NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 741, 14 February 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

::(By: Telecraph;—Press /Association.!;:,: -■:'• v'.-'v ■ '.': .!'♦!■■ !:v ;7-^-7;A' ;THE •■ INQUIKY/COMMITTEE'S'FINDING. /;;•' V ;! iv;;; ': Westppr|,';Fcbruary;i3. ■ ",' ; The Coal-. Inquiry , Committee,■'; formed...: some, monthsback-.for.the'jpurpose.of- in- ; ' - ducing-.the. Government to'.set.'upia.ißoyal Cpmiuissidn lo' inquire, into.:the'-MaLtrade, '">./."' with'a yiew;'"tb; the'Sannnal/iv,: recurrence ;pf..:.dispensingv with;, the.'. Eeav -v .■'': :vicGS■;o"f a.large.body of men-atthemineA- - / met-on. Saturday,-and Carried-K€o.htiona . (1) : viewing wiyiv. satisfaction.;, the: stakx V ' ' ; nient--publicly':made.by'Mr; ; .G.,-J,daeniin; *.-',. '■'.-' managing director- of -the .Westpbrt Coal ■Company,. that/it.-.is,' the; desifefof;.; the-/.; company to.-.produce .all t the; toft :Cbal' ; . possible, ,' and accepting 'such;.'statement;' v :, as ; an,appreciable/and distinct;' repudia- -. V- ', twin of tne assertion: that- thei cornrriittee/' : is desirous-of forcing"'thd company to'pro."'..••' duce/soft/coal -against -the',' wishes, of ..the. V cdnipany;. (2)' asking the Government-i£'it--'-." niade-. tests, withsoft! coal -on: a .campie* ] hensive 'scale, and;';if, not, "whether /it /■ '-.' [would do so; (3)' askjng./tha Minister''for'■■ : . Kailways-what. had'been •the' > effect."-Ott'': his Department ■of a- cessation of the'im- - '■ ' portation'of Newcastle coal; (!) inquiring-.-- '-■- of ■;the -Minister ..if it is.a fact- that .'tha'' ■ coal'trade" of this' :port \s "being Jfurther handicapped'by the.impositiohol'-.aoh'arge - 'of' JB3 on special 'coal trains; (S)V suggest-'' V\ ';: ing the 'advisability/of establishing stor-.' age .accommodation, at Westport; fox 10,000 •' '. '■■ tons .of: coal,' ,so that- the will -not" ■:' ■" :be:compeUed;to.be'"idlethrough ahy/tem*.-'..-' porary; dislocation. of : the'.coal'-: trade 1 ,- bj ' bad;weather.: ;■:■: ; : ;V,'>.A: BREWER': ; X \ ■■ / '■ : <:-': Masterton,',refeiiary'!l2.' X / : /William Burridge, brewer,: of -Carterton,' "'■■'■''■> :wascharged,'at-'.the/ S.M.'~CWft\ with. ;"'". sending--liquor-.into. the v No-license.'area '.'■ of'Hastertoh,. having .reasonable-gijbuni''.'■'■!-!> " : to/suspect --it.-was-- intendeoV.to.-.bei.kepJ - ;;, : for sale.'-.'.Counsel for -thedefence 7 con»' -• ■ tended'-that' the,, mere' fact'rbf) aybrewet-.'. -.; supplying .any Quantify of ididinol" .. '~-, was. t0..; be; kept _- for -sale.- 5, The'..; defence.'.--of .a complete /denial Vof ~-ahj ■' v. knowledge -of the/uquor;: being .--intendM'-; - I '. :to"be kept.for.sale. His .Worship''stated, that, defendant-had; often: been- "'befort/ / i him. as : ,witness f or. the .'.police,, and .hadX- ; always': given : . his'evidence "in': an.: honest/'/ ', - and ..thorougMy'..straightforward' manner..'::;/-',. 'He,-would, accept defendants, evidence,':'and:. .■' would.dismiss:.the;ihformatioin.•";-'.-;/■ .;■.!: . ;■ ; . /FEATHER-W^GHT:^ '. : :X \v : -..- ;C :i" '!■-:■ ■;; ::; :'..'-On,.^Saturday,'night.'-."Joe" -/;;-/ 'feather-weight chaih"pion : yrr'estler- of .-Eiuj* .-•, landi-'.defeated -Peter,.Cummuigs.-.'of' ltob- : minutes' ,16 ■'seoondaoih !.;:»•. : ':,' match'for'i2lo a.^sid i e,•..Ga.fdihw' :: having;, ■"..■ guaranteed .to defeat' Cufc.mi'ngsA..mthil.',, an'.'ho.ur.:,'Aifine. > e'ihibition l of. Wrestling". ■was givenrby .both' 'men.' Gardiner's,weight. ... ■was 9st.,6lb7,'ahd l that'of Cuminings'llst, 'J\- .:':.'■ :'r : TRAbESMEN!S'STOCKS:,^IJf V "-:■''.'-v ■ •-':; ; : •■'.Roto'rua,;Febi/ary'.l3^ : ?:' : >rA-'.&e;brokeLo^t/at':CoUett . this;-morning- at .'l.3o,o'clock.';; : : Th'e'b'ri- •'.'.•!■', gadeappeared-:on'the'soene.'in:good ; .tiin^';.'.' andi a good pressureof 'water,beirig:ayail«- ; V able, I ,they :6ubdued;the.flames';ianalfvaa ho*ur.'s';time'.';.Thevpr;emises'.w,efe::oMupied^ : . ' by Chiimy' Vta'ilor,. .'.Pafkersbn,. '■ .photographer,-''and::;SlanK>n,. dmierV,'Th» ■,.■■,. . stOTk;in;all';,thr'efe';'6hqp's^was"baalyVdam- : -.. ag'ed-.by.'water..'Part'of : -the shop':6cjbnpfed,.,..:':; by;' Mr. Parkerson I w.a's,'.aso;'rdata.aged'"{bl : ; " fire:: ; ;;The"'outbreak';i'ppeaK.to' : :.. .iginated..;in'; : .the;'ro9f-:,6f ;.'th'e '-buildin|p, ,'> opposite' .the 'Grand-: : ., Hotel;^.Messrs.:iMarison'-'.aiid 'Parkerson •('•'; are.heavy losers/}■Mr^Chirm's; , ,s^k' v (no\;, f .f a.jvery' large',' on'e)i w.aS'inot'. insured:-, -,-;. . .'(.'■'.•■ ■ CjviESlbENciy}^ .';. V- ,'; : ; '!:■■',■ Glsbofne,. 13. ;-:■•' :>"A: six-roomedVhouse,'-owned by/J.:.,5. '... Hintbn.Vand.'oMupied'-by;Harry ' was-destroyed■%. fire last night,': thp'or-;. ligin.'being 'unknown;- 1 :- There .was. ani in-r-'. '.' .'surance;policy:onVthe".f.urniture';f6rfi2l)>(. , : ? ' in ; -the Australian. Mliance.;.'/ , : j.;/-"V;-.,;". : 'J'■;,';-'■ ••';■••"' ;:':':f ■.'''; I '--.;Gisb'orheV :: February:.l2. , . The 'difference s --betweenV-the'.''■ <Spiral -.'.. Steel. Pipe :Company ; -and',the';:Gisborn« . Borough Councilisnbt:in. connection: witlc ■ .: . ;the- -.company's '.pipe,;!but: , ;.-in;:-conßectioi( . j iwork. V.The': . undertook-; piipe-layirig 'rV'slongV -Te. Aroi ;.,•■ Stream, crossing'.that.'river : bed"sß;times.!;: •■ When • the .'wbrfc'-was.: just',completed,;,-,?.;,ii. heavy, record; flood'took place,".damaging ; and destroying -the-rivers crossings.. >.Thi» . - tho.companyjreinstAlsd..to.,th"e,safi6factio_it,: , - of. the. .enpnee'ri'Vho'has.'hbw .given;his.; 'final. certificate ; b'f the completion .of :&#•'>: ■w6ri.r:..'..'-.:.'t^^v.^''i.'/j:'-.'"^.-^/'^'i..''.;...'; ■ : 7'^'' : :"NEw:pip'ißiici v :Hb^<K : 'S'77 v v ' ':;-.'.' .-:';- i -;Wan'ganui,' Tebruary;: 12;. .; ■" PipiriHrHou'se.'-whichvwasJdestroyed'by. / 'fife: months fagb,; has'ibeeri'.feplac'ed; witif., a; fine '' ."'.. . appointed,; which.has-howHbeen; opened.'. A laTge:':. ; riumber, :6f are -.'.'now v v patronising ,' the;;Wangahui; : River'■•fi'M,'•■•'. Visiting"'Waitnmo^Cives'.':,-.'^;,';\- . tr -/ X ■■■■- ' : \,v-NEWS^IN^BRiEF. ; : :^.:^:..:)/;: ; '': ; '•:'•'! ;' .'Christchurchi February.-: 12i ;' .', Th'e''gTOSsVtakingsl'atfvthe.:'Domain;';fet4 on .Thursday,' exclusive ; of f'earlier'.''sub".;.; ''scriptionsv-was. .y::''''■'-'■:?.'■£X i: <- ■ ;"■■■'■•' ,'.-Novdefinite..B,tatement'.is', available ;.cob-'. cerningi the.'.datevbf,'heaHng;of ;-the-cas«'. ; against Bowronßros J.V.Smith,. ;' M.L.G., in.'c'onnectioh. with"; income ; \Jjax ~-■ -, . assessment, ,but..probably it -will;: hot \U ■, - • taken - till the-week'after • next'.';-•:•■; '•-'■• ■-': .