NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 157, 15 October 1912, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(3y Telegraph.—Prow AejoolaJlen.l ' —4 BRIGADE TROUBLE. FIREMEN FIRMLY MET.Christchurch, October 14. _ The Fire Board completed its inquiry into charges by the men against Superintendent Warner, of the Eire Brigade, on Saturday, and decided that the charges had not been substantiated. Seven men were dismissed this morning, and the remainder warned that if they were dissatisfied the hoard was prepared, to accept their resignations. Two others left to-day. The charges were held to be trivial, qaid the ovidence in support was given by. men of little experience. One man dismissed had three years' service in Christchurch; the rest were new-comerS to the brigade. The vacancies have been filled by the board at once, and no further trouble is anticipated. STABLES BURNED. Gore, October 11. A fire occurred at 1.30 p.m. to-day in the New, Zealand Loan Company's stables, which- were partially destroyed. The building contained four horse stalls, loose boxes, chaff house, etc. A motor bicycle was also destroyed. The insurance on the building amounts to .£175 in the Union office. , . , A FIRE AT MATAURA. Gore, October 11. A seven-Toomed house at Mataura, owned by the estate of the late Eobert Hastie, the tenant being W. Wellham, was burned down this morning. The insurances on the house are .£250 in the National office; on the furniture, .£55 in the New Zealand Insurance office. Mr. Wellham will be a heavy loser. BURNED TO DEATH. Waihi, October 14. Kichard Benjamin Harris, a slaughterman by occupation, was burned to death in his shanty at an early hour yesterday morning. The charred remains were "found in the debris. Deceased was a single man about thirty-three years of agef. YOUTH'S NOTION OF HORSE USAGE. Timaru, October 11. A Timaru youth was sued to-day for the vnlue of a horse which he hired at a livery stables with a buggy for, as he said, "a reasonable journey." The horse was brought back exhausted, and died soon after reaching the stable. .The evidence showed that he had driven 80 miles in- about 12 hours with three adults and four children in the buggy. The magistrate decided that defendant had driven too far and .held him responsible, and ordered him to pay for the horse (assessed at -CIO) and costs. CANADA'S CADETS. Invercargill, October 14. Captain M'Taggart, advance manager.for the Canadian Cadets, arrived at the Bluff to-day. Ho said that the boys had had a prticularly goqd time wherever they had been, particularly in Western There was no evidence of 'boys having been disappointed at any place in Australia; they were treated right royally everywhere. They are in good health, and are looking forward to games of Rugby in New Zealand. Arrangements are being made for their entertainment in Invercargill on October 21 and 22. ' TIMARU'S BSAUTY BAY. Timaru, October 12. The annual report of the Caroline Bay Improvement Association- shows that during the year ended last August «£3lO was received from membership fees, and fhe Harbour Board and borough subsidies totalled" .£550. From a bazaar ,£1385 had accrued, and a few sundries brought the total up to .£2412. Tho committee had spent .£419 on making a marine parade along the north mo!o of the harbour, •£327 on a piazza shelter, <£150 in various ways, and have .CWoG in hahd for further improvements, a large proportion of which is earmarked for a hall on tho saiids. The large Marine Hotel, which is nearing completion, was referred to in the report. . CARPENTERS'AWARD CASE.

Christchurch, October 13. Tho opinion of tho Arbitration Court lias been received in a case stated by Mr. V. 6. Day, S.M., at Tiinaru. The case was one iu which tho Inspector of Awards proceeded against Cicorge D. Hansford, seeking to recovor «ClO for alleged breach of tho Timarti carpenters' award. The alleged breach was that defendant had engaged a man named Orr, who was not a member of tho union, and that ho failed to notify the Inspector of Awards within 21 hours after engaging Orr. The opinion given by Mr. Justice Sim is as follows: — "Members of tho Timaru Carpenters' Union are entitled to preference, but only if the rules of the union comply with the requirements of Clause 12 of the award. The rules plainly do not comply with the requirements of that clause, and members, of the union are not en* titled to preference. The defendant therefore has not committed any breach of ths award."