NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1031, 21 January 1911, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.!

LADIES AND THE TERRITORIAL!*>

A PATRIOTIC EFFORT. : ti it Dar f a "ill3, January 20. Ihe ladies ■of 1 aparoa have giren ■ alead to other patriotic women in the Donnmon by presenting a handsomo, challenge shield, costing over £30,' to' • No - Regiment for - i competition amongst its various squadrons, Thepresentation ivas made, at a military banquet, and some patriotic speeches were also made. Captain Mackesey, in ' thanking the ladies, paid a compliment to them for- their patriotism, their en- • thusiasm, and their splendid' spirit of enterprise; . What, they- had.done, he said, .was.simply, wonderful,. and.probably unique in the,'history-of-the Do. minion.' - - PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. -, ■New Plymouth; Januarj"2o. The' Harbour Board's'report for - the last year' shows on • increase in' working revenue "of tw'cnty-fivo "per cent.- over 1909, and in cargo handled of fifteen per* cent. ■ The new dredge is now engaged in deepening the water at the wharf to 33ft. at low water spring- tides, prepara90ft t0 tto wideuil?s: .°. f the wharf by INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT. ' ' ......... Napier,' January 20,.... : .conference held this afternoon ho-' ween representatives of ■; the Napier' nool and Grain Store Employees' TJnion and the.employers arrived ,at an agree-' ment. satisfactory to: bothjarties, the terms -being as follow Wages of. £2' /s. 6d. for a, week of. 44 hours j overtime to bo time and a. quarter for the. first three 'hours and time'and a'half' for' each' hour afterwards"; time, and a -naif to be paid for holidays, and preference to unionists was agreed to, and ■men manure mixing', are to receive Is, per day extra; WAIRARAPA TRAIN. Wlasterton; January 20. A public- meeting of representatives of all public bodies between :Woodville, . Fcatherston, - and> Mar-tinborough is being convened, by -the. Masterton Chamber of Commerce to discuss the present unsatisfactory railway... 'timetablo and deputationise-the Minister for Railways with' a view to' again- putting! before ! him the desirability of removing,'■ wholly or in part, the grievance: so-lonar: •complained of.' ' : ', ••' •. • DAMAGE TO CROPS. " Christchurcli, January; 20. . . .A heavy nor'-west gale .sprang up at; • .2... a.m.,. and raged until about, noon, ! 'greatly damaging stooked and-standing crops. ' Bealey Flat reports 12jin.. of ■ rain for sixteen hours., ■ , BLENHEIM FIRE. , i , Blonh9im, January -20. . , Just before noon a fire broke out in s ' hayloft 'at-J. Fawcett's timber yards;' two miles :from.Blenheim.' The high .wind/blowing carried .the flames to the timber stacks, and considerable damage • was done. '.The loft, with its contents, 1 was totally destroyed: The fire engin« •' •« •taken; f r'oin'. tlie town • saved 'tho bulk- of • ■ the timber,, also an-adjacent.- cottage.--Details- of tho : insurances are : not a vail. : able. ; ..; • 1 REMANDED ON HEAVY BAIL. IC Palmsrston- North, .20.. . .. . at, tlie . .Court this'morning' with having in. .his", - for.; making,-counter-'' l feit half-crowns. "He was iemanijed till/.., to-morrow, , when C. ' .similarly charged, will, appear: befofe-tha j Court., Bail' was allowed 'in: £ioo,:ana. - ..two sureties- of: £200 :;eact';-;'.".'. ....