DOMINION NEWS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 10 March 1925, Page 9

DOMINION NEWS.

; — WATERSIDERS DEMAND EXTRA PAY. (.BY TELEGRAPH PIIKSS ASSOCIATION. NAPIER, March 10. When the Dalgleish freighter the Silksworth, with bitumen from Rotterdam, berthed at the Nax>ier breakwater yesterday, local watersiders refused to work at the usual rates, dirt money being claimed because it was alleged that the bitumen was dusted by basic; slag, a quantity of which was discharged at Auckland. The vessel was not worked yesterday, but this morning the agents, rather than delay the steamer, agreed to pay a further ,5d per hour, making a total payment of 2s 7-A-d.-M ARAM A HELD UP. AUCKLAND, March 10. • The departure of the Marama for Sydney was delayed last night by a shortage of stokehold hands. Sixteen were paid off at this port, and no difficulty* was experienced in engaging , other men and a full crew was secured. At 11 p.m nine of the stokehold hands were missing, and the remaining stokers refused to get up steam without a full complement. The shortage has been reduced to one man and the vessel is expected to get away very soon. A TROTTING CASE. CHRISTCHURCH, March 10. The board of the New Zealand Trotting Association to-day decided to inform the Westport Trotting Club that there was not sufficient evidence supplied for the board to confirm the disqualifications of Keating in connection with the running of Some Wilkes and Currant,• the owner of Imprint. DEATH OF BAND CONDUCTOR, CAMBRIDGE, March 10. Mr Laurence, conductor of the Gisborne Band which took part in the competition at Auckland, . was indisposed throughout the contest. On the return journey to Gisborne, Mr Laurence stayed with friends at Cambridge, but gradually grew worse, and on Sunday was removed to the Waikato Hospital, where he passed away early this morning. He had been prominent in band contests for years, and leaves a widow at Gisborne with a grown-up fam illy. EXHIBITION G A TILER Y. DTTNEDTN, March 10. The tender for the art gallery of the exhibition, which is to he a permanent structure, has been let to George Lawrence and Sons, of Dunedin, the price being £'11,293. The successful tenderer was formerly Mayor of the city. ACCIDENT TO CORTNNA. NEW PLYMOUTH, March 10. The s.s. Corinna broke her tail shaft at 9.25 n.m.. when fifteen miles out. The chief officer came in a boat to the breakwater, arriving at 1.30 o’clock, and arranged for the Harbour Board dredge Pnritutn to go out and pick up the steamer, which- is expected hef.& between six and sewen. The Hurunui will leave for Wanganui to-morrow morning without her meat cargo.