IN THE DOMINION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 123, 17 February 1908, Page 11

IN THE DOMINION.

, . (BX TILEOIUrH—rBESS ASSOCIATION.)

' FIRE PRECAUTIONS. THEATRES AND HIGH BUILDINGS. AucUlahd, February 15. , ~ The i matter of fi»hting -!iros in theatres and in high buildings has d'gm' brouqlit .under .*hfl attention of the City; Council by means oi. several >roports. Suporintendent Woolloy, leporting ,on " the first .matter, said the width . of exits was oontrolletl by'thC'pity by-law's, and this was tho only precaution taken.; The great loss'of life attending thoatro fires'was alio to panic, and no width of''exit would' j obviate this: . Tho Fire Board contemplated passing a 'bir-law. providing'for tho' stdtioning of two ,firimon !in each- theatre during a :• perforffiance with sufficient firo hose laid out to reach- any part of tho st'a«e.': Dealing with high . buildings, Supt. .Woofley stated that, with no legislatioii restricting the' height of i * buildings, the tendency was:to' build high, it boing oneaper. to get. height-tliah-frontage. ' The. experience of all .fire, chiefs in Auttrn- : lasia w'bs that 60ft. >wa3 ,tho, utmost hoight that could be isuccessfully copcd with by a brigade. ', '-In his report on the. matter, 'tho . City Mr. Bush, said lie thought it was. impossible -.".to'Vrestrict.':'the"; height."''of' . buildjngs ; to 60ft. By-laws should bo framed restricting, the height of buildings in ratio to . the width ' of'tho; street m which they aro -.-placed.'..' He thouaht tile whole of the buildshould, bo revised,'.- with a view; to. preventing the use_of such a : large amount • of mflfimmable- material m . the conatruction of floors and . lining of ceilings and trails.' On ithe>motion of. tho Mayor, the matter iwns ■ reforred to the Works Committee, tho -Engi-' Beer being , instructedto (lraw up by-laws ! giving 'effect to his recomrn'endation3. ' '

' CITY BACTERIOLOGIST i Auckland, February 10. • \ Dr. Purdy's suggestion for appointing a city bacteriologist- nas boon referred to - the Finance'..Committee, by the City Council.

SERIOUS ASSAULT ALLEGED. - : j.-; Dannsvlrke, February 15. v r. Luther :Martin Murray, at present under bonds! aggregating £800 to t appear at tbo ' 'Napier'ssittings •: of; the. Supreme Court on three-charges of;,'sheep-ana: horse, stealing,•• was'arrested at tho Manfratera- Hotel at 3 . a.m. on v Friday -on a- charge of - y. :i ing -a^--man-;riamed-.Thrimp3pn.; '■ It.jis' alleged that' Murray struck -Thompson several times on. too head : with a stirrup iron. .Thompson . is now.; in .tho-, hospital, and.: it is. uncertain' what, tho .ultimate effect.of. the'injuries will i bo.' • Murray "was brought before Mr. M'Cartby, S.M.j remanded; for eight \■ ;:dayis:yy ; E y ?KJ' j .o-"'.''.'! ' 'WELL-ARMED THIEF. ' :■ -yTlmaru, February 15. , , Oscar Kosub, a foreigner ,with two "aliases, v was>s<mtontsed yesterday -to .twelve months ■ ;.i;;irapriSohment;for.''th6ft' , of ? batsKfr6m :, a^' dock 'af'Soadown. When he was arrested accused had,on him, a ;fully-loadcd six-cham-ber revolver and a dagger.; ' DUNEDIN CORPORATION SUED. ,v Dunedln, February 15. Messrs.-,Noyes Bros., are .issuing. , a •' writ against the City; Corporation for £7339, bal-anoe.-.of; commission'alleged to be due in connection -,with Waip'ori' works: '. A. strong ■. bar; has beon engaged. ' ; ; NEW UNION COMPANY STEAMER- ■ ■■■■•■ Dunedln,Februaryls. Captains-McLean,-, latterly.,in command of tho Wanalia, goes Ho&io by • tho Moana to bring 6ut,,the'Union Company's new largo cargo steamer,-Waitemata',- which is designed ; to-carry'Bso(J tons doad-woight: The Waitemata .is expected to-be ready to leave Port Glasgow early, m April.

PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES-' ■vAuckland, February 15- - The candidates who have so far announced themselves 'for the Bay of Plenty, seat are: Mr. .J. .B.r, Gow, chairman of- .the-Opotiki County Council; Mr.- W; Peebles, chairman of the -Whakatane County Council; Mr. G F. E. .Hindmarsh, of Gisborne; Mr \V. J - Gaudmi , lately a part proprietor of tho "Gisborne Times" and - Mr: W. D. Lysnar, of Gisborne.. Mr W; ■ H.-.Hemes, -the -present member for the Bay: of' Plenty constituency,' n ill stand for,,the new. electorate of■ Tau- - ranga, and' will be . opposod by Mr 1 J;; A.Youiig,,of : Hamilton. ■ Mr. H.- J. Greonslade, the member -for Waikato, will have -to ' fight Captain' Allan Bell, a prominent' 'member of . the Farmers' :Union/rand a-leading, Waikato /settler/-: . J '-:

HUGE WHALE ASHORE , . Hokitika, February 15 A large ;whale;' measuring' ninety-nine ' feet' long anaj twenty, feet - wide and/so' high that & man on horseback, cannot-seo over it, was 1 lvashed ashore-at Commissioner's Point, see miles north of Okanto. Viewed from a clis--tanco, it has tho -appearance of a stranded dismasted vessel../A party of men is engagedin securing',;tha v blubber.''.-,'.,;.

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY / PaimjDrston North, February 15 The-local-branch •: of tho Ac- ; Socipty,-, which. had decided td secede from; the. .Wellington body.Wing to alleged 'rieglect.'.tb ; the district j but' was> pre-; vented from doing so by : that body, • met and passed a. vote of want of confidcnca in thg Wellingtop.Societyj:'exprpsfibig it's. determihation' to: break away from it/

LAND LEGISLATION. ■; Hoiiltika, February 15-1' The Minister for :Lahds is cxpected hero next ."Wednesday. to attend the agricultural show. The Mayor. (Mr.; Michol) is 'organisinga deputation to wait oh the' Minister' in re-' gard to the rcsldcntal .conditions, imposed on holders of Crown lands . under Section' 35 of tho Land Act. .of. lasti session. ■ It .is urgod that great-hardships hre inflicted-on many tenants v/ho have improved, their properties; but aro ; not;'in ; a positioiif to -actually .'reside oh them. . , /v .i'i/Sx; - ./■:}; ■.- ■ MASTER OF FINED 1 Dunedin, February 15 :. Andrew Running, master of the auxiliary scow. Magic, was hned £5 and costs £2 17s. for employing a man in tho dual capacity of seaman;; and .cook. ;On ■ tho-. application of defendant's -counsel,- -'Mr.v-Widdowson, S.M., raised - the fine .to £5' Is. -to admit of an appeal. • t ,

. OBCHARDISTS FINED. ■ ' Auckland, February 15 m A number of orchardiats__were charged at the Police Court ,-with . failing tojradicate the codlin moth,:'V<nd| onejwithdistributing infected fruit.- They were Wd 2(ls. -and costs; The Magistrato stated that the Act rendered them each liable to a fine of £20.' ■ '> A BURGLARY. . Walroa, February 15. . ' Taylor's boot shop was entered by burglars on 'Wedhesday night; The till was broken open and 'a littlo. cash taken. Money was seldom left'in the till, -and only , sixteen shil-' lmgs was; the.burglars' reward! ■ / PRICE OF BUTTER : Invorcargill, February 15. Following' the rise in the 'price :of milk, and in,; sympathy" with -the high market, the wholesale cash price for local brands of butter has; been increased from' 11 jd. to Is. OJd. per lb. for half-pound pats, and from lljd.: to Is. OJd. for pounds.