LATE DOMINION NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 11 February 1916, Page 6

LATE DOMINION NEWS.

♦ EMIGRATION PASSPORTS. CHAKHIO INCREASED TO HL, I’EB UNITED I’KKSS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON. Keh. hi. The eharpe made l).v the Depa rl men I for Internal Alfaim m connection "• ill' tlio issue of passports is t<> hi- increased from .Is to 10s lor oar!) passport as from to-morrow. Tlio .Minister lor Internal Allans (Hon. H. W. Riisc-ll) stated to-day that, the cost of handling aonlu-a turns lor jia.-spo; was eonsulerahle, and he thouoht it lair that the eharpe should he raised to Ids, the rate already m operation in Australia. ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS. EKKECT UK THE WAR. WKI.UNCTON. Kel.. 10. The elleet of the war ii|mii tile number of illegitimate Inrths i-- slmun hy 'fillip y jirepared hy tile ReuUl rarGetl ral’s Depart nient at the direction of ilie Minister for Internal Allans. The figures are: Illegitimate Vr-ar. Marriapes, Births. 3911 ... SS7d 1.07S i')p_> ... !l. IS!) 1,177 ,m;’. ... s.nk; lid 101 l .. 9.;t2(j 1 I‘Jl‘i ... 10.-JtVJ l.lOfi Tiie substantial ineretise in the number of inanaapes is attnlnned in pail to tlie desire of eertain men to appear as ‘Tiiiirr''l” in the National Hepirster, tlioutth ! a fact llmt many memhers of the Expeditionary Korc-s have hastened their marriages helore leaving the Dominion. STEAMER DISABLED. WELLINGTON. Kel.. In. (J'shorne reports to the Chiel I’osl-inasri.-r that, the steamer Make i> po np eo.tlh with the steamer Kahn in lon. Presumably the latter is disabled. PRINTERS’ REQUESTS. WELLINGTON. Keh. do. Repl vine to a depm-tion Imm the Master Brin:, ’ As-omaH'Ti seeking oreater protection for the printing trade the Minister lor GtisUmis ..Hon. A. M. said that when the tarilf was r heinp revised he would po eareftii.% into the representations. In repard to the importation ol printinp. paper from Australia he would >ee that the C. sunn- Departnient paid special attention to nsiirinp that the oriental country o; orient should he -damn I'D every ease. He would also see what could he done in the way of 'tanipinp: playbills and theatrical posters as the deputation siippr'led. in order to prevent their Indue hronplit in without Hie payment of duty. Hr promised to Urine the matter of fotlerinp the paperma ki np industry under the notice of tin Minister for Industries and Commerce. RAILWAY RETURNS. tVKDI.MNCTON. Kel,. |u. Tile ’Gazette’ pives the follow due ievenue and expendinne I'-'itres on the railway workinp ar-nml f n r the tonrweekly period i» .1 nary s. with comparative ti pives for tlie eorre-pondme period last vear : REVENGE. 191(1. i!) 10. North lsl„ : : Ld'st.d-,-, LdddAt*:! S-ouH Eiami 177,-To I Vf. f7 Totals o Ctd.OVd l’.\ I’KX DITCH K North 3-!a--d Ld;'_ , .d9> i.Hd9,do7 Smith Island !>-’», 1 *>7 HI .>'dc‘ Tot.aU A’J'H.SV) Li’nl. I7d WOOLLEN MILL EMPLOYEES. IM’R EASED WACKs BEITSED. WELLINGTON. Keh. m. The V'-liinpimi Wooden Mill Employ • s’ Elliot) recently life'-eillrd a repDPS, for a in per eein. I nerca■ < ■ in all "apes owillp to the increased eo-l vf livinp. Idle eoinpany replied ilia, il e.nihl not I'tani tin- reiiiievt, a- 'lie onlpnl was fully hooked '■: rales i ■ -e,t on Hiaward wapes. The ,-on-pan v ha I md be’en 111 > 111 ii)<! i ill of the operatives in the mist, hut the latiei we, • now eain--3llt£ pood wape-s witii ov--r f 'me. tt is understood 'hat the opei :i t, v, ■'V tvi'l refuse lo wo! k over 1 ti'V SHOCKING ACCIDENT. HAMILTON. Keh. In. A -.ln kinp accident occurred this tm-orninp at Dairoliansr Kalis Ally. 'binple. aped 7. was drivma a liiilelier’s •earl over a level erossiim when 1 1 1 ■ • NVelldtpTon- A nekland express dashed (forward and .struck i lie cart and earrie' 7 if a <lis 1 aik■ e ( >f ."id vards. smashing •jl ma tell wo", I, The horse was di'~»(di,, welled. Ally was hadlv -nan.fled. •He was nheed on a train n>r H Hill il 1 Mil _ •Viv oX(Mri*il ;i t I*' A" :i Mill! 11,