DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 90, 15 April 1912, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

(Fer Press Association.) Christchurch, April 13. William Toon, 49, a resident of Addington, was killed by a fall from a horse yesterday. William Henry Williams, 36,, compositor, was admitted to the hospital last night suffering from the effects of poison supposed to have been selfadministered. His condition then was serious but he is slightly better this morning. Napier, (April 13. In response to the representations of the member for Napier the Minister of Public Works has wired to MiBrown that fifty additional men arc to be put on the East Coast railway works at the Napier end immediately. The rails for the first portion of the line have been ordered and a tender has been received for the sleepers. - Thames, April 13. William McKee, a young married man, received injuries likely to prove fatal while working in a deep level crosscut. McKee was engaged in a face when a large stone in the roof of the drive came away and crushed him to the floor. His spine was injured and he sustained a fractured leg. Wellington, April 13. The Trades Council Conference endorsed the principle of making rating on unimproved land values compulsory and entered a protest against the proposed increase in land tax exemption from £SOO to £IOOO. The Conference decided that it was unable to accept the invitation from the Victorian Trades and Labour organisation to send delegates to a conference in Melbourne tin’s month to .discuss the question of disarmament, but gives unqualified ' approval to any proposal put forward that will tend to strengthen them Citation burdensome, _ unprofitable, aml ridiculous competition" in armaments going on at present and*which is .undoubtedly detrimental to the best interests of the people. A resolution was adopted urging the Government, to employ only members of unions wh.cn, engaging casual hrbflur. Pahiatua, r (April 13. The Enhance Dairy, Co, is paying out £6OCfO ‘ on Monday ,to suppliers for March . butter-fat. , Payment is being made at the rate, of. Is per lb. Flu’s will" bring the total, payment by the company for the present season up to over £40,000. . Blenheim, April 13. In the telegraph- fraud cases, in a further charge against J, V, Binloy of false pretences with intent to defraud Scott and Martindale in relation to the Masterton races, accused was committed for trial. Both Walsh and Binley were released on bail of £3OO. Christchurch, April 13. Sir Joseph Ward will pass .through Christchurch on Tuesday morning on Ids way south and arrangements are being made to bid him farewell at a representative public gathering on Tuesday morning.