NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1490, 12 July 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

[Br Telesraih-Freii Auwl»UoH.l .■ —-—♦ . : RAILWAY APPEAL BOARD. Wanganui, ijuly 11, In connection with tho decision of th» Railway Appeal Board at V/hanijarei in the appeal of T. J. Riordan, clerk, against his dismissal from tho service,■ tho finding telegraphed gave the impression that Itiordan had boon reinstated for six months' trial without pay, but it Iranspires that the forfeiture of pay was only during tho period of suspension, pct>djng tho (hearing of the charges against him, and his pay began again -n tiie day.the trial commenced. Tlio caso is one which railwny officers throughout the Dominion will bo interested in.

"HE EXPRESSED REGnET." Wairoa, July 11. Alfred Alexander Berry, charged with firing a riflo at Miss Delia Martin ou Sunday last, was committed for trial. Accused pleadedTiot guilty. Ho expressed regret for the occurrence, and said he never meant to kill or injure her. Had he desired to do so, sko was ui his power, 13ail was refused. '

• HAIRDRESSERS' HELPS. Chrjttchurch, July. 11. An agreement was arrived at before the Council of Conciliation in' tho hairdressers and tobacconists' assistants' dispute, on the following basis i—-32 hour* per week; not later than'B p.m. on three days; not later than 6 p.m. on one davi not.later tihan 1 p.m. on. tho weekly halfholiday; work to cease at 9.15 p.m. on Saturdays; minimum wage, .£2 15s.

STORE DESTROYED. . n i,- • , Aui *land. July io'. . A fire at lungsland destroyed a grocery store owned ■ and occupied by Henry Fletcher: ..Tho building and.stock were insured t'or in the Guardian office and .£IOO in the Globe.

CAMPBELL BEQUEST. Auckland, July 10. The Board of Education resolved, in view of tho CatnpceU bequest of 320,000, to urge tho Government to give offect to a proposal to either establish a Chair of Agriculture in connection with Auckland University or a properly-equipped agricultural college in Auckland province.

■BAND CONTEST. .' Dunedin, July 11. Tho fallowing entries have been received for the Du'nedin band contest, to be held in October:—A Grade-: lnvereargill Garrison Band, Dunedin Citizens', Tiniaju Garrison,', lnvercargill Hibernian, Wpolstoii Brass, St. ICilda Municipal, Dominion Baud (Invercargill), Lyttelton Murine, Kaikorai, Derry's Private Band," Christchurch. B Grade: AehbuTton Municipal. Balclutha Brass, Caversham, Invercargill Hibernian, Tenth Mounted Begiiuent (Blenheim), Stanmore Brass Band, Dominion Band (Invercargill), Ashburlon Teitiperance Band, Timaru Marine, Miltoa Brass. Several offers were made at a meeting to guarantee the ■ committee against loss in case of bad weather or other unforsocn cirournstances.

FIRES, - Auckland,' July 11. A new hOU6O in Croydon Street, owned by Mr. T. West, and ocoupiod by Mr. A. N. Jordan, was partially destroyed by fire to-day. The house was insured for .£450 in tho National Office, and the damage is estimated at ,£250. The occupant only moved in a few days ago, and hie furniture, which was not 'insured, was fortunately, not all in. His loss in thie direction amounted, to about 450.

OTAGO MINE CLOUD. . , \ Dunedin, July 11. The executive of the Otago Coal JJinerr Association has called a meeting of Hie Ivaitangata' members of tho union for Saturday, evening to receive the answer of the",; directors and consider a future course of aotion. Mr. Setuple, organiser of the Federation of Labour, and another., member of the executive of the. l'edera. tion will bo present. .••-.-

PAHIATUA COUNCIL AFFAIR. Pahiatua, July 10. ' The question as to whether Mr. ,1. 1. Fox is legally a mem)>cr of the Paliiatua Borough Council through his not being a naturalised British subject at the time at which ho was elected, has been settled by that gentleman himself. Mr. Fox to-day sent in his resignation, aud being fully qualified to stand for the post now, is seeking re-election,

BRIEF MENTION. Wanganui, July 11. ■ At the Magistrate's Court this' morn« ing, C. E. Hanson pleaded guilty to burglary at St. John's Hill on June 29, and was' committed to tho Supremo- Court for sentence. . . ....

Wairoa, J.uly'U. Andrew Borgcnscn wns remanded to Napier on a charge of breaking nnd enter* ingr at Makarotu, and stealing a pocWbook, 18s., aud a promissory note for £100,

Timaru, July 10. Work on tho wharvesisetopped owing to• the waterside workers deciding not towork with/non-uuionists.

Auckland, July 11. A man named John Hancock, 34 years of age, committed suicide in a boarding-, house in New North Road. Deceased recently'arrived from England, .was i> single man with no relatives in the Dominion. He was out of work, audoonscqucntly depressed. . .