NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 87, 6 January 1908, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BV TBLEGRAriI—rHESS ASSOCIATION.) TRAGEDY ON A BEACH. A MAN ANI) .A GUN. Christchurch, January ». This morning Cpiistajjle; Itowo, stationed at New Brighton, was handed a double-bar-rolled gun, found on tho beach. , It. was loaded in one barrol, the other having been discharged. A piece ,of bootlaco was'attached to one.'of tho triggers. On searohing .the beach, the body of a young man; identified later as T. G. Bezett, was found, with the head ,partly blown off. Bezett is said to have come from Temuka for a holiday, and was, it is stated, slightly under tho influetico of liquor whon he arrived at Brighton last night. ■ "' • ' DOMESTIC WORKERS' UNION. □unedin, January 4, Steps aro'to bo taken shortly' to form a Domestic Workers' Union in Dunediri. on lines, similar to those of t|ip unions already fprmod in, AVpllingtpn.and Cln-jstcliureh. ' KjbJSyi'KICITY FOR MOTIVE POWER." , . Duncdin, January 5. Two of tho most recent, applicants to tho. Dunedin . City. Cpr'ppratjpn' for supplies of electricity for motive, purposes are tho Roslyn Tram Company, and tho Burp side C'qmont, Company; ■ Tho former, wliioh pro-; poses to run its car? ,hy electric power, asks •for 200 horse power, and the for 250 horso power. .' ' : . •'. V; BANKRUPTCY FIGURES. ; punedin, January 5., The official bankruptcy returns for Dunedin district for tho year ended 31st Dec-' oniber, show tho number of bankruptcies to bp 24 ; scheduled liabilities, £-9,421 19s.' 9d.;' schedule assets, £1799 17s. Id.; showing a deficiency , for tho year of £7622 , 25,, Bd.li'or 1906 the figures were:. bankruptcies''2s; liabilities,. £10,720 ss. 3d. ; assets, £2733 IDs. 4d.; leaving a deficiency of £7986.145, lOd,; or over £350- moro than this year. .'- STATE OF NORTHERN LABOUR ■ , : MARKET. Auckland, January .4. Interviewed, Mr. Shanaglian, Inspector of the Auckland Labour Bureau, said the past yep.r had been highly satisfactory from every ppint of view. In almost everj' trade tlicro had ,boon a steady domand, and inthe building trado there existed wonderful activity. ■Referring te unskilled labour, Mr. Shanag•han pnitf' tho. demand wn'r»; far in excess of tho supply, and throughput tho year there had been a steady call on tho labour market ■ for all conditions of i workers. ' AUCKLAND'S HEMP EXPORT. - ■ Auckland, January 4. . 'Referring to a statement that thero is a 1 tremendous • falling-off in tho output of hemp from tho Auckland province, 'Mr. ■Johnson, Government grader, informed a " Star "' representative that tho output from-tho Auckland grading stores for '1907 -was far above the average, and totalled 47,750 bales, weighI ing 8500 tons, and' worth, approximately, £220,000. The output of tow was 2000 tons, worth j approximately, £12,000, bringing the total value up to £233,000. • On these figures Auckland province is turning cut one-third of the total yearly hemp output of; tho Dominion, 1 BANK TO BANK TROUBLE. Westport, January 4. Mr... John, Foster, president of the Dqaniston Miners' Union,'has proceeded to WeK lington to' arrange for'initiating legal, pro- . j coeclihgs to! test the validity-of the ■ Arlii-,-tratiou Court award in connection - with the hank to bank prinoipip. at t.'io Pontiistoit colliery. . : FOUND' DEAD'..'- "■ > ■' ' i. . <',Corc, January 4. ' - A man named. Alexander Noble, 70. yorirs of age, was'found dead at Mandeville.'this morning:-; Ho . had boon' ailing for somo, time. '■■■ ■' ■ ! '6hristchuroli, January.4. • ' -Tho. body of an .old man named Thomas Ford was found, in tho. Emigration .Barracks, Srmthbridge, last night,- in a vory decomposed state. ' , , , V- ; THE HON.'J. A. MILLAR. Auckland, January 5. Tho Hon. J. A. Millar arrived at Auckland from Rotprua last pvening. ' NAPIER'S PROGRESS: Napier,-January 4.. , A capital indicaticn of the great progress the tewn has made during tho past year is obtained from the fact that 142 building permits, '.'entailing -. ■ an- expenditure of nearly £100,000, havo been issued 'during tho year,' an increase of over £50,000 on tho previous year's figures.