NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1724, 15 April 1913, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Pron Association.)

IMPERIAL MILITARY BAND. TO VISIT MEW ZEALAND. Auckland, April 14 The Exhibition Committee has Iwyi advised by tho Hon. J. Allen that the Army Council will permit the band of tho Royal Artillery. Woolwich, to proceed to New Zealand' in October to at- ' lend the Auckland Exhibition. BURGLAR OPERATING. Napier, April 14. A number oi burglaries, principally from private houses whose owners are away on holiday, have been reported to the police lately. The thefts in some instances ranged up to ,£3O. HIBERNIAN CONFERENCE. Napier, April 14. Tho Hibernian Conference closed on ' Saturday. Mr. D. Flynn "was elected district! president, and Mr. A. J. Martin : vice-president. Westport was selected as ' the place of tho next triennial meeting. EPSOM FIRE LOSSES. Auckland, April 14. Early this morning fire destroyed a sixroomed house at Epsom, owned, by Hadlield and Sons .and occupied by Frank Turner. The occupants mostly escaped through the windows, nothing being saved. /The fire, spread to and gutted an adjoining house owned and occupied by Frederick Canhani. whoso furniture was removed. The insurance' oil Hadficld's : house is .£420 in the United, on Ganliam's house ,£451), and furniture .£2OO in the - United. Turner's furniture was not in- i sured. - . \ , . ■ SAVAGE ACT. . i Dunedin, April 14, Jack Phelan, a, young farm and flax . mill labourer, was sentenced, to one month's imprisonment in th<£Police, Court for .assaulting Constable Findlay. When Phelan was being arrested lie drew a bottle.from his hip pocket and strucktho constable across the mouth, breaking his teeth. ' SHORT-LIVED STRIKE. V Gore, April ,14. Tho freezing chambers hands, slaughterinch's assistants, and v rabbit - packers ■ struck at tho Mataura Freezing Works' on Saturday. The trouble is oyer 'freelabour being put on to unload coali The unionists consider that preference should , givo them tho casual labour." : ' ■ • ■ , .Later. The Mataura strike lias ■ been settled • The men rethfned to work at 1 p.m. - GORE'S POWER & THE FLOOD. Gore, April 11. • The position .with regard to the elec- ' trie light .and power, cut off by the flood, is now viewed .with some apprehension. An attempt was made to start it yes- ' terday, but it only resiilted iii the burn- ; ing out'of two coils of ono generator Attention is now being devoted to another , generator,-but the authorities can give . no word .whether it will be ono week or a month before the current is restored. •' CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION. Auckland, 'April 14. At the Arbitration Court,when the co-so ■ of Marjory Hay, of To Pulta (Dr. Bam-' ford) versus William and Tom Harry, of To l'uko (Mr. Tunks), claim for compensation for loss of plaintiff's husband while ' ( in defendants' employ, was called on, Dr. ' Bamford intimated that an-agreement had - been arrived at, defendants having agreed to pay the sum of ,£350. Dr. Bamford , asked tho Court to direct as to tho distribution of tlio money. Tho Court awardod ; plaintiff JBISO, tho balance (less costs),to ' bo paid over to the Public Trustee, aitd ■tlio capital and income applied to the maintenance of - plaintiff's daughter, 15 years of a;e. s ' ' ' ; . HOUSE BURNED AT NAPIER. " Napier, April 14. A five-roomed dwelling in Roslyn Road, owned by Mr. C. Hammond, and occu- . pied'.by Mr. J.. Forne, was totally destroyed by fire aboat midnight. * A furious galo was raging when tho alarm was given, and . ' tho brigade was only ablo to prevent the' flanres spreading to adjoining houses. Mr," . Forne, whoso family was away, saved absolutely nothing. i AUCTION LUMBER-ROOM FIRE. Westport,. April 13, By a fire, lyhicli occurred at 10 o'clock last night in a lumber-room of tho premises owned by Mrs.Greeri and occupied, • by' Q. C. Young' and Co., auctioneers, Eomo damage was dono to tlio premises, and damage by fire and water to the stock; Tho firo burnt through to a staircase giving entrance to the Westport tearooms occupied by Misses Gordon ami Bird, but had' mudo little headway when the brigade arrived on ilio sceno and got it under control. The building is insured, but tho amount is not at present ascor- . tamable. Young's stock was valued at JJISOO and was insured for £700 in tho Guardian Office. The only damage done to the tea-rooms, which were upstairs, was by smoke. - ' FIRE AT FOXTON.. Foxton, April 13. At. 4.15 o'clock this lhorning a thirteen-n-omed two-storied dwelling, owned by . Mr. W. Bock mid occupied by Mr. I l '. Spiers as a boardingliouse, was destroyed by fire. Nothing was saved, tho inmates escaping in scanty clothing. A gale was blowing at the time, fortunately in the , opposite direction to a number of mills. Tlio furniture was insured for .£IOO. A PRISON FOR WOMEN. ' Christchurch, April 13. ; • It is understood that the female prisoners at present in Lyttelton Gaol are ' to bo transferred next week to , the Sa- ' maritan Home at Addington, originally built as a prison and lately unoccupied. This will be the first prison for females established in New Zealand. BODY FOUND IN A RESERVE. ' Dunedin, April 18. ' While rambling in the bush reserve at , the rear of the Port Chalmers Cemetery on Saturday ujnd named Peters discovered the body of u mat, who had appar- , cntly committed suicide. A portion of a pair of braces, was round the mail's neck and the remaining portion 'was tied to the branch of a tree about 5' feet from tho ground. Thp. deceased was 'about sft. 8111. high, and judging by the appearance of the body, had been dead for from, six to eight months. He was apparently about 55 years of age, but there. is . 110 ; clue to Ins identity. A pocket-book, a ' , Waltham watch, and 9d. were found in the deceaseds pockets. CRUSHED BY A THRESHING • MILL. „ Invercargill, April Is- - man named John Sole, who was re-. ceived at tho hospital 011 Wednesday ni|jht suffering from a crushed leg, died 011 Friday night. The evidence at the inquest on Saturday showed that the deceased was working 011 a threshing mill which was travelling between two farms at the time. At Mataura Island some- 1 thing went wrong with the mill and Solo jumped from the fore-carriage. Appar-. ently he tripped and the wheels of tho mill passed over his leg, crushing it very badly. • A verdict was returned of accidental -death with no blame attachable to anyone. BELATED BOAT SAFE. Dunedin, April 13. The anxiety concerning tile whereabouts of George Shirley and Frank Levey, who left ICaritane yesterday 011 a fishing trip, nnd who had not returned, was relieved this afternoon by the news that they had put in to Moeraki.

"What, dors this mean, Uviilfjot?" exclaimed the lady of the house,' returning from shopping. "The telephone's been fallen out." "Sure, ma'am, the girl across the way came over and said her missus ■ would like to use it for a little while, and | I sint it. over to her; but 1 had a trr-' rible job gelliu' it unscrewed Irani ths • wall, ma'am." Messrs. Tristram and Co., Elthani, hnvo a fully-equipped bakery business for tale. For particulars regardine this property application should bo made to the agents. "Sir, T have iill the Reins of Ei'.clisli literature in my library," /'Yes,, aud I notice they «ro uncut rcius."