NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 923, 16 September 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telcurapli.—Preea Aaaooiatlon.) INDIGNANT MINERS. . ~ .v.: ■, . :..Westport, September 1!j. ' - ' ~A- large meotiag .of - miiiers was : held : !"i! to-night-, at BumettV Face, when an ad- ■ dress was delivered by Mr.vß. Semple, ./'I organiser -of the. Nevr Zealand Federation. of .Labour. The attitude of'.the . j meeting / was. on© ".'of ■: deep '.resentment t against; what ..was Vregarded ■, as : an : un- : j warranted; attack, made by. the : . press of f New; Zealand/.on the attitude v:of '.'" . the \ federation conference recently . held, in /Wellington; ...After; discussion, the foUbwr\ ■ J ing. resolution': was : carried unanimously: v "That vwe . members ' of.. the Denniston Branch.:of,:the,. New Zealand Federation';bf Labour avail ourselves of this oppor-' tunity. of expressingvour entire confidence in the. federation i as: being the only true class-conscious.' organisation of labour ik';; tho Dominion, and that we also take : this' opportunity of. whole-heartedly en- ' dorsinj* : the' manifesto issued by the"conference 'at. 'its. recent, sitting,-.and;as a . -practical: test * of, our confidence; in tho;: New Zealand' Federation: 'of ' Labour,'' we > ~ ivoto the four hundred pounds v to aid" in establishing a weekly paper' . \ entirely ;tothe - interests.- oi. ; our ■ working. cla6S." -. . ■ ..■■■

SUPREME COURT. Hokitika, September 15. - i. '. Thohalf-ycariy sittings, of . the Suprema '• Court' were '■ held here - to-day; /' Mr. - Jus-.::. ;.i Itice Sims presided; ;The;.calendar. was 'ft** light one,..cpnsisHng ;j oharg^,of;thefts .one'of assault' with intent todo grievous ; , bodily harm, and.one of perjury. l .' The- ... , 'grand, jury returned true bills - in.' each case, '- A young man, .whij hadVbeen; coil- -. . .. mitted . lor : sentence lor;: theft,'. was l.ajij; lhitted .to -probation; for lS.mont-hs, and . ordered ; to- pay.:the:;cost3 .of .the . !; cution,. amounting to JCi. 14s. The hear- ■ ing - of. the "perjury::'charge^-thd;■;first ■. in ; ;: tho list—has not yet been concluded. REFITTING THE DRILL SHIP. ■v Auckland, September ' The warship which,; is acHnif ;;'; / as drill ship/on-the .Australaaari : Station,v; .• arrived " from the-':.south.'. this;.: faorning.: , '• The,Pioneer 1 -has<come: up to • Auckland to refit, and will bo floated into ■ the Calliope Dock this week. She will re-■ main at Auckland 'for. about a month, •; and she 'will then make a, short cruise .... •up'.the. coast, in company ' 1 counter; which is expected to arrive at Auckland ;in about'a -week's time. .Th«". two vessels '.a,re : in'. constant comnranica- •.:. : » tion by wireless. - THE CATTLE AND THEIR KEEPERS. Dunedinj September 15. At Balclutha several persons, chiefly •; v .cattle-dealers, ; werecharged.. with -.criieltj .to. animals by leaving .the cattlo in- 'th«: \i;'. 'salpyards from;; Fridays . sale J.till; Satnr«J;;.' Jj-'-f day afternoon. -In one extreme case tha . cattle ■ ..were' railed from -.; Central Otaso ' .on. s^e^i^.^oniing,::theV-.to. .-Burnsida yards, offered for sale the following'-day,:;. ; railed-Jto" Balclutha:. on Thursday, 'gold' j... a:t. the yards ojf Friday, and"., hot till'-.the' afternoon': of the" fifth: day. (Saturday) fdid';\ ! ".';r,.' they teceivo either food or. water.' Fines j i;.; of : 10s.- with costs were imposed. . : ; ;

JEWELLERS/SUFFER. .. ■ Westport, September IS. ile&trs.' Jacob and Sons', jewellery r e#'. .. tablishment was : ; : burgliriffid ; ? nighty -i ahi'\ Sl5O-, woHh^^of, go^y?f ; was'jeweller's', shop, was; .fruitlessly • burglarised nights.-ago.. . • . , ; :

COMPETITIONS." ~ • Palmerston, September 15. ' At;.the elocutionarycdmxwtiH6iist'(thla^ : " r . evening Mr. v Byron Brown was : placcd - - ■ first' for. tK:'VShakeGpeirean : ; sight, and the test. recitation, ."Xubal'. .; Cain.";. Mr. ;E. H. , Billeris. was- second, ; ahd ; , Miss j Staiiton "third', insight: Mr..' y.. . Christensen . was ..second .for:-" "Tubal,'Cairi,";"and 'Mr;: £. AY. Hanlon third.' In'_tlio. ladies* Shakespearean:re.- .' . citation, vHiss-M.nEole, wm" first,', : 'and"Miss : ■Clateiv6ecohd,'''ln: the: hiuhbrous'.itecitai tion/Mr.;S.;W; - Oliver--, was- firsthand 'ilrr-Tfe Frascr second. " '. .

DEATH UNDER ETHER. . Hamilton,. September 15. ' ' 'At.'the■' inqukt oilßobert XHugfePaei, -i; who died in the Waikato Hospital while . under etherj- a verdict of death/- from . syncopo'.vas'returned.' . . ; V ■ /