DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 94, 4 December 1911, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

(Per Press Association.) Dunedin, December 2. The New Zealand Federated Seamen have decided not to break away from the Arbitration Act. The Dunedin branch, by a large majority, resolved to cancel registration, but the AVellington and Auckland branches did not favour this. The fears of a big maritime strike are now very remote. Hastings, December 2. A very important sale of native land at Waiinararna, belonging chiefly to the estate of tire late Mrs. Donnelly, was held on Thursday. A total of nearly 6000 acres was disposed of in areas ranging from 315 acres to 2120 acres, the prices running from £9 to £lB per acre. The total sales (including lands sold on account of other owners) represent £74,803 7s Gd. The sale was announced as being made under special authority to these particular lands conferred by the Maori Land Laws Amendment Act, 1908. Palmerston, December 1. Mr H. McManaway, of Hastie’s Hoot], Feilding, who challenged the Rev. Hammond’s denunciation of a pictorial representation of Masterton as damnable lies, and offered £25 to the Palmerston hospital if those who took and published the photos were liars. Air McManaway agreed to the Rev. Budd, a No-license worker, and Mr Godbehere, Mayor of Feilding, acting as arbitrators, but while agreeing to Mr Mclntyre, also a No-license advocate, replacing Mr Godbehere as the latter could not go, he did not agree to the substitution of Mr Trewin, and declares that the report that was brought in was quite erroneous, and publishes considerable evidence in the “Manawatu Daily Times” tomorrow morning to substantiate the original pictures and statements. He denies that the Rev. Hammond has, proved his case, as the Press Association’s wire’from Feilding stated. Auckland, December 1. The trial of James Edward O’Shaughnessy, Charlotte Campbell and Mary, Hassell, charged with having been accessories after the fact, of the death of Elsie Alexandra Holland, was proceeded with in the Supreme Court today. A quantity of evidence was taken, and the case was not concluded when the Court rose.

~Counsel, for, Martha Jane O’Shaughnessy has intjmated that ho intends to ask leave to apply to the., Court of Appeal for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict of manslaughter was against the weight of I evidence. The Judges will consider the;application. Napier, December 1. An accident, attended with fatal results, occurred to a well-known resident of Clive named James Burt, on Thursday. It appears that he went into a paddock to catch his horse, which was rather difficult to deal with. He had got a rope round the horse’s neck, when it made a plunge, and Burt somehow got entangled in the rope, and was dragged round the paddock at a furious pace. When rescued ho was unconscious, and was removed to the Napier hospital, where ho died to-day. Masterton, December 1.

At a meeting held to-night of those interested in the welfare of Masterton and the restoration of licenses, about two hundred persons, including many young men and labourers, were present. Me E. G. Eton presided. A number of No-license supporters who were present were asked to retire. The Rev. J. E. Parsons said that ho and others had attended as they had the welfare of Masterton at heart. The chairman stated that the meeting was for those only who were in favour .of restoration. The Rev. Parsons, who was received with groans as he attempted to explain, then retired with about thirty others. The meeting subsequently appointed a committee to carry out arrangements for bringing electors to the poll, and confirmed the action of the executive in contradicting the statements contained in a report of delegates who recently visited Masterton from Feilding. Blenheim, December 1. Frederick Johnston, an unmarried man aged 25, was killed at Nydia Bay to-day by a log rolling off the breaking down bench at which ho was working. Deceased, who was employed by the Marlborough Timber Co., was a native of Whangapoua, near Auckland. Auckland, December 2. At the Auckland competitions this morning great interest was taken in the playing of four pianists recalled for places in the final for the £l4O S’ano prize. Misses M. Mitchell, E. cLaren, and Queenio Foster, all of Dunedin, were played in the final to be played to-night.