NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1982, 12 February 1914, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

-— -~-s*~ —~- SALVATION ARMY, ■-■-■■■■ ■♦—■ —*-■ • MATERNITY HOME OPENED. (By T<slsg.r4pte.—-Pros? Association,) Dunedirr, February 11. . In November last the Salvation Army purchased a property known as "Bedroofs," at fiis'hppseourt, to tie used as a maternity hospital. • This afternoon the Mayor (Mr. W, Dawnio Stewart) formally opened the institution in the preseneo of citizens, friends, .arid sup* ■ porters. Commissioner, Richards, .who came to Btii'iedln in' company, with'' the chief secretary, Colonel Powlcy, also delivered an .iddress. The purchase price of the. property ■ was £3(500, aiid tho Army'had since spent £400 in improvements, "making a total of £4000. The building contains 2.6 beds. It was announced this afternoon that£l663 bad been guaranteed towards' tho purchase of the property, which was ae-' quired to perpetuate the memory of tho founder and first.' General of tho Salvation Army, General Booth. NORTH ISLAND BANDS. Aupklaniji February 1L • At the annual meeting of the North" Island Brass Bands Association, Mr. L. ■Cohen, of Waivgaiirij, presided over a large attendance. ..The- annual, report and balance-sKeot were adopted. It ivas stated in the. teportithat tho association had -now: 5.9 affiliated \ha_nds, .and of these 29, were taking'part in tho.E*hibiti'on while the biilaii.ee were represented by delegates., • Ifl every ease there had been a eonsiderabl increase on the Ohnstchureh Bx-hi.-. bition contest entries, and, by a strange coincidence, the. same two . musical judges wero acting at tho Auckland Exhibition contests in the same capacity as they did in .1907.- fho ekctjon. o'f officers 'resulted as follows Sir. L. Cohen , (Wanganui); r.e-,ei?cted treasurer, Captain J. Mounsey (Palmer- ■ stou North); executive! Mr, C, M'Oorinell (Napier), Mr, W. Jupp, Lieut,, Herd (Wellington), Messrs.. J. TrusSeH, 3V Anderson, and f, Metilj (WangarmilJ, R..' Williamson". (Auckland), Fringle, and Major Duiik. (Palmerston North), Mr. V.. P. Waiiisborough. (Marton); auditor, Mr. W. Rutherford (Palmerston North).,'Oyer SO-vicc-presi-dents Were elected. ENGINE MEft CONFER. Christchuroh, February U, The fourth -Dominion conference of the Now Zealand Engine Drivers', Firemen, and Cleaners' Association opened to-day. The presidential report ajinqiihced the steady progress of the a'sseewtiorji, and a,' healthy Mterest njatsi- : festcd iii its concerns. The general membership is now hi -the vicinity of 1600, representing 9.5 per cent,' of tho workmen' _ engaged in tho ■ loco section of the railways,- The attitude of the Department in failing to ros-porid :to tho representations made was .causing ■■■complaint. .The Grand Council intended, mating ' strong ' representation, oh the ■matter, overtures afr> to be made, to the Department, and the deliberation's } of the Grand Council will be submitted . to tho Department,' whose replj* will bo : Consrdcr.ed. The conference, which is not open 'to the Press., is expected to ■. last over a week. ' -■ ■ • -. REMARKABLE PRICES* FSliaing FehViiaiT 11.The most successful gale of "gazing' and fattening landever held here took, place to-day, when 400. acres. of the, K.aw'a Kawa 'Estate, bplongiiig to tl'ioj ,tr'usifles'o.'f tie. Rfddifqrd Estate, we're' ■Offered in-i sections of from'TO to 50 acres. Tho'llighest price'realised was £85 an acre., fir' a ten-acre block, and tlio whole piece averaged £63 a'n.acrfr. Several sections Went for .over £80.' Though the prices are high, the general opinion is that the investments : arfe quite ■safe. DIVORCE CRANTEJk (Auckland, February \l\ ,In the Supreme Court ft decree nisi was granted in'the casts, of Edith Harriet Holder against .Charles Horaco Holder, of Napier, on the ground of iniseonduct. s^^^ceß.s , pay. Dunedhv February 11-. .The assessors, of tho. Qtago and Southland Gold Miners'' Union and "the .employers' failed -to sgreo before- the Conciliation Commissioners".' The. sluicers ■asked for idk -per shift, the employers offering 9s. Tho dispute lias, been re- : ferred to tho'/Arbitiratioia Court. FOjß:tiO:Y:Al.ty. , ' Wtahganuj, February- 11, . Inrecognition sf-'the local Water'sidefs' Union's loyalty to tit© Arbitration Act '.duriiig the receivt .strike, thetoby keeping the port open, .'local .merchants .'Kay'a s'iibscrib.sd- about £180, v - which-is, to be distributed ill. the' course "oTa. few days. .''-. ''' ..-."' '■' ' -'' *TiiE GEE fOY CASE; ; fChr.lstohu'rohj February 11.. : Poy,--tiie victim of the "Chinese stabbing .affray" on.Sunday, now saysJio ■lnßlotod'" the wound ■ lii.m'self.. .-,'., In his previous account' ho' said he w.as/stahbed' by a man with tthoiri;' ho hadi'rftmo.u----stratad'-f-or, insultirs ■ a; wo.maii.,' : : ,!.■; .