NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 838, 9 June 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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THE DUNEDIN FIRE. LTST OF INSURANCES. Dunedin, June 8. \ Insurances, on last, night's lire in Dow ling Street were:—On tho building, .£SOOO in the New Zealand, and on the stock of Chambers and Son, .£OOOO in tho Com- ' mercial Union and Australian Alliance. The damage to the stock is estimated at between .13000 and iHOOO. Aslin and Bedford had a policy of. .£l5O in the Standard, and their damage is estimated at JMO. George and Doughtv's samples were insured for .£SOO in the United, and the damagp is estimated at about .£BOO. MR. ROSSER'S MESSAGE HOME, ■ ■■■' UNIONS APPROVE IT. Auckland, June 8. Resolutions disapproving of the resoln. non passed by the Trades and Labour. Council and approving of the action of : Mr. ltosser; ex-president, in sending a message of sympathy in connection with •-he death.of King Edward, have been passed by the Timber Workers' Union, the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters, Hie Operative Plasterers' Union, and tho Famers' and General Blacksmiths' Union. LOAN POLL AT WAIROA. Wairoa, June 8. The borough loan proposals o£ .£9OOO for improvement and drainage and £Soa for borough, offices were carried at the poll yesterday by a majority of. nearly four to one. TRAWLING DIFFICULTY SETTLED. Napier, June 8. The owners and crew of the trawler Muriel have come to an amicable partner- ' ship arrangement, and work has been re- ■' sumed. Pish appear to be more'plentiful • now, with prospects of. being even better. • SUPREME COURT SESSIONS. ; Palmerston, Juno 8. , . At the Supreme Court Robert Patrick ' Daly was found guilty of the theft of a watch and chain valued at £50, the property of Mr. C. B. Pharazyn. He will bosentenced to-morrow. In the civil case Campbell v. Hennes.. sey, both of Foxton, plaintiff was award-, td .£SO and costs for damage caused by a motor collision. CLERGYMEN'S REQUEST DECLINED, Auckland, June 8. The Board of Education, in reply to a request from the Ministers' Association regarding the adoption of the Nelson sys-. tern of "Bible teaching ia. schools, resolved that the board could not entertain the proposal. The chairman stated that the board was willing to allow every facility to clergymen to visit the schools, but did not consider.it advisable to introduce the Nelson system. WELL-CONDUCTED HOTELS. '• . Napier, June 8. At the Licensing meeting, the police re» ; ported a complete absence of illegal trad--' - ing; the having been well conducted during the year. All licenses were*, granted without, comment.".. . .'•