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Feilding Star, Volume II, Issue 320, 18 July 1907, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

• • — ■ «* ..... IPER PRESS ASSOCIATION.! BURNSIDE FREEZING WORKS. Dunedin, July 18. The Burnside Freezing Works will probably close down this season owing to the very small supplies of fat stock. NEW SHOOTING LICENSE. The Independent Political Labor league protests against the introduction of a shooting license in New Zealand and intends appealing to the workers throughout the colony to oppose the introduction of such an unjust law. CHINESE COMPETITION. Christchurch, July 17. The Arbitration Court to-day dealt with a considerable number of breaches of the Award, but none were of more than ordinary interest. I George Simpson, builder, giving evidence as an expert in the matter of mantelpieces, said the majority were manufactured by specialists, but there was always a* large supply available at the ironmongers. These were marbled and grained and were made by Chinamen in Australia. He added that the Kauri rubbish of New Zealand was sent over there, worked up by Chinese and sent back to compete against the colony's work. DAMAGES FOR A BABT. Greymouth, July 17. The District Court concluded this morning the hearing of the claim for £500 damages — Catherine and Walter Scott against Hugh Cassidy, for injuries received in a* coach accident on the Otira-Christchurch road. A verdict for £100 and costs was returned. FIRE. Wellington, July, 17. A shop in Victoria street, owned by Green and Coalbrook, and occupied by B. Ramey, draper, was gutted by fire last night. The brigade did good work saving the adjoining premises. The building was insured for £375 in the United, and Ramey*s stock for £700 in the Victoria. Wellington, July 18. A box factory was destroyed by fire last night. It was insured for £850 in the United and the stock for £4075 as follows : —£1500 in the State office, £875 in the Royal Exchange, £1000 in the New Zealand, and £700 in the United. ARBITRATION. Christchurch, July 17. At the Arbitration Court to-day, further enforcement cases were heard. For paying less than the minimum wage Ballin and Ray, aerated water manufacturers, were fined £2, J. C. Archbald, painter, £2, and W. H. Banks, carpenter, £5. For accepting less than the minimum H. Robinson. W. Shenning, and J. Fever w,ere each fined 10s. F. P. Claridge was fined £1 for failing to give his employees alternate Sunday off. Christchurch Brick Co. were fined £5 for not paying overtime to a traction engine driver. SCALDED IN A HOT POOL. Rotorua, July 17. Another scalding acident occurred at Whakarewarewa after ten o'clock I last night. A woman named Ellen Heretanga while returning from a bath stepped into a hot pool near a large cooking pool in the native reserve. The pool rises and falls and fortunately the water was low at the time. Still the woman was badly scalded on the left leg up to the hip. Dr. Levisatt attended the sufferer, who has been employed as a nurse at the Geyser Hotel for some time. NATIVE LANDS. Gisborne, July 18. It is understood that leases of Native lands, totalling thirty thousand acres, in the Waiapu district, have been recently signed. Under the system outlined in the Financial Statement, such leases would have been submitted to public auction. i