LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10958, 29 April 1907, Page 1

LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(Per Pr©3i Association.) '.'.'■ a AUCKLAND, last night. The Hon. J. A. Millar has consented to deliver a political speeech m Auckland during his present visit to the district. Interviewed yesterday m regard to the proposed amendment of the Arbitration Acfc, the Son. J. A. Millar said: "I will introduce an amending JBiil, the object of Svhich will be to facilitate settlement of disputes within a few days of their being filed. The exact nature of. this amendment' I am not yet prepared to state. Then I desire to make the . Arbitration Act en : tirely self-contained, so that all cases for punishment will be dealt with by the Arbitration Court alone. This will prevent recourse to the Supreme Court as was done m tho case of the 'slaughtermen's strike. This strike proved that the law was an efficient one, but I consider it desirable that it be entirely self-contain-ed. Certain other amendments which cannot yet specify will also be proposed." The football season opened yesterday with a match Cricketers v. non-Cricket-ere, which resulted m a win for the latter by nine, points to three. The proceeds Will be devoted to the Auckland Cricket Association coach fund. A of the friends of the Hon. J. A. Millar intend to tender him. a complimentary banquet of .an on-political nature during his present visit to the city. WANGANUI, last night. At the annual meeting of the Wanganui A .and P. Association on Saturday after, noon, the report and balance sheet were satisfactory. Mr J. H. Nixon wa s reelected president. It was resolved to increase the secretary's salary to £200. WELLINGTON, last night. The Wellington Dental Association recently made representations to the.-Minis-ter of Health urging the necessity of inspection of school cliildren's teeth, and suggesting that a qualified dentist be attached to the Department of Public Health. This was the outcome of an examination made some time ago of the teeth of children attending the public schools m Wellington, when a serious state of affairs was disclosed. Mr Fow lds promises to give the matter careful consideia. tion. The Home .of Our Lady of. Compassion,' recently erected at Island Bay, which is under the charge of the Rev. Mother Mary Joseph Aubert, was opened by Archbishop Redwood this afternoon. Speeches were delivered by the Archbishop, the Hon. Hall-Jon«s (Acting Premier) T. W. Hislop (Mayor of Wellington), Dr aMcArthur. S.M., and others. The Home is designed to accommodate 150 incurable children of all denominations. 'X^e diver who- examined the steamer Inveran, which .was ashore m Wellington harbor, reports that the vessel is undamaged; not even a plate being dented. His Excellency the Governor returned by th© Moura from South on Sunday. He leaves for Picton on Wednesday, lrturninc on Saturday; BLENHEIM, last night. . -.- Following are the results of the nftieth week of the egg-laying competition :— Total for the week, 516 ; .t 'grand, total,, 96,166 ; highest for the week : Brow Poultry Farm 24, Sownian 23, Goodman 23, Miss Murphy 25, all silver wyandotites; leading pens to date*: Brookes 1397, !A. and P. Association 1280, -■Servejean 1226, Thomson 1188, Marlborough Hotel 1176, Mrs J. Hudson 1156, all white Leghorns. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Mrs R. J. S. Harmun died at her residence. Windmill road, on Sunday, at the age of 75. Mrs Haruiun was the daughter of the late Thos. De Renzy, M.D., of Oroneyhorn, Carney, County . Wicklow, Ireland, aud came out to New Zealand with her husband m the ship Egmont m 1856. ' Mr P. Kippenberger, a prominent local barrister, and German Consul, died seme, what suddenly last night. LYTTELTON, last night. Herbert Richard, aged 42 years, a native of England, a first-class domestic employed as gun-room cook on H.M.tS. Powerful, was found dead m bed at 5.45 a.m. to-day. He was m ordinary health yesterday excepting for a headache. He said he felt tired and turned m at 9 p.m. The post mortem showed that he died of aneurisai of the heart. Deceased was a married inaa, his wife living m Sydney. He will have a naval funeral tomorrow at 10 u.ni/ INVERCARGILL, last night. Tho police are making enquiries into a case of alleged cattle stealing m the Otau(au district. The police raided two local hotels on Saturday ill search of illicit liquor. Liquor

token possession of at the Club, where there aacr c lockers, was returned, and jfc is understood that nothing to justify proceedings was found. Liquor wus confiscated at another hotel also, and informations .will be laid against the proprietor for keeping liquor. . Mr T. Mackenzie^ M.H.R., addressed a well-attended meeting m Invercargill on Saturday afternoon under the auspices of the Farmers' Union. His speech was largely on the lines of his previous address. At the conclusion it was unanimously resolved : "That no land law can be acceptable to the farming community of Southland without freehold or the optional system."