NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 197, 14 May 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

[by TELEGIIA.rH, —FEESS. ASSOCIATION.] « . THE COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK. VIEWS OF AUCKLAND MERCHANTS. ( Auckland, May 13. On being intoniowed ..to-day, Mr. L. J. Bagn.ill (chairman of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce) said he did not : regard the commercial outlook with other than a hope-' ful view. Trade was still brisk,.and, provided that prudence and caution were observed, there wis no. need to take' a serious view, of the position. , " Mr. N. Alfred Nathan spoke to a similareffect, and said . .that the clients of his firm woro regularly meeting their, engagements. Trade was keeping up well, and there seemed * no reason to apprehend; anything like a' serious depression. .

REMOVAL OF A NATIVE SCHOOL. Auckland, May'l3. At this morning's meeting .of the Educa-. tion'Board correspondence was read disclosing the fact that trouble exists regarding tho removal of the Waimana School buildings, the Natives in that locality showing considerable opposition. The Hon... J: Carroll, it was stated, had telegraphed to the. Natives as, follows:—"Tho Minister for Education has decided to remove the school, and if you , wish for a school we will build;one when you have enough children. Let the-pakeha have tho present one. Beleasy with too pakeha." The chairman explained that the Board's foreman carpenter and thrco men were idlo while the removal of the building was delayed, the stoppage involving: a cost of £2 10s. per day.. The chairman was authorised to take steps to accelerate the work of re-, moving tho school buildings at Waimana. ' CIIRISTCnURCH FIRE BOARD. .' GiiristcSiurch, May 13. The Christchurcli Fire Board has adopted a recommendation by the Plant and Staff 'Committee that all members of the . permanent staff engaged in future must not be. loss than 21 years old, not more than 35, not , less than sft. Gin. in height, ■ aid not ' less than 36in. natural. chpst ! measurement j. - also that all permanent hands be engaged on one month's probation, with one month's notice On either side. The-'ages for ment' were fixed thus Superintendent, 60,' years; deputy, 55; firemen and drivers, ; 50. V DOCTORS AND THEIR MOTORS. Chrlstchurch, May 13. , Dr.' Talbot and 'another; motorcar'. ownel- • were each fined .£5 and;'costs' for driving ■ their cars at a' nreater speed than eight miles an hour. The\ doctor said'he' was driving- at a speed of fifteen miles an hour on the Papanui Road v at . a time when there was :hardly' any traffic, and was driv-' ing carefully; If. tho by-law was to be strictly.'enforced ■ doctors would -have to use horse's and traps, .which travel-faster. One' driver said hp had seen cabs coming and ■ going- to the races at 20 miles an hour, and many cab horses in the city could do a mile .in threo minutes. ' CONFERENCE OF FARMERS. Auckland, May 13. A .visit of-inspection will" be paid ,to the Stato Experimental Farm, at -Rnakura tomorrow by about 150 farmers of the', surrounding district, and several delegates from . Auckland. ' The object 'of. the visit is to' show district farmers the work done on the farm-, and'to give ■ them . an- idea- of > the carrying''capacity of. the -land .'they are, working. After tho. farm and the various agricultural experiments •in :• progress have. been - inspected- a conferonc.e will, take. place. It is considered that the' .latter will afford an opportunity for the interchange, of- mutually helpful ideas regarding agriculture and farming ' generally. v CHARGE OF'MURDER, i - Westport, May 13, Olaf Halinan and Andrew Anderson, seamen off the West-port Coal Company's s.s. , Canopus; were to-night-arrested oil warrant charging, them with the murder of Ernest John Burke, of Reeftori, found last week in M'Laughlin's stables. RAILWAY TRAVELLING NUISANCES. Wanganui, May 13.

In the Magistrate's Court _ this morning a man was charged, on the information of the Railway Department, with making himself a nuisance in a railway carriage by playing a violin, and soliciting pecuniary Help: ;Tho case was practically brought as ' > a test-to combat familiar nuisances. Defondant. was fined £1, and costs £3 10s. . DANGEROUS PRISONERS AT WAIOTAPU. ... . ■ .. •' ■ Auckland, May 13. The Auckland West Branch of the Liberal and Labour federation carried a resolution calling the: attention 1 of the Minister for Justice to a dangerous' class of; prisoners sent to.Waiotapu, judging by -the recent es- .. cape of two.'dangerous burglars .arid one ; armed highwayman* two'! being' Still at .large. Tho- Federation'' entered'':a':strong.-.'protest; against "such prisoners being sent :to Wak* tapu,. and being' again allowed to endanger tho safety of the public.' '. i RECAPTURED. . .v ■■■'. Napier, May 18. >'• A telegram was received byMnspectoi. M'Donell; to-day ■ stating that tho 'prisoner. East-on,' convicted of- attempted- -robbery under arms,' who escaped from. \Vaiotapu troo ; planting camp, had been recaptured by Constable r R-yan, of Taupo,- at Rangitaiki. ; CONFERENCE OF HEAD TEACHERS. Christchureli, May 13, A conference" of head-teachers<of secondary schools oponod this evening,: when Mr. C. E., 13ovan Brown .(headmaster of •• tho. Boys'' High School) 'was elected president. . Papers were road by Mr. Hoglxsn, InspectorGoneral' of- Schools, on.observations .on.-.hia trip 'Homo last year; and. by-Mr.- J.; W., Tibbs,.-'of the Auckland Grammar School, on sonio oriticisnis of.' tho' presiant-..educational' system. . :, >- '■>■ .WEEKLY HALF-HOLIDAY. • ]; ; Dannsvirke; May 13. ' A poll was 1 taken at Danrievirkfe'to-day foi the purpose- of fixing the . weekly half-holi-day. . The result was 121 fir Wednesday arid 27 against-. . : -y " .-.NEWS IN. BR-JEF. . . fetratford, May 13. Burglars - entered two hotels here. last . night, getting away with money, and jewellery from sleepers' rooms. Tliero,is no clue to the-identity of. the burglars. .. > ; . ~ ; Eltham, May 13. ' ' Fred: Percy Pilcher, who ; previously pleaded' guilty to two charges of forgery, to-day pleaded guilty to the theft'of £10 at Kaponga,' and was committed for sentence. ,• '. • Auckland, May .13.. Tho action arising out of the accident which .occurred to the s.s; Mamari in Calliopo Dock in November, 1906, cost tho ■ Auckland , Harbour Board £4126. Of this amount the' Board recovered, £1154 from the ■ Shaw Savill Company and tho Government, Insurance Commissioners. . Napier,-May 13. At the. Hastings Police Court this morning an elderly, man named Frederick Thomas Farr was brought up charged with attempting' to commit suicidc by taking poison; Ha wris remanded till Saturday; . ■ ' Napier, May 13. John Tracey, iTgcd 73, a well-known resident of Taradale, and. formerly road over-' seor for Hawko's Bay County Council, was found dead this morning on the oofa at a ; neighbour's house, whore he had stayed foi the night. Ghrlstchurch, May' 13. In an appeal case heard in banco to-day, ' Mr. Justice Donniston held that all>-betel-'--keeper was bound to give porter a half-holiday once a week, from 2 p.m. to 1 midnight. Tho effect of tho decision is-that/ on one day in the weok an liotoh night porter ' will report for duty at midnight • instead of'' at 10 p.mi, the usual hour. ' , ' i' '