tho' minimum temperature was 14 degrees below freezing point. •' " / s Ashuurton, July 14.; .; Fino winter weather is now being expert - encod, the mornings being especially sharp, ,with bright sun throughout the day. Fifteen; degrees pf.frost were registered : thiß morning- '•."'.'.'' ■ \ .'. .-• : ";-'■"':■'■■ ':''■': ''■ : ; ! TAIHAPE COURT. ...',' Talh'apo, July 14. -- ; In the' Magistrate's Court to-day, Ah Hung was fined £20 and costs for keeping an opium .den. A considerable quantity ot the' drug was found in: a dog-kennel, .and, was seized by the police/' T;' Perrana and C.; Cooper were fined £1 each for shooting game without a license, with costs ,345.. ■■ 6du, and ;wero also fined 40s. 'for shooting a hen pheasant. For emptying sawdust into '. » stream, A. Collet was lined 40s. on each ot two charges, with costs £4' 18s." ; '-■ , ■'•'.'-'"•■ FOIjNDLINC HOSPITALS. Auckland, July 14. At- to-night's meeting of '. the Auckland, branch of, the Liberal and Labour Federation 1 , a\ ; resolution,; moved by Mr, Gresham, City Coroner, was' carried: "That in- viev of tho'"abandonment and putting away of riowlyrborn infants, which at present prevails in tho Dominion,-'the Government b'.. ; urged,to'establish foundling . hospitals; such l institutions • tending; to;• discourage- infant*: cido;" . a-;:- '•■ ' -■', . -.-" • '.', ■ DUNEDIN BOXING .COMPETITIONS. . '.:, Dunedln, July 13. The Otago team for the New Zealand boxing .competitions on Thursday and Friday of. next week will be:—Bantams: J. A.'Leckio ,\ and E. Campbell; featherweights,,M. Leckia; andDuncan; light-weights, O'Connor,' , Otler, ; and Edwards; niiddle-weighte, Cooper, Monaghan, and Munro;. heavy-weights, Rus»' ton and Nightingale [(Oamaru). ' ■' • FEILDINC FIRE LOSSES. < " '.'■;;.' Fclldlng, July 13. ;'• '■■'' During the past-twelve months seven; fires occurred in the" borough of Feilding, entailing a total loss of £2355; and;a loss to.insurance companies of £1072.' AH the fires were in. dwellings....- i.;: ,■:'• ~"' :,. 'SOLICITOR COMMITTED .FOR TRIAL, ,■' •: -.':H ■'■'. . ■■.Talhape, Ju1y13..-';, At'Raetihi yesterday, R. W. Hall, solicitor,- wus 'committed for; trial on a charge; of appropriation-' of monoy: given him-to pay into ;Court ,to Batiafy a judgment. -Bail was allowed - accused- iii £100, and one surety of .£100.; . ';' V' , : -,v-; V''\, s; - : ':••'..: NEWS IN BRIEF. / ". /Hastings,. July 13.": ,The date of the Firo Brigades' Conference, tobo held at Hastings, has been fixed for February 14,1910.,: :-',' )' ;::.; ~..:'•;■. Dannevlrke,,July.l4.At the Court to-day members of tlio Bar supported by tlio police ofiioers passed a rosolution regretting tho death of Mr. James: S.M.; and expressing warm appreciation or his services, and .coudolenco : with -his wifo . and family: in their loss. ' ; : Foilding, July 13. The Feilding' Court roturris disclose lio serious crimes for the past twelve months. During the past' six months" nbt one person has-been committed for' trial., ', :'.'■' - Ohflstchuroh, July 14. . A public meeting of citizens, called bj' the Maydri was held to-night,. when a motion in favour of universal compulsory seri vice was adopted.' :'. *. .. .