NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8990, 27 November 1907, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

| XIY TEIiEGRAPII - I'BHBS ASSOCIATION. DAIRY FACTORY WORKERS. PALMERSTON N., Nov. 26. A conference held last evening between representatives of employers and employees in the Dairy Factory Workers' Dispute was productive of no satisfactory results, and the case will come before the Arbitration Court in March. It is understood that Mr Pryor, who conducted the case for the Flaxmillers' Association at the Arbitration Court will appear on behalf of. the employers in the matter.

BRAVERY RECOGNISED. WELLINGTON, November 26. The Italian Consul, to-day, handed Captain Cashman, of the steamer Karitane, a medal presented by the Italian Government in recognition of the bravery displayed by the captain when on the steamer Rosamond in rescuing four Italian fishermen from drowning in Cook Strait. DEATH OF A VETERAN. AUCKLAND, November 26. Alexander Whisker, one of the few surviving soldiers who was present at the Coronation of Queen Victoria, is dead, aged 89. He was a momber of the 58th Regiment, and took part in the Maori wars. DROWNING ACCIDENT. NAPIER, November 26. A drowning accident occurred about five o'clock this evening in the old river, near the recreation ground. Two boys, named William Rickards and Roy Oliver, were in a small punt when it capsized and both boys sank, but Rickai'ds never came to the surface. After some time the was recovered, but life was extinct. The deceased lad was 11 years of age, and was the son of Mr J. H. Rickards, bootmaker. AN OLD-TIME MURDER. THE HALL-HOOSTEN CASE REVIVED. AUCKLAND, November 26. The New Zealand Herald understands that Thomas Hall, who in 1886 was convicted at Timaru on a charge of attempting to murder his wife and was sentenced to penal servitude for life, will be liberated from Mount Eden gaol in the course of a few days. NELSON SHOW. NELSON, November 26. The fifteenth annual. A. and P. show commenced to-day in splendid weather. There is a slight fal!ii:gofF in the number of entries, but the quality on the whole is superior to last year. Most of the awards in all sections were taken by local exhibitors. The Wilkie Estate Cup fox* the most points in Avrahires was won by Albert Gibbs, who has now won it two years in succession and three times at intervals. The show wil! be continued to-morrow.