NEWS AND NOTES;

Grey River Argus, 20 January 1912, Page 8

NEWS AND NOTES;

You're a liar," said a defendant to a constabfe who wa& .giving- evidenpei in the* Police Court up North. The Magistrate, promptly warned \. the defendant of the '■'. consequences of such an expression.used. used to' a witness, and the offender apologised.

Mining: has been resumed at Monowai, near the ; Thames, with favourable results, .723 tons of ore treated having- yielded (bullion to th© valuo of £2045. v '■ ■ .

A sperm whale captured off Vancouver Island, has ißeen found to contain 2501 bof ambergris, a substance in great demand foi* perfumery. ' 'At the present market price, the find is woth '£20,000. \

The Department of Justice.; maintains that %c demands for police assistance throughout the Dominion are taxing- the authorities -to the utmost.. • j

A public meeting is to be held at Rirau on Tuesday night in the"' -Public Hal! to ascertain wHat" steps: can fos taken to utilise the. Keystone drill in that district. The results obtained in the Kanieri district are encouraging action elsewhere', and it is quite likely that the drill wi)jt operate in West-land for some time yet. No doubt the'Rhnu people, will secure it. and afterwards it is likely to be required •in the Ruatapu district. ' It J3 \^ry pleasing to. find such good use being made of, the machine. •'.•"'•• -

That the proposed Waterside Workers' Federation of New Zealand is not' viewed entire ''isaisfaofcion was made manifestl iby some of the wprk.•efs who were assembled on the Rat-t'ray-Street Wharf (say s - the CKag-o Daily Times). During; the 'course of mixed conversation the ' federation 1 question cropped up, and, while th© nuen assembled ;.in) a). ineasure considered it would materially assist '■ in 'bringing 1 about unity amongst 'the workers, they could J.otf see [ow Jt would, be possible for 'hose ..v (irking boats on tidal harbtHurs to be, able : to preserve inviolate the coristitution ot such a federation. They '• pointed out ithat local condi'tioois and «lsc those ati Timaru and -the West? G^vt harbours, were by no imeans the ijiirie as thpsie artf Ly ttielton,' Wellingiton, and Auckland , in that the working liours at the former, (by reasoii of the J'ides, "would be different from those at the latter ports . . This was .a question which would hay© to be gone into \ 1 Haoroughly before a definite decision' iM ; Ihe- proposal was arrived at;