NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2148, 14 May 1914, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

DEAR BREAD ' | HOW HOUSEHOLDERS MET IT. OamarUj May 1&. Local householders started an tiou in conscqacuee of tiro price of the 41b. loaf being increased t.o &J. As tho result of. a conference between o committee of hoiKohoMfirs and tlio master bakers, the latter offered a redjjc' iion of Tj-d., halfpenny decrease. This was rejected at a consumers' meeting: " at which it iras decided to meet the iii 5 creased cast by starting a co-openjtin 1 bakery, A strong ooittwrttoto wiis set j Vii> ta give effect to tin; idea, a large number of shares toeing guaranteed in the room. j LYTTEUTON TjJNNEt. ; DUPLICATE OR KKKCTIUFV? i Chrktchurcli, May 1.3. A deputation froiii local Mies to-diij urged iipoii tlio Hon. \\. 11. Hemes the electrification of tiro Lytteltau tunnel. The Minister said the iJepartitienf was w considering the cpu'stum oi • duplication of the lint 1 through the tuhv nel. It would haves to ikciiic wltetliei duplication of tlis line tlrio'tigli the tun- . taken, in hand first. T'<s Oepftrtmeijt ; could hardly do both at the same time. Ilts officers strongly advised that duplit cation was ahsedntely ncse«sary ( . afltl s 'tliis session lie proposed to introduce a • Hill giving jsaiver to hm'i'Ovr' a fi'6'ivs'ite- . able sum of mono? to carry <wb railway works at Wellington, AucMaijd, LyUuiton,' Ciiristdnircli, Invpjicargill, and other places lyfcere there was ccnigestoi traffic. THEATRICAL EMPLOYEES. DISFCfK IN COUiri' AT DI'.VKDIX. Dunctlin, May 13. 1 The dispute af the theatrical <'ii,pio.v- ---: ces (other than stage- hands) was heard ' tliis afternoon. Mr. Hreen, for the employers, ws'kerl '. to have the stage door-keepers and casual worlio'-s added fei the schcAile of ; proceedings. He said tha.t, at eontimt- . ous pictures, ticket-spljoTs reseivvd. Sis, 1 per week, or an arcrage of aboiii;. S'fl. per Stour. At other plftdes ;bi _v received (LV. per poriortiiarci- uf ;i : ; hour? : which worked out at a-limit lOri. prt hour... After .evidence had been cafe] tlio Ceurt,j;.est?rvoa defcision. "; • JOURNALISTS" AWARD. Biinedfn., May I!). The award in the industrial 'dilute between tin* Dttiici'.in Journalists? Ij'idustna.l l/ni.iit and tlio newspaper proprietors of Ji.lvereargi.li was given today. It was based Upon-the Tiyiaru award, and pro\ idrd that '.senior jeu: - .naiist-s should receive £Sj gcn.fei^l'jbiir>wlists M, _ awl junior journalists £3, tiic proportions hni'ig fixed as fallows; —Ono senior on a staff of foivn twii generals and jytmor. On a-staffl of fife, two scnidrs, tiro generals,. iiiid ofl.e •junior. Oji a staff of six: two semof.'i, three cenerals, and one junior,'' This award, will 'be to ioreo for two veiiis. " .. .I.'. MANSLAUGHTER CWARCEi ; Auckland, -May l|. George Frederick E-eles, , tramway moiormaii, lias bran arrested on a' chitrgo <:f manslaughter, arisinfi from the death of jijchaol Masaii, iiiio was Mied by a ear passina; ovpt him white lie was Worlctog alß'ngsido fiic tramlines at jsWiniU'ket. Eefes was before Hhe Court this jMonijiig, and iv(is romaude.'l.. two sureties of £100 each feeing fixed as bail. '" SETTLER M,i§Sl|lCv : Cis&pi'ho, Sfny .13, Mr, lI.'S. Whitei'icaii, an old'settler in ii;e. Mnrcrc 'district, is iniss'iiig. lie arrived at ; Marere from Wftii'G'n h:y eoacii on .Mmuiay afternoon, and set out to walk homo by a short cut, a distanoe of -sis or seven miles, mi?ltitiiiijj th;v;' miles of bush- tart did wot .renf!li his homo. A large party is .se.irHj'ing., the. i'msh. Tiro niaii is -aid iu hav-.i utMVn unwell lately. BUSINESS BOOKS; • Ouncdin, "Ua\ 1> , in the Police. Conn, this nioviiing I'er.Bival Church, a sccfnidhand•dealer, wa£ final £o on n cWk° ef IniUng to ,kY'e]j proper books in dccordaJice iriili i.he Act.