NEW ZEALAND NE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 105, 27 January 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NE.

■■v:1 Cn* ASSOCIATION -1 —!••. ''' FIRE AT TUKEKOHE.' 1 * Auckland, January 25. A firo broke" out m Mr. J.' OsWrnoV «r?Sor'.s. : shop ,in- I'ukokohe yosterdayr 'i'- TJio shop was practically, cleaned out, but the damage was confined to that portion of tho. buildmg., The,firo Uhsnpposod teihave started ;t : counter, in: tho vicinity of. tho cash «' dratyor, and: notes, and cheques-to l tho l value ' of abo.ut £25. were destroyed.. The insurance on tho* stock is £525 in the Commercial ,U.n)on, Vnd- .ihojifurmturo- and pian#'aro covered to tho extent of £175 in tho South „ British.,. Tho,-house,([which is'Owne<l v by Mr. J.. Adams, . -is- coveredby\£2so in. tho Globo..:;-'■ lliero was practiSallv no damago to tho fur,nitiir6v!\;.v 0 i! ;V^ i , CHINAMEN'S CONSORTS 1 [ ' Christchurch,'January 25. Beforo Mr. H. W Bishop, SM , two woinon wore charged with vagrancy.<> -Both had ■■ ' been living in- Chinese dens in Sydenham. Uno ■ woman - was remanded; being given -• » chance to commumcito with her relatives, ino chargo against, the, other -was '-dismissed.' on tho understanding that sho'would got a, (Situation,,,but. would; bo under, -police surveil-' ' ,lanco. ri Tho Magistrate spoke-m strong tcrmi--of women consorting, with-filthy : Ghinamon, ! ■ and.oxpressed,.his. determination to breaktip"' those ,dens..' Ho declined' to . dismiss : this chargo against the, lirst- woman, who " said ?H !get money. ifrom her father,and go tp. i" c '! lI 'gtpn.....The Magistrate.said.ltlwas to saddle .Wellington, with silch * •woman. .V- ... :,i : ',:CUIUb'IOHURC:H?fMEAT i COMPANYj '' '-'■

- ■ C.hrliitchurch, January 25. ■■ V? 6 roport^of, the Chrratchurch Meat' Com-' 1 .pany, to bo'submitted: to the!annualmeetine • next month,", shows thai •1,590,682' head ol stockwore put through; during the year; being n rooord for the company. .ThereVwas anin-■ creasp. of; 240,350 carcases over . last • yoar/« handling. . Thoj dirrctors, &vi- 1 -dend of 4. per cent, foiv the. half-year, making ?. P9T ocn ' ; * for the year, aaid, carrying forward£9soo. - The bJlance to tho credit iof • profit and loss forjho year lis £52,549. ' y

CHARGE OF ARSON.' ' .

• Napier, January 25. • ... Martin, Johnson was. charged at tho Magistrate s-Court .to-day ,with: arson m connection with tho recent. Hastings fire. • Accused was propriowr .of a -reittanrant.known• a» the. oilver. Grid. ,On . tho , application :of the . police.a sccond remand, was granted m order that furthor ; evidonce might be obtained.;-,

NEW WATER SUPPLY.- ' " .Auckland, Januafy:2s. ' r tThe new waterworks.which have'been structed at Takapuna and: Northoote, m 1 "tm- ' nection with tho aupply to tho-latter district, • were forma lly "opened yesterday 7 afternoon ■by ■ .the chaarman of tbo W'tiitemata Connty'Gouncil (Mr. V. 'Kerr Taylor). > SCARLET IN NELSON. / uJJolSon, Jannary'2s. • There;are a• few- cases, of. scarlet fever t iR, the city, but no serious;-outbreak is-feared.' ' ' WAGES JiAIjSED. • r • - • - Mastertoiij Jamais 25;; VMen working , qn tha ■ Opaki . ballast- gMiS - ■have .had-, their; wages raised,:, after■ repeated' 'representation!' l .by' Mi.« HoggJ ,M.P., ;fromeight to nine shillings'.per. day. ' i ;