DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 September 1916, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

SLAUGHTERMEN'S DEMANDS. !■ By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Sept. 4. What is described as practically parti of an Anstnlasian application for im-« • proved conditions by slaughtermen canu| before the Arbitration Court to-day, when the local union brought a cagq against the employers. One of the de- > mauds seeks for the payment of 32s <J| per 100 for tilling.sheep, an advance of us !W on the existing rate. The case iat proceeding. " Wellington, Last NigM. Tn the slaughtermen's dispute, now before the Arbitration Court, tha Union's representative, ' Mr, Reaitlon, said, that the wen were asking for an award to replace the agreement of March, 1913, The decision in this caw would have an important bearing on the industry throughout Xem Zealand, aa agreements had expired, or were expir« ing shortly, in several other districts. The total cost of thp increase asked would be £17,234, spread over the whole ' Dominion. The chief claim was for a' rate of 32g (id per 100 foi slaughtering sheep, instead of 27s Gd as at present« Double rates ar> asked for killing certain classes of stock. The Union alsoj demands that there shall be one learnei to eight men, instead of six as at pre« sent. 'Evidence was heard, and thj Court adjourned

BURSARIES FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS/ Auckland, Sept. 4. The Hon. G. W. Russell states, witS reference to the shortage oi doctors, that arrangements arc being- made to have bursaries established at Dutiedin University, tj> be held during the last) 'year of a student's course, that is, ia the fifth year. There will be live hur< sarics, each worth ,€BO, intended to covei board and lodging at Dunedin Hospital and all iirstclass fees and necessary books. The selection of students will be made by the Inspector-Generals of Hospitals on the recommendation of thej Faculty oS Medicine, but will 'be given, ns far as possible, to sons of poor men* ALLEGED MURDER. Wellington, Sept. t. The trial of .Ernest Charles Jewell Devoin for alleged muvder was further adjourned to-day for four weeks on the} application of his counsel for an inde« pendent medical examination, in order td ascertain the necessity or otherwise ot ir. operation for the extraction of the: bullet from Devoin's head before he ij ,\n a fit state to stand a trial. PROFESSOR ISHERWOOD FINED. Napier, Sept. 4. At the Supreme Court, Sir Robert! Stout had before him Professor Joseph! Ishenvood, who was found guilty on fou<! charges of false pretences, and who api peared to receive the Court's sentence. Mr. Dolau, addressing his Honor, saie{ the early life of accused had been coiw lined to a hypnotic one, and his life thus had been shaped for him by his brother. His remedies had made certain people better, but he had made a mistake la dealing with Maoris by using medicines he knew very little about. It was a. first olTenee, and there was nothing quack about him. He was prepared tq make restitution.

liis Honor said lie recognised the eases, were not those of ordinary false pre-i tcnce; it was mixed up with the belief and credulity of the people. Mien, wood had taken money for nothing. No doubt some good was done, but he mad< the Mauris believe what «a not true,, Ho intended to fine accused under thl Justice of the Peace Act. He was ftot ol the criminal class and therefore th< Court would inflict a fine of £l5O, to default imprisonment until the amount was paid, such term not to exceed nin«, months. The sum of £MO -was paid a few minutes later, and accused was his freedom. TEACHERS' WAR BONUSES Wellington, Last Night. Replying to an inquiry why the jmjM ment of war bonuses to teachers been delayed, the Minister, Hon. J. Aj Ilanan stated that many difficult point*,, had arisen. These have now been ae.T cided, and Education Boards were to-daj notified to make arrangements for tin payment. The distribution of the wftt bonus have been approved as foilowsu To all public school teachers, including pupil teachers, probationers-, trainini college students, and teachers employee | wholly in manual training by Educatioi| Boards on a. basis of payment will w for married men (which include), widowers and widowa with childret] under 14 years of age), £l. r >, all othen ,1V 10s, except Juveniles under 18 year! of age. to whom" £3 will be payable, li the case oi married women whose bus bands are engnyeu in the Gu'.'Hmi'fi t ( service no bonus will be payable, other wise they receive £7 10s One-half o| the bonus will'be payable at once as fo; j the period from April Ist to Scptembe! 30th. Persons employed for only par! of that period are to be paid a. pro portionate amount. No payment Ist' be made if the remuneration, including* paymrnts for manual and technical in strurt'on, and married assistant's a) lowanc.-, house allowance, or equivalcnl of house allowance, if residence ia pro vided, exceeds £Bl5 per annum. The Minister said he was sorry thai after obtaining the opinion of the Soli citor-General he found the war bonui could not be paid to secondary schoa