NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1013, 31 December 1910, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

ißy Telegraph,—l'ress .Association.) /' '■ ■' .'" - ACCUMULATION OF COAL. AND SOME STRIKE TALK. Auckland, December 30. A director of a coal company,; interviewed as to the. reported accumulation of coal by large consumers against a possible colliery strike, said trouble was ; coming a3 soon as the miners ha(l 'got . all they could through tho. Arbitration Court.' They were now eanceu.Ag tho registration, of unions and shifting for' / themselves:.'. ' Mr. Alison, managing director, of tho Devonport-Ferry Uompany, said ho knew'of nothing definite as to* ail irn- ■ pending strike, but it was significant that so many coal Unions'wcro cancelling their, registration. His company laid in 2000' ton 3 as an emergency supply. Mr, Seniple', president, of tho iuiners' ,' Federation, said ho had no confidence in arbitration. Tho unions wero cancelling registration to bo free of responsibility to the- Court in. tho event of a strike taking place. Tho Hon.. J'. A. Millar said that, per- ■ sonally, ho knew of no strike impending, but" in 'view of. preparing for an cmergency, 'the Railway; Department was' . keeping iii hand sixteen weeks' supply, representing 80,000-to 100,000 tons of coal. . Asked if. ho did .not. think tho V cancellation of registration,was , significant, 1 ho said no doubt it..was,.but he was not-prepared to discuss tlio matter, THE, TIMBER INDUSTRY,; : . Dargayillej December 30. .Authorities on tho: local timber in-dustry-informed a .."North Auckland . Times".'reporter that the: timber industry outlook in tho Kaipara River is brighter,'and it 'is; anticipated that tho : next six months Will seo record ' deto. tidal waters. The class of kauri is " of. a' most, superior grade, owing to the sheltered conditions under which it is grown, and reports -from :. Australia - state'--that ..tho timber .merchants - are. very well satisfiod . with the quality.' Some very largo orders from overseas '-are*continuallycoming- to band. EXPANSION OF'TIMARU. Tlmaru, December, 30. An important development in , shipping facilities, here was: marked to-day ; when. tho: new wharf with a. berthage capacity - for four .' vessels,: and '. costing £21,000' : was'-: used for ,the first timo..Tho harbour was gay with .bunting and; .tho chairman of the Harljour Board entertained all the captains' in port (seven) in honour of tho occasion. BOOTMAKERS' IDEA. , Dunotfin, December 30. The' Federated Bootmakers' Conference decided:.that, tho time was'• ripe for tho federation to start .'a boot fac- ! torjy and that a committee of five bo Bet. up to draft, a schenio for the: purpose of bringing the proposal into operation. ' ' '. HORSES 1 STRUCK ;BY TRAIN. Croymoath, December 30. Last night's Otira .train w J hen.closo to _ Stillw-ater Junction^! crashed into a ■ pair of. horses-drawing a wagonette ; containing, nine persons retumihg • from'' ■a.funeral at Blackball.; Ono'horso was - killed and the other maimed, but :iio one. was' injured.. This is an exceedingly dangerous ;• spot, as the train is' invisible to drivers of vehicles. :