NEW ZEW LAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 659, 9 November 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEW LAND NEWS.

• . (By.TeleEraDh.-t'rcßaAesoclatloh.).:•'•''-...■ : v " AUCKLAND CLERKS' INDUSTRIAL'.UNION, i 'J THE FIRST 0F : ITS klnd.; i : r -'•:'■■(..:. . Auckland,' November 8. X' The Auckland Clerks' Industrial- Union, (the'i first of its kind -in New 'ZealahdK-hee-; be'en.;i: ','.• registered, with a , membership of. about 40i A':', movement is on foot to form similar unibnj.jr :■ in Christchurch-and Napior. Tho union ie do. ; ;: eigned to embrace all classes of clerical ;■..'--.■' workers, and after it has gained strongthap.:;:: plication will bo made'to tho Arbitration, Court; -. lot an award. - It-is understood preference for : .'■' unionists will be asked for.yand.that. the.Cp'nrt;: will bo requested■ to njakp .no distinction;bo-'' ' tween tho sexes ;in • awarding wages.: ,:.-:">■■ unionists allege that the increased omplpymcnt ' of girls as ledger-clerks has lowered men's wages; and think that if the same wages had to' bo paid tobothsoxes, men. wodd set prefer, ence. : It is stated that the, average wage:!pf :,;.- junior clorksin- Auckland is £1 ss. to .Xl' 15a, and of :iedger..cle'rk6 JC2 to Xf 105.'■..; ~ , ;':, ■--;■,■,- ■ •■-•--■: 'PAKATOA AND £W,m. ;. ; ;^'; : : :':yV".■ : ; ■■"',■■■ tbagedt! ■'■■•■ ;■:■>/;,:.>; s '.' • ; ,; Glsborne,-November;B, : : The young men Harry Willougljby, husband - of the aged Maori woman, who'Jrta'..burned . to death last week, and who succeSss to some- ■ thing' like 440,000 of her. r estate, was ■before the Court this morning on'a charge of drunk- ~ s enaesa on the.lnight of the fire. Ho was romanded till .Wednesday, the Magistrate, in* timating' his intention to send him to Fakatba, Island. A person named Tittiey, for supply.' , ; ing WUloughby with liquor, -was.'fined .£lO, and Thomas Sidney, for assietiag to drink, the j . liquor, was .also fined £10> in default, two ,/ months' imprisonment. ■■'■' .-..'• '. ~: l",: ' '.- AFTER ALMA AND THE MUTINY, ;;;■:'; ■',- ""■"V. - :'' : "-.'-"Hattingt,-'NoTembirA-8^',: : -.'. Mr.. Thomas .William Broadfield,. 7f yeati : of age, wfdower,'and one of England's veterare, , , ' was found early this morning, lying in a.state ■ '..•.:' of collapse on a 'footpath: close tb his/ homo. Hβ- expired before being removod. Bfoadfiold r served as a-boy, in the 77th Eegiment, and flat eighteen, joined the 70thli«gimeht of Foot. , -.;■. He fought at. Alma and Sobastopol and mtha :. Indian .Mutiny .and Maori. War.". ,He was- of upright character, a soldier lind a:man, &nd j his • lonely : death .is:.matter.:' for,; regret. . | will be accorded a military .funefal. ( .^,, .■;-. ..; •.■■•?■;. :.cLAim ;■■;.'_;•/^H: ■'•'■•'■■ . Auckjand, November. 8.,: V/ • Tho civil sittings of> tho. Auckland Supfemt ;. Court began before .Mr: Justice, Edwards to". ,- day. James Henry AVilliam .Martin -claimed ,■£l3B; special,- and £500 general, damages , from ; ; the ■ Auckland.' Electric - Tramways. Company, , Limited,/for alleged injury; received through ./ defendant's■ negligonce.' The defencei was'that there had been no negligence, his Honour / upholding'this'contention, plaintiff , was no'Q.. Suited, with .costs, to: defendants. ■'■•,•.-'. ,"'•;,... 5..;'..j-: ! " -■ > \/:.^,ENGLISH'y..'.LA,TIN.';,/ :: v ;';:'f :/ v ; ;■•'.■ : ( •■■/' ..■',':■■. ■ ! Auckland, 8./'/ : 7--At the Supreme Court 'this; : afternoon.,'* medical; witness; was giving evidence .as. to/ / injuries to-a ma'u'B.knoe. In doing eo/ho , made a : great - display, of technical medical p terms. "Please try and. explain yourself in . English,",said Mr. Justice Edwards,.interrupt. / .ing-him: "."It is.no:good apoakiiig Latin..'jW« . are.alU English people here; ■(and-.. Van under-, ■'. stand you mjich:better if: you use; English-at.-.least. I. can."/'.' ~-.-.', :.;/. ~ :.i :T ..-■ '■'■',- -y;;■ CONTROL 'OF MOTOR-CARS. , -.-I. ■.; ■■■■-.' -,: Chr!BtcHurch, ! Novembcr,'B;', -:At a meeting.' of the Canterbury Enpine< . drivers' and iFiremen's Union, .held on Friday, ',-, the following .resolution was arrived at:—'JThat the: Becretary.:be; instructed.'to', write-:tb ; the Trades and' Labour Cpuncil, urging that.legislation should be brought in requiring' drivers of ■ motor-cars and all vehicles propelled by their own-.motive power to:be duly, certified, , and-bo controlled by, inspectors of machinery. • :... ,; :,'; ;.:;;';' ; ...•; ■/. 1,/ ■, ~ Christchurcli, November. 8. i On .Saturday : Gborga WHeJch , forwardiid :a challengeiito.rEichard.'.Arnst toWrow for the ohampionship of: thb world':and: £200..aside. As Arnst-has expressed his willingness; to, row anywhere,-he will be challonced. to race at Akaroa on a:,date. - :,'. NEW MATERNITY, HOSPITAL. .'■•.•■-■' .'•.•'■' '~'!. .. Giiborne, 8.; .. The foundation stone of , the Tbwnley MateN nity Hospital, established by the , Grisbbrne Woman's Guild, and'which will be'under the laws of tho St. Helens Hospitals; was: laid- . by the Mayor on Saturday afternoon. : /,■■; RECORD SHIPMENT 1 OF FRUIT. ; ; r ;■.'.-.,-.. : I' , , Auckand, November 8. The Navua, which arrived from Fiji to-night, brought a record shipment of fruit-from t'iat , Colony; comprising 13,654 cdsfce.and 3275 bunches of bananas, 1003; cases of pineapples, and 68 sacks of coconuts. Sho leaves for Wellington early in'the mbrjiing.' ; ;.- ' . ■/• ■' ■./, . PROJECTED.'BAND CONTEST./ ' ! ":■••'■■ : V;, ■■ ■' •'.iDunedn,; November B.i ' v'A't a meeting , of rbpresHitativas'of ,tho\ Kaw „ / kbrai 0, : 1i7/ens' r Mornington,. .Caversham,'. and LytteltoD .Marine. Bands held:'to-night- it wile.. .. resolved to hold a monster band contest in Dun- i- : - edin.about the latter end bf.next year. ','■'.', ,"• ; ,-.: ="''/■';''-.-' : ' 'ALLEGED ;SLAND|R,":v ■ ■■■ ' -~./:';( -•..■,-'"■■• : Christchurch, November/8. .' ; , ... It is understood that a slander, action of some political significance is coining: oil. for hearirijf ; j : at'the next sittings'.qf the Supreme Court in Timaru;, -Messrs. Alpers and < Nicholls have : issued a-writ on behalf of .Mr. W,' Jeffries, who ...;/ contested .the Timaru seat in the. Oppositioß '.')■ ' interests, claiming £1000. for, alleged.6lailder. ■■ '■'■.. -DIRECT SUPPLY,'COMPANY. •'..;•■ / -'.■■ ■ "■;■. ::■. 'Auckland, Novombcr ,J. ■An. extraordinary general meeting of Bhate> holders in .the Direot Supply Co.. (Ltd.), called t» '. confirm llie■ resolutions pasßed/on October 23 .-.; last, that the company, go, into voluntary liquida-■ :' ■•'■ tion, was held at the opmpariy'a buildihg' thia afternoon, Mr. Johu Brown, .chaiimim bt 'dltec- '..':', tors, prcßiding.' Upon the motion , of tion being put, thirteen Of tho nineteen Bharchol / 'dors present voted' for arid-three against volun> ' . tary, liquidation, thin: bctoß, thus finally decided. ■-■■'•' with Messrs. J. Brtwn, H. A; -Qordbn, 1 and. 8, >. Gray. as. liquidators: / ' :' •■., ■=■•■■;■ ;-.- ,-; ' •■'■ '''. '■" ' ' ' '•' : '-'''''""':' -\ •■'-:'•■'..."••'■■ .-" ■.'.- '■ -'■ : '; : /.v ■ ■ -~.. •■• ■■'..:"■'•■'' '■■ ';-J- ■ Considerable interest has been aroused in ' Buckinghamshire by the announcement that , :l : a proposal has been put forward, by. Mr. A. ,' Mitchell Palmer, a member for Pennsylvania VI in the House, of ;Eepr,esontativbs at Washing.' ,' l ton, to disinter tho remains of William Ponn, '■• :'.-,' the founder of the. colony of Pennsylvania, ,V for tho purpose" of rointering them- in Tfnited>(: •-■■ States soil.' This is not ,a now project . ItK" ■was first broaohed twenty-eight years ago;'and'': ;, it has been revived: from? timo.to time'since ; | then. ! .'.lt: is well known, sho.wover, that wlieij -: negotiations wore set; on; foot on: a 'prerioue /.'-, occasion between a commissioner appointed by : f-i, ' the State '.of. Pennsylvania and the trustees'-of :':.'/, tho meeting hbuse' arid burial ground at Jor- ■ ; -' : dans, near Chalfont St- - Giles, Buckingham. V:; , , shire, they proved abortivb.' because of the o>: : opposition of th'e : Soc,icty ; of/Frionds to'thr, ... project. .It is alleged :by::tho,'Ponnsylvania!U :'.%' that the. grave is ' neglected: and. uhcared ;fpr, ..','.'' and this is.put forward as-one of their grounds, :\; for/ aosiririg. to possess Peun s body.', Thir .- ■! charge of neglect,, which, howbver, is not, new, ■ ' ; -J-j has already been refutod. The body *has" lain - , -';-- i -| where it now rests, in the: plot ,of'hisown'> phoice, ,190 years,..along , with his,' first ;an<J-. -.-V'v.'.j second wife.and his children.::. : V: , -/:'.;■' i-^'/''' A verdict of death fromnatural qinses wa» returned at an inquest at/Ringsbriofe/ Devon, :; ,'. on Cecil William Covell, ngpd 20,' of. London, ~ who. recently rbwed second in a race-on the : : Thnmes for diamond sculls.A'Deceased, who>ap f,r .spending a h'ohdaj at Bantham, South Devon, ,:H----dropired dead-whild : drying /himself after v a /;%> On,the previousi day he won a runninir i ,: ; race at an impromptu local, sports; and'imme ; ..;,"; diately bfforo his death ho raced ■ a friend in'-"V-: ! ij ■a'svim, using tho ora\vl stroke.; A'doctor said ::;■! swimming with the face immorsed put an extr» "::"f stra;n ;on-tho heart: '■;/ ■■'.' ~;--'i..". f :; '.~ .■■/&■!' ,A, terrible explosion occurred in ; a;: range '.'pi ' i boilers at the: Distington , . 'Irpnwbrks; ';,three :> 1 milce from Workington, .as .a; result cou whicl ' •:■ '■ \ a^groat; portion,,of the works''was Avrepked. , .0 .■■ '■'.'«j , the eleven boilers four were blpwii into space, sf '• ! five deranKcdi,and;:only , ,twoßemained intactV-rf Tho boilers were ;nt-ordinary tho, K1 time; C Fortunately,, it 'being, a. half-holidayt v:, nobpdv was 'in' tho. vicinity bjit ? tho '.mill : in ,'chai'go,- Wilham/Peiiride/in.ud :!>o'miraculouslyi,'/-: esca : pedi'/'i',; v ; : */'/' v ''':/':./" ; /: ; ; ; .i':i. ■After ettting'irabbi-t..pio,v.tlio-fam»li - '-"bfJG«brgev--,''-''j , ; Smith, .of I'Bdenbridge, ■ K6n.ti' becaiue: I ill; ) and:' I '■;■' ;1 ■Mrs.; Suiith:'dicfl. ! > : ; :,.:..;■/-" : -/'', ! ;-( ; ;, ''-■;■/ ,; .\>-.'! : '^'' x \ ;;:!Mio'hMl:K? n ny>. l^;: B^ii»a^uch,; ; Co.:LonpS, ; :;'-j ford,-}6'over''a"centUry ; old, l)ut.'he' ! walks , .four ; ■•'■■'■ bailee to;:Ma'ss'eVcry■Sniday.:/':^ , \■*•>;i ~-[j.