NEW Zealand NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 184, 29 April 1908, Page 7

NEW Zealand NEWS.

IMPUDENT BURGLARY. : JEWELLERY AND,. ORNAMENTS. STOLEN. V : - Christchiii'cl), April 28. A most iijipudent; and at tho 3ahio time i most successful burglary, to'ok'-: placo at' , RedcliffSj.near Sumiler, early this afternoon, v 'when the residence of Mrs. Best was en-' tered and articles of jewellery and ornaments '• to the value of £100 i stolen. The crirno ■soems to have been committed by olio familiar ' 'with Mrs.'- Best's .'.'movements;, for it was v : whilo tho .lady: was away : taking > her/.customary, walk; that, entrance; tq her house was effected' and,.- the;' goodsi/abfetractedjiLlLTho . " •matter' was promptly : ropsrfc(!d to fthbVi'bnstable at Sunnier'arid diligent inquiries wore made, but. so far without result.' ■ : ; the United states fleet. Auckland, April 28. It will create disappointment in tho Dominion to learn that'on the occasion of tho forthcoming visit of' the Anierican fleet to Auckland Rear-Admiral Evans, more- popn-'.'' larly known as "Fighting Bob," will not be :in command. It'appears from American.'.: ' files just to hand tnat, both lie and RearAdmiral Thomas,..who succeeds him, are about; to bo retired for age, and tho commanding officer of-tho fleet on: its_ voyage t-o Australasia will. be Rear-Admiral Charles S. : Sperry. ■■ ; .. ■'~ ■ ' ' THE COMING ELECTIONS. . ■ Gore, April 28. It is authoritatively .announced that Mf. Bonnet, M.P.,"will not contest the Tuapeka '. ' seat at tho next election,'his.state of health.- ' making-' his participating in'- tictiVo politics . v again extremely improbable. . A movement is on foot in the lower end of , - tho Wakatipui electorate: in favour of Mr..• . iThos. M'Kenzie contesting tho seat in tho - Labour interests. , , - MASTER BAKERS. ■ - Napiar, April 28 • At a meeting last evening, it was 'decided to join- the Union of Master' Bakers, which will bo registered under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. It was ro-. solved not' to. introduce the coupon' system'"', at present.' ■ : ii; 1 ' ,; : THEMCE WAGES'CASE. 1 Auckland, April 2a, At a meeting at Drury regarding the case of Mr. Dixon, the employer at present undergoing scntenco for refusing, to : pay.. back wages to an employee, it was decided to send a petition to tho Minister of. Justice. Tho ' following resolution: was lirihriimriusly car- ■ l'ied: — /' Th'at;.;i:i .view. of ,tlio : Magistrate •/;'. having based his decision on tho finding of the Arbitration Court, this meeting considers it futilo for the Miiiister ofQiistice to contend that Mr. Dixon's imprisonment is , not tho outcome of the' Arbitration Court's do.' • ,'cisioii." .. , RECIPROCAL PREFERENCE. ; ' ! Auckland, April 28. ; ,In these days of industrial disputes reck .procal preference between employers and em- 1 ployeer, is a thing which is seldom provided tor.' The Hamilton painters' dispute is, however, ii caso in point. In the agreement', ■prcsonted for ratification 'to tho Arbitration Court to-day the employors agreed tb giving preference of employment to Unionists whilo the men bound themselves, wheil seeking work to seek it from members of the masters* guild in preference to others.