SHIPPING STRIKE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9305, 22 March 1907, Page 8

SHIPPING STRIKE.

BERLIN, March 21. J A stevedtases strike has rendered idle > 234 cassels in Hamburg. ' i THE "JENA DISASTER. | PARES, March 21. I In th.-c French Chamber, the Minister foi Marine announced that the Senate aooepted the appointment of a Parliamontary'' Com , mittee to enquire into the Jena explosion. He declared a committee of tofficers was inclined to attribute the disaster to a short circuit and not to decomposition of ammunition. He added that the ammunition was overhauled in September. Hawera lias entered one team for the seven^aside football tournament to be held at Eltfoam on Easter Monday and Okaiawa two teams (one Maori and one pakeha). As Hawera and Okaiawa have each -won a tournament at Ei<tham, they are -well in the running for the cup. The Supreme Cburt at Now Plymouth on Thursday was occupied the whole day hearing the divorce case Borrows v. Burrows and Talin. Petitioner sought relief on the ground of his wife's adultery, and the suit was resisted, all petitioner's material allegations being denied both by respondent and co-rospondent. The evidence disclosed a sad state of domestic infelicity. When the Ocrart adjourned the case stood unfinished Easter train arrangements are advertised to-day. Messrs Nolan. Tonks and Co. sell stock •t Kakarantea on March 28.

(From Oar Own Cor respondent .1 ' A meeting of those iait .rested in the reforming of tihe band was held on Wednesday evening in the side Toom of t!he> Hall, about 20' being present. Mr M. Franklin was in the charix. About 23 players gave in their name 6 as -willing to join. It. was decided to re-form the band, and to call it the Manaia Municipal Brass Band, and the sub. to be Is per week payable quarterJy in advance and to start early in April. All insfcrumsnite which ate out are to be called in immediately. Six applications were received for the position of bandmaster, and after due consideration it was decided to submit Mr J. A. Cosgrove'e (of Waipawa) name for the sanction of the Town Board. Messrs Lloyd and Bastings were appointed a committee to intoview the Town Board xc aise of HaU, instruments, etc.,' with power to act. • | Tttie following nominations were received to fill the two vacancies on the Town Board : — Messrs H. Mac-Vicar, C. Davis, and J. Meuli. The local Bowling Olub has decided to pay the ireturn visit to Waverley on Good Friday, instead of Easter Monday, as at first ar.ivmged, as being mere suitable fox the* Waverley Club. AlL 'preparations for the annual meeting of the Man.'ia Racing Club aTe well forward, and nominations for same cJosd on Monday. J

Tenders are invited for the erection of i cheese factory at Tariki.