MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 3312, 4 May 1909, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS

Electric Telegraph—Press Association,

"Wanganui, Alay 3. A meeting of citizens decided tonight to ask the North Island Brass Band Association to hold the next band contest in Wanganui. Tlie sum of £l5O was guaranteed in the room. Christchurch, Alay 3. An industrial agreement between the employers and tlie General Labourers’ Union was signed on Saturday evening, and will be filed to-day. Details ot the agreement are not available till tlie document lias been filed for sanction by the Arbitration Court, which will give it the force of an award. At a meeting of the Samaritan Hlime Trustees to-day, it was decided to adjourn for a week in order to receive a statement from the treasurer as to the financial position. It was also resolved to notify the police and other parties interested that the home would not be available in the meantime for the reception of any more inmates. Auckland, Alay 3. A deputation oT wharf workers waited on the Hon. A. AY. Hogg, asking that immediate relief should be compulsory in case of accident, and that, in the event of recurring injury from old accidents, the emS'oyer should be made liable. Air ogg stated that he would see that provision was made in future legislation for immediate attention upon accidents, and would give consideration, to the second request. The Hon. A. AV. Hogg, who completed his country tour yesterday, was much impressed by tlie lamentable waste of so much rich native land lying idle, retarding settlement and crippling the finances ot local bodies. It was, he said, the duty of tlie Government, before .spending large sums of money with the result of humping up the values of these lands, to secure as much as possible for settlement.

The Hon. A. AA'. Hogg, who visited the AA'aerenga experimental -ration on Saturday, stated that it is proposed to subdivide a portion of the estate into a number of leaseholds, each of an area of about 50 acres. Each tenant will have about 25 acres of orchard, 21 acreis for grass and general crops, and about tour acres for vines. The wattle-bark plantation is producing good result al>out 150 tons, of the value of over £IOOO, having been obtained during the past season. Tlie question of erecting a tannery in connection with the farm is now under consideration A deputation from boot importers pointed out to the Hon. A. AA’. Hogg that the duty on certain elasse- of felt slippers, which could not be manufactured locally, and which cost lid. was 114 d, and that, while a slipper with two pieces of leather on the heel came in at 6d. the duty on precisely similar slippers with three lifts came in at Is 6d. The Alinister promised to secure a better definition, and to endeavour to arrange that slipper- which could not be made in New Zealand should come in at lower rates. Auckland. May 4. Air AA'ragge says that fine winter weather will soon occur, v.ith frosts inland, and that horticulturists Mould take steps to protect tender plants. Dunedin. Alay 3. The medical officers of a local branch ot friendly societies have recently sent sick members to Australia lor recuperative purposes. This practice. it is understood, is likely t > lie discontinued. AA’lien the matter conn's to be discussed, some ol the points raised will be whether Australia is superior to New Zealand as a healthgiving resort, and whether a friendly society’s physician is justified in <ending a sick member out of the country in search of health without fir-t satisfying the society that good reason- exist lor adopting that course. Cambridge. Alay 4. Tom AleAlillan. aged 14. while out shooting oil -Sunday, -lipped. The gun exploded and the discharge entered his armpit, earning out in the back. The injuries are serious. He will probably lost' his arm. Stratford. May 4. A co-operative labourer, named John Delaney, aged about 40. was found dead in a creek at Kiore railway works yesterday. At an inq lest a verdict of death from drowning was returned, there lieing no evidence to show how he got into tlie water. It is believid that deceased was a single man and a native of Glasgow. Bi-hop AA'illiams of AA aiapu. -po iking in St. Paul's. Auckland, in connection with the Selwvn celebrations, and referring to mission funds, -aid: “The truth is that the majority ot our people take little interest in such tilings as these, and that it all the sums which we raise for local church purposes and for missionary work were added together, tlie -uni total would bear a small proportion to wliat might be contributed without difficulty bad our jaxiple generally the will to do it. One-hltietli, part of the annual earnings of the number of the Dominion who claim to bo members of our church would amount to £200.000. to say nothing of the proceeds of our £100.000.000 which i- the share of the same nuiiibi r ot persons in the accumulated private wealth of the Dominion. exclusive ot proiHi tie- devoted to religion, charitable, or educational purposes. The inference to be drawn from this is that the great majority of our people give little or nothing to any church work.” Gisborne, Alay J. An apprentice named Hauling bad his toot caught in the steering-gear of the AA’hakaina on tbo pa-sage Loin Lyttelton to Gisborne. The loot was liadlv crushed. He was brought usl re to tlie hospital. It is probable that several tot's will be amputated. Napier. May 4. A lad of fifteen, named Nathaniel Symons, was committed to a to: im-' ntory school this morning as the result of an early start on a career of crime. He pleaded guilty to bieaking and entering Wythe's shop, and tilt' evidence went to show that lit' paid repeated visits anil secured at different times a considerable sunn Symons was previously convict til of stealing a bicycle. Moral, one ot the fancied candidates for tlie Hawke’s Bay Cup. broke a (tone in one of bis forelegs whilst 'filing a gallop yesterday.