YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2214, 18 October 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND

Tlio Arbitiwtiion Court awarded breaches of award agaiius't J. Marks, for killing for export, and against u contracting butcher named Felton tor permitting one man to do work oilier than kill and dress stock. The Arbitration Court, dealing with a breach of the furniture trade award against E. M. Baker, for employing in excess of ithe regulation number of annrenbices a hoy who had been two years at tho technical school, held ith.it a breach had been committed, but as defendant had acted on tho strength of a permit from the chairman of the Conciliation Board, who exceeded his jurisdiction, a penalty of £1 would meet the case.

CHRISTCHURCH

It is officially stated that the scientific expedition to the islands south of Now Zetland is to leave the Bluff on November 7th. The Hon. U. Me Nab is unable to go with the expedition, on account of pressure of Parliamentary duties. Local coal merchants complain that the Government refuse to allow them

to purchase State coal within a certain radius of Government depots. They contend that the intervention of Government in tip. coal trade has not reduced the cost to the consumer oho iota, tho price of Westport, Newcastle, and other coal remaining the same as ibefore. They contend, also, .that- State coal co-uld be sold at i lower price than charged by the Government. The M ines Department advertised brieejnettes at (is fid .per hundred, but- would not sell to merchants except iat- that price. 'Merchants complain also that the Government by demanding spot cash payments debarred monthly paid people from dealing who would -use the coil if short credit were given. Merch-

ants not being able to get State coal cannot supply these people--hither. State premises are neither rated nor taxed, the State pays no siding royalties, nor coal royalties, no terminal charges, and has thus Cd per ton handicap ngain-st merchants. The Premier’s speech in Parliament last night has not shaken feeling in Christchurch that an injustice is being done regarding the rates of railage 'between Christchurch and Lyttelton, and lias not removed the irritation which has existed lor nii'any years. Leading merchants have not altered their views. The Premier stated that the alleged loss of £26,000 a year oil account of excess charges was an erroneous calculation. One merchant says the figures on which the estimate is. based are as nearly correct as can be on information which the Railway Department is permitted to give, but in any case "the distance should be calculated on a different mileage basis. The report promised by the Premier to the Hon. Wiigram is eagerly looked for.

WELLINGTON. There is a movement on foot to observe all holidays except Christmas Day. New Year's Day, and Easter on'Mondays.- The Industrial Association has passed a • resolution to that effect, and some desire to go even further and lump all odd holi-

days together in one period. say, tat Christmas, which it is said is done in some parts of England. Neither idea, however, meets with unanimous favor. The idea of a carnival week

meets with more acceptance, only it is pointed out that Wellington lias nothing to make a carnival of at present. In fact, it is worse off in this respect than almost any other town of consequence in tho Dominion. Captain Wylie states that the trip c-f the s.s. Wimmera -from Sydney

was the roughest he has experienced. The vessel was hove-to twice. About 500 cases of fruit were washed overboard, and 15 merino flock rams, consigned to Wright- Stephenson, and Co., Dunedin, were killed. Mr. Stead’s horses, on board, arrived in good condition. The ship did not suffer damage, except for the carrying away of part of a railing. •There"were four casks of whisky afloat in the harbor yesterday, land it-ho Customs officials are looking for owners. The cask heads bear the name of consignees and the fact that they wore shipped ex Arawa, hut the Customs officials require further 'information a-s 'to how the whisky got adrift, and how one cask 'happened to he tied up to a stringer under the wharf. Ratepayers of the outlying districts of Wellington, practically the portion formerly comprising Melrose borough, voted yesterday on the City Council’s proposal to borrow £IOO,OOO for drainage purposes in Melrose district. The proposal was carried by 175 to 14. DUNEDIN.

At a meeting of the Otago Central •Railway League last night >a. resolution was adopted, earnestly protesting against the delay in proceeding with tlio construction of the line from Clyde, and hoping it is not too late to urge the Government to make financial provision this session for a work so absolutely necessary to the

progress o'f the Dominion. The matter of arranging a deputation to proceed to Wellington and interview the Minister and so strengthen the hands of the Mayor of Dunedin was left in the hands of the chairman. Tlio Education Hoard adopted a report that ia .scheme submitted by tho Department for payment of salaries of teachers through the postoffice would be of no material auvantago to teachers, and would entail additional clerical work and considerable increase of cost. Tilie committee to whom tlio district high schools cUsraitemout question was submitted expressed the opin'ioti that the failure of Hampden 'and similar schools to maintain their status as district high schools is owing to the Departments regulation forbidding ttlie employment of the head teaolier in the secondary work of tho school, and placing tlio secondary department an charge of ridiculously underpaid and inexnerienced teachers. - _ ,Mr. G. F. Bullen, of Ivtaakoura, has made a second gift of £SOO towards the residential college endowment fund. The committee are aiming sat ransing £IO,OOO for the endowment of the college, and hope to be a bio to renort to a meeting to be held nt Wellington on November sth that one-third of the amount has been redived or promised.

The Jessie McLachlan Co. gave their final New Zealand concert hist night. Owing to the unfavorable weather, ithe principal was uiiable to appear, but her place was successfully taken bv Mrs. A. Revcll, wife of tho local manager of the Union Co., and tlio concert was a musical success, though there was a thin house, owing to the inability of Miss Jessie McLaebhi n to appear.

Tho annual meeting of the Flaxbourne Settlers’ Association resolved, “That the .Minister for Public Works bo urged to let by small contracts a railway from Lake Grass-mere to Ward, in order to hasten the completion of the line and to provide work for small section-holders’ teams.”

NEW PLYMOUTH. Over £3OO lias now been collected towards the cost of tlie proposed monument -is a memorial to the men who fell during tho Maori war in this district.

The weather, which has had a bad effect on tho milk supplies, now appears to have cleared. GREYAIOUTH.

The insurances on the Brunner fire were: Walker’s £SOO in tho United, and Ward’s £IOO in the United. -Taylor, who owned the buildings, lnil no insurance. Incendiarism is suspected. The .total loss is about £•100.

HASTINGS. • At a meeting of beekeepers last night Mr. Isaac Hopkins’ (Government Apiarist) proposal to form ia Hawke’s Bay Beekeepers’ Association was carried into effect, and many members were enrolled, with the Rev. Dr. Kennedy as president, and Mr. A. Lowe secretary and treasurer. The principal object- of the Association H to join with the Government bee experts in eliminating ifoul-brood disease", practically the one trouble of beekeepers.

HOKITIKA. The missing Maori ferryman was found drowned in a creek near Waited o River. The body 'is being brought to tho Maori settlement at Jacob’s River for interment-. TIMARU.

The six cleaners who were suspended here some weeks ago for “ragging” have now been allowed to resume work.

WANGANUI. .Mr. H. M. Williams, a 'prominent Laborite, died yesterday, aged 57. He was a keen unionist and an indefatigable worker in the interests ot labor. He was a victim of influenza. The weather lias been gloriously fine the last two days, and it is hoped the long rain spell lias ended. The bad season lias greatly delayed farmers in getting in their seed, and has affected sheep and lambs adversely. The lambing -percentage, however, has been fairly heavy, and it is expected the net return will reach a satisfactory figure, in spite ° f losSe3 ' LEVIN.

About ni'idivi'dit Levy’s chemist shop was burned, with the contents. Tozer’s jeweller’s shop suffered badly, but the stock was saved. The stock in Capper's (grocer) and Punk s bootmaker) also suffered by removal and waiter. MASTERTON.

With regard to the Mauriceville coal resources, Messrs. Kuniimor, Hoffeiins, and Jensen have decided to throw their properties into- one milling area with a frontage of about two miles to the railway. -Others at the back will have 'the option of joining. Coal outcrops at both the northern and southern boundaries. Previous Government analysis shows a uniformly fair quality, suitable for household purposes. The owners propose to ask for a royalty of one shilling a ton from any company formed to work the deposit.

PALMERSTON. A meeting of the North Island Brass Binds’ Association was held last night. There was -a g-ood attendance.' Among other things it was decided .that Lieut. Herd write to tho Thames Band Contest Committee suggesting that they run the contest under the auspices of the Association. The -secretary pointed out that various bands ignored the rule

relating to this matter. The secretary’sl salary' was increased to £SO. The following bands were placed in grade A for the forthcoming contest ait New Plymouth in February: Wellington Garrison, Wanganui Garrison, Wookton, ICaikorai, South Canterbury. Nelson Garrison (bv request), Code’s (Melbourne), and Newcastle City. Other bands liave been placed in grade B.