GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 75, 15 August 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A SOCIALIST VISITOR. By Telegraph-—Press Association. Dunedin, Wednesday. Mr. 11. Holland, editor of the International Socialist, Sydney, and secretary of the Socialist Party in Australia, says that when Mr. Sempe was in Australia recently an understanding was arrived at whereby if the Dominion Fedeiation found themselves pitted against the employers the Australian miners woud refuse to cut coal for New Zealand orders. This agreement would be exercised' in twenty-four hours. The lumpers at Sydney would also refuse -to handle coal for New Zealand. Mr. Holland is convinced that arbitration will break down in Australia, owing to its coercive conditions. ° EVADING THE CUSTOMS. Auckland, Wednesday. William Parkinson, monumental mason, was charged at the Police Court with having attempted evasion of Customs duty by declaring statuary imported to be dressed marble wlien it was really Portland, stone. There was only a difference of £lB 12s in tho duty, but the facts as stated by the t rown Prosecutor were peculiar. Two cases, declared to contain dressed marble. contained statuary almost completed, un.Ui contract with tho Government, intended for j n Post Office, at Wellington. Th" cor tract specified that Parkinson was to fet £IOOO for two statues, and tho sculpturing was to be done e.itivelv in New Zealand, whereas it had \s, in ' done and almost completed in Italy r-.nd in.ported here. _ The magistrate sa;tl there were no mitigating circumstances. swi imposed the full penalty of £IOO LAND AGENTS BILL.

I)annevirko, \Vcdn«:Uv. . M- r - Witty's Land Agents Bill was con- ■ sidered by representatives of tin Cham|])er of Commerce and local rlio j decided to recommend the !>a Hi niicntary committee dealing the Bill that land agents should be <-osun to ter tlieir offices. IV ■ jitc-rpi ation clause deilui-ng laud agents should illelude sale of btisiinvs. ci.-Uf. r r Jri ,. mises, leasing premises or ii.M.i'Miy, sales of leases and good-wills f i ,is,.' s PX . changes of property, liontH. ttir.t/ ard I rent-collecting. It was i.l ■ i decided that I where the sale of land is, snlr;t ct to i transfer by any land board nir-n'"stile is not to be deemed eonijiMe until the transfer has been approved |, v the- board. There was a difference of opinion rfpaiding the license fee, some ing that it should be jis uigti as ;f4O per annum.

CQNCILTATTON' COt'TS T C[L. W ellinirton, Wednesday. A. Dominion award is to be .ought in connection with the driv;;-,' dispvu' in Wellington district. About JiiO empbners have been cited, and at n silling ol'llie Conciliation Council to-day it vwu decided to refer the matter ; o Hie Arbitration Court for settlement.