NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 606, 8 September 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Teleeraph.-l>rcA iMoclntlon.l . .'-■—■ c '.. '..... . » • . . ■ '.: .'■ ;-'l ■■ ■-■' ,'.• MINISTERIAL, VETO.. vi ,. A PROTEST Bi T RAILWAY' EMPLOEEE3. ■.. / Chrlstchurch, September 7/ . At a meeting of Addington-Workshops' ' employees, held to-dav, the following resolution was carried unanimously :—"Seeing that tho ; only direct means of redress, which 1 railway men have to rely- upon has. been prac- " tically taken from- them by.' tho Minister vetoing decisions of the Appeal Board, this meeting deems it unwise to' nominate 1 or elect a member to represent the-workshops'-'' department oh tho said board until sucu time as .Parliament had an opportunity .of giving, moraberß, of tho servico tho full benefits intended by . the Classification Act by removing tho clause which enables a Minister to nullify the judgment, of a tribunal: which should be entirely free, from > Departmental; interferences." The meeting .endorsed tho ' action of: Mr; J. H. 1 Jones in. resigning from the Appeal Boardiowing.to.thd action of tho Minister for Railways vetoing a decision.of the Appeal Board, and also decided to communicate \with' the Invercargill and Hillsilo workshops. .. :■,',•'■. : : \. '■;'; BURCLAR v : '.- A ROTJGE-AND-TUMBLE. '■'''-^ Christchurch, Septomtert. : The guests in Warner's Hotel haH a rather startling experience this morning at an early hour. An enterprising-burglar, | who" as-; cended by means of tho fire escape.'visited several rooms, and levied toll-oh the valuables, of the. sleepers...; In one /roomj however, the intended victim was, awakened by the entrance of' tho burglar and tackled ■- him. A rough-and-tnmblo ensued,,tho guest ' calling lustily for ,holp. The night;porter, the manager of the hotel, arid',some; othorsv , wereJ quickly , : on the Vspot, \arid the polios •. wore telephoned for. On their speedy arrival , the burglar-visitor was - handed: over,. and subsequently, on pleading guilty_ to-■•:"''■ day, was sentenced, to six-months' imprison, ment. He had made a 'fairly good collection' ■' from the rooms visited.by him.-'•'.':• v v: "PRACTICAL." ALWAYS ''fRACTjCAL.']

RADICAL UNIVERSIT Y CHANGE. DOnodln, September 7. Tlio Unnersity Council, by a majority vote, decided to go on with tho Chair of Domestic Economy. There wore sharp exchanges between professorial members and the Vicc-Chancollor regarding tlio sub-corn-mitteo's action in telegraphing to Mr. Studholme, the giver of the subsidy, to mako ai appointment. Tho action was strongly criticibed. ' TflE BLAZE AT THE OIL WELLS.; ;.I New Plymouth,' September £■'■ '.■'". v-.Hw.directors'.of;'the-Taranaki :: Petrolouia' ;■ .Company met this morning, and'decided, to. , remove tho derrick now idle on the WJiiteley -'-'\ Trust' property; to No. 3 bore. .The. engine' ■ at tie bore .was. apparently notseriously damaged; by; tho 1 . fire, and if is;confidently' V hoped: to j have, all in working order again'i within .thre'o''weeks.'. Until' then it.isim. '■'■ possible to sayNdefinitely whether the bore- • has suffered in ■' any way." Luckily a heavy' ''■!■ beam /fell oil .top, 'and effectually cutoff'the : gas and ( bil ! while the'fire was in'progress. ""-.'. Tho. total■ damage is; estimated at' about •: ■■

CHABOE OF PERMITTiNC GAMBLINO, :: ; :■ Clirlstchurch, September-7.-f Mr.W. R. Haselden; SJVI., gave judgment at' the Police Court'<; this;morning in th& case of John'.'Jackson',' licensee: of the iGrosvenor Hotel, who was charged.lwith'pjjrmifci ting gambling''on his.premises'.':'. The Magis; 1 trateVsaid :.that defendant ■'wdutd, be •;'. con,victcd, ;but. in consideration of ,'tlife substah.'' tial punishment inflicted o,n vhim' by,i being - • compelled, to transfer his interests-.in -the lease and license, no order, was-made for the endorsement of .tho 'license, j was fined-:.£5-and,costs'.,;,'.j-.-.v-'./ . : n-...'.v.f- •'.:;.-.■■;■■ ;;:; / ( ;;m ; r..'a.;' :;:•:'.;; ■• ■. '•;£ ( ..1 .jlitfv; .• "Mr."A'. W; Hogg,:M.P.Vwho ; at'rived '.er« yesterday, was accorded an, official'' Welcome 'by the Trades and Labour' Council to-night. , Several speakers referred'in terms' of praise to the,stand: taken:up,by Mr.;Hogg-m'"ho House, and-.^Vrthe services,he.had rendered .to ..the labour cause. Mr:!,Hogg, replied on the lines of previous spesohes elsewhere. He , will address a pubb'o meeting in the Garrison , Hall'to-morrowMiight.','.','; •",,./ .';'''"■ .' '■■■ , SEVEN-ROOMED.:HOUSE iBURNED.• .''•.' •'; : ;Vr :; --'-. ■'■■ '•''. Auckland, (September " V- A; seven-roomed, house ■at Aitsh Hill; occupied, by, Mr; Watts, arid/owned: by. J.- M. : Meitnic, was partially destroyed; by: fire -tonight. ,i The building was insured in tho:New' Zealand Office for £250, and the furniture-in the South British' Office for- £100.;r... >,