INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12927, 22 November 1912, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. The Canadian Cadets were the guests of tine Mayor yesterday at lunch at the Town Hall. ' Mr Beddo, Canadian Trade Commissioner, m thanking the Mayor, said he had* written to the Canadian Government suggesting the presentation' of Canadian flags to the Mayors of the principal cities of New* Zealand. ' Affairs at Huntly continue quiet., A report is current that when the new, union obtains an award with a preference clause the l^derationists will join, with the object of swamping the original members, , this course being deemed pre-j ferable to a strike or 'any disturbance. To-day's sharemarket business: Occidental Is 4d, Northern Coal 12s Id, Tau-, piri Coal 225, Auckland Trams (ord.) 255, Wilson's Cement (ord.) 33s 9d. PAHIATUA, this day. Entries received for the second annualcompetitions of the Pahiatua Musical and. Elocutionary Society are distinctly gratifying, the number being considerably m excess of the total received for the inaugural gathering. The total numbers over 160, as against 120 last" year. The competitors, besides local talent, are drawn frota Wellington, ' Masterton, Woodville, Eketahuna, Pahuerston North' and Mangahao. The. competitions will commence on Wednesday, December 4th, and will be continued till the following Friday evening. The 1 judge for the elocutionary se.ct/on will be Mr T. L. Buick, of. Wellington, and H - E - Gunter, of Falmerston North, will adjudicate m the musical section. WELLINGTON', tins' da*. Judgment was given to-day m the ca^ie of Herficks v. the Kotuku Oilfields Syndicate. The matter at issue waa oiltjating" rights m the Weber 'district, near H&rinevirke. The Chief Justice decided tk^t the defendant 'company *wai» entitled' to/have its rights revived, and that it wjia liable to pay to plaintiffs' £10tf per njohth m advance until boring operations are commenced. '. : C: REEFTON, this day. •Two large contracts were fet yesterday by.', the Consolidated and Progress Mines' m; the Pioneer block for 5000 tonH: -In tfae ' Progress Mine the contract was let to /Preston, and m the Energetic a contract for 4000 tons was let to Chistenaon. "flip prices are most satisfactory to the irWsn,, and the company. Active work begins to-day. , Over 30 men are now employed at the' Progress iriine.' r <uid? 15 to' 2o at the Energetic. Ten additional cojftracts close on Saturday night, • and contracts arc constantly to be called for fr%n now on until the mines are fully manned and! the ' tonriaiteß sufficient. Qttheral satisfaction is being expressed' ai/ the new system; Men are^ arrivinif hip? from all parts, and numbers of old tyands are coming back, and the contirhctors are seeking men^used to the >-fiejd. ■ | •.,-• DUNEDDF; thisday. Mr Bartholomew, S.M., was occupied I at- the Police Court to-day m hearing a charge against Edward GoodaJl, a . war- j dfi'r of unlawfully striking and ill-treat-ing a. patient at Seacliff mental hospital, 'pjyj accused was subsequently dismissed. Tlie; case is proceeding.l ' '