TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 10009, 27 November 1908, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

il'ke I'kkss Association.) WiXUNKTiiX. XovemW 26 Mr William Watson ha.- bieii elected a .-iu.r. h-blcrs" representative o:l the directorate '■:' tie..- IJauk of .V.o- Zealand. As .i f.-ult of the i oticert at which th ■ |)-irririi'--:t testimonial was presented to W. .(. Wallace. :'•:.- well known footballer. :..■ .-:.:, of £i~ was added to the fund, irhij:.-; ti. total to £.32 >. Mi- -V. A. ilaran. M.l'. for Invercargi-:.. . -late.l t" :k- eli- t that I- intends to I MbVi'i. . \ •.-;'- .{'.: '.d':.-'' lh''".':.etio:':' of Mr'Vv. ii". \\. ,1 ;-: ;i,.. t,:a'.i .-■ a! in th- House of 11-presctit ativ-s ti ti:- ground ti.a; snlui .-lit 5t,,...V ..;:.-> Lot o:., 1..d at 0..C of the polling" booths DLXMDIX. November 26. Mr .1. M'Hauls. S.M. for the ! Mount Ida district, will retire from the j la;: -L-tra V-m Mai-h 21.-1 next. He he- bee.: ill tile publi' ccr'.i'C for ■!-. Vc.rs. lie n.r\ei ill tile poll' e force for :,..i vcu.,. was fi-i;: of the Magistrate's i-ourt in Westland for 27 v. art. and was appointed a Ma.lst.at- in 1031. CiMUSTt H("I:CH. Xnv-mbcr 26.

The Arbitrator; <"„; ;I -t commenced its sittings her. to-lay. and .!•. ait with a iium-i-r of claims for .-:::• .r. em.-.:t. An important point ai.K— in coiii:eetiou with the •_Ti>e»-r.-' award. !"• r san - time past ■.ro,-i> have I—;: empa-yin- y-ung women in ti.-ir siiojt-. parti-alarly in the conf-c----tiom.iy department.-, who on occasion.--.■rve "i.t-l.irici th- c'Uut-r. that being i<irt of the d iti-s ut an ordinary grocers assistto pay these girls the wages fixed by tie award" for grocer.-" as-istantc. I'-r tile pies. ,aition it was argin-i that girls empiov.,l pra> tii ally as grocers" assist, n is should he p"aid the same rate of wag .- a.-, a male assistant, and thai while th- award only mentioned male assistants that must b- taken as concernii:-.' fem...;-. For the defence it was ri-pr, - sent-.': that und-r th- Shops and < itii. e-A-r -in'.- w-ie ,-i'.eii the ri-.ht to '.•.0i1. iti .-,-„, r.-' sir, is. and that as lor.g ath- v.a-.-s spedried by that Ac; were paid the (.'our: had no power to interfere. The

All :iiqtt>.-t v.i. held :it tin- morgue thi.-, aft.-moon ly Mr 11. W. Kis'iop. . iii-i'ii-i. concerning tii..- si;dd.-u death of "Eh. .mis dove-, which recurred in the White S'.'.-m Hotel yesterday afternoon. In accordance with the medical evidence the c-rouer returned a Verdict of death fr..m hear: di.-.ase. 'Hie Mavor oi Christ, hureh will entcrtain his Kxcellenev Admiral Sir A. W. Moore .luring his stay in Chri.-t. haivh a; an ntli.-iaL banquet En the lily Council A ar -.• old wooden hull :ii:g at Soe'cbtrrs. ->cd as a scip fa-:--v |.v :.!r \V. ft. l/owner. was totally destroy.d l.y til" during the early hours of yesterday morning. Tin- building contained 40 barrci.of tallow ,31 Uriels of which were saved). a ouantitv of soap and renin, also machiu. A- an!'phut. tll >- wh " ; '- uitl ' t! "' l,u '" ! ing'being valued at £IOOO. The conflagration i>. supposed to have orrgin-it- d in the vicinity of the I-oiler. the "tire of which was :--it banked up as est:a: for the night. At 10.32 o'clock the previous evening, wh.-n :lie outbreak was discovered i>y Mrs Downer, the portion of the building near the 1 oiler was all ablaze, and the firm ho'.d which the tiiv had obtained made- i;_ a:: itu[:ossi!>iiity to suppress the 'names. The building and stock wore insured tor £650 in the" Liver j-jol and I-ondon and Glolx> office.

[ As the outcome of a report made a; yesI terdavs meeting of the Hospital 150:.id J by the Chairman (Mr George Payling!. a | dlseusoi'm aro.-e mi the:- subject of the re- ] buildiug of the older portions of the hos- ' pital. "Mr I'ayiing stated that the honorary visiting stall had conferred with the House Committee on the subject of providing more accommodation for patients seeking admission, and the honorary staft had suggested that a comprehensive scheme should be formulated. Mr Pay- ] ling estimated that at least .£SOOO would be required for the purpose. A number of ladies were interesting themselves in a movement for iinding funds for a new ward for children. Mr C. Allison took up j the attitude that new buildings for hospital purposes should be provided by the Government. Mr F. Horrell was in favor of a vote of £IOOO for a children's ward, but did not consider that the ratepayers should be called on to i«ir anv greater burden. He moved in the direction indicated. Mr Allison objected that notbe should have been given of such a motion, and after lengthy discussion the matter was not proceeded with, as in the meantime members had left, and there was not a rpiorum. Mr Horrell withdrew his motion. The Chairman remarked that Mr Allison had blocked the work of the institution since he became a member. Mr Allison contended tha: on the present occasion he was vindicating the rights oi members of the Hoard.

WHAXGAIiKf. November 26. Marsden official local option poll : Continuance 1891. redu/tion 210 T. no-license 25:9. valid votes ",484. Continuance was carried. Reduction was short by 135 vot.s and no-li.en-e was 151 short. XAITF.R. November 26. At th" annual meeting of the Xapier Ch.irubcr of Commerce to-d:i\- the President Mr C. Kllisoni in his address made reference to the tin in. tal stringencv. He allud.d to the withdrawal of "i.ractically all bona tide mortgage companies, who had been driven out as a result of the operations of the- Advances to Settlers Act. Continuing, he expressed the opinion that the mortgage tax should be abolished and foreign capital be allowed to compete on equal terms with the Government Department. In conclusion, he said he hoped soon to see business resume its normal condition. The address did not evoke any discussion. NKW PLYMOUTH. November 26. The Taranaki Daily News, voicing the expressed opinion throughout Taranaki. anticipates the selection of Mr \V. T. Jennings. M.l\ for Taumar.inui, as the new Minister for Lands. DANNKVIRKK. November 26. Mr George Hunter, the Opposition candidate for Waipaw-i. was this evening entertained at a complimentary banquet at Dannevirke by his supporters. There w.ts a gathering of about 130 ladies and gentlemen. The proceedings were enthusiastic. The candid-ite was the recipient of a souvenir of the election, and expressed his intention of again contesting the cent if his supporters wished it. Mr Hunter v;.e also entertained in other centres of the ele. toratc. Mr Hall, the Liberal candidate, who has b.-en ill through the contest, is now regaining his health.

KKKFTO.V. November 26. An impori.ini jud'/ment affect nv share dealers was delivered l.y Mr "R. 71. Tnrton. S.M. A firm of sharobrokers. one of whom is secretary to the Itij Kiver Commiiv. sold Hi'.' Ttiver shares without rommission ;o a local resident, who declined • he liability in an action for damages and !.reach of contract. The seller's and buyer's note was in the firm's usual form, issued hv the Secretary to the company without express authority. The defendant did not di-nv the transaction, but counsel relied on section 3M of the Minin? Act. 1905. prohibiting the .secretary of a niininz company a. tin' as a shareholder, also the nnn- ■ "'upli.im e of the lmver with rcetion 3 of the Stamp Act. in issuing a buyer's note -without authority. The "Mapnstrate h-dd that no remuneration beinr? •jiven. the secretary c"-dd so n't. hut re/a-dim-: the issue of a buyer's note he held the author;? v «-s insnffi-ient. and nou-s'iited rdatutiff. Xotic- of appeal was given. TTOKTTTKA. November 26. Th" scrutiny of the palls and the recount of votes cast in the vvnit election for the Westiand t -on«itti---'-ev was com-idet-d this evening. ' n te final result- is: 17. 7,. Michel 2720. T. » V. Seddon 2731. informal 21. majority for Mr Seddon 70 Many reports were current of a numlvr of double voti-ntr. but the scrutiny of the rolls revealed no cases of this. The Hon. .7. D. Ormonl. M.T,.C. Mr T. K. Y. Seddon. M.P.. Mr ,7. V. S-niOi iirnin-' engineer of Tiunedm. ha'-e appealed for a second water vi s ht of 750 Government heads at Toaroha canyon. Westland. for hydro-electric power purposes. ICO heads" at Hokitika river nnr-

rows for mining purposes. The utilisation of water power in W'estland for minim; purposes is considered most favorable, am! large areas of auriferous country suitabb: for this svstem of mining are available. If the projects on hand are brought to a head an important revival in mining is assured in this neighborhood. TIMABU. November 26. At the Magistrate's Court to-day two milk -vendor.-' (one of them the Dairy t'ompanv) were lined £5 each, and a third £2. with <<tits of iJ2 9s each, for selling milk below the regulation standard in • ream contents. There was no fciignestion ..■: wateriiii:. the explanation beimr that the milk, hj, in.: milk of the nLdit before, the rav,i!ii had riswi to the top. and had b.-n d-liveied to the customers supplied ! -fore the Inspector took his samples. The r-medy recommended was the stirring I of the milk in the cans.