NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1465, 13 June 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

ID* Scloerapb-Preti Auoclstton.l « HISTORIC HOUSE BURNT. Now Plymouth, Juao 12 .»A' two-stoiy house at I'itzroy owned by H. Mv; Skoot;;, Commissioner'o£ Gcovu Lands ■Auckland'H : :and'- occupied ..'... by Horrnnn'^...■■■ Browii;hvns J destroyed by r firo tonight, v* %■ i'ho building ivai an old'■ historic land-...- ... . : ; tiiai:k.; ,:TliQ.!jnsuraiiC6 is,not availablo atiP!'! '■ il'resentgbutot/is 1 ! understood tliat tlier*); is a lino of .£4OO. oh tho furniture in the * Xiitioiial Office. •. : : . ■ furniture trade settlement. . .. Ourtcdin, Juno 12 ;^Sv. n &r Concilitttioui io'iconsidor • Irauo..<Usput«;: <Mr.' J,- K. (Commis- : monci;| . aiuV': IUo ■ \Ye?& S and Kiddell for^- v • .tJwomi)i^r« } 'and3fossrs. Moriarly .•Jington),' iKuston; . and ■ Patljeson" for. .. . I ho'' followuic ugroeiiieiit : Tvas^: l • ; Utago and,. ; • 'tV'iionrs ytflim].. constitutei\ a ; i '-\ ■ ,jW.caii t - for"™ jouruovnicii' l '' chair, 1 " Bnd-S----!framo.: malcers.vmachinisto, wood'. carvcreA" •tuniers/ivpicturoiiframers/^'and polishers:'' shall- bo/lsrlSd: per hourV-.T After. an ap-V ' ; prcntico".comiiletes .his term h«'. may be ..cmplo.vndilDSf.rin improver' for:' six months:? at: Is::- lid:;:i»r:hour, and for; a fnrtlier six . months at: R:.'ld.. per Iwutv'-.'lVo liotire' nbtice'.shall' M;given on either sido befoMV, '' (ii:-mis>fil. or leaving >iiip!oynu':it. Over." tiiirf:|l'aip:;aiid?a quarter: for ■ tho. first'? ' two houand time and ;t half tlu-iv-.. \ ai'ter. until.ten' p.m. Apprentice.;' wages ' 'shall; Bsr : for, the;'firet■■'•year 12s.- fur . iUKUind;. His.. for third: 21s. for fourth;; - .. ami' iS?. fid. for fifth. • The proportion of .• • ;a'p])r'euti«.s to journc-ymcii is not to V one t.o''tv.'b;' : 'K'J'lio period-of' apprenticeship j five years...t Th« usual i)refcrcnco;;!\S : ''' claust'sriarc provided,' award comc-s:into' forcei ! :on. .luly 1, and re-V maini in forco' till .Itnio' 20, WHINLATTEfI SAILS AT LAST Auckland, Jt no 12 . 'I'lie Norwegian barquoWhinlatter; sail-] ,ed : : from Ahipara Bay on> Monday for-NewJ;-jCaledOniai'.,aml so' far as ,-tbo' VJ .Cnstom«^ f ;-'> authorities' were- able to'.'lcani;' lier erew'iii; was below its full complement.- .The Noi- sfe:;;': "wejjian .Consul"'at Auckland offered to find.A;K:; .'additional, senmra' for the vessel, but the k i ?> .'eapfaiii'-declined assistance, ami, as tho-... barque; is a,foreign'■ vesseltho Customs,.iU.;}■: . authorities'■ had no jurisdiction over hei',' and could not'prevent her. from sailing ■ Short-handed. The six men Who deserted.- '■ have remained in New Zealand:-! 'jffZfi. ' DEATH IN ATHENEUM. Duncdm, Juno 12; ■ Harry Douglas C't.-uk, <7 years of ago, a* book canvasscr* living sair, Kait«ngata»•. dropped dead in-the Stirling Atheneum ;;-.. yt'.sterday about-'5 p.' l '. Ur.-.Fitzge-raidf:'' ■ ' certified that death, was'-duo to hemorr-i" ■ huge, of the brain: S. Mr.*-Cook, ■ who v.a3 ■ better known as "DougUw," had long been P resident, of Kaitangatai and was foriner-X" ly employedjn the mine there.,.- 'lie .a:.wifp,;and;family.j: v ■.;?% WANGANUI BOROUGH POLLS. Wanganui, Juno 12 ,; Tho Borough Council election to-day suited in the return of Messrs. Williams,-. •. •Liffiton, and .Knuckey. A proposal ■ raise a loan of £7000 for a reservoir ■ '■ carried. ■■■ ~. CROWN LANDS TRANSACTIONS. te.-;: :: : Dunedin, Juno M At'a meeting'of. tho Otago Land Board-to-day a motion'";was passed expressing-: ■ the opinion that: very. little trafficking in Crown lands goes : on in Otago. In the: ■ matter"ofvgoodwill that-may appear ex-. cessivo, the.board is..of opinion that-it ii. practically.powerlessi It approves of:-.th®. -praporal'.to.hold a conference of the. laud ofi tho Dominion/:' ■ \ FIRE AT BLENHEIM Blenheim, June. 13. j'.'AiTjsii-rooßWil houM; in Main;: Street; \ ■was gutted by fire: 'Very little was;saved;; 1 '. .'F:vKedwood, tho owner had an insurance; - of ,£2(io in the Xorthern Ofiicc oi'. tho .house, Mr. hftd?-"hia. furniture insured, for-.£150' )n : . the..;. I Guar-' ' DIVORCE COURT. Dunedin, Juno 12 . In" the Divorce .Court this morningj.-' Mr,-.-'Justice . : :Will;-ams' granted .tho"-'wises ; Edith Jkry, M'Farlano v. James . >lason;A''MTarlati« X(dcjserHon);-' , ; ,Amy Douglas and Charles..Cray. Dougics tde-,i'7-vsr'v,?'! « r t' ' • : HIKURANGI MINE TROUBLE, : f. Auckland, Juno 12. ■ 11l reply to'^njrequest uiario;'Mjyy^.th^:, ■ Hikurangi Jfiucrs'-. 1 Union, tho- direct'Vvs i 1 of tho Ilikurangi .Company; have' consent-, ' ed? to a conference,'": which.--will bo i; held- • .; on' Friday morning'atC-tho.Aucklantt'olliM'.: :of the-company,; : THE POLICE SUNDAY. Auckland, June 12 ■;.s*At a Presbytery meeting' the Commit-.. . toe 'on Religion and Morals recommended;.-.;.': -, that tho Minister for v Justice "'.bo asked ; .to;secure as large a measure, ns- irassiblo/i;":-V . of':: Sunday rest for policemen; who. un»;Ss;■;;*■ dor' present conditions, have, no oppor- . tunity of attending church. It was staged that a policeman Ims been, callod upon; : ;to-perform duty.on eoven Sundays-in,suo- : j ■ ' cession.' Vi; s The ; Presbytery ■ deferrod" consideration# ■■■ of itlio... recommendation until next meet-/;, ■ ing- J -w'v - '"ii?" 5'