NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 303, 16 September 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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FIRE AT GORE. Core, September 15. Rea.by House, of ten rooms, was destroyed by fire this morning. A fresh gale was blowing, and nothing was saved. The house was owned by Mr. Augus Mac Donald, arid occupied hy Mr. J. A. Mac Donald and family. : It>w-as built in tho early , days of the settlement, and was considered one of the land'BlP. of the district. Tho insurance was f i 'Ln 1 '? R ?s' al °® cc > and on the contents £80 m the same office. The loss iB \ cry considerably above tho insurances. ; INFECTED WHEAT. Auckland, September 15 A cargu of 55 sacks of wheat arrived by tho lofua from tho Islands. Oil inspection i' "* s / ou ." 1 < ' that tho whole shipment was infected with moth and weevil. ■ The shipmont has been sent to a freezing chamber for ten days, by which time it is expected the pests will bo killed. Several cargoes of wheat thus infected have arrived lately. BOARDING-OUT CHILDREN. Titnaru, Sentember 15.At a meeting of tho hospital" board to-day the chairman referred to the Act of last session regarding boarding-out children, requiring every place taking children under six years to be registered. The board considered that tho requirements of the Act 1 in regard to keeping a record book and' other formalities make it very difficult to obtain homos for' children other than in public institutions, which is more expensive and lesa desirable • than private homos. It ■ was decided to approach the Minister: for Health and the local M.P.'s and to'endeavour to have the Act amended in order to exempt charitable aid boards from its provisions, ARBITRATION COURT. ' „„ ~. . Napier, September 15. ihe Arbitration Court opened its sitting to-day,. and heard various cases of breaches of awards, which had occurred in the different towns in tho district. A rather striking instance of tfhat is 'expected of employers by the'lndustrial Arbitratwii Act was afforded at the sitting of ' tho Court this afternoon. ' A master butcher stated that, in order to attend the Court, he had had to travel by special coach trom Wairoa, a distance of 85 miles, with his employee, at a cost of £10. Tho employer was required to give an explanation for having paid less than tho award rate of wages. to an eriiployeo, whose duties were those of a rider-out; but'who bad on occasions turned the handle of a sausage machine.. The president said -that- the case was'such a trifling one that it was a pity that the respondent had been brought such a distance to answer it, and a breach was recorded, but no costß were allowed. ' RELIEF WORKS FOR • MAORIS! mi- , r Rotorua, September 15. lhe : Mourea. Natives have-.written to tho I nmo Minister stating that 'they are grateful fortherelifef work started for them. They say all able-bodied den are now at work. They attribute the poverty to lack of work, failure of the'potato crops, and the destruction of the fish in the lakes by trout: They ask'the Prime Minister to continue the works, arid repudiate j>ho rumour that' they are not in necessitous' circumstances.-. ■' •THE WAKATIPU SEAT. . Gore, September 15. Mr. Andrew. Martin, J.P., till recently proprietor of the Gore "Standard,!' and who has been, an active figure in party politics in Gore for many years, has been selected as Government nominee 'to'contest the Wakatipu seat.. . v . ... ,

SALVATION ARMY: OFFICER ' • - ■•'. - - ASSAULTED. :;>v- ■ _ ■- . Auckland, September. 15. Mr. Kettle, 5.M.," severely lectured arnan named Thomas Beard Pollock who, while an inmate' of the Salvation' Arni'y ,shbltpr, 'assaufted ■ "tho, olficer-in-cliarge, Captain James 'Preston." The evidence '-wai'" that Pollock approached the officer while lie was ejecting a -noisy occupant, and struck him aheavy' blow on the face, knocking .him down. - While he was on the ground he was kicked either by. the prisoner or by someone else. The officer was rendered unconscious, and was confined to bed for four days as a result. Mr. Kettle said that the Salvation Army officers' were doing truly magnificent work, and he had no hesitation in saying that Pollock hail acted like a blackguard. He would be sentenced to one month s imprisonment. , i ■ DOMINION DAY. Invercargill, September 15. 1 A meeting to-day, of representative citizens tried in vain to. make some satisfacr tory, arrangement for the celebration of Dominion Day on September 26, in accordance with the express wish of the Prime Minister. Saturday is the most awkward day in tho week for Invercargill, and was not proclaimed a public holiday. It was,, therefore, , decided to ask the Prime Minister either to procliim Saturday a holiday or have the celebration on Friday. INQUEST AT CHIUSTCHURCH, Christchurch, September 15. An inquest held to-day on the body of an illegitimate child presented some unusual features; It appeared that the . child's birth had. been registered ill the-name of the mother, but"the death in- the name? of the people' with whom it had been . lodged for tho purpose of adoption; The coroner pointed out that a false' declaration must Jiave befen made when the death, was registered. After medical evidence was heard the inquest was'• adjourned till' Monday to secure' the'attendance of the mother of the child. DISSATISFIED MINERS. .. . . Dunedln, September .15.. • Inquiries disclose.the' fact, that'the miners at'-Green. Island are dissatisfied with theArbitration Court's award in their dispute.. At a meeting of the union to-night it. was decided; to ask tho employers to arrange a conference with the union's committee.. It is asserted that.if the employers refuse's conference, or if the conference does not result satisfactorily to the men, there is a likelihood that troublb will-ensue. NEWS IN BRIEF. '■ Invercargill, September' 15. The Political Labour League has decided to urge the Government to establish a Stats coal depot at Invercargill. . A resolution was . also carried favouring State controL of the sale of liquor, in such' now prohibited districts as return to license at next poll.