NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 762, 10 March 1910, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

'■■ (By...TeleErapU:-JPr«ia '-. Association.! : ,': ' -.) ■',"- ;' •]'■: :''■■■■ : :-:r. '^'' ;:.. : r.'-: f he; labour-Laws. S '\'-. :. . ; , ; - •:•■•■' i. Auckland, , March 9. ...At the ■Magistrate's Court to-day, J. W D«on,-of Drury, a.'buirder, 'charged bv tne, Carpenters' ■ Union- with -.having paid an : apprentice, .named. Harding less than .-the minimum wage/ wa's.fined £s:> : tendant was. fined a , similar, sum on'a similar, oharge.in respect - of. a■: journeyman Tiamed Coulter;,' Coulter was charged witn haying accepted less, than tho mini;.mnm,wage, and.a.fine.of S.'. was imposed. 1 ■In the caso.of the Carpenters , Union v Mess,rs. Meado and 'Sons;■•.defendants' were charged., with- having ; employ^..a' man-named-.Kelly, whose name, had Krin stru6k : . off the . rules of "the union nor-pav-m r en j of ues,: , .Tip;, defence Meade ,and Son§ \ knew -that -K4l.r had -been a ! member; of the union, bnt did not ■ know, he had ceased te Iμ one.:•••.HJa AVoj. ej'P-, :. h «,Ming, ; .that; l ,a : -technical:, lireaeh ot tne---award.-:had.:-.been committed.-Mm--posed,avfime of.Ss.'■■;;.- - : .; ■ ...-.;...; "RAGGED;" ■■ '■'.■-:■'..': '.'■'.■--. .Wanganui, March 9. ■ , : A , serious case ; of "ragging" is reported <» have occurred; in'the railway engine Bheds.^dn,Tuesday' morning. l At 3.30 an . .engmercleaner rnamed Annabell, a 'youth of abont .20, either went to sleep at work :or during a spell, and was covered with .- .waste soaked 'in i kerosene, which■ was aiterwards:set: alight.. : - The joke .assumed serious/ consequences,," Annabell being badly burned about the face and - hands and the. upper, portion of the - body. -He was.brouglit to Wangamii Hospital, whore the injuries have been attended to It B understood an inquiry was held by the Departmental■ officers■; at,.Taihape. ■- ■■' . ■ FIRE AT HASTINGS. ; '•■■';..■■■■ ' ■'' ' : Hastings,- March 9.'' . 'A! lesidence- owned % E. Stevenson, and by T. Walsh, was totally destroyed last. night.i The insurances are'On the house, £250 'in the State/office; •fimntoie, in , tho 'New Zealand of■ice. •. . Mr. ; Walsh, lost everything, includ'ing abont .£3O in cash.' . '