NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 629, 5 October 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

. IBjr' Teiograpn,— Preaa' Association.! ' ■ : .': ■<: ■ ••■!■.' ■'••'." ''"»"."' '.'.''".' . :■■. !■-■:■-• ' •" CHARGES OF'tHEFT. ; . ; : ' Palniorston North, October *.* Archibald' Muir'appeared More' Mr,-A;'11 .ThbiiiEdii,"S.ll.', in 'the; Magistrate's : Court to> - ; day on rcniahd on'the firet of-a'series'o. ' charges of-theft-from-tho National Mortgage ; and Agency Company, Limited. Accused! wa* further, remanded till-next' Monday; when .all the charges -will bo' taken''together.., Bail; was given at the 'amount'previously fixed (JB600).-; : ~ "NAILED -TO THE MAST." /;; ;: y' • •■■.''' '...' 74ucfcland,i October ;4i: ■ The" Italian barque'. Chracciolo, which. .but \. into Auckland some time ago owing- to ' her cargo shifting,-was "arrested" to-day• oh'"a " writ issued by. the fii-st mate, A. G. Bcnfleld, for-wages'alleged-to be owing.-; The'writ'whs nailed, to the mast, ■ and a- bailiff lids' been pu'. alioard the boat.- ' ••'■;.* •■■ -.. . .-.. ]■"■;■.- ':.. AN /CONFERENCES/:-:: '.. ,'.... ■ Jnvcrcar'eillr Oc'-ober. *I'* The., first, conference: between'..the J , -wthland , sowmill workers and members ofH Y.'Saw- ' millers' Association to discuss tho ncxv.\schod-. ule, whieh was presented -bythe-' employers -recently, was. held to-night, and proved aoortive, It is possible that a reference may be filed'for th.j consideration,of the Conciliation .Commissioner. . -. ■ • .■ ■ ■ ■■'..', . •/ -o , CURTAILiNG.RAILVyAY 'PRIVILEGES. :' . ■■".■' •■•■'■■•.••■ ;.. Invereargill, • The executive of the Southland Trades- and' V Labour , Council have , been -advised' that' Cab- - .. inet has ' : decided not to. grant free railways passes to delegates to the annual-conference'of ■ councils 'at Wellington' on October 25. ■;';.. -. '1 - DOMINION OPTION AND. BARE ~;■ : • , ,::;■'..MAJORITY.; ;-:■:'>/ ■ .'■•-' - : .'■-■■■■■'•■■•■• Chrlstchurch, October *;■• ; -'' A largel.Vrattendcd public meeting was:held,, to-night, when motions',wore passed urging , the' ■■ granting of Hominion option, and a' bare ma- " jority in with the local , \96tion polls, arid'also 'protesting against the sale- of liquor in-tho King. Country...; '•'•: :':•,,:;", ' A NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHEME.-..: ."■•■'■■'•■■'■''-.■.-'■'-■'.'• , DuhodJh, ; October'l.' 1 , •The Otago Sunday/,School Union and=ithe -,- Prcsbytbrian\Sunilay'' School Association : ha've / decided- to ■'organise, an interderiominational visitation .to'every homo inDiincdiil andsub-'. urbs, with the object of' enrolling boys and girls;not attonding'afty Sunday; School.; -■;,. ' '■• fv MYSTERIOUS FIRES. .'•• v-■ " ; ' .-■-,. ■' : Auckland;'October'4.' . A seventh 'mysterious fire "in Owhata; in, * comparatively short space, of tiiue occurred on Sunday, afternoon, when •a; deliberate' a> , tempt : was .made to burn the Mitchelson, Tim--/ ■ bor Company's mill. The , lite was suppressed at an early stage. Boards were found saturated kerosene DOMINION TEACHERS!. CONFERENCE. Dunedin, October A. Otago will be represented at the annual con- r ference of the New Zs&land Lducational Institute at Wellington in January by Miss Hooper and Messrs Carnngton, Eudev, Flanank, Jeffrej, and Phillipps