NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 4, 30 September 1907, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

MR. TILLET ON SOCIAL REFORM. ADDRESS TO DOCK WORKERS. Auckland, September 2S. In response to ail invitation, Mr. Ben Tillet expressed his willingness to uldress the dock workers yesterday, and at twelve o'clock some three hundred men assembled in one of tinlarge goods sheds. Mr. Tillet, win; was greeted with cheers, said that 01; the last occasion when he visited Auckland there was lio organisation c: the dock workers, and lie had been informed that it was impossible l< bnng about that end. He'was pleasw' to see that now tliey had organised ■lud congratulated them. The men 'act of going for Gd. a day more in ivagcs was not the only thing tha: UlO working classes would have to coil Mdcr. So long as tlio condition 0! society reigned, which enabled those who. worked the hardest to live in tl> poorest bouses and dress in the poo; est clothes, and to eat the .poorcs food, and generally to live t.lio poores .'lves, while those who did 110 socir. productive-work were enabled to enjo, dl the pleasures and luxuries (.- l oalth, the working classes would hnv< '.(I turn their attention to solid gen line reform. Mr. Tillet pointed ou 1 lie condition of labour in the OK, : "ountry, and instanced that at Swa;: ::\a the chairman and several member >f the Harbour Board were dock work ■rs. This class of men, who had gone illy been looked down upon, ha . hown that in intellect, in manliness ,:id in nobility they were the cqua;f any other class of society. ". Thi harf labourers must consider thahey wero human beings, and ir aiman beings and workers they wen. ntitlcd to the best, and only the best 'iat coul dbe produced in the coun :y. He urged them to fight to secur. irger representation on all publi' ■odies and on public institutions. < DAIRY INSPECTION. ' Christchurcli, September , 29. Regarding the inspection' of dair;'farms and dairy herds, which is af present being conducted, it is underwood that tho authorities propose t>. •ring all daries that, supply milk fo: insumption into line as regards the anitary and other conditions. It is jointed out that many dairymen have implied with these requirements a' ■omo expense, and it is only just thai heir cbmpotitors, whose buildings arc tot in a proper condition, should conn uto lino.. As to tho written noticcr iven as to the alterations that thr .uthorities. require to lie done within 1 specified time, it is not intended in •:ises whore good causo can lie shown •0 insist rigidly on the completion of :-ho work within the period specified. •V DISAPPOINTED CROWD; Auckland, September 29. A much advertised balloon ascent by ••1 man styling himself Professor Barnes, who announced that hi> was going ap 6000 feet, and would drop to Mothor Earth in a parachute, drow a •reat crowd to the. Takapuna raeelourse yesterday afternoon. After a rearisomo wait of several hours,-it was iiscovered that the balloon could not 00 properly inflated, and so, after having paid for admission., several tliou•aud disappointed persons wended ilieir way back to tlio city. At the Polieo Court to-day,' a young .man named John Joseph Lowcry, alias Lonergan, charged with the theft of a silver watch, valued at £5 from a dwelling house in Wellington. 011 or about January 2nd last, was, 011 the application' of • Sergeant Hendry,' remanded to appear at Wellington:-011 Monday week. Bail was allowed,' himself in £100 and two sureties each of £50.

' The death is announced of the Rev. W. Durrien for many years Vicar of St. Thomas' Anglican Church, Auckland. Deceased . had been. in failing health for some, months past. SIX MONTHS'' IMPRISONMENT. Ghristchurch, September 29.' It is perhaps not generally known that a warrant for arrest Remains in force until it is executed, but this was amply -demonstrated at tlio Court this morning, when Richard Cokei' was charged with, m 1891, failing to pro-vide-adequate moans of support for his thrco children. Chiof Detective Chrystal stated that the defendant was summoned to appear at the Magistrate's Court'in 1891 with tho object of having an order made'against him for-the support of liis family. He-did not put ill an appearance, however,' and a warrant was issued by Mr R. ■Beetham, who was at that time Stipendiary Magistrate- in the Court at Ghristchurch, for his arrest, but defendant was not found till a few days ago. The defendant said that he had been in tho Wanganui district for a number of years. , The Magistrate imposed a sentence of six months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Napier, September 27. Tho'mail train- arrived ■ nearly iO minutes late to-night owing to theslips on the line near Mangat-ainoka. Masterton, September 29. 'At an inquest hold at Mauriceville to-day concerning the death of Mrs. Goodgame, who was found dead in her house yesterday morning, a vcrdict was returned that death was duo to natural - causes. Westport, September 29. The Westport Coal Company's output for the week was 12,009 tons lewt. Christchurch, September 23. Lady Plunlcet) honorary colonel No. 2 Regiment of tho North Canter-, bury Mounted Rifles, will inspect her regiment at Culverden on October 11. There will be a march past at noon, a luncheon at one o'clock, and sports in tho afternoon. The boating season in Christchurch opens on Lobour Day. Tho Maynr, as commodore, will lead a procession of boats at 2.30 p.m. Dominion Day passed without a single arrest for drunkenness, and there was no sitting of the Court next day. . ' ■ A warrant has been issued here for, the arrest of a professional man, who had been carrying on business in Ti-. niaru for the-past few years. Tho charge is ono of embezzlement. 'The man has disappeared. LOAN PROPOSAL REJECTED. Auckland, September 29. A poll was taken yesterday in connection with tho proposal to raise another loan, for works in the borough of Grey L'ynn. Tho amount of the proposed loan is £22,000. Tho voting resulted as follows: For, 255; against, 1 -117. TRAWLING. Duncdin,. September 29. A cablegram lias been received fionv .lir; I'\ J. Sullivan, well known in the 'Tav.-iing industry here, stating that has completed the purchase of an' i'vto-datc trawler for local waters. Y.M.C.A. Christchurch, Scptomber 29. Oil Saturday tho amount of. £1373 .is. was collected for tho Y.M.C.A. mUling fund, which brings the. total u date to £12,375 13s. Among tho ,inscriptions received'was £1000 from an anonymous donor.

FATAL ACCIDENT. Christcliurch, September 29 ■ A maii named Hodges was thrown from his cart yesterday evening owing co his horse having bolted. Ho was picked up unconscious, and died on ilia way to tho hospital. Deceased was a carter. He was forty-four years of ago, and leaves a wife and five children. THE EXHIBITION.' Ohristcfiuroh, September 29. Tho work of demolishing the Exhibition progresses apace. The bridge .tver the river at Peterborough Street ;ias been dismantled, and tho entrance pavilion on the Kilmoro Street iridge was being dismantled to-day. The planking will be taken up i'nortly. All the woodwork ill (lie Art Gallery has been removed, and he bricks in the building are to lie ..ild on Wednesday. 'The timber iui'tion of the Cyt'orama building ;as been partially 'removed. ■ A SERIOUS CHARGE. Christohuixh, September 20. Thomas O'Calligan was charged at ■ ho Police Court to-day with attemptiig '.to set fire to a house in St. : saph Street, Linwood. The house, t' three rooms, was rented by O'Cal:tghaii, who is ajleged to have placed i.lighted candle in the midst of a pile f dry chips and paper in a cup- • ard and left tjiem there. Tho land•ly . discovered tho candle, burnt V.vn to within an eighth of an inch f inflammable base, extinguished he fire, and informed the police. 'Gallighan was remanded till iiitober 7. Ho was released on bail ''.£2OO.

NEW INDUSTRIES. . Christcfjureh, September 28. The South Canterbury Chamber,of ommerce, which is endeavouring to .stablish new _ industries in Timaru, >' collecting' information as to the . .robable cost of establishing and uiintainiug tho following:—Brick -:id pottery works, hosiery, soap and :andles, sauce. and pickles, tannery iad l'cllraongery, biscuit factory,' ron and brass foundry, jvholesale tationary, paper bags, etc. It is elioved that all these can be profit•:iy carried on here, and that the •itiation 'would greatly aid in tho • .dfancoment of the district. ' AN. OLD SERVANT. Masterton, September 28. A largely-attended public meeting : iist night, convened by the past -ayors of Masterton,. had for its object tho public of' tho :»mces or Mr. 'Richard 1 Brown, the , weiring Town Cleric, who has held '<'ip .position continuously for the past thirty years; Tho intention is to present Mr. Brown with an address

~..d a purse of sovereigns. , A subscription list was opened at the mooting, and a considerable amount pro-: wised.' ; The public are responding liberally to the canvassiing committee's appeal, and a substantial sum : will probably 'be the issue of the jiovement.- • •