NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, 10 June 1919, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

MAN’S HEAD BLOWN OIT. ‘ OPOTIKI, June 9. él‘he (lead body of John Clark, a jewt-ller, xv-. 15 found in the back room of the }.:l'emises of Messrs Rostgard’s buildings this morning with his head blown ell} linclieations point to suicide, there being CV'i(ICIICO that. :1 high‘ ex-pl-Qsivo was used. V STEAM}-JR KOWHAI ASHORE. l<2AS'l‘ OF FAREWELL SPIT. W.ELLINGrTON, June 9. The Union (‘-ompany"s steamer KO- - went ‘ashore five miles east of farewell Spit. at an early hour this morning. No particulars are available so far. The tug TCl'ZlWlllli is being despzitclled to the scene. - The Kowhzii is :1 steel screw steamer, of 792 tons gross register, and engines of ‘[2B lxorse-pmver. She was built at Mid<llesl'ml'o’ in .1910. The Ko\\‘h:li sailed from Onehunga on Sa.l’urda}' afternoon to l-oxad coal at \\'estpol'l‘.

COAL PROBLEM. S’l‘-\.'l‘l‘) MINE IN THE WAIKATO. WELLINGTON, June 9. The (lovernnrent has:<]eeid‘ed’t’o purchase a State mine in 111101 Waikato c0:11~ field. The Minister of Mines states tlr-(rt he is having :1 report made by an L‘llloTi]lCL‘l'. Before operations could com--I‘m-nce, a railway would be necessary, and it would beiimpossible to -take coal from the pit. for 19 months 01' two years. B().‘\RD OF TRADE ENQFIRY. li’lil‘(i)l?'|‘ _.\'()’l7 I’I'BI.ISHED YET. \\’lCLl'.]iN(‘xTON, June 9. The Boeufd of 'l.‘r:ule's [report (on the coal question has not been released for publieation. as :1 reply has not been received from Mr Massey Whci‘hol' it ought to be pllbii.<lle<l or not. It is understood the report .~:llgges’r.~4 the poliC'_V to be followed by the Government, and this fact" would make the question of publication important. Cabinet considered the present coal situartion, but came to no decisions I'egar<lill;;' reduction of r2iil\\':l_\'s. running‘ ImlniCi}‘ml i".'ansp<wt_. or lightiiig services. HOll. Myel‘S, M.illi.<tel' in Chzu'g'e of coal distribution. can give no undertakmg 1113:; ‘there will be sutfieient coal for evervhody. and if supplies fail poly -lice serviees will have to be reduced. HOWARD ELLIOTT THE INDISCR!EET. HIS STA.TEMENTS REFUTED DANNEVIRKE. this day At a. meeting of the Dannevirke Branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association ,last evening, a motion was carried emphatically refuziug the unWararnted statement made by the Rev_ Howard Elliott, at Woodville, that the N.Z_R.S.A. is being controlled by Roman Catholics. FLAX MILL WORKERS TROUBLE. MEN=,’S U-NREASONABLE ATTITUDE. PALMERSTON N_, this day. A deadlock has been‘ reached in connection with negotiations between the New Zealand Flaxmillers’ Association and the Manawatu Flaxmill

,Workers Union, relative to a. ~ new agreement governing wages. A Flaxinill Workers Conference Was mutually decided upon, but at the last moment’ the parties were unable to get together, on account of the.Ur'lion nam-. ing as one its delegates a man whosel name appears on the prescribed list! as a military defaulter, The employers 5 asked the Union to appoint. another man in his place, otherwise" they would not meet‘ them. But the Union refused to accede to’.”the request -and "the employers are equally as admant, and there. the matter stands. THE COAL FAMINE. CHRISTCHURCH TAKING ACTION = CHRISTCHURCH, this day ‘At last night’s meeting of the City Council it was decided to set up a Committee to consider the question of a municipal milk supply for Greater Christchurch; it also decided to raise a loan of 150,000 for extension of the electrical supply. The Council ‘passed the following resolution: “That a special committee 'of five be set up to investigate and considerfully the advisability or otherwvise of importing coal direct from ‘the mines either by chartering or purlchasing ships for the purpose, and to consider and report regarding estab*lishing a Municipal Coal Depot, and fthe retailing of coal for household purposes, or any other scheme Where\by people can be assured’? of an adlquate supply of coal at a reasonable ?price.” ‘