NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1460, 7 June 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

tEi" TetqEraDh-fijrcssi^; o KING COUNTRY DRINK. waxtkjv-htate coxtuot,;. •;' New Plymouth, 1 u» r, At- liii- Minna) rciw-tiiif; of the-.To.um'arit- ; mil l.ii-eiijing Committee ye.-U'iday, a liiojiilier vi' notice in 'iiiove at: next'-iiu et- '' ing.of tonnii it; : —'"l'luit ..in I hi-' opinion* j <>t. tho. l c'o!>t.in.i(...tho ;(fn»'':h'ns'<arriwcl>l for a cluuigo..- i'!( (lite" : .syM.e'.ii : - iiow ,oxisii 11 f?' I ;.ii.(lie Kii'.jj Cmiohy, and tlii>" ooinnsitteo i urges thai lbs whole ,nt' the H»iimr Mip- ' plied. t» n-iilcnt-i nr other's ill-ilia!:, area lie placed timler muiiifipat or State eonlirii." ; .'.' "'■.'W DIVED IN TWICr COL'I! AUK l.\ A C( )XTR KTKM r-s! : , Fei!ding';.'.Juno ! - . A ciiso of bravery on !!ib part of-a, boy, fOflJc -place; .at' '.t'oly.fbii;. ■■ : sojss. .<bf Mr, 'Jia'ciclift'o,. a^O(i v ' ; ll;) ■years, Clarence I)al;ci ; ; «i soli of Mr, ■rt . Hakcr. <if i'= kVve\ i.u.g at; the 11" hank Rave way, ;iml Baker. fell into the stream; ' The elder'lirA-lifTe dived'in avftl : go.t liiin to the: bank. The vomwer •JJrt(sc;l.iffo, iii ! ..tr\viis'k to•h'elmpullJßafeer.' up. jell ill head His brother went- in .at.ter liiiiii Jigt.Jhf •^oftii'RMS.b'oKiwris drawii ! ,to a w)i irl poo 1 ;uh(l>u luleri f( ! -to ■autl i tlny older -bojt's.ue-'l ccetted in Retting lnm out safely. •. ? ? THEY SEC JUDGE SIM. Auckland, Tunc G 111-accordance vitli-tho .le.-irc of : the .Dominion Conference,. held.iii Wellington, ; tli.iv secretary oi' t lie •.A ueklar.'d .'. Drivers' I won -w:iiiied 011 Mr.', .1 usiicv dent; of the Arbitrii lion" (,'mirt, and'pro--' tested against; waiting nine months: for . the--Jieiinii-sVof! ■ t.lio;: dri is'pn = ■ !'■ :! Alv. ,1 nslice Sim promised-- to'■ endeavour : Jfrilinve/ilio-sciVsc/seWloivilf Christchuivh 'next month, or at Wellint>tcni jir'.August; ■

THE "hfIIEND 1 OF THE STRIKE Wathl, Juno fi. ' A .younc: man name;! Bertrul. Hooper,. . alias. Shiith,*.des.h'ibed,as , ;B'-.Waihi minor,; wa., 'charged to-day; with receiving various suni.H of mcney ' from.. Aaratigahako ; .rpsident;;, tinder, false .pret'emes. There ■ -ivpro. :ei h arges $ ..rAc.cusotl';v i fc? was. said,;. •-"\veiit |o! lninhayiiVg antliority : ' : i roni^.theM r aihi ComihitiVov (b imincys , in ...ftutvof .lilt?;' relief:'jfiiii(l.\;AV]icivV''iir.sfc quos-. ''•'lied, denied??tlieSeharqeil;.and ' t lie, ,district....'■. | .tbsequentlj%ho.''.was arrestrd 'at iVcllinstou. He. was. fined .ttO, -in. .'default, two- jiionths' iniprisonntenf. ••' ; ' FOOTPADS . ' . '. Gisborne, June ij. A' .resident : iri'-..tho*;'AVc'st'':Entlsw'as found : iii- /aii?;!:iicciiisbious' footpath last liisht.. He stated'.ho, : iiad"bwn at-';;tackeil..,d)v..:fbbtpaUs;-:':;He;;?wa3.: -considerably bi'ttiscd. about; the body, v., , THE EVELINE BUTCHERS. Oamnru, f»nc C : Thirteen of the .Chi-istchureh Meat Com- ' pa;;Evoline -ljuiclicrs - ;tro ■ affected by Hie strike. Tho. men: aro still out. ; Yesterday was pay day, and on going out to rkeivb Uieir pay tho , men. were told they, couU! .make- a..start, this morning. They took this, os an: indication' that the cause „m".tho' trouble had been removed, ijnt this inorning they;found the- learner, tri wlioin exception was taken, still- oil t lie lii'in-li, and • thb-.men refused to start-Aleajiivhile'-:nfijttersf ar-3 : ;being'- dealt, with by tlie ]i\ee!itiyft>Vnio)i in Dunedin. - ■ DIPLOMA DAY Auckland, Tunc 6 , Diploma 'I)ay was celebrated to-day by students of Auckland University College •in iiie' !is;n>,i frivolous manner," proevediuys beginning .with a grotesque procession. ,-Tho pre'sentatibn'-ibf/diiilbinnsiwas' made in Hie' To.wit' Hall, by the .ChiHicelior (Sir' ■Rbberti-.Stbuy:

j BRIEF MENTION. i ■- ■■■ Blenheim, .Tune. 6..-, Avv.yVr :po.ul.try ;sn6Sy.;:..li ; . \\\irifleu jirohf the Smith I-land Championship fcr silver ! wyando'ips. | RUMOURS AUOUT COAL. !- '~n i ChristcHurch, ;,hino G.'- . .. .the •''borbge of coal tli.it is being- ex.<?lsew _ h'cj;bl 'isfiiofc; being 4elt; very: ..seriiiusly- locaily... .ThorcV; is;,. li-owevor" a' fJiortage, and .dealers are refusing to book jo vjiers, b.ut.i the> ixisiti oii ; - is - not J ikoly. 4<F,affMfelocat-4ndustrieso' Aiiu n'iber.- of. coal dealers who were. interviewed exviftessedAtliis^vieiw. | CANARY CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 | !■ \o.i- „-- Dutiedin,.Jnno (i;-' fO.A - SouUr'lsland< .Canary* '$•?!!>hU'.!.<>iishii)s;-U'psultedNorwich ' plain-' l !ic;p(l; ydlo«v::H.>G/ Huiity.Duuctiin; Nor-: J.' Brown,'. Dunedin;' Unyf fltheis : variety; tlmn;' !\ brwlch,-.- W. ; : Mor-. •; ri.sotr, Dnr.edin. . .... ... V: .■ s!iil'PJ-. jiitlgo said} tkolmfFcham;: !;. PiQ'.i. :was,,tm>Vbest v Urd-'ho ' had, scbilfor. 3}| a .i ; !.y.' .-.VQarii- iii:.aiiy;jiliow;"'it;;.wasfal!iiost gos.d iis...th'e ' English champion/ ... ' CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES ■ , : .. Dunedin, .June gV*J'lio Prime-Minister. informed a "Stnr"■ S.i'epresentativei of to Hiv D.wey: As, to the Legislative J Council r.o. on? . had. been appointed i: sp. iniy The position, had Ix en offered: : A'6 , .'oi!i>. : ''Pu'nedin:. i 'i!ipnil;pr'?of ■..thi\t : 'tiuiiii. 1 : *64 accept?

THE INDIANS IN FIJI Auckland, Tune G 1 hi r ;1' r.meis :M;iy r ■■ e'x-Governor'"of.Fiji, was a. pa-engci -by. the .Maraii:a,''iiiid is proceeding to iiongkon;;, 'Jn-'nn interview lis 'discredited'.:the'..'reports'"concerning the efVei't of the. unlimited., importation of ...'coolie :lrtbt)iiftMiitp\,Fiji;.X:::He¥said::'coolio labour was iiuli-pTOsable, an<t. was. tho best available jar the tropical elirnatc*,' ■ aiui-'im eo.nip!eti'oiV::. , of'''.tlieir.'rcngogeniciits Ivciime agrit'.iiit'.irists. - The two'" races, kept ijiiito sepVcrale, and the eiime? com"■initfcejf. by eoolies wore iiinstly of-a <lo- : inc.-tic <-h.arart<M'. and ain ong t hen; selves; Ordinarily tliey we-ro - peaceable and in-, dustrious. AUCKLAND CITY FINANCE Auckland, June. (!. . . The .fijiaWcjnlv'.-p'ofeitioHt; tifJ;llie.vA'uclclaiiel-, year was bt tter thi\i> :cyer l>efori!vA;,stote-' 'nie'li.t jPgai-«iiig : .tho., .city's: " jlnnnces'. was ! giveji iii-dav .by the Mavoi j. based . bri figiirrs eompiled l-,y iho tre.asiu-er. .. Jtr.. l'nrr said that when'.the pr<-ent eotineil took office »i'Hie,beginning oi the financial, year the..overdraft was ,£:il,3!'3. By strict' iuiher.pm-o to the evtiin'atcs the. overdraft had been 'March 31.That aniourd.-ini-hidi'd ,£l:i,.'il t. advanrcd from the cenrro! account in. anticipation of strppi improvement nnd.other...leans. ns loans aro being floated, so that.the poi overdraft on the gern'ral secmintwill stand at ,£OT, "The p.-isifipn c!!' the'eity's gi-rtcrn!"accduiit .is-''the'reforet l ,firsti.'class,**said Mr. I'arr.. ' SIR JOSEPH WAfID'S FRIENDS Invercarqill,- .lum> •>. Sir Josoph. Waid ha.i .re'eoivvd 'umi-.iiiUiiica'tions-,fronv 'PunediriyiWaikaii.'jhiHri Gprev asking ,kilo v;he:i it w.-iii'.d be (011venieiit. to at'end baniiuets iii'his Ji<-.noi:r. : i He / :repliWv«sta(ingvUiat>^was/nimli|^ 'sq withiii a -week.' ■. MR FOWLDS Pilmcrston Tune f Mr. George l-'owlds 'addtesi vtl 1 - ' large. • nu-etiiig i.ii thi;Opera lteo-« to-iiisiit. on tlie Uiiite'd ldibonr Parly, iirapaganda.Jl): .;Slf,Ti«^. : jiresided,. Til* l >n p alte: i :-wr:'^ .'.i:i! ii vbfp: afithaiiks'.carried.. ' y