NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1021, 10 January 1911, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By •Tclseraph.—Press Association.) —4> ' \ ' "NOT ABLE TO-FIRE THE SHIP." MOKOIA'S BIBULOUS FIREMEN. m 1 >r Gisborne, January 9. . The steamer Mokoia, from Auckland, was three hours late in arriving yesterday owing to trouble with firemen. Captain M'lcan stated that the delay was caused through a number ci firemen beiii" "in-' toxica'cd and not being able to fire the ship properly. Some had refused to work and been logged, and wiere liable to ba prcsccined. The vessel on arrival had Hardly sufficient.steam to work the cargo, and it was 3.30 this morning before she took her departure for the south, passengers thus missing the Wellington express. ■ at Napier. • .. GOVERNOR TO VISIT INVERCAR. GILL. Invercargill, January 9. , Word was received to-night from the': Prime Minister that his Lx'cellency the Governor,_ Lord Islington, .would visit' ' Invercargill on Thursday in order to per-: form the opening ceremony in connection with the Invercargill tramways on Saturday. AN "ABSURD LAW." Ashburton, January 9. At to-night's meeting '.of- the Borough Council Councillor E. Clark forwarded his resignation, stating that-as he was a.; director of the Ashburton Gas Company, under the Municipal Corporations Act Amendment, 1910, he could not hold his seat. The Mayor and councillors regretted that the resignation had to bo 'accepted, but -at the -same- time they will consider any means of restoring Mr. . Clark -to the seat- on the eouncil. A mo. tion was passed drawing the attention of Mr. W. Nosworthy, M.P., to what ona councillor called an "absurd law." , ' MR. BOWLING MAY REMAIN. ' Auckland, January 9.\ Mr; Peter Bowling, interviewed,- stated that, having been released from his engagement with the New Zealand. Federation of Labour, he proposed returning .to Sydney on January. 13, but, as a result of representations from the Christchurch. Union, hc-is now favourable to remaining! ; ' another three mouths in the colony : 5 satisfactory arrangements are made. ARRESTS FOR BURGLARY. Christchurch, January 9 >' Two men were' arrested to-night on a; charge of committing a series of burglar- j ies during the past six months. Two ■ van-loads of stolen goods have been r«-'. covered. , T GOOD DAYS FOR BUILDERS. ; , . - Dunedin, January . 9.. i The building trade in Dunedin . and-' suburbs has been very active during tlio. past year. In the city for the six months , ended September 30 permits were granted j for 3i new brick buildings, 60 new wooden . buildings, and 113 alterations and addi- •! tions. Contracts made during ISIIO by one; architect reached .£69,709, and .those of an- , other, who had no public buildings in-, hand, ,£36,728.. , - - . : IRON BAR AS A WEAPON. Invercargill,; January .9, , At-the Police Court, John Seymouf pleaded guilty to assaulting Walter Prioe . with an iron bar, and was committed; to the Supreme Court for sentence. Accused quarrefled' about possession •of a hut. Price sustained severe injuries to his head, and is still in the hospital. FIVE MONTHS IN COMA. .Auckland, January 9. On the night of August 21 last a man named Peter Hallman was picked' up by i" the police at Newton in an "unconscious.condition. He was. taken to the hospital, J and last night about nine o'clock he died.; During.the.whole..of. the intervening per-; iod, Qver five months, he remained uncon-; scions, having apparently been seized by some form of paralysis. Deceased waa' ■ fifty-five years of age, and previous to his-, . ;illn<sg',vas employed at- Donald's tannery,! ''Richmond. . i