New Zealand Telegrams.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11569, 10 July 1899, Page 2

New Zealand Telegrams.

("per press a&suciation J THE ALLEGED UIILD MURDER CA?E. auciUAnd, July 8. The young woman Margaret Me Arthur has bseu committed for uiilat Tauranga on the charge of murder oE her illegitimate child. DEATH OF AN OLD HAWERA SETiLbJi. iU e«a, July 10. Mr Walter Wilsui', a member of the HfawHrn County Council, for some years pTesid- nt oE the Egtnont A. & P. At-Bocia-tion, aud an old aud rt spurted settler, died yesterday. THE WEATHER AT WELLINGTON Wellington', July 10. Tho " cold snap ' reported from the souih lias reached hero. List night there were heavy .-h nvers of rain and hail, wi h a very cold t,nu h wind, but it is now breaking. TlnT.ii.ii.ill this month is alrealy 2*15 inches fc-imi ilia end of April, with the exception of one week, the streets hive never been dry for more than a day. ARBITRATION COUiIT AWARDS. In tho nclion ngaii.st, Rtzji*. owner of tho Aiexuidia Pl'imbmg w irks, the Arbitration t'ourt held tlui tlj.-ro h,i I boen a serious breach of the aw.id of ihy Court, sndwis ucauimous tin where it could be sho .\-ii aud rrov.d what amount had been saved by disreta-iiiug tha award a penalty equal to ihe amouni (-hould ba inflicted Perm' tic, iv a'i to'ailiug £21 ss, were inilicteil with £7 7s cos's to Unioi, and costs of witness s and Court. Ih the ca-e agams- 11. McCarthy, baker, the Court hcl'l i hat a bieach o£ the award a< proved, aid imposed a penally of 40<, »!id granted the Union £551 costs, and O'-urt and witnesses foes. With respect to tho contention raised in this o-so that tha awird clashed with t he hnlMiolid.ii- 'aw, the Court said ih.{ point oii^bc to have Iwen raided when tin i\v\ r i vv« being conbi-kT.-d. No uoti-t couH i-ow be takt-n u f it, but it mUht bo tound danr ablo to litnend tho *U-t t> unabld the Court to modify awir.ls during thoir curr< isey. It was, however, uu argument for v oiitigatioa of the penalty, aud uce.r uigly only a li^hc pena'ty would beiilluvd In giviag .in award in an-otlu-r "li-ipu'e, Judge Kd wards readiug tho i-l.u>i> fixing .ClOOiis ilu maximum penal \. cjinulativo penalties not to cxoc-it ) ftOO, said t.hey put is in because it was m ii)D Act, but what it meant nobody knew Ho did riot, aud it appeared to him ut'erly nonsensical, buc 0 a1;a 1 ; was tho fault of the Legislature. Tim award iv tho painters' dispute gives the men a slight incrvaip, along wi'h overtime rates vail proferenco 10 Ul]ioLi^ts. A new feature of these award-? is that for the first time it is piovidyd thuro shall bo no

compuWoiy insurance against a cidents, and the masters may not make a dedactio'n from wages for these purposes. Iv the fnrDitare trade the old award wan P'actically renewed. In the moulders' dispute a few of ihe men get a small in* crease, but on the whole wages re.ma ; n the same as now, with preference to Unionists. In the carpenters' dispute six employers are brought in o the award, frith costs, £1 Is each, against three. The Court sits at Auckland on Thursday, and New Plj month on the 18,.h. THE MARINE SCANDAL COJJ> MISSION. The Marine Commission opened this moruiog, before Judge Ward and Dr Gilei. Mr Hanloti, who appeared for the Government, said it was desired to make tho etquiry ot a most searching nature. Judge Ward mentioned he hid received a letter from Captain Alltnan asking the Government to supoly him with counsel es he was unable to do so himself. Mr Haulon said he would consult the Ministers. The Commission then adjourned till 2 p.m. to enalle the list of witnesses aud subpoenas to be made out, A SPORTING CASK. 'A very unusual case was before the j S.M. to-day, when K. Henry aud J. A. Coombet wdiedurged in the conspiracy as to the alleged " ringing-in" of the mare Ethel, alias Virgil, alias Cupid, at Ashburton in May 1898, and these two, with W. A Douald, were also charged with conspirasy and attempting to obtain money by fa'.se pretences in tho tame way at the Opaki meeting. The case is expected to last all day. MR J. H. LOWES SUCCESSOR. Mr John Coom, Inspecting Engineer of the Railway Department, succeeds Mr J H. Lowe as Chief Engineer of Working Railways Mr Lowe leaves for India, early next month.