NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14325, 22 March 1910, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The tender of • 3.,, P. Power, GreyeK simouth, at £1381, has been ':. accepted for the ditching . contract in connection with the water-race extension. E. \ Atkins, ' a . young ■'.;. married man, as killed on Saturday week by. falling ".',■ down a pass at the 160 fathoms level in the Great Cobar (N.S.W.) mine. ., I'-''■'■■ Herbert Stead, aged -22, was drowned tear Lismore (N.S.W.) ; last week. He was crossing Repentance Creek, conveying cream, with ia ' horse and spring-cart, ,'■;-'.which-were swept off the ford.' The horse was also drowned. -, - - • A public welcome was tendered to the > Nelson. Garrison f Band; last 1 night on its ':■'■ return from the Wanganui contest. There was a crowded gathering „at the f City Council Civ .Tibers^ when s speeches 4 were delivered by prominent citizens. > , ( A married .woman named Catherine Hill \ : '■■%■ ■'was ■ killed '" bear■taunccaton (Tasmania) on Saturday week. - She: was struck by the '■'■ shaft of a vehicle,; knocked down, and the * .wheels passed • over; her.'- Mrs: Hill died .before reaching the hospital. ' hundred "and-Itwciily-tliree cases, of ■'•;' 'Australian'; fruit-for; the Wellington marts Saturday week. She was struck by the Bhaft of a vehicle, knocked down, and the wheels passed over her. Mrs. Hill died before reaching the hospital. One hundred and twerity-three cases of Australian fruit for tho Wellington marts '■'•:•' '. arrived -in. good > condition by,' the Wanii moo, from Melbourne, the other morning. These comprised a shipment of prime ,;^' ; Madura pears, and a quantity of South Australian grapes'.; V H .. ; ■*;'->.', ■[''-,. ■;■-, /,''.'• '} ' V r - B.M.S. Moldavia left Hobart on Satur- :'. day week--foi* London \ with. 12,428 cases apples - and pears. The - , total -. shipments , from \ Hobart to' places" beyond Australia and New Zealand' to * date this year are i'''■.-'•235,029 cases. The fruit is of splendid -• *"'quality this season. ' • r ~ - • ' • %., '■~■■ A strike . of; grape-pickers ; occurred .at i vineyard at Cessnock; (N.S.W.) last week.; Twenty-five pickers started work in the morning, 1 and after 'working; an•• hour 21 of the 26 struck work, the cause being that the buckets 'were considered.,too big ,ot fill at the price—Jd J a' bucket. Many .\ '<■■■ of the pickers brought their own buckets , to work; but-the''owner of the' vineyard gave- them his buckets to fill, stating' that they ! ,were* the size. of the buckets used in ;' : all district vineyards. Several of the • ■"■";■ youths 'working.-about:.-■ the + mines ; have < tried : grape-picking : during the strike, but J;---.' have in most instances been disappointed ':•; ■-> with' the results:.;:<;■""'" • " •• . ' '■■■ -••'• •■■■