NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1033, 24 January 1911, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

...; :JBy TelepraDh.—Press Aswolatlon.l ; / .-\',. C'.';',♦ ... ■ ■'■■ '■ .::'/. .U'HOURS-. A-: WEEK.. ;.:^'■'. sIND IiBIGGEE WAGES. . :-!*/ ; .'' January 23. .'The:.Auckland;'Carpenters' 'Union is ''' applyingifor anew, award: for. a 4J hours' •week;'and an increase, in wages from •, l6:v4d; to Is;, 6d." an' hour.- .There are ~£69,.carpenters : belonging to the Auckland •; branoh, Trade- is "particularly good. ;;• ."unregistered.newspaper. <is- !;■■■':''. '"■:.'':': 'Dargavillß, January 23. i ■ /.Alfred Arthur -Charles Larocho was j. Jbroiight before' the . Helensvillo Police • .CoUrt to-day.''charged with, having com/.niitt'ed three' breaches' of the Printers and ir|few>p'apcrs :: B«gistration'' Act, 1908.- He ' vas fined ,£lO and. costs.: The paper was unregistered,'' and' failed to carry an' im- •': ": .•■'•.■'•.■'. '• ■■ ; HblD; FEVER. '••. • '-i'..-. ■■-'■•/ . ■ : Dargaville, January 23. T.here is a fresh outbreak-of■ typhoid .fever'among the Maoris-at Scarrots, and two. more' cases. are. reported.. Dr.. Maccin,.'. Health; Inspector, is due to arrive this to make investigations into .'tbe ; . ; matter,... •;' V ';'.;. .'' ' :-v::JHE CHINAMAN'S. SHOP, \ 1 "f- ■: "• Wairoa, January 23.. ~The police, raided .> Chinaman's shop '.' on and. found a quantity of liquor.' It is probable a charge of illicit ;tiading . will •be " brought' against - the :CWnese,.' ' k '',-, . ' ' -.--. ■>■.:: /. ,T00 ; FAST. ■ ; , ' -f • .'•"■•". Dunedin, January 23. /Hugh'- ITlntyre was fined JBI-at the police-Court for driving a motor-car at aji; excessive speed in Princes Street, /m'USNAR'S CRUSADE, ~'!; .Gisborne, January 22.

/•Mi>',W;.Di Lysriar,:: Mayor, left for jChristchnrch, on Saturday, where heywill >iaddress several meetings regarding his investigations .of i the conditions of the frozen meat trade

THE OTAGO BEAUTY SPOTS. v ' ■:•',«•-■;,..:.•..'. ...... .Gore,' January'..2l. <: '.-rltiiS'expected- that arrangements will be completed ( enabling excursions " >to take' place to, the Waiau. River, beMajiajjouri .and - To Anau. Tho'?\beauties of this river are'said to .' rivil"thoso of 'the' Waneanui River. The 'Messrs'. Murrell surveyed "the river lately ' ahdithey.'espect to.be able to conduct parties between ■ the accommodation '■■ nouses, thus avoiding the tiresome road journey. ■.-■-•''■ .''. . '. _■ '■ . .;'■'■ j '..;:; JFENDALTON'.BLAZE; .'•J Christchurch, January 22. By.a fire which occurred shortly before (eleven' o'clock 'last night/ a nine-roomed • House-onildris Road, "; Fendnlton, was totally, destroyed. The property, belonged to Mr. Crater, who is understood to bo -..residing, at Que'enstovro., It is unknown •how:the. fire originated, and the insur..ances, .if'any," are unavailable, -;.. ■ f:[ 'p.' >PEfROLEUM. • i. : : . New PlymoutH; January 23. ."Mr.; I; D. : Henry,' representing largo financial interests' at'-Home,: and 'well kjabwn" as a-' writer on petroleum matters, ■ here, and will make New Ply- '•' mouth Ms headquarters. -Mr. Henry will '■ start.his investigations after the niectihgs:.of..the congress, if the Australasian .',. Institute of Mining Engineers, which.will jbeTheld at Auckland and Waihi 'next . [week, and'over which Dr. Bell will prepjde(>; ; v ' : '':,:■; JBATHING' FATALITY, ' ■/;--' ■■ ' Napier, January-23. X'fatality occurred on the Marine ParP&&6- Beach at 6.15 this evening when a (married man, a tailor's' cutter, named S. jll.' Clapham, went in to bathe; He was jin the water not more than three minutes •when. ; it was seen that he was incapacitated. . An. incoming. wave brought the unconscious man ashore before his wonld- .. "be'rescuers.had. time',to.reach the surf. [Restorative measures were applied imme•diately'and contintied for four hours with ftheVaid of ambulance workers and two. [doctors, without consciousness returning. ...llfcis supposed that death was partly due j|6\heart failure. /V '