DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1920, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

NOT A LEGAL HUSBAND. Hr Teleffrapli —Press Association. Wellington, July 23. In Fox v. M'Dowell, a curious case which was before the Appeal Court recently, special leave to appeal fyom an order under the Family Protection Act was granted. The case was one in which an order had been made in favor of a man who, it was afterwards found, was not the legal husband of the testatrix. A condition was attached' that moneys already paid should not be repaid, that there should be no costs allowed to the appellant, and costs of fifteen guineas to the respondent. If the respondent consents, without further proceedings to this action being treated as an appeal and reversal of- the order complained of, no coats of appeal to be allowed. FIRE ON STEAMER OUT. Wellington, July 23. The cargo fire on the Raranga was extinguished at 1.45 this morning. The damage was confined to a few bales of flax by fire and water, also tins of meat and a sack of kauri-gum. The ship was practically uninjured. Her sailing had been postponed sine die. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

Hamilton, July 23. Arising out of a recent accident, by which Mrs. Turner died as the result of being' knocked down by a motor car, J». C. Johnstone, the driver of the car, has been arrested on a charge of manslaughter and remanded to July 30. INFLUENZA ON A STEAMER. Wellington, July 23. Five members of the stokehold crew of the Union Company's Kokiri, which arrived at Napier on Thursday, were removed to hospital to-day, suffering from influenza in a mild form. BOARD OF TRADE. Wellington, Last Night. A representative meeting of wholesale and retail traders, convened by the local Employers' Association, was held today in the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the provisions of the Board of Trade Act, and to consider the proposed amendments of the' Act submitted by Christchurch traders. The resolutions and amendments adopted by the meeting in Christchurch were heartily approved, and delegates were appointed to attend a Dominion conference of trades' representatives to be held in Wellington in the near future. COAL MINERS' RESUME. Auckland, Last Night. The miners at Pukemiro colliery, who have been on strike for the last three days, decided yesterday to resume work this morning. The men held a stopwork meeting on Tuesday morning, and resolved not to resume work until certain alterations had been made in connection with trucking arrangements at the mine. They complained that the grade at-the face was too steep for them to push tjtie trucks up. The management announced that the matter had been amicably settled, and that the men had decided to resume work this morn-