NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 495, 30 April 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(bt teleobaph—jpbess association.) — ~ —* ' '" SAN .FRANCIS.CO MAIL SERVICE. THE MATTER REVIVED. Auckland, April 29. Tho question of tho San Francisco mail service was discussed at groat length at a meeting' of. the Chamber of Comiiiorco this afternoon/' It was decided to write to the Sydnoy Chamber of Commerce to _ascertain what prospect thero was of obtaining an Australian subsidy for tho rc-establishmont of the service with Auckland and Sydnoy ns ports of call. TAIHAPE WILL BORRQW. Talhapo, April 29. .In addition to the municipal poll horo yesterday, a poll was taken on loan proposals lor .t2S,U()U for water, lighting, and drainage Tho loan was carried with only six dissontionts. UNUSUAL FIRE BRIGADE CASE. Woodvllle, April 29. • A peculiar case came beforo tho Court yoslorday. ; Sorao months ago certain members of the .Firo Brigado took umbrago at tho Borough Council refusing to, increase their! subsidy. AH resigned except three, and claimod that this disbanded the brigade Thoy retained the funds and furniture A suit was brought by the present captain for the recovery of these. A non-suit was granted, as formal ovidence of tho existence of the brigade nt present timo was not brought forward. 1 : Tho Magistrate recommended, ''arbitration. DEBT COLLECTORS' NOTICES. Dunedin, April 29. t At the Police Court this morning G. S. Thomson, manager of tho New Zealand Trade Guarantee Association, which collects debts on commission, was fined £1 and costs on a charge of issuing a document which -would mislead people into behoving , that the said document had Irgai ell'ect. HALF-HOLIDAY QUESTION. I (by teusobaph—peess association.) Duncdln, April 28. Tho poll of electors in tho combined district taken to-day on the half-holiday question resulted in favour of Wednesday. The voting was as follows:—For Monday, 22; Tuesday. 11; ' Wednesday, 5750- Thursday, 24; Friday, 9; Saturday, 3697. THE SELWYN CENTENARY. ' Auckland, April 29. Interesting services wero held at St. Paul's Church of England to-day in commomo'ration of the centenary of Bishop Selywn. In tho morning a sermon' appropriate to the occasion was preached by Bishop Williams, of Waiapu, and in tho evening by the Bishop of Auckland. A reunion of old colonists was held in connection with the celebrations during tho afternoon, i CENERAL LABOURERS' DISPUTE. 'lot Tri.roiuvii—rittss tssncurioN.l ; , Christchurch,'April 29. The general labourers' dispute lvas. again beforo tho Conciliation Council to-day, ■ and a deadlock was reached this morning re ih) payment' of unskilled labourers, the om-i ployers offering Is., and tho union representatives demanding a minimum of Is. l|d. A 'private conference was held during the afternoon, when most of the points in dispute were settled. Tho award will be mndo on Saturday. At the close of the confeienco Mr. J. R. Triggs, 'Conciliation Commissioner, was heartily thanked for tho manner in which he had conducted the negotiations which had led to such i satisfactory endinc