NEW ZEALAND NEWS (BY TELEGRAPH-PRESS ASSOCIATION.)MAORI CONGRESS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 255, 21 July 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS (BY TELEGRAPH-PRESS ASSOCIATION.)MAORI CONGRESS.

."TIMBER .MILLS CLOSING:DOWN,'; '.. • _ '• Wostport, July 20. . The the stoppage.of timber orders 111-this district is- the closing' of .several mills. The'Ruatapu mills-closed on Saturday making- five • now closed' • down in' -the vicinity of iHokitika.' Only ■ those- mills, 'with white pino. orders for Australia 'are keeping going' full time,? ' A largo- number of - men have now been, thrown 1 .'out'of work,/and if! tho : dearth, of', employment- continues, it' will .be a-serious.matter for.the district, ; a. largo number being .dependent on thetimber. in> dustry'i ' A - meeting • inv favour - : of; increasing' tho duty.on'.Oregon pino <Has :beoii 'lieldat. Kumar},-,'and .'similar-.meetings' will .be held here and at- Ross l on:. Tuesday; night.• The' outlook for the district,.if:tlie present slump \ in 'tho timber trade '' continues, 1 will - be ver* serious. .■' .• ... '!..-.'v;. -i ■ / : ; HOSPITAL MATRON; RESIGNS.. ' . ■ ' Christclui.rch,. July : 20.:; 1 ...Miss -Ewiirt, matron'.of■Christchurcli -Ho» pit'alj .and for -twenty-ono< years a- nurse in that Institution, asked for.an,increasejof her salary, £120-per ariminv being her pay. r An increaso nearly all'iround the staff was gran-but-the matron ,wa's rofused an increase/ She wrote stating .that hei- duties commenced .at 9, a.m. aiid ran, on .till. midnight; often ... longer, .and placed'her resignation in the ' .hands of tho Hospital l Board,; which accepted it,.-and advertised for "a .successor at £150 a year, but giving Miss Ewart six months'-full - P a - .. ' i':--' '■ ' '' J".'. : ' A petition signed by 546. patients.and ex-. patients has, been sent" to' the 'editor'of the "Times," - to be forwarded, to'the matron through the Board, asking, her to reconsider her . resignation. ■ ;. ■ • ;.' AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS' DISPUTE. ' .. V, ..- , - .Auckland, July 20. The', Board of Conciliation set up inconnection with the tramways', dispute 1 met to-day,'; Dr. _ M-'Arthur,-' S.'M.,: : presiding..'• The ; ovidenco laid before -tile Board'consisted of ' 200 typewritten pages. . • Tho.. Chairman instructed the members of .the 'Boarct. to. confer' oji the points in dispute to see if; there was agreement on any of the-issues, in which ease, tho Chairman'will, not interfere aB. far as theso particular .clauses; are concerned.; The ■ Board :will:meet again on Wednesday to consider its judgment., •; • ROADS FOR THE- BACK-MOCKS!;'.' •\ r ? ' : ' Wostport, July 20. ' , -The Westport .Chamber'. of Commerce passed a 'resolution asking the Government'that-.in the allocation of funds for. roads t'o,tlie backblocks,; mineral;a's ;well. as agricultural, and i pastoral' country "be considered j- road •, coinimuiiication being urgently wanted.to mineral country lying'between-.CollingWood-'arid-Up-per. Bullcr... - j"';- . : • CHARGE OF'PERJURY. ;. j / -, . Wostport,. July 20. In. the! charge- of perjury "against: Connelly, , Ahde'rs', Andersen/(who- is 'under "sentence for tlio manslaughter of Bourke),' gave evidence to-day. ; ' -'He alleged thiit <he never., saw. :Bourke ,in his.- life,- and.-, saWjConnelly for. >' thelfirst time.'dunng' -tie-fish* shop'..'row a couple of hours-after the time Connelly; alleged he saw him-'assult : Bourke.-'Andersen ' -'traced :'his own: movements from-_ 7 .till 11, p.;m.,. declaring; he; was never in, the vici- . ' nity ; - of the placo inhere Bourke was. found . dying.' :A'ndersen' was ,under, examination for fiveVhours/' .. Halin'en,;. the 'second-prisoner, • also f gave' evidence: corroborating ;■ Andersen. '• ; . THEFT 'OFJEWELLERY. ' .... , .• . • .Auckland, Julj- 20. ; ' l At;an!'early hour'.'.on. Sunday, morning 'Mr, ;J. F. Bo.yey; of Po'nsonby, was awakened by ■ ■ a'sound hi his bedroom, ; and'saw'a 1 man-lift-ing: some ■ trinkets 'offthe'-dressing tabte.Mr PoVey .sprang iat : the intruder,'' but the latter lodged and sprang through a window, finally escaping. Mr.. l'ovpy discovered that about £20 : x CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAIS - . . :,» •. > Cliristchurch, July 20. ■At the.meeting of.the Tramway Board today, the Staff Committee reported that it had ; given careful, consideration -to" -the request. of :tlie'Employees'- Union, remitted to it. by-tho . Board,;that;an.;increase.of. id..,per hour b'e !f»iyen to' conductors;as an allowance for pos- . sible shortages in theircash. ;Underthe.circum- . 'stances the Committee could, not. recommend that the agreement,'which expires January 1 nestr; should be; altered as requested. ■; The Committee desired; to add tHat. frequently : during the,currencylof the existing agreement it . liad been impressed the' desirability ' • ■ of arranging, two grades for both motormcn and conductors when the terms of the nest agreement aro'being prepared,, and as. that tiire-is now approaching- it-recomends that tho Board should consider the advisability of _ •so doing. . ... • ■ CONSUMPTION SANATORIUM.' ; • 'V . Ghrlstcliurch, July'2o.; : The Secretary' of-'the Consumption' Sana-, - tonum erected on the Cashmere. Hills' in-; formed a reporter to-day. '.that " ill© .building' n 'woiild'-"Be"; cpmple'ted.; in..'about j two.;mpnths'.. . ;i'hc;'furriisliing : of the building-was absolutely ■•' arranged for up. : . to -th^..pomtv that'-*qrders ;, ■ have been placed in England, ;|5Ut be :: oxeoot<^i.uni^''ti®','fmf.' , who , , • ' tho goods receive cable' advice-to. go ahead ' and -have them' inade.'. That! cable could' not'' • : be sent,until either the.Hospital Board-takes: i over the Sanatorium; or " other; arrangements' ' for its. conduct and niaintainance are'made. ■ Mr. Evans is of* opinion', tliat' if the Saiia'torium were taken over by the Hospital' Board ithe'institution could be'.'opened within -a fcrtnight of the completion "of the-, building. It wosd not be : possible, to. deal with. 50 oi . 'GO patients,' but' temporary .arrangement; . , could bo. made, for .'a smaller'riiimber.,.Thi, furniture that could be obtained in' the Do mihioh/would.be sufficiehtenable'.tempts , rary 'arfahgements for, a .limited; number of. ■ i patients, i In the event 1 , of;a,large number oi .patients requiring treatment-difficulty woult arise in providing 'the ./machinery for thi . laundry, which'has,'not-yet been; ordered."-. . ' POLICE ; RAID; ; Hastings, July 20. The -police raided an alleged " two-up" s.chopl ;at Tomoar.a' yesterday, .and took the names of:twelve persons. : :■ FIRES. : Nelson, July 20. ; A' seven-ropm'M' dwolling-houso at Belgrove,, owned and-occupied by Mr. D.-Thomas, was destroyed .by ; fire on Sunday. There was an 'insura-n'ce bf £300 -on the building; in. the C6mmereinl ;Uhion, Office, and £100 on the furniture in the Royal. . ' ' Early: this. morning--.a - fire, occurred at ■ Ngatimoti,' by which the liouse- and contents, 'of -Mr! -John .Guest wprOi totally : destroyed.'' ' There-was .ah insurance'with the; Norwich Union.Office. ■ •'. : r-. Mr. -E. W. Smith: of-Taihape, has announced himself- as an IndependentV Liberal candidate-for'the'Rangitikei seat."'' '.'.Some, birds ;by imitating the sounds mado by- venomous creatures may, scare.'an'enemy. The wryneck, that sits on its ..nest. in tho hollow; of a trpe,.hisses liko a snak'o when approached;and ' I remember,. limli ii-.K iiito - sihole :in' a-.wajl -and. bpi.nn-:.with an alarniihg hiss % a blu>< yhiph- hud her'nest 'i;. "I''irld." has .always.!—»: Inuheil. up:i.'i as tho ono- placo' ivherd' a" iVi!iii"'nevcr reached . years of discretion and !ofiieal_ .comprehension' boforo ho Had? pas'seiKMs .sixtieth year. .-—" Town - and- Country," 'New; York Messrs.. Dalgdty-and Co: ;iml'(lie 'Ncw .Xoiiland 'lionn'and Jilercnntilo Ai?.Co.", "LW., will hold' a" sheep- sale ■at-'-I''il'f>-f' i tim North ' on Thursday.;. ;/ ' . ' ; " : . G. ; A. Gamman and Co., sawmills; Oliakune, have an interesting .ad wrtlsMiinnt. is. this issue. ' ' •; ''. , '. Mr. A. G.'Cunningham, l.nul Vi'nt, Taihape, advertises some large propc, i<-« fnr sale., : Messrs. Bell Bros., Palincmlun North, ad. vertise for sale or oxchango a dairy farm ol • 180 acres near .Buniiytlior'p.c. ; Mr. O. Mosen, late of-.' Ilastiivw.; has ■ taken over the license, of tho Club ITolel. Carterton, formerly, held ;.by: Mr. T. P. Finnan, . •