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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2675, 22 January 1916, Page 5

No less than three children were reported as . missing' to the Wellington South Police last evening.

The proprietor of the Mansion Boardinghouse at Kawau Island was, says a, Press Association telegram from Auckland, fined £20 for selling beer without a license. The Magistrate said the place was well conducted and the liquor was apparently kept more as a convenience for hoarders than for profit.

Mr. John Armstrong, of Peel Forest, has handed Major Kennedy, of Geral3ine, a cheque for £250, which represents the extra amount" lie has received for his wool in consequence of tho war. Mr. Armstrong said he felt it to be his duty to hand this amount for patriotic purposes.—Timaru "Herald."

long and particularly interesting discussion took place on the motion of Sir. J. 0. Adams, at the C.E.M.S. Dominion Conference at Napier on Thursday, requesting' the bishops to ask the Government to allow them to send, at the expense of tho Church, priests to' act as assistants to- tho chaplains at the front. It was pointed out that the number of Anglican chaplains appointed by the Government was satisfactory as far as the proportion allowed by military regulations was concerned, but that owing to some being wounded and sick it w.as most difficult for the men to do all tho work in hospitals at tho front that was : needed. Many suitable 'clergy wore only too willing to go and assist their brethren in the work, and the Church would be willing to bear the expense if the Government allowed them to go. It was ultimately decided, on the motion of Canon Mayne, that the bishops be respectfully requested to approach the Defence authorities with regard to the employment of voluntary extra chaplains for the front. Tho industrial dispute between the Timber Yards and Sawmill Workers' TJnion and their employers was investigated yesterday by i Mr. P. Hally (Conciliation Commissioner) and a Conciliation Council. The assessors for the employers were Messrs. "W. Hopkirk, M. J. Quirk, and H. F. Marley, and for the union Messrs. J. Hynes, .H. Martin, and H. Hunter. Mr. W. A. W. Grenfell appeared as agent for tho employers, and Mr. M. J. Reardon, as pgent for the union. A question was raised-, at the outset _as _to tho possibility of any regulation of hours and wages of timber l workers in town yards and sawmills affecting the conditions of work in bush sawmills, whore the wages are higher, but the hours of work longer. It was in the end.agreed that any recommendation made by the council should not affcct employees in any mill carrying on business substantially as a country sawmill. The council sat in committee until 2 p.m. when the meeting adjourned until Friday next. Considerable progress was made in the machinery, clauses of the demands, and it is possible that the parties may como to terms without the reference of the dispute to the Court.