NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1861, 22 September 1913, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By IWoiroph—Prcs« AaJoakUon.) 4 WARKWORTH STRIKE. EMBARGO ON LIMB & CEMENT. Auckland, September 21. There aro uo now features to roport in connection with the strike of cement workers at Warkworth, bo far as the moil responsible for direct action atx) concerned. The o fleet, however, of the refusal of tlio waterside workors of Auckland to handle Australasian cement has already been felt in one or two instances. The embargo apparently applies to lime as well as cement, and Mr. J. J. Craig states that hie firm had boen unable to fulfil orders for Dunediu and for Napier, owing to tho refusal of the watorsido workers in Auckland to handle it. A phase of tho question which ho thought had been overlooked was that tho action of the waterside workers would, if porsisted in, cause lack of employment in the build* ing trade.

FUMICATION. FOB M'AORI HOTS IN SUMMER. Whangarel, September 20. Dr. Eraser Hurst, Superintendent of the WJiangarei Hospital, reports that there aro no fresh cases of infection. There aro only two eases in tho wliolo county, and these aro in the convalescent stage in a remote Maori kainga, The.' Hospital Board, 'in conjunction with tho Maori Council, is now making a summer campaign by fumigation and destruction of infected huts. It is expected that tlio restrictions now placed ' upon tho movoments of Maoris will w entirely removed in a month. TWO BATTLESHIP BOYS. Auokland, September 21. Two young mon, named Melvin lleid and Edward Waterson, not much moro than youths, were arrested on Saturday . at Manurewa cn.a charge.of having deserted from H.M.S. New Zealand: at Auckland on March 4. Detectives Scott and Gourloy mado tho arrest, having | travelled practically all night from St. ( Heliers Bay to a dairy farm at the back ! of Manurewa. Thoy met tho young ■ men at the latter place going out with milk pails in their hands to take pari in the morning's milking.

DANGEROUS MISTAKE. Chrlstohurch, September 21. Charles Nelson, 60 years of age, a labourer, was taken to the Hospital last night in .an unconscious condition, as the -result of taking internally a liniment intended only for external application. To-day lie explained that So had been using the liniment to relieve pain, and thought that if ho took some internally it would further assist in getting rid of pain. He took a tableßpoonful, but with no intention of doing harm to himself. This afternoon ho was reported 'to be doing well.

DRIVERS' BALLOT. □unedln, September EO. The Dunedin Suburban Drivers' UnloU l decided, by a two to one majority, to, join tho United Federation of Labour and Social Democratic Party; and also' resolved that members' wives shall in future bo full members of tho union and have an individual vote on all questions.

OVERDUE VESSEL. Creymouth, September 20. Tho barquentine Wanganui, which left Grafton ou August 23 for Grey, is considerably overdue, having been out four weeks, whereas t'he passage usually takes a week to ten days. On the 14tli the vessel appeared in the offing,'; but owing to the heavy sea it was ini- ; possible for her to. make port. She put < to sea and lias not einco been. sighted.; The Harbour Board's tug put to sea for; a two-days' search, and is expected to; return to, port to-night. * THE OKTA V/RECK. ) lnv6roarglll, September 20 ; \ "Hie wrecked barque Oltta's positioSi; on Polliaru Hock is unchanged, and thevessel will probably - hold together for sqmo tiiflOj flB fill© is tshclfrcrod from prc-i vailing winds, Tho vessel and her cargo, of timber will be sold at auotion op iSiesday.

SOHOOLB & BCRIPTURE. Gore, September 20. At & public meeting of the Bible-ift-Schools League, hold at Gore last niglit, with tho object of securing a referendum oil the question, the following resolution waß carried: "That this meeting of Gore citizens, recognising tho need for religious instruction in our public schools, heartily approves tho platform of tlio New Zealand Biblc-in-Schools Leaguo and all present, pledge. , themselves to give tho movement their earnest support."

JUDGE'S SENTENCES. Naplor, September 20. Sootenoes of imprisonment in tho fol> lowing oases wero pronounced tliia morning in tho Supremo Court: Patrick M'Namara, arson and . making u falsa declaration, three years; William o'Leary (the principal offender in t-hs Matawai assault case) four years, Angus Lament threo years and tt-half, and Frank Duggan threo years; Samuel Crago Toms, common assault, twelve ■months' probation; Charles Edmund Itattcliffe, theft, eighteen months' reformative treatment; Arthur Moore, blackmail, twelve months' reformative treatment.

BRIEF MENTION. Auckland, September 21. A fivo or 6ix-roomed house at Birlieih head, owned by H. Jones, and occupied by W. Jones, was completely destroyed by firo on Saturday night. Thero was no one at homo at-the time of the 1 outbreak. The insurances are not available. Auokland, September 21. The diamond jubilee, of St. Matthow's Anglican Church was celebrated to-day by holding spccial sen-ices. Canon Nolson was tho pfeacher, and many formor parishioners from all parti of New Zealand wero present.