NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1638, 3 January 1913, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

• • (By Association.) v ,/ ;^V— ——r— /block of buildings burnt. Te Kultf, January 2. A' fire that occurred. at r midnight' destroyed aj block at tlio corner of Eora and King Streets. Tho outbreak Startid in Mrs. Robertson's refreshment, roomk which Were destroyed, also C. Erikssen s paint shop And office, aiid Walker's boot sliop. Tho brigada's good Work prevented the fird from spreading to Cheat's (surveyor) office and other shops anil buildings owtied by Mr. Erikssen, wl)o is absent. The insurances are not .known, Thore wits a • similar outbreak ill tho Gamo buildings about two months ago. v , KILLED BY RESTIVE HORSE. . : ' Chrlstchurch, January 2. Frederick Joseph . Clark, a dairyman, residihg at Spreydon, *difcfl .jMcwfay. as jtlio result of injuries incurred while unharnessing a liorso. Tho animal took fright, 'and! knocked Clark down and, dragged the 'caHovir him/ ' MAN KILLET~IN"A QUARRY. Gisborno, Januare 2, , The district corohw has been advised that Walter Glough, 35 yc4rs of age, died at Wairoa this evening ,as tho result of injuries recoived when Working; on the harbour. works this morning. Clongh was engaged with a, dumber of nlen strippin'' over tho top of a papa quarry, and A slip, occurred, throwing Clough oft a led go. Ho fell: 70 feet to tho bottom of tho quarry, and his back was broken. He was | a hativO oi!'Victoria, : \ |

DROPS DEAD AT THE RACES. , Dunedin, January 2. ' An .iinfortuhate affair happened at the Waikouaito raow yesterday. Mr. H, ;B. Mountney, whoso son had a horse running in tho seeond trotting race, dropped, dead while watching tho horses'aoing tnelr prolirtiinaiy gallops. ■ Mr. Mountney was.on old resident of Otago.

BIBLE-IN-SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN. . • Timarii, Jdnuary 2, The Presbyterian Bible Glass Conferonoo now sitting at Temuka, on Wednesday morning unanimously passed the following 'resolution (moved by tho president, tho Ror. G. H. Balfour) after hearing hn address oh the subject by the Eov. R. J. Porter,'of lOamaru:—"That this con' ferenco of/ Bible Class delegates (there being 535 registered s members), accepts ,the policy of the Bible-in-Stato-Schools League and the members ! pledgo themselves to • support it by. assisting .to fbto branches of the league, and that, in the meantime they suggest that all interested should tike advantage of the facilities already within their reach for giving religious instruction." v.V BLOOD STOCK FROM ENGLAND. . : Auckland, January 1, ' ■'On board the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Orari, which arrived at Auckland this morning, was a valuable consignment of Wood stock. They till, bo.plaoed In quarantine for: the. usual period beforo being brought to the rtiaiiilandi There is a consignment 1 of Jersey cattlo for Mr. C. Day, of Tamfthere> Woikato, ahd for ; Mr. R. Glyiin Lewis, of Okoroire. The' steainer also brings sonie Hereford cattlo for Wellington,. and. some Romney sheep for the Hon. E, Mitchelson, who is Hon'-recover-ing from a protracted and Seveje illness. He'has decided to take & toilr of Britain, and the Continent, which will. extend over a period of riino months. Mr. Mitcheliion will depart on March 11. found dead in bed. v, . ' V Glsborne,-Januarv 1. Benjainin Glass, a boardinghouse-koeper at Tuhiika,. was found dead" in bed at 1 o'clock to-night. He had becit seen at 3 o'clock apparently well. Particulars are mertgre.

BOAFIDING-HOUSES & Rotorua, January 1. • A statement emanated'from Auckland that friction had occurred in boardinghouses over tho. tmploytnetit of nonuniohistv feeling running so high that a strike was . premeditated for Christmas Dav, but that wiser jcouniels: had itt'evoiled, and it was decided to send to Auckland for* Mi\ Torn Long: to. ntediatc. The secretary of the local union denies that, so far us tho union was oonoorficd, there was any talk of a strike. There had been trouble individually, but tho union executive had not discussed tho mftter noi 1 dealt with it beyond circularising inembers to the following cffect:—"We wish you to carry out all tho clauses of tile flew award (for bonrding-hoilses) to the W?ry letter. For any breaches of same both employee and employer Vill be brought before the Court. We wish you to inform ' the secretary when a new employee starts work at your.placo of employment, because we intend to enforce tho preference clause strictly."