NEW ZEALAND' NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 190, 6 May 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND' NEWS.

[by telegraph.—press association.] _— STRANDING OF THE TAVIUNI. THE NAUTICAL INQUIRY. Wcstport, May 5. At the nautical inquiry into, tho stranding of ,the s.s Taviuni, evidence given by Captain Powell (master of the dredge hopper), Mr. Matthews (master of the dredge Ruby Seddon); Mr. Furneaux (harbour .master), and Mr. R. A. Young (Board's engineer), showed that no complaints had been made about insufficiency of the lights at tho rivor entrarice. Tho harbour master had traded to Wcstport for thirty years, and in his opinion the port "was sufficiently lighted; The engineer stated that for eight years-there had . been no change in tho sounding of the inner and outer contour lines outside the entrance ; to the river.' Francis Fletcher, master • of the Karamea trader s.s. Ngunguru, described tho conditions on the night of the stranding as'squally at sea with a haze along the water ' at the uphead, and fairly thick.. He came ~ along, to. port just after.the Taviuni, being. • seven miles away . when he observed rockets - of distress. He sent over to the . Taviuii; using the lead until he got into three fa-i thoms. He would not'have used the lead if. he had not seen the Taviuni. It was an exceptional night. Between, tho' squalls the lights could be scon a considerable distance off;. He did ; not think a stranger would have-come-in close to tho coast on ,such a night, . but, ono knowing tho port would have more, confidence. He agreed with the suggestion as to a-red sector at Cape Foulwind light. Frederick Radford, second officer of the Tar-, iuni, took bearings on tho red light after , the shin struck: ; It showed on the port quarter. ', When lie saw the; light it would , not bo in the direction the .look-but ; man looks. Mr. Sawyer, master of the's.s. Moa,' went out on the night the Taviuni stranded. , He said-the haze on the shore- looked as if j caused' by Smoko ;from-' the briquette ■ works I obscuring the lights at times. The inquiry ; will resunio to-mdrrow. .THE. BUTTER TRADE. , ' T •. ' . . Auckland, May 5. ' To-day there were 18,125 boxes of butter ' in-;'..cold ' storage.-'. Factory supplies are npw,falling off ripidly, but, there.is. a. fail' 1 quantity .of dairy class coding ;;in..; • Tha. opinion is. expressed that a majority.of fac--1 tbries will'qpnsisn on tlieir own;behalf;next; season. . The stock .of , butter; in cold' stor- - age; in the Dominion on April 30 .was 70;128 ' boxes, • sufficient, to ; supply , the needs of New . ' Zealand during the winter. ' ' - !. '. THE NAPIER SEAT. • „ - v.'--. '■ " '.. . ' ..Napier, May 3. Mr. S. Carncll; a former .member;- of tto i. House of'Rejireseiltatives;; states that 'he .will be.' a/.candidafo for Napier at ; the' ooinihs 1 general- election; . -- rv." DUNEDIN TRAMWAYS. V' - ; ; i •' Dunedln, May 5. V*; !: -A .meeting -of the..City Council.-,was he'et [ to-night:, to, ..'consider Mcosrs. Noyes Broa.' f , < claim for' commissipn on- the constructionvof .' theVi'trajriways^to. - ., Masrs.' ■ . 1 whose' original claiml'was for £ipj6l9.'ss.;'4d.;'. , joffcred'^'to-rcduco';tho: amount-.to-£.9000:.' The; i .Council,which: previously;offered; £7$00; 'Jdel cidal- to;., offer - £8501, ; -reduciblo 'bv : abopt J £200 Swages'-in the; hands'of-Noyes ,Bros.' n^.. ■ expended.'';'' ; ,V-;';' I ' A SERIOUS CHARGE. |Tj ' , Auckland, May 5. 5' . Daniel .Kennedy, -40; years of' age, was ar- , rested this' afterno'on 'on a .'charge of attemptt ing to wife. , Tho latter - keeps ,a boardinghpus'6 I, in;Wakefiold;Stroct,' and-Ken-t nedy. visited;her;lhis : 'afternooh,. and ari alter- • cat-ion'ensuing,' ho is'alleged to hare.fired. at •. r her with' a : rpvolver. - -The.bullet went^^'•' fr ide^' - of'the'mark; howeVer.'' l ' , y " ' ARBITRATION COURT. 1 Auckland, May 5. _ i- At the Arbitration Court to-day, the,WaiM 1 Grand Junction .Company,. Limited,, applied . t uhcler..,th6 '.-Workers'.; Compensation, for Workers Act for'; arbitration ih respect bf one... s of their, employees, T. M'Kells.. On May 20, i 1907,-respondent sustained, an accident whilo ii ongagbd at tho Coriipany's works,whereby- he , was incapacitated; to a certain'extent. : From , - the dat-e of the accident, to October 14 the 1 Company had- paid respondent at the rate of e ;£1 2s.'p'er week,; or half : his average'w.eekly;. I earnings, whilo im their - employ, but ;on that ■ date Dr. Gordon; having given' a. certificate : ■ that' respondent was fit for ,light work fcno s .payments were -stopped.' Respondent. ; con-.' f tended thatihe' was entitled to a-greater sum .1 than- £1 2s. per week, and that the payments ■ il should, continue, as lieiiad.not yet.recovered. v After; a Isiigthy argument, judgment was reserved.- - - - ■ TUAPEKA ELECTION. Dunsdin, May 6. Dr.-Chappie; of Wellington,, and Mr...A. ; Fraser, of 'Lawrence, -are definitely, , an-. no\u!cc;d as candidates for the Tuapeka. seat, Tlie latter Gentleman Contested the seat m . 1899.- .'-It-is understood that Mr. H. D.. s Bedford, who contested..the Dunedin North il seat at . tlie last . election against Mr. Bar-. 5- clay, will be a candidate for. Taieri in; the:, a Government interest at the general election. >. ° ' ■ NEWS IN BRIEF.' ' !• ' Christohurcli, May. 1 5. ■'■ l ~ : '■ At a meeting -of tho committee of t-he Society-' for: tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to-night', a large amouiit.of correspcndence was read' concorning a • boundary s dog between Burke's Pass and Lake TeKapo, ,-' the outcome.being that.the.dog had s leased; : - ■ .-■■ ' ■ o . Napier, May 5. • 8 ' The well-known drapery .firm of. Blythe andCo;, established in Napier by the late f Mr.'W. R.' Blythe""in.- 1872,' was* .to-day. g . -formed:into a; limited'liability, company, un-.-- |, der .the. Private Companies -Act. . There - will be no change in the personnel ; of: the firm, i- but in the absbnco'of certainr members of <' o the -family from -New'- Zealand,, the services , 0 of Messrs. : R-i A.' .Wilson, J. C; M'Vay, and 0 C;- H.. Edwards, : have, been,secured as direc- .' tors. ■' The Committee of the Hastings .Chamber• of Commerce .'liavo agreed ,'te . tho -view, of . j tlio,' liiverc'argill' Chamber, Which advocates a the uso of uniform sacks '(2001b.), ill order, :i to comply with tho; railway regulations.' 1 ' £ - Auckland, Mav'o. ' Mrs.' Martha Fenton, vi;ifb of .the late * j Judge Fonton, of tho Nr.tive- Land Court, 1 died this morning. - She arrived in New Zea- - 1 land in 1540...' .'' ' '; i > =============;. ,;■