DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 88, 12 April 1912, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

11'or Press Association ) rjunedin, April 12. Mary Frazer, aged 16, of Jvaitangata, gained one or the three musical scholarships awarded by the London College or Music, tenable for two years, for pr'oiiciency as a pianist. The competition was open to tiie whole ol Australasia. The second of the Royal Academy scholarships was captured by Dorotny Jiroivning, lnvercargill, and the third was gained by Miss Mylie, of Bendigo, Victoria. New Plymouth, April 12. A cable from London this morning states that the coaJ strike is .settled. The public realise tiie great advantage of od for fuel purposes and a boom in oil shares lias commenced. A premium of Is .'id was bid on the StockExchange for Taranaki Oil Wells snares, it is anticipated that the issue will be over-subscribed. At the request of Lord Ranfurly Mr Henry io hurrying the of drilling machinery and the refinery. Wellington, April 12. The Trades Con mils Conference resolved to urge the Government to have all school books printed by tiie State and issued free of charge; that the Government be urged to erect more nouses in each centre with a view to bringing down extortionate rents; also to immediately establish competitive State services and factories with a view to reducing the cost or" living. The i\ew Zealand Labour Party at the conference to-day recorded its deep sense of the loss sustained by workers in the death of Mr Dacey and extended sympathy to his relatives. Speaking to the motion, Mr Carrad said Labour Ministers were killing themselves by overwork. Hawcra, April 12.

At Kaponga on Thursday night a largely attended function was held to farewell the Rev. W. B, Scott, Methodist minister, on the eve of his removal to Aramoho. lie was a prominent footballer, and a menioer of tne Taranaki Referees' Association. Levin, April 12.

-A search party for Stann>y James Beattie, lost in the bush at Manakau, went from Levin yesterday but failed to find him. They discovered the gun and dog belonging to Beattie and later on discovered tiis camp but found no trace of Beattie or Ins horse. Search. parties from Otaki and Manakau are out again to-day. Wellington, April 12.

Before the conference of tne Labour Party concluded to-day it was announced that Mr A. W. Hogg had joined the 'Alasterton branch of the Tarty and signed the old pledge. High appreciation was expressed of the services of the Hon. Paul (president of the Unity Conference), Mr Sullivan (secretary), and Professor Mills (organiser). It was remarked that one effect of the unity conference was that Messrs Veitch, liobertson and Hindmarsh are now members of the United Labour Party. Wellington, April 12. A chorus of approval greeted the motion at the New Zealand Labour Parly Conference to-day adopting the unity constitution. A number of congratulatory speeches were made, in which optimistic references were expressed as to the future of the united Labour movement. The motion was then carried unanimously amidst applause.