NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Press. Association.)

-peculiar; f.ires. ; ; - WHAT, AN INQUIET bISCLOSm^-; ' .'.■';■..' ;;,;.;;: ;Timaru,"October-;3: : ;; ; ■' : Eires have, been,so: numerous .at.:,T* "■ muka of late, and ..the; surrounding. cir< -'-'- ■cumstahces so peculiar, that a: public iri-. r quiry., was held ■ there" yesterday,. by ■ Mr. : : - V.S. Day,. S.M.-. A. number '.of witnesser -"..- were heard,'arid one, ;a young man,; ad- ~ mitted ;that he and .two'.-'.others had ar-. < -'■■ ranged, late ore nightj ,to:set fire to' a , fence, and then ring the firebell. ■;■ This" was carried out, and;at. the ,same itimei ■;'•'■.'. a wooden.building not-far,from theferice;■ * '.was'-also {destroyed-by-fire..'The-withess,' Vr who- is a.'member,, of: the...Temuka Fire' ':\d Brigade,,said;,that. ; he .had nothing. , ,to; do; .v. with any. nrejother '.than; the pne-inea--"■•'•' tioned— a fence at Dr. !Eigg|s residence,t , '. A .prosecution.-is to -,; '.-;'' ,;■-■ .' ':') . ;-■■■;■•-■;■--.lascar; labour.- - ':-Z^y^i£ : . ; :■''■' -.-■-■ : ''■ '■ : : '■V-. ; .v.b.unedin;N-Octol»r":-!S;-'-.;;'j : ---'-- 'The , following resolution-has-been.fof" ■..: warded by - the 0 tago ■■' Trides '• Council -te;--the Prime Minister,' the Hbn.'- J.-' A.iHil..' >■ :■'■ lar, ; and, local,:members : oi!: ; 'Pafliamenfc:" - •■ ! "Thatthis' council.is inientire,eym'pathyr-■--wittrthe national aspirations".of-, the. Sea-■.-V men's-Unionsvof; tlie-.Dominion'iin; their '&''.■ endeayour.v to prevent-■• the: invasion ;;■: -cheap",, Lascar---.labour.■!-m-:--';-NewV' , ;ZißalaiMiC' :; ''--" waters.,; and; strongly.... urges Me: Govern- ■'":> ment'tp pass legislation/'this■■session' either, ' : !' : - .to; prevent; the v and .other aliens.on. ships engaged in^the'-; '. intercolonial pr;Mas£ar ; trade.l s of .-. New.;" : Zealand, or compel ! fthe : shipping;comr;- "' panies, employing; that-class'; of ifabpnr,':, v to obsbrye the;:■ same/;; conditions}; respect- ' :;fiing / wages, "overtime,'-holidays^,-etc.,;--'af. ... : - ■owriersof;competing; vessels.-f,;\:,;/.rV 5 .;::; i/^'BOARDINGHOU^ETBtJRNED^ '. : .}' :K '-'~;,'- ;':,"'■ :M'i -A Wairoa;. . A-boardirighousei ■-Mr^(>i6per;-.-and^.dcensi^-'-by: ,i lerbjv'.was burne3"dpwn;at.L3o:this.mori- ;'■': ingi'. .was undergoing.- repairs:after the; damage ~'P ■■: done by-.the EasterVflobd;,- ; The.;orily cupant .at; the;:tjme'jwas;-a:,vman ; .riained .; , Donnelly,; who;, had" a. J narrow.; escape.V;He ; :.: ;■ ■ ; was v -ibadly:'bu'rned. 'and-was -.'taken":'to.:'.--'':' treatment.;,. The.'.building &ia: : ':'■•' stated to be,;insured-,.ii.';the. South Brir ; ;v tish Office, and'the furnitrire.intheStaai' '■■■ ' -;'. - ■>. ';:':'■; lii;':::: : -' : 1 > Later.*'- '' /; . v:PatrickDonnelly,jthe.vrctim : .the ; fiie ;.at;'-BeU^by^B. , .!aco6mjnMatt6nSl'fiprise,';: ; Mtf' :;: 's;;: ;ierei'-.di^;-in'v{Ke'; : --ib^ital|tbi!afterebohv ; - v d> 'Deceased was 23:'iears:.of.'age;"v.;Helwas em- >;:: ployed- : as! a an,-and: not-long." .- •"' from'lreland.:;; r He has a sister^in^Napier, '" ; and,a brother-.Tesiding;;neax;:,Gisborne,;-v ■;;^^v; v ' i .'.-;-Me"'',nine^j»n^-yaWlf'-'f.'PandoM, ; ; arouiid the (world,i.lefti'Aticklaiid'Vyestßiv;.;and* Easber;lslands^;t: -i-~ : f \] :^ ;: ;,S;sent ; u'p;for'sentence"^P^;-« • ;;;';'^ ; i'./-"-,,-'^puriedin^' : 'Qctober.' '£■■'■ i^ ; :- ::■': .George .Harris,; j ,aVsettler-.;';at•vWylKe'e s -V -Crossing, /pleadedguilty' to ; attempting'ta Z:. 'S-. coriimit mitted--/.to'i fte ; -Supreme'-.Court';-fpr;jse>.-f:; ■■•&■',&;. . v : Christchwchi';!;6ctobW; :; ;,;The',lbcal poUce; authorities have- beea'.f" advised/ , by. we .Commissioner : p{.;Police'-v^ '•'■■ .that 'he' has"; received *a"'xaMe' -message' fwin:'; •: : ; ;S.uva^;stating", fiat' 'George ;Edward; x Oweni J '-.-.'V ■.whb : is'.wanted:ih'.feomecfi.on';-mffi'a' , chaMe'.'s. ; -'- ujider;.the ; Chattels. Tran'sfer^Act-at. ;burtdn, ;h'as v; been; .arrestiedJf:;:.Oweri:' is';;'aJ-:H ,f----leged to, have sold. a' bicycle,;which'he' haA"; •' --'i hirei>;' : Vv:';V'::^: :i;.-, : l ,^; : ' .■ v-^>;\;;i S' :^''--W';^^t^|^:;BU ßNT: ?/; ; ? ■'•■• ..?.■ ; : ; " : ,p; ;: : : A\ .-Tirnaru,-:: October: £<?■' '' !^ ■ '.-'■'iix.yS. -T, ilvey..:ltet-a^valiiable:.Clyclee«' ':. dale, stallion," Bafpri.Downs;'by :the*buin-':'; ing .of a; stable^tVniidnight, , ; -/xhe'-a'nimal;; ;'X iwas insured:fpr,: ■E100,:.'- but -was> worth'■■'; :'mjjeK..mof^' , ;^!';-:Mf 1 --jA-'ife^^ '^MErVhANTS , PREMISE^^^Enifee ■ : : . 'c-C: : ; ; ';: tjkjtober/3? ; : <£- ■ ;'i'fire occurred : ;t6-night;in, a three-sfcc*:; 1 ■ btiiHing;iii:Ldwer\Queen; broupied , ;.-:? :by'. : ;;Potter.'a;nd, i 1: ironmongeryJ;merchan-5..-: ."'.The' :.:buildiiigr T -,' :was;.pra^cally:'/gutted , ,'.'.and-;;ffieVbulk'^3:-',~ the'stock',dest?oyedi:;but.no details 'as-te, yj'; -io;.'.miduglit.' , ."!.':;3^';'a^oiiiing > V^i>r^mises;~, : ;>;';' rpccupied: by : . ( Skeates; and.-White,,on' dna'::; , '"> ;.side,;"and?Thomas' CooK',,and--\Sons;'.'.aiid;V,;i ■ /only".slightly •damaged.; '■:■.■**•,