NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 252, 17 July 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

inv TELKGiuPH—rr.Esa association.! AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS. Auckland) July 16. . There are now eighty-seven tramcars running- in Auckland, as compared - with sixtynino a year ago, and the 'seating accommodation lias increased from:33loi'tbVlßGo, including strap-hangers. In two years .the number of cai;s has . been increased tiy .31, and tho seating capacity by 1522. ' Tho City. Engineer, Mr.. W. E. Bush, in reporting on the service, stated that at. no. *tiine in'the history of the undertaking has. the accommodation boon so satisfactory as at present. A comparison of tho Auckland and Wellington tramway systems was made by Councillor Entrican at tho City Council to-night. 1 Last year, he said, thoy had a member of Parliament decrying the! local system, and holding up the Wellington system as an example of what a tram service should be. For all that, however, Auckland bad-carried 22,474,127 passengers to. ' Wellington's .20,105,723 during the year. The accidents in Auckland did not amount to one-fifth of those in Wellington, said Councillor Entrican. Another councillor said the fares charged in Wellington and . Christchurch were 25 per cent, more than in Auckland. : ; ' ; INEBRIATES'-HOME. Auckland, July 16. : When- questioned' by. a; Press, representative as to whether both Ruthes Island (ndw being purchased) and Pakaioa; (Bell's .Island) would be used for Inebriates' Homes, an offi-r cer of tho Salvation Army stated that as there, w;as a lease of Bell's'lsland for three years with right of purchase the establishment there would bo , kept . on . at least uiitil. the expiration of thatperiod, but.' that whether it would be continued thereafter .'in conjunction with the, proposed institution on Ruthes Island Was yet uncortain. The officer stated that it was tho intention , of the authorities to erect a'boardinghpuse for private patients who may "feel a .desire to get ■ away from tho sight of liquor ? for a longer or shorter period. Thcso; patients' would be'thus afforded an opportunity of "breaking off any failing' towards excess of : drink should ' they desire to withstand the graving.' At present-a..part , of tbebuildings on Bell's Island. is being, used for. this purpose;', and two or tlireo ;such : patients- are' staying there. This'accommodation will, .of course,-be utilised for some time to come, as there are.no suitable buildings for tlio'purpose on Ruthes Island. ... : ; FATAL ACCIDENTS i'j Christchurch, July 16. The young man John Trigance, who was injuredl by. falling over a cliff.; at Purau on Friday, died' last 'evening 'in''the : Lyttelton 'casualty '.ward: .- It -was:at, first, hoped - tie. would recover, but he. took ; an unfavourable , turn on' Monday, got worse, and . died , about '5.30 p.m. yesterday. ! 'An inquest was : held 'at'.'the' hospital'iihis morning, before MrJ'H. :W. Bishop, District : Coroner, - and a jury into the circumstances connected >it-!r the 'death", of the-- little girl; Gibbons, who was-severely- burned •'at St. "Albans 'on. Wednesday. -After hearing the evidence of' Dr: Crooke, and-'bf .the child's mother, in which the facts'were, similar to thoso already published, a verdict of . accidentally burned was returned.' C; " >■ SPECIAL LOAN. <•%•... Gliristchurch, July 16. _ A , poll was taken to-day i on the .City Council's proposal : to rajsei ; a : . special', loan of £17,000.. for the purposo- of' extending'.: and . alteringtho city electrical' plan'. • >' Not' much interest was'manifested in the poll, the ratepayers treating "the proposal with apathy. The .proposal'was carried by 38-5--votes l to - . :258. ■ . ' ' ARBITRATION COURT; ' . ; • Ashburton, July 16. A sitting of the Arbitraition Court was Held ; to-day,-' when a large number of' cases wero dealt with, fine's" for ■ breaches of: awards . bpine"inip6sed."on employers-as follow G. H. n 'Care6ni' l 'cy£le v £2? Cream Bros, ■and Dyhrberg, bricklayers,''£lo.; J. Smith :and Sons, builders, £5;,H./AvVVesty, builder, £2; Charles carpenter,' £5; ' William Reid,' carpenter, £3;. Oates 1 and Co., cyclo dealer, 'O&i -W. Pickfor.d,. an/employee, was "fined 205.. for.' retoivihg ' loss' than award .wages, and several-, otjier employees were convicted; -but hot. fined;: on-..the samo grounds., ■...: -. . -BAND'CONTESTS.' ■ ' • ;Christchurch, July 16.' . .-A meeting of- the .Christchurch- Band Contest and-, Musical. Carnival; Comiuitt'ee':'was held it was decided' to hold solo-'competitions for members, of ; B' grade' baii'ds,'. in {addition 1 to .those for. A grade. • • . . . RISE IN THE PRICE I 'OF MEAT. Dunedin, July 16. •/The Dunedin Master Butchers' have' decided itq'iucreas'e the price of 'ni&t per lbi .'as -froni' Monday next.i This is said;.to be' due-to" the-gradual'hardening of'the stock market; -The.-present;prospects' iridicato.ttiat tho position will be more acute',as spring approaches;, ■' V ( - BOWLS. 1 . -. Clsborne, July 16. . The Gisborno Bowling'; Club its bowling 'season to-day in fine. weather, after niue months of play. , "i. V. , . NO-LICENSE MOVEMENT. - Clsborne, July 16. THe Rev. Thomas Fee, No-LiceiiseUpealio'r now' in Australia,' has - been- engaged; to' address'meetings in Poverty .'Bay'in-August. ' DILATORY DEPARTMENTAL METHODS. / Wanganui, July 16. ; > At the Education Board meeting last night strong comments were made of delay by,.the. Education Department in attending to plications for, grants; It was"'resolved to write to the Department on the;matter.- V . FIRE BRIGADES' CONFERENCE. V; Napier, July 16. \ : The Auckland City and Suburban Fire\ Brigades' delegates invited . the United Fire' Brigades' Association-to liold the 1909; conforenco and demonstration in Auckland, and the invitation was accepted to-day. • : • THE'WHALING SEASON. " Auckland, July 15. •The.whaling season at Whangamumu, is- a successful one. Nine whales hadbeeir taken up, to last' Saturday, mostly'.'shot 'with, the guivon'tip launch; A new development is the putting up of - tinned, .-whale meat; which is scarcely to be distinguished'from fresh beef;' -.-Most- of' it. at present- is' oil order for ■export to''the Islands. :■ • ANOTHER DEPUTATION OF UNEM- . '• . ■ 'PLOYED. '.■ i : . Auckland,. July 15. An unemployed deputation, accompanied by about, 150 men, waited upon tho Mayor, this morning, and asked that work-should be provided for about that number, on municipal undertakings. They also-'urged that :an independent officer should investigate tlio conditions under which men were einplpyed on' Government co-operative, wok-ks; Tho Mayor said tlio City' Council, was cm% ploying 250 meii, which .was as many'as tho. weather conditions pormitted.'v'Hc promised to consult the. City, Engineer and endeavour to employ a-larger, number-of': riien'.is. soon . asi'tho weather permitted. As/soon-as.the Drainage Bill was passed by Parliament, then work 'would commence and tfould; afford employment for a good many men.' The Mayor also promised,'to forward to the Premier the deputation's request for , an investigation of tho conditions of employment on co-operative works., . . • ' .' '. . : , , STEAMER ASHOREi < .■ • Wanganui, July 15. The steamer Moa, which-ran"ashore north ' of the channel 'about a-week'ago,''when ero'ssing' the bar during; the .s'alfcs,'! still:"lies on the sandy beach. ; : Several 'ineffectual at-

tempts have been made to float her. Last night, when success seemed assured, the gear, gave way, owing to the heavy-sea. A por--tion of the cargo of'coal is lieing jettisoned There is no immediate danger." COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' CONFERENCE. , Dunedin, July 15. . Messrs.' C. S. Owen and* ■ James- - Brown leave Dunedin for Wellington on Friday .to represent the -Dunedin Association- at the Commercial Traveller's' Conference. ' ' ' • Auckland, July 15. : Messrs. J. Gormley and G. Squirrel,-Auck-land delegates to the Commercial' Travelled. Conference, left for-Wellington to-day. T|ie conference will discuss a proposal to form'a New Zealand Federation! and- the question of. affiliation with Australia. ; •- ' WAIPAWA AYATEIIWORKS. • Walpawa, July 15, , ■At the luncheon iir connection with the' opening of tlio waterworks, Mr. Charles Hall, M.P., -was- presented; with a gold watch in recognition of ; his services, to the electorate. Rain' marred the outdoor- proceedings arid sports. . . , '; , . ; ' ; : TECHNICAL'SCHOOL' GRANTS.' T V ■ ' Dunedin, July 15. • The : Otago Board could not see its way to support Auckland's, protest against the reduction of the capitation grant for' technical schools, made owing to heavy demands' for the maintenance of primary education. - - COAL MINE DEVELOPMENT. - Westport, Julyls.. - About 250 men are at present employed on the Westport-Stockton Coal Company's development .works. Some coal is already being, ■ got out for the ..use of workmen. . There is , every reason to'expect, that mineral will ba : available to the general public next mouth.-, The- power-house and bins are being roofed. ; in, and tho machinery is being rapidly got into position. ..... .V • APPLICATION FOR' WHOLESALE , • , ; ; LICENSE - REFUSED: ■'. \ ' Christchurch, July 15. ■At a nieeting;of the Christchurch .Licenuirig Committee to-day, an application'for tha issue,of a wholesale liconse-was refused, on the ground that: there was : no - necessity - for moro ' than already, issued. - . LABOUR UNION. RESOLUTION; i . Auckland, i July 15. The: following .resolution was. unanimously carried at the last monthly-meeting of 'the , Timber ''Workers'.-"Uhioti:—;• 'That .this i Union' tendersithe Hoh. J.'-A.-Millar, Minister;for Labour,-its sympathy in;the''recent-troubles in connection ivith' the Industrial; Concilia- . tioii and Arbitration Act, and has-every. confidence in the- Act .and, most dccidedly con- ' - demns the 'system of strikihg'-intdirect'c'on- : • traveniion to the legislation:' 1 THE LIQUOR LAW. . Taihape, July 16.. At Ra'etihi S.M. Court. "Browu,'-driver for a coaching firm; pleaded guilty to delivering : ! liquor ,to persons he had reason to suspect of , sly'grog-selliug, and was'fined £15 and £8 costs. .This is tho first case, of . the kind ever heard ill the Dominion. \ Wanganui, July 16. At Oh'akune, on the . Main Trunk railway, this morning, Mr. Stanford; S.M., fined Wilfliafc 011iver'£25 and-costs, in default three ' months'' imprisonment,. for 'having ten cases <V of ..whisky in .his. possession' in a prohibited •/; >rea; For carting whisky for Olliver, R.' Malrnanche''was'fine'd'£s; ■ Ihvcr'cargill, July 16. ' , ■Jara'es.Anderson'pleaded : guilty to sly grog-, selling, and was'fined £40. Anderson-lived ; . in a hut where, liquor was received and sold- > NEWS IN BRIEF. '; ' ' Westport, : July 16. > Tie charges'of murder, and .perjury against William; Connolly /have been remanded till to-morrow. T , Dunedin, July 16., _ :.,--Waltei:,J\l?]lipp has been-arrested at Waihi' for allegodi'iiidoceiit issaiilt 'on pupils at the Mornington School, n hero he had been em-ployed-as: assistant teacher..., '