DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143691, 12 January 1912, Page 7

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

COOKS’ AND STEWARD’S DISPUTE. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 12. ■r An agreement on practically all points t was reached in the cooks’ and stewards’ J dispute before the Conciliation Council, i It was agreed that the minimum wages 3 shall be; Chief stewards £lO per month, chief cooks £lO, cook-steward with assistant £lO, cook-otcward without assistant £ll 10s, assistants £4 10s; overtime rates Is per hour. NEAV ZEALAND AND RIVER PLATE COMPANY. AUCKLAND, Jan. 12. The local office of the New Zealand ‘ and River Plato Company is advised ' that at the annual meeting the recom--1 mendations of the directors as to the 1 disposal of the year’s profits, already ' published, were approved and a reso- ' lution for increasing the capital passed. SLY GROG-SELLING. ! WELLINGTON, Jan. 12. ' In the Police Court to-day. Richard ’ Phillips, proprietor of a fish" and chips > shop, was fined £ls with costs for sly | grog-selling in connection with the same • affair in which two men were fined for '< being on the premises. STORING HQOOR. ASHBURTON, Jan. 12. ‘ Thomas Gibson was fined £lO for storing liquor Mr another man in a nolicense district. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 12. A charge of manslaughter, arising out the death of George Shaw at Leithficld on Dec. 29, was investigated at Amherley yesterday, James Russell being accused. Evidence showed that there was some skylarking in the bar of the Royal Hotel, Leithfield, in the course of which Russell nut Shaw on a bench. After more horsopl.yy a lump began to rise on Shaw's neck and Shaw died as the result of the laceration of a vein. The evidence showed that there was nothing malicious in Russell’s attitude aiid the case was dismissed.