NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1587, 2 November 1912, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(3t T«lMraDh.-~£ri!M Asioolatlon.l 4 BUILDERS' CONFERENCE. LIABILITY BKINfiOHANCE. ~ r D , u '"i November 1. • At tho Builders Conference to-day, a l«tter which hrid been sent to tho iiawko's .Hay Association wwi considered, Th.o letter Stilted tlmt tho Under-Secretary for Public Works had insisfei bn tho cbiltraclors for the fcrcction of tho post qflica insuring the building for the- full' period of mainteiuih.ceMii that case two months —aria that tho resident engineer contended til at'; if the building were burned d<wn during that period, tho contractor would be liable to reinstate it w a wholoi Tho writer contended that tho contractors should not bo liable for tho insurance after tho building hiul.passed out of their hands. After discussion it was decided to refer tho matter to tho executive for inquiry. - The executive woa empowered to tako #liat., action it. deenhed necessary in. regard" to the registration of the Builders' Association. This concluded the business of tho conference; : DEPARTMENT AND PRESS. ~ . . Chriitchurch, November 1. It is understood that tho instruction given by tho Hon. T. Mackenzie when a member of tho Ward Gov«rnment to mem-. the Department of Agriculture! not to give information to the press regarding Departmental matters' has been withdrawn, arid in its place on instruction has been issued allowing officials of tho Do-. partment to give to the press infornation! that would in tho Ordinary course bo given to farmers or commercial men, but. not to give any information possessing oily political signification! CAPTAIN & HIS FIREMAN. Dunedin, October 31. Captain Ruxton, of tho Union Company's steamer K.aiapoj, was. charged to.daj!; with proceeding to sea without a full crew, .'in that the . steamer was a fireman short on the. voyago from ; . Lyttelton to Westport arid Westporjt to Dunedin. The facts admitted wero that tho fireman deserted at Lyttelton, and the Captain and chief officer. scoured Westport in an endeavour to find a substitute, with the result that they only heard of two drunken men, and neither was located. The magistrate held that the captain had' used every'ieasbna'ble effort, and no penalty was imposed. <\ ■ LAUNDRY FATALITY. Tlmaru, November 1. A young man named. P. J., Collins, em? ployed at a ttcam laundry, fell backwards while carrying clothes on October 3, and hurt his head. He was in tho hospital till October 20, and when ho returned home he still complained of pain in the hood.: Yesterday morning he died unexpectedly. CANADIAN CADETS. Ashburton, October 31. Tho Canadian Cadets arrived.from Timaru by the early train this, morning, and were welcomed 'at the station by the Mayor, • leading citizens, local cadets, and a crowd of. two hundred people. After-, wards i they marched ..to tho A. and P. Grounds, where: they .wore entertained at lunch by the : as"sociation', and remained lunch' by the association. ■ ■ ■ The cadets, were present .at :'the; show this . '.iifferiioon, .and delighted tho large crowd with an ex.hibi.tion of. marching and, trooping tho colours. They were played by their bugle .and drum band. They are to givo a display/at His Majesty's Theatre: i to-night, and will visit Xongbeach Estates to-morrow, making the IC-milo journey by motor-curs. . i ' : Christchurch, November 1. The Canadian cadets arrived hero by the first expressj and on arrival at the railway station. they were 'lined"'up and inspected by Colonel Smytho (officer commanding tho district), and Major Pinwell and Captain Cresswell. There was a very large and enthusiastic gathering of. the public. The visitors;';were escorted from tho station by Chrises College, and;] Boys' Hig'a ScEool. cadets, lid by the 99th Band. • They met with a'-.grentjreception. through the streets. At the Municipal Council Chambers, the Mayor,- on behalf of ;tho.'citizens,. welcomed the cadets, who were afterwards entertained ist supper. . CHILD"3 FALL FROM A HORSE, Dannevirke, November 1 An inquest was held to-day. concerning' the death of Charlotto Lena Anderson,, a two-year-old infant, who was killed bv a fall >from a horse at Tamaki yesterday.--The jury found that: death was accidental, no blamo boine attachable to anybody., and added a rider drawing attention to the danger of carrying infants on horse■back.v,,, u. . . . , * ■!'. DAMAGES CASE ENDED. Mastorton, November .1. iit was' rinnouneed when the Supremo Court resumed this morning that tho parties in the case, A. P. Whatman v.. Abraham and Williams, a claim for <£700 (Jamages, had arrived at a settlement. ; The case had occupied two days. conduct of Public bars; Durieditij November 1. James Carson, barman at the Port Chalmers Hotel, was charged vith supplying liquor to a man while the latter " was in a state. of. intoxication.' He was convicted and fined .£5, with costs. In a caso against John D. Parsons, licensee bf the Port Chalmers Hotel, "ihnrged with permitting drunkenness on his (aceused's) .p'reniises, .decision was reserved. BRIEF MENTION. Auckland, November 1. v Tho new Trunk railway train, dispatched at 11.55 a.m. to-day, had accommodation for 200 passengers. The total number travelling was 31. ' Ashburton, November V" 1 Ivanhoe Price, a young farm hand, this morning ploaded guilty to a charge of keeping liquor for sale in a • No-License district, and was fined JESO, and cCsts. DUnedin,: November 1. Tho trouble in connection T.-ith tho Technical School building has been re- , llo.rcd by Joseph Eli White, the lcwest tenderer, withdrawing. V: Feilding, November 1. ' 'Tho Borough Council last night decided to tako a poll of ratepayers on the proposal' to raise XIO.OOO for the purpose of installing an electric lighting system, ' ' Dunedin, Ootobor 31. Tho Dunedin Painters' Union is tlio first union. of' tho kind in the Dominica to get a wage, of Is. ijd. pen hour. It was. also, tho first to obtain Is. 3d. per hour. That was twelve years ago.