NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 127, 21 February 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION'.) < ' ' »' !!;'.'! : !' HARBOUR ACCOMMODATION IN AUCKLAND..'.. .... . Auckland, February 12. The Westfalen, tho* first of the Nord,deutscher Lloyd Conipany's'-stefirfltrs to visit Auckland, '.arrived front /Gorfna.ti'. ports v.via Australia this afternoon; with" a iairgo cargo.. After; discharging, tho ...Westfaleri'. will -.load general cargo.for the .Continent,: and will/sail for. Australia'to. fill'up .on.;Febtihry-25:-; : " :Tho .'wharfage acfc'oiliriiodatibiK'-of the .port is now fully occupied;-and vessels arriving to-day aro experiencing some delay in getting out their cargo. The Tyser steamer Marere berthed at the Queen Street/-Wharf this morning, '.but owing to: tlio; shed at her'.berth being full with merchandise from :tho ,Tok<> mhru,. the Marere was;, ;unablp.' to commence her discharge. Tho shed being emptied to-day, and the Marero /jvill openjier hatches to-morrow morning."Tho Union" Company's -'Steamer;Wanaka is in an oven worse.plight-,: for she will riot be able to commence her: discharge until! Saturday or : Monday next^';.\ THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION! . . , . ,Cisborno,;.Fpbruary 20; ;. ; .The Hon. G. Fowlds left Tolaga this morning for iWaipiro, .where ho will stay to-night. He is visiting' public and native schools en route, olnd.has received warm p'elcomes from tho Natives. The chairman of th'o Wbangara School Committee .said the" Natives were grieved to read in the'newspapers adverse criticism of Native schools, - and he assured the Minister that tlio' boys received' lasting good. Tho Hon. Mr. Fowlds'said what he had Been of the. Native schools pleased him very much. ' ARBITRATION 'COURT. I.nveroargill, .February'2o. Tlio Arbitration Court, sat at ;E.ivertpn today hearing • a dispute' between:- the miners of Round Hill and the companies: Tho-chief points of ■ disagreement!-were.,overtime, holidays, wages, and .preference to workers. Tho men asked for, an . increase. in wages, all round and payment in cash instead of cheque. The Court's decision" was reserved. ■ ; v f-V . CLAIM FOR - HEAVY DAMAGES FAILS. ■ ~ : AuclUand,; February 20. Judgment was given in the Supremo Court in the claim, by Malcolm Fleming; inking engineer, against-Andrew .Farmer and Henry Thornton .. Smith for i £3432 . damages for alloged .breach of agreeirient. -..Plaintiff's complaint was that defendants, -director's: of the South Brii'rmer - Colliery ■ Company,' wound up the company in April, 1907, horitrary to agrooment' and _ guarantee, . whfetpby he had been, temporarily 'ruined.;. .'. After -' hearing plaintiff's case Mr. Justico:.Edwards granted a ndri-suit with costs on the-highest scale. - A LUCKY ESCAPE. - liiglewood, .February 20. .A marvellous escape; froiii death occurred this morning at the railway crossing in the centre of the town.':. A* milk-icart was, being driven across tho line, arid :tho .train caught tho trap-at the wheel. The driver was knocked out, and tile horsej arid.'trap were carried, half, a chain',; tho. horse "beibg . deposited in a cattlo- stop. The engine-driver applied , the ; emergency aiid brought tho. train to a' standstill.;' The-horse was . ablo to walk home/ arid the driver was,uninjured. FEDERATED MASTER: PRINTERS. Chrlstciiurcli, February 20. .The first, annual meeting' of Representatives of tlio Federated :Master. Printers' - Association of Neiv Zealand, opened; yesterday, -Mr. P. Selig (president) iir .thd; chair.: Tho drafts of the constitution , submitted, by members of tho council were , then ' considered, and after discussion, of the .clauses seriatirii. it was resolved, ori the . iribtibn,, of Mr. Pirani, sbconded by Mr. Stone: : "That thd 1 constitution as now drawn up by the Federation be cohfirnied, adopted, arid printed." . . ■ It wa!s also .'decided :"Tliat* the' officers as elected at the conference on Noveriiber 27 last' be the officers of. the Federation until their successors be .appointed." i l .. Mr. Henry Broadhead was. elected, secretary of-!'the ■ Federation. ... ..' :< A lotter from the South Australian Master Printers' Association,; 'congratulating the; Federation on its. cstabUshmerit, and asking for copy of rules,! etc., was; read and.ordered to bo acknowledged. It wis also decided to send the rules- when printed. ■ .-It was ro-'j 1 solved 'that -if the. 1 president considers it •riccessary a meeting of the' council. should .bo convened for , the first:-week, in March at Napier.-.. r !' Consideration, of the. basis of . cost .of composition arid • letter-press; iniachining. remitted from tlio conference in a'.'.recommendation 'to tlid; associations throughout the Dominion being'adopte<l. ALLEGED INCENDIARISM-IN CHRIST- ... ..CHURCH, v ;; : 6hr Istciiurqh; February 20;- , . At the ;Magistratd!s--.Cpurt- this-, afternoons man •' named: JamosThompson was! charged with Having: set.-fire to. rubbish'iriride'r a- stairway, ..at ihe. Cafe de;' Paris;- Hotel i oii- February .'13.. -' On the applicatiijn : . df ;th'e .police, Thompkm -.was 1 reminded uiitil'tb-morrow.- ■< ! ACCUSED FAILS'TO APPEAR! V-ChrlstchurcH, February 20.. .In: tho S.M.:Court,''yesterday morning, :'F. H.; Bruges, on, remind,-. cHargcd'n^h..having fraudulently ' appropriated - .trustViionoys,;dia not appear. ■ The' police , asked for' a remand ti'lMArch 4,' which was ' granted.; ; AMATEUR .A.THLETICS. * ■■■ Invercarglll, February 20. .- Tho' Southland Centre of the 1 New Zealand Athletic Union is forwardihg a remit to the conference at New ''Plymouth' on, February. 26, suggesting the removalibf the disqualifications inflicted in ['.connection, .with''-..the Scottish; Society's exhibition; games; ; also consideration of the position of persons competing at .the proprietary, sports .meetings t-o elate. ' ■ -V ; , Ghristchurcn,; February 20.. At a meeting of the, Canterbury. Centre;of tlio. N.Z.A.A.A, last;.night.'.\t.. ; was resolved to oppose suggestion^that'.tlio.; headquarters. of the association'.should.;.,be removed from Christchurch-to-AVellingte'ij.'..;': ';.-. ' . LYTTELTON COURT. CASES. Lyttslton, February 20. . In an action, Seaman v.'tKe"Owners and Master of tho Coririthic for • wages, the magistrate (Mr. Bishop) refused jurisdiction under the Shipping and; Seamen's. Act., For 1 permitting drunkenness ■on his premises, John Bunnell, licensoo, of tho Lyttelton -Hotel, r was -fined £5 and costs.- The magistrate said: "Inview of, previous occurrences, I will order tlio license to be endorsed." v : - - - CADET CAJIP: ... ( Auckland, "Eebr'iiary»-20. The Board's approyed a week!s: encampment of the three Auckland battalions .-, of- public school cadots at Papakurji,.. and instructed headmasters , ' to, facilitate .' the! movement'. Each cadet contributes.3s). 6d.; and tho.Govoriiriient a similar,amount's tlid- eost: of rations, bedding, etc. • Attendance in camp will bo count-cd as attendance:in /school. ! ' AN ADVANCE IN PRICES. : Auckland,. ;Ffebruary. 20. ' The Sawniillers Association lias, advanced tho prices of boxes (fruit and gum);, broom handles, laths, and i,staves;,.;.lo, per: cent. These lines were , not 1 ; raised vrecently when otlior timber advanced in priee, so that this decision brings all -into..line;' / FAIR RENT, HOUSING, AND COST OF ... LIVING. •• . ■ '. , • .' Auckland, February 20. •' The Trades and Labour .Council .has passed resolutions urging the Government to deal with tho lioiising problem 'by passing a Fair Rent Bill, or by providing; better housing of the masses. ; The Council. also asks -the Premier ..if he intends , doiiig anything to lessen tho cost of living by regulating' the flvunH of butter,- meat, etc. ,

FIRE AT HASTINGS.' ( ' Napier, February 20. : A five-roomed cottage, situate in : Southland ' Road, Hastings, owned by Mr. •T. Heeney, and occupied by Mr. D. Hay, was completely destroyed • by fire' this, evening. No particulars are available. .•-'

IMMIGRATION QUESTION.

, . ,' . Puncdln, February ;20. The. Otajo Tratles and .'Labour. Council '.to night passed the following resolution :=r-'. y ".That- ' this •• Council;,. protests strongly agairist any schcifie of immigration; by . tlie Go'yornmdut, on the ground that many men and. women, in our factories are 'liriable :to obtain'' anything- like constant- employment Tlio Council.-further-!considers tliat,it .would not only bey an- injustice' to the Workers of the Dominion', but an injustice-to tile immigrants; who would have to compete, with our ,fellow-workers, thereby -reducing wages aud prejudicing tho national, condition'.," ■A : second resolution passed by.the pouncuwas that the attention of the Inspector'.of - Factories be drawn to'tho allegation that . several factories in Dunedin are in :a very unhealthy and insanitary condition, and requesting him to take immediate, steps to.se« that the provisions of the Factories Act are complied with;. ■. ( ! A further resolution-urged the Government \ to pass the Fair Rent Bill. , , .'

.. AN UNCHARTED ROCK. !' 1 Invercarglll, February,-20! -. The Bluff . Harbourmaster, after a careful survey, .has' found that the - rock on which the tug Theresa Ward recently stripped her ' propeller in Half-Moon Bay, Stewart Island, is uncharted. The Admiralty■, charts give a depth of 27. feet at the point, whereas there is only- about five feet at neap; water. It is curious that the users of the waters or the Bay for many years have not discovered the state of affairs. A temporary'buoy has been erected.• , ■ ' ■ . , NEWS IN BRIEF. ■ ; : ■ Duncdiri, February 20.' ; Tho Education Board has carried Mr. M'Kenzio's resolution appointing uno of the Board'syteachers. to- proceed ,to Etlrope or America, to study agriculture with, a view .■ teaching the same in Board schools., | Mr.'Justico' Williams has granted . the Charitable ■ Aid Board an order . declaring that they, have-general control over the, distribution of- .charitable; aid within the united district., His Honour suggested that''.some /mutual 'arrangement be come to/by!-'which outdoor relief in : one part be administered by'! the Board, in- tho othcr;-by tho. Benevolent Trustees. ■■ -