NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1649, 16 January 1913, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

ICS . ' • •• ■ho. (By Telcgrarh-PrcM Association.) ida c©, ' ;—» ho i ;ho KAIKORAI VALLEY FIRE. ml a■ • January ,15. . A E'l-roomod wooden houto in the'Kaf. korai lowned and occupied by :n- W-l»nxnt .tb; tho hd" !l!? i morning, presumably ' - teing left in tho d- FW- ino insurances are;-On tlio ~ house. J2300, and, oh tho furniture and S| £m -. in the Vig Office. !m FALL IN STEAMER'S HOLD. in . - ; ' r Auckland, January -15;- ' m- A man whoso name iß\ r f/» ' *il giloy'M down us. 'KakonoQi- - la- to }tho' head; 'Avfiislifenjovcd' • to' • ch hospital in a serious cphditioii»y , v ' - .' ' P " . CONCILIATION "COUNCIL. ' Id ti f i<. - n J5. ' Beforo the Conciliation Coyiicil tb-day '?. ®\ a n,t. in . putc between the Dunedin 1 'Brewera'' ?i : ' tvators Union of and the em. ploycts. ~\Provision is'.'made.,for' a'4B =o- hours -week.,;;. The.', following,;.wages: are' 1 iv foirt—corkin'g/machincs. , li i lii. 1 cm pwyed ; ,as,' labourers in' " l»ttlingrhouses,'j42 -ss, ! j.m'oli. employed on i? »era)»d - water, bottLing-machinos fiUmg \ !° Slass bottles, £i 10s'. i,:youths' botween ll"'. ■ and-15 years, 12s/ Gd.; 15 v t0."16,'155.: .16 S, 18, Jil;18 to 10, JGI ss. ;10 to 20, M %•; 20, to 21,-Vjei- 155,; •: The'agreement : J' • • 'r ■ "/' ' OIL BORE. ; ' !'s • G'sborne,, January 15. e, • .'" the new rotary, plant recehtly im. l- jotted from, the United States; tlio Now Zealand Oilfields boro at Wailiircro has ' it BMn sunk to a depth of 1300 feet, ond in)f ?' caf ;ofts- are now. fairly favourable ' for .the 6triking;'of : ,a gofld oil strata, j'' " i- FIRE INQUIRY. f m, . ; v.'-. Rcofton, January 15. iv . 'P' tbo inqtury' conwrmng the £ re ' Mn t; fi r.e in wdneh, several racehorses ' b Vi? wd tP. dfath, brought in a vcr- : diot, with.ono' dissentient;- that;; the'place ' ? was wilfully set'on fire by some person- ? r unknown. Tho innuiry ©x* • .® over,'five:'dayai - 3 .; FELL INTO THE TRAP; r : ■ . .Inycrcarglll, January 15. 5, , A peculiar case:.was. heard, before- the ■ n Magistrate (Mr; Crulcfehanks) this after- ' t- noon, wnqn Archibald Derbie, ft -,'letter- ' 'f carrier, was-charged !with' sending'an in- ■ depent publication'through - tho post -officp. o. Derbip wrote, a' letter, under'an'assumed o name,' ti a girl witlrwhom ho Wns.'&sua)- , r- Iy- making a' certain'proposal 0 to She' showed tho letter to. 'her " J mother,who; took,it"to,, a.'-'detectivo,-., A , 1 reply, by the deteotivV was'sent \ r, arranging , a meetina:, ,and : Derbie fell- into tho trap, mMti'ng/tne.rirl'at.iught;w.hen ; her mother and the defectlvo weiso in con- . cealmcnt'iiear ot hftnd. : ,' ; Tlioy listened>• to the-conyprsation, 'and eventually th( dttcctive arrestcd'. tjio.;defendant.' Tli« Magistrate 6aid-,that womeii must<bo pro-, tected from such conduct, and sentenced , Derbio to a month's imprisonment. \. o "BOARDERS, LOST EVERYTHING.''. " Ulonheim. January li' • A. ten-roomed woo'den building oceu. o pied by Frederick Batchejor as a boardt ingbopso. was .'totally.'dtetroyod by , fire last, evening. ■ Mrs. Batcliclor 'was- tho . J only one at- home.'at--,tho' time.-. She was , t iii tbo yiird. at th'o.Vriat, and, heard 0 a>ruß>tduiß. ;',l«opking: 'rd^iul*"«te» ' saw' 'the, kitchen;', : in .flames.-A V'strong; wind waslblowing, and.tho flames.rapid-*, • ly. f®K!ad.;- vThero'.was -n? cjuuibo,of ~'say» f ing anything. A number, of'tho-board T ' s , ers lost practically, everything.'- Mr. - ? Bdtchelor is'also a heavy loser. ; The in- , surances on .the . furniture and eft'ecte were in tho; Guardian Oflioa.' The building, owned by tho Homo Estate, wtffl ' j insured for JMQQ in, tho . .Victoria Offi^ 1 and in.the • • ' } WEATHER AND-CROPS. ' '-■ i. ! • ' , , Timaru, January 15/- ■' A'few 6Uccessiyo' hot days aro ripeniig , crops, too rapidly, - and farniors aro an* xious for a chwige und shpwere.: It is 6tated that moro hay has'boon niado this • i season than for many years past.' -y , OVERSEAS CLUB. '. - , ; Timaru, January 15. . ' . Mr. Evelyn 'Wrench, organiser of the ' Overseas Club, addressed a meeting hero to-day, Mr. J. Craigioi M.P;, presiding, It was decided to convono a general meeting, with a .view, to.forming a branch fo* • Tiuiaru. ■ ''v.,