DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1921, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

MINING TROUBLE AVERTED. By Telegraph.- -Press Association. Wellington, June 11. The trouble which threatened in the mining industry owing to the owners of the Brighton mine, Nightcaps, notifying the miners of a reduction of 2s per ton in the hewing rate as from July 6, has been averted. The secretary of the local union has informed the Miners’ Federation that the company agrees to continue the old hewing rate. AUCKLAND LAND SALE. Auckland,. June 11. A three-storey building, in Queen Street, including the Hipuodrome picture theatre, with 33ft frojifitge by 190 ft deep, was bought by Lewis R. Eady and Co. fur £42,000, or £1272 per foot. • FINES REDUCED. Auckland, June 11. The fine of £lOO which was imposed on two seamen for smuggling has since been reduced 1/y the S.M. to £25 apiece, both being married, with families. They were able to pay the smaller sum and avoid imprisonment. THE CHAR-A-BANC CAPSIZE. Auckland, June 11. At the inquest on the body of Hugh Sherson, who was killed, by the 'capsize of a char-a-'bane on Wednesday, the verdict of the coroner found that the mishap was accidental, and that no blame was due to the driver. A CONVICTION. QUASHED. Dunedin, June 11. Sitting in Chambers this morning, Mr. Justice Sim declared that the Magistrate’s conviction of Eric was bad, and he made an order for Hansson’s immediate release. This was the case in which an application for a writ of habeas corpus was heard on Thursday.