NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1767, 4 June 1913, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

' tßy Telegraph.—l're'sa Association.) DOMESTIC SERVANTS. ; Dunedin, Juno 3. > 'Several ladies connected with the Young Christian Association waited tto Hoh. H; D;. 1 B6ll';to-day for the of-inquiring to what extent the ". Government proposed to depend upon the • Dunedin branch hostel in connection jfewithii the immigration, of domestics to "••Dunedin from Great Britain. The Mirii ister-stated that tho Government had no ; • Intention of ' overtaxing the accommoda- ' tion of the rooms at' any time, but would •■'■■(leFfend upon, the ladias governing the in* restitution toVsiipply the Department with. ' tho names of '' suitablo persons to whom 5 the newly-arrived domestics could bo dit,,.rected, so as to be certain of haying good during the time they might have Pto await suitablo engagement. • THE..NELSON WILL CASE. ' Nelson, June 3. " Tie following settlement has been ar- ' rived at in the Thompson will case:— ' Counsel for the.executor named in will '—'dated January 28, 1913, is to intimate to i?thi",Chief Justico tliat he cannot further support tho application for probate, and - -ttill not resist , tho grant of probato to executor df 'tho will dated October IG, •-vl9li/ Neither the Public .Trustee nor Mrs. ■•"iDodson asks for costs against Ahlstrora. • Whether bo will be allowed costs is to be ,' *rgued at Wellington. Both parties agreed i,jthatl'the Judge should deal with tho quesf:':!tiwi;;Of costs. - ft*CHAMOIS ON MT. COOK. v Auckland, June". '... Tho Hon.' K.:.'-.Hi ' Modes - advises • 'that 1 ho has received a report from'tho. i Hermitage, stating that Guides Thomson ■ i Andßichmond had sighted nine ennmois on the lower slopes of Mount Wakefield, •X'iHKCook range, on May 12. All the ani'^'mals;; appeared to be' in fine condition, i and one was, a half-grown young one. f Tho.'number 'sighted" (nine) is one more ■i than' the number liberated, hence it is. ,>fcoitolusive proof that the animals are " breeding. 1 DAMAGE OYER-£25,000. , ! ■ Auckland, June 3. '; • Mr. ■ Laidlaw estimates the damage by -i'Sre.at his warehouse as between ,£25,000 iuid ,£30,000.' : The stock (a great portion M which is.ft total loss) was insured;for ??»83Ji5l)flO in'-the North British and Mercan. ' I ''.. The -building was owned liy " Mt3. -Robertson, and insured in tho .Comffie'rcial Union'"Office for £8000.' The of the fire is a mystery, m RELIGIOUS ORDER & RATES. Auckland, June 3. ' • His Honour Mr. Justico Edwards dismissed the claim by tho Kemiiera Road > Board for two years'rates.on the Sacred :i.Heart College and, grounds, stating that ' the college was conducted by a reliigous i'Jiordef', exclusively for teaching, and withV out any personal interest in tho property. BURGLARS AT WORK. ' Gore, June S. Cj-i-The premises of W. Lewis and Co., drapers. wero broken into on Saturday " nigit, and the' safe removed to a back"■yard.'iadjoining. Tho • intruders were evidisturbed, as tho safe was found " later,-unopened. - There were evidences pf ; !;a ,'ohisel and iron bar being used on tho safe in an attempt ,to force it .open. ! i'The. door leading into tho office was burst .i'open, and.;the safe lifted-through a win- •; dow.. Saturd.ay's;'cash takings were in J the safe, and-were found to be intact. A. : dT'awsr'.in a : :desk was'also forced open, ' : but nothing: is. missing. The police are 'i-iJinaKhg inquiries',.; . ■ t y ■ -NELSON'OLD BOYS. - _ ■.;■ Nelson, June 3. S-i'Tte election'-of ■officers.: of ..the, Nelson"'.'College Old vßijys' Association resulted ; Preaideut, Mr.v.W. -DeTMiish ;(Nelson); « vice-presidents; Dr. Gibb's-, Messrs.' W. '. Bojit, E. :S.'.Cresswell,' N. Adams, and C. S',»H'.-^Broairi\%llington;'.-Messrs. 3. ~P. Eirth, lVlfr.r Fleming, and G. W. BArl- ' tr6p ; Auckland, Messrs.'"C. T. Major, F; ; H.';levien,;i,Qhristchnrch, Dr. Evans; ii.Timaru, H; Moore; Napier, -Mr. j' R. IV Sadd; Blenheim, Mr. A. H. Adams; ; ; Ijleiy^Plymouth, Mr. J. H. Fowler; Woi- • ' tiki,- Mr( R:Milner;.,Wanganui, Mr. T. • ) R. SayiVell;.i»Greytributh,' ,'DK.-'-Moricej ' England,' Mr. " J.' W.' Joynt;' Edinburgh, Professor Leighton; secretary, Mr. H. P. Kidson^ CgNTRACT.-.V., DAY; LABOUR. t ': ''H* 1 Wanganui,' Juno '3. . _ 'An interesting debate on the advisabil;'i contract J; in'preference to day labour, as now ob- !. tains here, £ook place at tho meeting 1: Borough' Council. Tho following • •; motion/Was carried:—"That the.council !. affirin'the principle of letting all borough ; j! wort aWve a' given sum by contract, and I' that it be an instruction to the heads of.eachoDepartincnt not.to undertake any ;; workg without. consulting their re-' i. soectivo committees as to the advisability fit w'orks by tender."'' :. "TO ENHANCE NAPIER, ' T'/ni,'---. r: Napier, Jupo 3. A meeting.of tho Thirty Thousand Club jj adopted a scheme for brilliantly lighting i> the Parade for . festive :occasions, l and J.* tree-planting in other 'parts o£ the bor'pugh. . j; CHASE OF AGILE PERSON. Christchurch, June 3. A man was arrested this morning after twenty " minutes' chaso over fences, on a ;-charge;-.of-assaulting .a girl during tho i Dunedin children's visit. Tho man scaled *',a house and raced across/the..roof and '-'jumped 15ft. to the' ground; 1 FASTER TELEGRAPH DELIVERY. '•'.Chiiistohurch, June 3. i The of ', suburban telegrams b.v motor-cycle was,instituted-" from the citv CPost! Office yesterday. The-'system -obviates the necessity of'telephoning to sub•nrban stations, afld, it is estimated, will "reduce tho delay in transmission by fullj ' ;|-ouo-half. 'i CLUB-ROOMS , FOR TRAM MEN. 'CKristchurch, June 3. f •; The Tramway--Board has decided tc j;build ,'for' its employees. '.Tin •.-.ifi0.0,. and' includ( ibiUiafdCand'-Eocial-rooms. . • ' : 'MUNICIPAL GAS WORKS. ; • ; Dargaville, June 3. » ThdV-inunicipal ■"gaiwdrlis were open'ei Thtf. Mayor, Mr. Horace Ham over the gathering, whicl ;,was largely'/ attended..;. Speeches .weri ;made ijjt Mr.'-P.: J.-, Dargaville, ex-mayor -and Mr.,yßlackman, cortsulting engineer ■ Tho ribbon'releasing, the. governor-valve and turning on .the. gas into the maim ;,was out'by the MayOTess. -

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