SOUTHERN NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 77, 1 April 1913, Page 9

SOUTHERN NEWS.

(By Tclegra„.—rrcss Association.) DOMIiJON UNIONS. ! 1 WIA.LLNGTON, Monday. ] A system of iilowing an industrial , union to comprise workers in all parts 1 of tho Dominion ha been frequently pro- j posed. When a Imputation from the ' Sliearcrs.' Conferen.'e interviewed the j Minister for Lalioiir to-day, Mr. M. La- ■. racy said lie understood an amendment to . the Arbitration Act was to be introduced | to provide for Dominiin unions. "I will j give the House an oppirtunity of consid- i ering it," was Mr. Masiey's reply. SUSPICIOUS FIRES. . . TIM-iltfJ, Monday. Several fires have bee* discovered in the town lately, for—ratelj- early enough to prevent serious damage; jhe ch-cuim stances point plainly to incendiarism. The latest occurred on Sa\urday night, when a piece of matting saturated with turpentine was found burnilg in one of the rooms in the Waimatiitai School. Had a party of scouts not gone to the school for practice the fire migit not have | been found. PILLAGING OF CARGO. NELSON, Mmday. Five local firms have suffered through cargo pillaging during transit. Tfn one case, a consignment of felt hah. from Italy was found to be short by 28 articles, valued at £20. Another firm's l»ss is much heavier, being the contents of i, case of furs, imported from Germany}, and valued at between £60 and £70. Ink-is case delivery had been taken before the theft was discovered. » A CARTER KILLED. DUNEDLN, Monday.' Thomas Henry Winebara, a rabbitcarter, was found dead at Otago Central, yesterday. He had evidently faUen from his cart and Leon dragged along the. .road. v