NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1993, 25 February 1914, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ' HORSE-COVER MAKERS. Gunodln, February 24. 'A sitting of the' Conciliation Council was held to-day to hear a, dispute filed by tho Saddlers', Harnessj and Collarmakors', Union, It appears that tho awarxTgoverning the wages and working conditions of saddlers>was made some months ago, but the cover-makers were struck out of the Jist of employers .by tho Arbitration 'Court-. . The union pointed out that the cover-makers were included in all northern ' awards, and asked for a separate award , for them. The wages asked for were Is'. 3d. per, hour, with 48 hours a week, and other conditions similar to those granted under the saddlers' award. The employers objected to introducing tho cover-makers in ' tho saddlers' award, but after a discussion listing about an hour, th© Commissioner (Mr. Triggs) stated that he would recommend tlio union to ask tho Arbitration Court to include the covor-inakers in the award. alleged thief caucht. ■ Dargavllle, February 24. . uooi'ge John Burberry, a recent arrival from Home, was arrested at Aratapu yesterday 'charged with the theft Df a gold watch;and two chains, valuedat £16 155., from the Central Hotel, Dargaville, also a portmanteau, belonging to another boarder. The chains were sold, .with the portmanteau, to dif-. fcrent people, and tho watch was hidden on the railway line at-Kaihau, which place Burberry made for after the theft. He walked SO miles over the Rumfields to Aratapu, where Constable Montgomery arrested him. , Most of the property has been recovered. THE PEOPLE'S FISH. Chrlstohuroh, February 24. Fish retailers interviewed to-day stated thatmarket prices -were kept high by the use of freezing plants. It: was alleged that fish passed in on Saturday' were: frozen and sold on Monday, though the by-laws prohibit the auctioning of frozen fish.: .. One retailer Btated, ho was going to move members of Parliament to place a high export duty on smoked blue cod to prevent the local market being'•drained as at present. . SMALL BILVER BETS. . Chrlstohuroh, February 24. • Anthony Watson was' fined £25 and. costs in the Magistrate's Couirt on a' charge of accepting small bets on Riccarton racecourse, Watson claimed to bo a fish hiwker. ' Counsel. admitted that he had taken silver bets. James Dullah, on a similar charges-was, also fined £25. Four weeks was. »' .'wed in which to'find the money. ' V woman disappears. . Oamaru, February 24. The disappearance of a young woman named Mary Goulding,, who had bten, living at. Georgetown, is causing her friends grave concern. She left homo last .evening on horseback to bring in the cows, and has,not since returned. There is. iin unconfirmed rumour that her horse was found near the Waitaki River-this morning. INFANT PARALYSIS. . , Chrlstohiirch, February 24. The Hon. R. H. Rhodes states that, with a view to getting authentic information regarding the number of cr Pea of he had decided to make the disease notifiable.: ■ Tlie. ncces-, sary notice would be published in this week's Gazette. TU RNS"^J?®I3IMEN^E^ Gisborne,'February 24. At.Tolaga "Bay yesterday . Thoraas ; Wentworth Marlin y was" : 6oifimitted for trial on a charge of counselling irson. The', chief witness - for tho 'prosecution was Georgo Fannin, who had already pleaded guilty to setting- fire to' Martin's shop. - ■ ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. Auckland, February 24. Reginald Freeman, a : cbriimercial traveller, of Christchurch, has been'ar-' rested on a warrant, on a charge of obtaining £3 from William Grimsby by false pretences. '.