NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1713, 2 April 1913, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

„ ■ •• it kh ; . (By Teloerapji.-Prei« Aeeooiatton.) SHORTAGE OF TRUCKS. 01 . " Chrlstchurch, Aprill. \ Shippers are complaining of tha' short* age ot railway trucks-at LyfMton, and in Mnscquence they waited on,the presi-,; dent of the Cliajuber of Commerce on tha .matter. He was informed that the shortage is partly due to the fact that a num< >er. of the trucks•' used during tie Easter holidays for passengers, instead of being dismantled ■ and returned to their usual use, ate being retained to be used, on tho occasion of the visit of the warship New Zealand. _ The .prosident telegrapled .to the Minister for Railways, who replied ' that lie would give the matter immediate attention.. FIRE, , , Oamaru, April 1. • An eleven-roomed house, tho property of Mr..J. C...Dickson, was practically destroyed. by fire to-night. The insurances were .£250 .on the house and X2EO' on tjio-furniture, in the Atlas officer MEMORIAL TO CAPTAIN SCOTT. Dunedin, April 1.! •At a public meeting to-day, it was're* solved'to ask the Major to take chargo of ' a fund, voluntarily subscribed, with the object of Greeting a. memorial in Jtunedin to tho memory of Captain Scott and his comrades. i , < FARRIERS' AGREEMENT,. - Dunedin, April 1. At. a sitting, of the Conciliation Coun« cil' to-day.i' Mr. Triggs'hcard'ni dispute in " the furriery trade. ThlJ following -agreement, ■ whiclr remains \jin force. foiv two< •. years, was arrived. at jr^Wages. for. farriers, Is., 5d.. an -hour;, for. floormen, Is, 2d.; week's work, 11' hours; apprentices, 10s. the first year and i a rise of 7s. Gd. each year; piecework not to be allowed except for shoe-turning, the pay for which is to bo 2s. 6d. per.dozen for shoes up to 11; inches, and 3s. over 11 inches. A, pre-* ferenci) clause provides for non-member* joining tho union within two weeks. Any \person having mixed occupation as firemen and floormen shall receive tho higher rate of pay. ,\DUNEDIN FATALITY. ' \ Dunedin, April 'l. Nicholas Charles Edwards, 67 years of age) residing with his .wife and family in South'Dunedin, this morning cut his throat with a razor. Dr. Newlands, who. was summoned, ordered his removal to tlio hospital, ■,where ho died this afternoon. Ho had .been suffering for some time frbm dropsy and : weak heart, and was in bed at the time of the occurrence. CARGO PILLAGING. . ~. ' Nelson, March 31. Fivo local firms have suffered through cargo pillaging during transit. In on# case a consignment of felt hats from Italy ins found to be short by 28 articles, valued at'.£2o. Another firm's loss is " more ruinous, being the contents of -a case of'.'furs imported from Germany, . and valued at between iCGO aud <£70. In , .this case delivery hall been taken before, the theft was discovered. ARBITRATION COURT. - : Nelson, March 31.. A sitting of the Arbitration Court was held-at Nelson to-day, when various country newspaper proprietors were made parties to a Dominion typographical award, oii\ the application of. the Federal .Typographical' Association.. / Evidence was heard on the application of,.the Painters' Union for'tin award asking for ;an advanco from Is. 3d. to Is. lid. and . hour. The Court deferred it* decision.. COMING AND GOING. , ~ Auckland, March 31. During .March 1280 persons arrived at Auckland by sea, while 1775 departed a loss .of 493. ' The figures {or the year onded 'to-day, however, show an increase : '• in arrivals over departures of 1537. , SUPPOSED INCENDIARISM. Timaru, March 31. ' Several fires have been discovered ■in town' lately, fortunately early enough in most cases to prevent serious damage, and the circumstances point plainly to . incendiarism. The latest firo occurred on . Saturday night, .wlien a piece of matting, was' found; rolled up,' saturated with turpentine, and burning in one of tho rooms of the Wcimataitai School, Had- the scouts not gono for practice tho fire'might not'have: been, found till it had a gtwd hold of the building. WATER SUPPLY. N . Timaru, March 31. Tiie- borough of- Tcmuka -high-pressure . water -supply has been completed, ant) thn water was turned on'to-doy by. the Mayor- ' ess 'Mrs. ■ Hayhurst). v At'a' trial' as a . means of fircf-prevention,' it' throw, water'' through-a half-inch-lioz/lo (iOftv, high. The' water is obtained from a crwk st Winchester. v ■■■, • ANOTHER "INDUSTRIES WEEK." . Christchurch, .March 3); Encouraged by the. success'.which at* ended "industries week" lat-t year (he Canterbury ludustrial.'Association has deeded to. ask the business mcii of llio city o, make a similar-exhibition of Doiuin-on-made goods this year. Matters aie llrtadv in train for this yeai'Y "liuliioI'ics' Week," which it is hoped will lie iel<l about the end-of April. ' . CUSTOMS REVENUE. ' ; Invercargill, March 31. The Customs returns'for March arc tlie lighest on record for Invercargill, being 230,190, as compared, with X'28';522 for tho orresponding quarter of 11)12. The boer ,uty paid was ,£IG6, os'coinpamt with. 2318 last year. . . , ' ■ IXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN BUTTER^ . Now Plymouth, April 1. In tho-Magistrate's Court this moinine lie Omala Dairy Company was fined -£10 nd'costs for'exrcssuo moisture in but;r sent to 1 lie freezing works for csvvvt.