NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1388, 14 March 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By TdecraDh-l'rcsa Association.) DENNISTON MINERS' DISPUTE. , P , r ~ Westport, March 13 The Grnnity and .Stockton Miners' Unions have agree,! to industrial S incuts come to at conferences with niiaTowners, but tho Denniston Union In- a majority, refused to agree, and resolved la hand over the matter to the Federation ol Labour. Tho difference is over a penny a (on on pillnr working. Tho federation executive is likely to settlo the question on a basis agreed upon. Tho agreements givo the men soino advance. WAR VETERAN'S DEATH. Yo-u, i . Menheim, March IS. n,,,?n i F T\T S u ,mrkc% gardener niunoJ Robert Allen, aged 69, wns eelon suddenly, throwing the man out on his head. He was taken to the hospital, .suffering from hemorrhage and coacusi sion of the brain. His case was hopeless, and he died this morning. Decoasoil was an old identity, having resided for nlty years in tho Dominion. He M*ved lurnugh the Maori War in tlie regulars. THE LABOURERS' HIRE. m, t, ~ Dunedin, March 13. The Dunedin Drainage Board has do. ciilcd to advanco its labourers' wages by sixpence, making a minimum** of Bs. 6d. per day. l'his is equal to aa espendituro ot ,£2300 per year. AUCKLAND LABOUR TROUBLE. „. , , Auckland, March 13. inere have been no further develop, mcuts in the labour dispute. Tho united campaign is proceeding quietly. The remarks of Mr. W. Pryor (Employers , federation), on the subject of tho punishmeiit ot strikers, were mentioned to the Premier to-day. Sir Joseph Ward said that tho strikes and strikers were dealt with by the Hon. J. A. Millar on his return from Taupo, and in nil cases where the law required to bo carried out, tk« Department acted without hesitation. INDUSTRIAL UNREST, Dunedin, March 13. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to-day a letter was received from tho Auckland Chamber asking for tho support of tho local body in asking tho Government to appoint a. Royal Commission to investigate the present industrial unrest in the Dominion. The committee decided that while in sympathy with the objects of the Auckland Chamber it did not think a Royal Commission would be the best means of attaining the desired end. THE CHIEF OF~THE WAIKERE. Gisborne, March 13. A large gathering of Natives assembled to mourn tho death of Noa Whakaatcro, chief of the Wnikere. The funeral took place at Awapuni Pa to-day, tho grave being dui; under a memorial erected in honour ot tho chieftainess Reparata Kahuia (Lady Carroll's mother). The tangi will be continued for several days. SUPREME COURT. Gisborne, Match 13. The Supreme Court criminal sessions opened to-day. The Chief Justice convgratulated the district oai the freedom from crime, there having been only two cases committed for trial since last sessions, Jas. Glendinninir, charged at tho previous sessions, and about whose case the jury disagreed, was again charged with perjury, found guilty, and remanded till Friday for sentence. John William Foster, charged with theft of a bicycle, wa§ found not guilty. MISSING SECRETARY. Eketahuna, March 13. Tho body of R. J. M'Lean, who has been missing since Friday, was discovered at 11 o'clock this morning by Diver Petersen in a deep hole in the river about 100 yards below where the man's overcoat was previously found. At the inquest held this af(ornoo.n, the evidence wont to show that deceased had been suffering from bad health, and during tho last few days did not seem to know what ho was doing. Letters written by him wcro partly incoherent. A verdict. was returned of "Suicide while temporarily insane," DUNEDIN'S GARDEN FETE . Dunedin, March 13. Tho garden fcto yesterday was a marked financial success. In addition to tho sa!o of .£BOO worth of tickets, JMOO in cash was taken at the. gates. It is estimated tho surplus will bo over .£IOOO. The proceeds go to the immediate improvement' of' tho city reserves. W.CT.U. Dunedin, March 13/ The twenty-seventh annual convention of tho Women's Christian Temperance Union was inaugurated to-day, when the delegates wero officiallv welcomed. Mr. Burnett (Mayor) extended a civic welcome ond speeches wero also delivered by Mr. G. M. Thomson, M.P., tho Rev. R. B. Davies (president of the Council of tho Churches), Messrs. A. S. Adams (president of the Temperance Reform Council), G. Watson, W. J. 'Moore, D. Gain, and Mrs. Don. The speeches were acknowledged bv Mrs. Cole. A thanksgiving service was held in the ereniiiE. FATAL ACCIDENT. Nelson, March 12. A lad named William Makison, aged 12, was killed at Motueka on Sunday by being thrown from a horse. Deceased was a visitor from Westport.