VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 March 1910, Page 4

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS

jBY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION^ FIRE AT PALMERSTON. PALMERSTON N., This Day.—A five broke out at 12.50 this morning in rooms in the Square, occupied' bv Mr A. V. Barnard, a dentist. When discovered, tho fire had burnt through three rooms to the stairway. A half gale was blowing at the time, but the Brigade mot tho fire under before it obtained a good hold. The outbreak occurred apparently in sluvvings in the workroom and spread along the joints and side of the wall. The building was insured for £425. On March 14th an outbreak occurred in the same rooms, but was extinguished with slight damage.

A CONCILIATION CASE. DUNEDIN, This Day.—Tito Conciliation Commissioner this morning met the delegates from tho local bodies and the representatives of the General Laborers Union interested in the work controlled by the local bodies. Applications for exemption by the f it> Council and Harbour Board were opposed bv Mr. McManus, representing tho Laborers Union, but were granted bv Mr. Triggs, Commissioner. FIRE AT LOWER HUTT. WELLINGTON, March 50. - A fire at Lower Hutt early this morning destroyed the joinery, plumbers and painters shop, also the contents of the j timber vard belonging to Strand Bros., j saw millers. A heavx gale interfered j t greatlv with the work of the brigade. ■ which, however, managed to save the adjoining residences, but not before some £250 worth of damage had h.-en done. The outbuildings and house ot P. LL Gosso, Strand Bros, workshops and Machine) v were insured in th-' I Smith British'for £7OOO, but (heir loss exceeds th" insurance by several hundreds. Gossi' sln nse was insured for £4OO iu the Royal and the furniture f.m £l5O in the New Zealand. I THE HIBERNIAN SOCIETY, j WELLIN'* m IN. March 30.--Ab.-nt jsixtv delegates. representing various ; branches of the Hibernian Australasian | Catholic Benefit Society, are holding a j conference in Wellington. Mr, P. .1 | Nell city pre-iding. In his address the j Chairman said the S-,eiet\ nninerh-.-iIL j ; 111 < 1 financially was improving bv leap I,'illd Ill'll Jills. X; the end "I Deeeiiii ."1 i the amount the -iek fund in bianele - i totalled £12.508 and the ineid.-in.-l | fun.l £1899: th" heiiev..U-i,i fund £S)B i and the f n nera 1 fund £7795. ; 1 CtiRKILI. COMMITTED I- 1 ’ll TRIAL WELLINGTON. Maivh 50. Corkill the bailiff, .-barged with the murder -u Chn-ioplier Smith in Pipetea Stiv-".

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