NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 58, 31 May 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

Wanganui Tug.—The reconditioning of the tug Kahanui has been completed and the vessel will be given an official test before the members of the Wanganui Harbour Board on Wednesday. N.S.W. Pastoralist Dead.—The death has occurred of Mr. Henry L. White, of Belltrees, Scone. He was one of the best-known pastoralists and sportsmen in New South Wales. Payment for Apprentices’ Instruction —The Arbitration Court has ordered that every employer of an apprentice in the painting and decorating trade within a 12-mile radius of Auckland shall pay 10s toward the cost of the Instruction of the apprentice at the Technical College. Ranchers’ Reprisal.—Ranchers in Owen’s Valley, California, have caused £IOO,OOO damage to the Los Angeles aqueduct by dynamite. They claim £500,000 compensation for the damage they say the water system has done to their land. Riot in Hyde Park. —Mounted police were called upon to disperse a riotous crowd of 3,000 people in Hyde Park. The disturbances began when an anti-Socialist speaker concluded his remarks. The crowd then concentrated on the Socialist platform in the vicinity. A series of fights resulted. Monte Carlo Suicides. —The Nice correspondent of the “Daily News reports that there has been an epidemic of suicides on the Riviera. In most cases gambling losses have been responsible. The matter has perturbed the authorities. Five persons committed suicide in two days, including two women. —Sun. An Island Cruise.—H.M.S Veronica got clear this morning on her cruise to the islands of the Pacific. Tor five months she will be away and she will touch at all sorts of out-of-the-way and romantic spots. Commander de galis has a ship’s company numbering about 120-

Bravery on Renown. —Messages from H.M.S. Renown state that the engineers, officers and men displayed great bravery in subduing the fire which broke out in the least accessible portion of the boiler room. Stowaways On Raranga. Four stowaways were discovered on the Raranga before she sailed from Wellington for London to-day. One was found before the ship left the wharf, and three others while the vessel was anchored in the stream. All were given their freedom. This makes a total of 13 stowaways on overseas ships from Wellington recently, says a Press Association message. Mount Morgan Mine-—The end of the famous Mount Morgan mine as a profitable gold-producing proposition appears to be in sight. As the o\itcome of a series of labour troubles, and the disastrous fire which occurred in September, 1925, the directors secured the services of American experts, who report that. open-cut methods cannot be applied. The shareholders will consider the position. Defining a “Foreman.”—“A man in charge of a gang is not necessarily a foreman, but is usually a leading hand or a ganger who works under the general control of a foreman.” said his Honour Mr. Justice Frazer, in his interpretation of the Northern Electrical Workers Award. As this award was adopted from the Auckland Power Board’s former award, the practice of the board should enable the parties to decide for themselves whether any worker was a foreman or not.