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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 171, 13 April 1908, Page 8

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.'IDT TELECItArH—PRESS ASSOCIATTOIt.J ' — « — SOUTHERN CARRYING TRADE.' " General complaint is made by practically the whole of the grain and produce merchants in Dunedin at;what.they consider the totally inadequate shipping service between this port and northern ports. -It appears, that there is 'an exceptionally heavy demand from the : North for wheat, cats, potatoes, chaff,, and hay, and while northern buyers are clamour-. " ing for supplies, local merchants cannot get boats to take them away.. Merchants complain that for the last three'weeks enormous ' quantities of produce have been.left on' the wharf. The shipping companies ; concerned, the Union- Company and tho , Huddart-Parkei Company, assort that everything possible has'been done to cope with the ionallj heavy, pressure, which has'' been felt at ' other ports, and the demand for space' on tho boats has been very heavy. They, antici- , pate' that the coming week'will-see every. ' thing cleared away. -Provision has, been made for the despatch of 1000 tons of grain by the Wimmera on Tuesday, and the com- ■ P a py expect to clear everything offering by this boat. If any. cargo is:shut out, it.will be sent by tho Coririna to-day,'by. the Mafieno' ° n Tuesday, tho Monowai' on /Thursday, and the Maitai on Sunday. . • THE PRIME MINISTER.. V' / _ . ; Kaitangata, April' 12. i\ V? Pnme. Minister, 'at- the'' invitation ''of' ijT .Elmers' Union, delivered a political' address in Kaitangata last', night, the. Mayor (Mr- lates) presiding. Referring to the finances, he said that for the year just closed 'be revenue °f the Dominion was': nearly- nine, millions sterling ; it would be' at' least £8,800,000., After dealing'with the arbitral : • J llO ' 1 . Q uest ion and • the' position at Blackball (reported elsewhere),- the.Prime.Minister resumed his seat amid hearty, applause. Mr." • J. Mosley moved: That- this expresses its thanks to the Rt. Hon. Sir J. G. « ard for his. address, and its continued confi- / dence in him and in-the Government he repre- ■, sents. ■ The motion 'was carried without dis->-On Monday the Prime Minister will visit Lawrence. * -UNIVERSITY' TOURNAMENT. ' T « n „ f „ . ' .„ Dunedin, April 11: IJie-following will represent Otago;Um- : versity .at tho University.tournament here at ' L " H " M'Brido'" and J. Hyde; 220 yds. and 440yds.:\L.„H.. M-'Brido, a "d M'Chesne^-.Half-mile: P; C. Davis and 1. E.-Davis., One mile aiid.three miles: C. Hendry . and .T: M. Haslett.. 120 yds. - hyrdles: Dr. E. ,T. Rogers and ■R, Nuku. 440 yds. hurdles : H.. M'Chesney" and' W. P.' Brookneld. Mile walk: G'. W.-Will and W." O. Hartgill.'Long jump: R/Nuku? and'j. • Hyde.n- aghrjuinp: R. Nulm : aiid. W, P.Brookfield. Weight-putting:. L. .M. rTansey and ;H; Hamilton. Hammer-throwing:: H. Hamilton and ;L. M. Tansey. .:R€lay race: = Davis; Tansey, M'Chesney, ' M'Bride.- Tug-of-war: Hamilton,,' Hartal, ,Tansey," Davis, M Bride, M'Chesney,' Will; Moody. The temus; tournament, will'be; held" on-April 17' and Apnl.:2l; Otago will bo represented by the following:—Misses -Ward, Moore, Field, ,r, and-Messrs; Gower, Bundle, Moody:... and Hartgill. /Messrs, T, M. Haslett and B.' ii. Loriias will .be representatives of: Otago at the debate to be held on April 20. • ■ .MATCHES - DETAINED. '. ' '.' Auckland,-April 12: ;The. care with whiclithe Customs" authors' - ties: examine'- articles was' illustrated, at' th>. Harbour Board's' meeting yesterday, who ' ithe,fact was mentioned that; owing io then'being an' average of 2f . matches toil. / many in some' boxes, 100 cases, of matches had been • ■ detained ' in ' th» wharf sheds. Tho Customs wanted in ' creased t duty,: and delay, arose,while, the mat*.. tor, was under Ministerial consideration, and the result, was a for 28 days' storage fees.' The'r committeo decided :tb. recommend the Board to remit half tho storage' under tho circumstances.' i LABOUR BUREAU. - T , , , , . Napier, April 12.It. has'been decided. to form a labour bureau m connection with the local-branch of the Hawke's Bay Employers' Association. The membership, roll, of tlie association ia 1 now 127. '. DANNEVIRKE MUNICIi'AL . TROUBLES. Dannevlrke, April 11. Another , deadlock was narrowly'avorted at tho Borough Council meeting last : night, the Mayor refusing to ailow ono'ofi tho councillors to ta bio. a. motion regarding tho formation of a footpath. - . •.v .-. HAWKE'S BAY< HOCKEY. ASSOCIATION. > ! i . Napier, April 11. At the annual meeting of the Hawke's Bay \ Hockey-. Association' it. was; staled that ' at ■ present there wero. thirty-two.clubs iii. tho : province,. ai)d. more, in prospect,'-- Being 'a . yqung association, the funds had. not--been .. sufficiently largo to send a ( representative team to. fight for the .Jfew Zealand Shield. It was hoped to be able to send one this season. •A NEW BOROUGH. ' - ' , ■ - ■ Dargavillo, April, 11, • The County: Chairman has been notified that .-* the time for lodging 'objections; to ."a proposal' to form Dargaville and Mangawharo into a' borough has expired, and that no objections. liavo ' oeeu received: This, is: interpreted mean, that tho borough will be gazetted : ii • due course, ./> Vj ; COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE.s ' ' Hastings, April 11. ~ J.ohn Edward Moody, barman, ■ pleaded, guilty of forging tho name of Jl. M'Gafiii : to-a cheque for £10, and uttering the same. • Ho was committeil to' Wellington for'sentenoe." Bail was fixed nt £100. v . . - Dunadln, April 11. 'Leroi Marshall-this morning pleaded" guiltj ;' '.. to housebreaking arid stealing .jewellery valued at £18 18s., and was-committed'for serit-enco. . .' ', NEWS IN BRIEF/ : ' i ' . Blenholm,: April 11. . A; memorial . ohaiiccl and organ, has beo> opened .in the Church of. the Nativity, Mr. Robert: Parker giving a'recital on. the . instrument, which was-built by_ M_r..'. Hobday, • of Wellington. - Tlie chanoel is in momorj of, tho.lato "Parson''Butt, the. first archdeacon in .Marlborough, . .The!■'•organ was ' donated, as. a .memoriaj. of . tho lato Thomaj Caii-or, one-time superintendent of . the pre-, vince, by tho wido,w of the'.decea&M. ' , Dunedin, April 11. Tho Competition Society has appointed • th<s following-judges for.tho forthoohiing festival": , —Instrumental, concertcd, and vocal music. - Mr.',P." L. Peck, Wanganui; elocution and ■ solo singing, Mr. ,C. N. Baeyortz ; essay, Mr. W. J. Morroll ; Scripture essay,• Dr: Nesbit; original poem, Dr. Waddoll;. story without . words, Mr.'r. J. Blackmail, , . ; For the, position, of librarian "to tlie Frea ' Public, Library 69 applications have been, re- | .chived fioiri all parts .of the Dominion and Cpnimonwealth; The applications.have been' referred -to a ; General Committeo of the' CitV Council,, with which • Messrs.; G.:Fenwick, M. Cohen, A. 11. Barclay. M.P.. and • J. W.- Whitsoil were "associated.. . Napier, Ann! 12. A stock .train ran into a number of horses , oil tho- railway bet-ween' Napier, and port - Ahuriri at about o'clock : ',on; Saturday ' night, killing four ,oi. them 'arid injuring :ofio. The horses belonged to Maoris, wh'o are working '.at clearing' and .road formation; on :'t& < Whareomaraenui reclaimed land. ' •Valroa, April 11.Tho Harbour.; Board, at: a meeting-lasi- . night,-- rejected' a proposal to reduce tlu wharfage, rates' by',6o per. cent. A. motion • was carried engaging Mr. Leslie Ueynolds! engineer," to report on a scliemo for improving the, river entrance. . . Meetings'of local bodies yc\stcrclay passed resolutions strongly endorsing the action by Napier commercial men in pressing the.Guvernment to provide for a oomplete'survey o< a railway from Napier to ■ Auckland,' vis Wairoa and Poverty Bay, V' . '