NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 497, 3 May 1909, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BX TELaOBAfn—IBESS ABBOOIllioK.) . .' • '" —:'. -' *———r- ■ - : I .;.. WHITE ISLAND ACTIVE. ■ 1 ',;■". - '/ : Auckland, May 1. On Friday, White Island'was in an'imusual state of activity. Immense clouds of : steam-were rising. This morning dcnso white clouds obscured the island, but from about noon., the clouds vanished, and the island appeared to revert to its.normal state, although tlireo jots of black 'smoke'wore seen . issuing from the southern end, signifying'that thereTiad been an.unusual disturbance. :;, : .-.■■■■'.;■'■• -'.; Glsbome, Mayl. '■ An eruption on White Island was seen from the New Zealand Shipping Company'ssteamer Kaipara early on. Thursday morning/ during the passage from Auckland to Giaborne. Mr. Wortbington, the. second officer; reports that from 2 a.m. to-day a light, con-: tinuous -stream, of. black smoke, in which flameswere distinctly'seen, rosefrom the island. The eruption was visible,from a distance, of 32 .miles. : The..position of the steamer at the time was latitude 37;Q0 south, and-longitude 144.04 east.,,. ,;.(.".•'■», HON. A. wi HOCC ON PUBLIC WORKS THE MONEY MARKET/ .';:-. , \ Hamilton, May 1.; _The Hon, A. Wi Hogg, interviewed last night, expressed himself in favour of a railway between Tauranga and To Puke as early , as possible. Ho was sure 1 such a railway would pay at once. ■'■.'.• Referring to the financial stringency, ho saidjtho colony was on the turn. Ho ia convinced the money, market l will' shortly ho easier than' it lias been for. the last two or three years. '..;'' ..:'.■"' A" . ''■ With regard to labour, Mr. Hogg said he; intended to keep/public works as tolly employed as the colony, could afford.'.:' He did . not think there would bo. anything in the,' shape of severe distress during the approaching winter. '. ■ :. ; _ : He .favoured native, land being dealt witii. in an offectivo manner as soon as possible,' and also believed in main arterial roads being made' before bush land was thrown on the market, thus saving a great deal of Buffering: on the part, of settlers." , ' .; ; THE AEON WREbk; *' ' ''. :i'. .' v \ .''.-".; Auoklan'd, Maylr i The Aeon salvage expedition has arrived at' Christmas. Island. News received -by th< syndicato, in whoso behalf tho expedition set out, is understood to confirm- the, report that the Aeon has disappeared. ' It was stated in a telegram somo-days ago that itwas supposed "pirates" were responsible for the disappearancb, of thb steamer. .■".,'' HIGHER PRICE OF BREAD. .'.:■''.' Eltham, Mayl. ■ Owing to the high price of flour, local bakers, have raised the price of bread to Bd\ the four-pound loaf cash, and 9d. booked. '; Auokland, May 1. The Auckland bakers ■ bavo increased th» price of bread to 4d. the' two-pound loaf. TEACHERS' SALARIES. ■■.■''' Naplory May 1. Atihe annual meeting to-day of the Napier .' branch of the Hawke'B Bay Educational Institute, the report touched on tho new 6calo • of-staffing : and : salaries, : and.spfke of iho in« adeouate provision: made for male assistant . teachers,' which was said to bo due not so', muoh to any fault'in the Act as to the of the Education Department in administer-! • ing it. .-■;."■ ';■• /■- v ■ ■ .'.:,';■.' • -:..,- A FISHING DISPUTE. , s Inveroarglll, April 80. "A dispute between a firm of fish\merchants and their cuttei-men at the Bluff, which has been in.progress during the past week, has.. ; riot yet boon-settled; : ,. Recently a-man left tho. steamer Tokomaru and started fishing in :; the cutter 1 Ruruhau. In the small hours this morning ho was assaulted aboard the cutter by four men, so that he had to bo iroatod by a doctor. ,The police are inquiring into ; : the matter.', ■.•;■' v.- ,