NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2112, 1 April 1914, Page 10

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Press' Association.) 1

-<> ■:-.. -;■■■ THE EXHIBIf lON. FINANCE OF'.y/BNPEBIAH-rJ. ; ; ._ ;;.'.,. Aueklarid, Jtfawh 31.' ' . 'A .'meeting "sljia-reholijej-s in .the Amusement Company., which, eontrols Wonderland at tlio 'Airekland Esljibi* tion; was informed by the chairman that the company, consistied of 20.,00 C) shiireS, : 10,000 of which iv-eni to. .'the- vendors. Of the remaining shares,. 6000 wore , seld So well at '£.1 per sha.ro' that the directors decidedthat the feakiioe bp. offered at an increased price. Another 1000.. shares were sold at &% per share* 'bring* ing the subscribed capiMl to something over £9DUO. Tho expenditure, in connection with Wonderland raw into ■ £20,000. That venture had not eome up jo expectations, but that riot' to tlio blariie of tho directors. TJioy hstl had to contend with tit© strike, smallpox epidemics, unci iiwfavou.raofe ffeatli'er. Wonderland raighi ajhiost he said to lim - o cerried the Exhibition den its back.. Though thero ivas uo'prospect of a cTiyi* dend; there would to ao (juestion of the Amusement Compaiiy going into liquidation. It was stated bj; spealfers that no reflection was made 011 the direetors.' manaKement. The meeting, appointed a committee to confer with tie 'directors and report 0)1 the -esaet position of the company. AUCKLAND HOTEL WORKERS. FINAL SETTLIiMEJfJ It SIGHT, AUoUlan'd, March 31, An agreement .o.n all but toe of the points at issue between the Hotel β-wd Hestaurant Workers'. Union (old union) and Licensed Bouses , Workers' Union (new union) 'on the one hand and the Licensed Victuallers' Assctfiatiqn <jri tho other, has been arrived at. The new union has been_ swamped ty iri&m-*--bors of the old Mian, who. reee-iiMy threw .out tho str'ike-b-reakiHg executive and instaleld officers who repudiated, on legal grounds, the agreeriieiiLmads with tli3 employers in iDecambef., anJd co- : operated with the -old union in applying to tho. Arbitea'tieft Court for iin ' award.- The employers accepted.- tho : position with good grace, and conferences were held, with the resijlj; stater], ' 'llio Arbitration Court was iflformed to- . day that tho only pftint now in dispute related to the six-dajp week. Mr. Jtetico Stringer said the Court intended taking the Amendment to the SJiops aiid Offices Act as raawlatoty and introducing a six-day week into all future awards ■ relating to hotel and restaurant workers. This clears the 'Way for a. Haul-settle* 'm'ent of tho whole dispute. S.S. CYCNCt IN TfJOtißtg. ChristphUfcj}, "March 31. ( Tho small steaiaer" Cygnet, whieli broke her tail shaft Mar litii-ilsoura, on j Sunday morning, arrived at Lyttelton , at 2.30 o'clock this Eiwuing, in tow ( the John Anderson. Tlw -soa. was calm , throughout, and an avei'agw speed β-f ( four knots was maintained jflr the- trip, - which occupied about 20 hours. Aftor ' discharging her shipment ef stieo]i. tlie , Cyßiiet was placed upon the fa'tont- ; Slip. A new shaft will roqitire to bo ■ ffttcd. and it is pToliablo that anothsr j propeller will be jacalrfl. It is cSpcct» ' od that the Cyguet will bo ready to put : to sea by-Thursday evening, whfci.she \ will leave for KaififWira, , FIGHT FOR OFFICE. [ Wharigarei, ferou 31. 3 Messrs. Scddoit and Witt?, M.P.'s, . addressed a very lnrgs limesting in tho i Town Hall last night. Their .speeches' ' were on tlio sa-siie lines sis their , other . political addresses i.ll the north. They received a iiiiani-WCiis vot-B of thanks, i and a vote of wmfidwici; .in fche Liberal 1 Party was passed. 1 SIR J. C. WARb AT NELSdN. J Nelson, Mar«h 31. 1 Sir Joseph Ward arrived in Nelsfta to- 1 day, and proceeded to Takaka, Hβ will deliver addresses at country eeritjroSi 1 concluding with a Speefih iit the esfcy on 1 Friday evening. ,- \ THE NATIONAL RESERVE. j OamSru, Match 31. : A branch of the Jfatioaa! Itewto was I funned here to'inghK Tlic jiwoi-ing was , addressed by CohiUel Bitncltop and 1 others. A commKtois «•»•» »tt up [0 i launch the prep»sal» ... <