NEW ZEALAND

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 987, 5 September 1903, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE. Pe>. Press Association. AUCKLAND, last night. The industrial dispute between the Auckland Electric Tramways Company, Limited, and the Auckland Tramways Industrial Union of Workers has been referred direct to the Arbitration Court. A MINE’S RECORD. The Talisman Consolidated mine shows a record return of £8836 from 4216 tons. The profit is about £2OOO | per month. * HOT SPRINGS. The Government is to be asked to take over the Uelensville hot springs, now belonging to the Helensviile . own Board, -whose funds are too depleted to develop them. A SLY-GROG CASE. ASHBURTON, last night, The case against Lagan, ex-licensee of the I'inwaLd Hotel, for alleged sly-grog-selling on Sunday, August 16th, was heard in the Magistrate s Court and dismissed. The Magistrate said there was an extraordinary conflict between the evidence of the two principal witnesses, and as there was a doubt he must givo defendant the benefit of it.

HEAVY SEA AT TIMARU. TIMARU, last night. A heavy sea is still running here, but no further damage of any kind has been done. The total length of the new mole prior to the storm was 1875 ft. Only 250 ft of this was carried away, being a wooden staging at the end, which was not protected by rubble. The finished portion of the mole withstood the heavy sea admirably. Though the rough weather continued for the past three days, the boats in port, including the steamer Waiwera, continued to work the whole time; without interruption of any kind. ABANDONING A CHILD. DUNEDIN, last night.

Margaret Saunders has been committed to the Supreme Court for senfence on a charge of abandoning her child. LICENSING COMMITTEE. INVERCARGILL, last night. At the quarterly meeting of the Invercargill Licensing Committee, renewals were further held over till alterations required by the Committee were effected, the Chairman stating that if they were not done it would be the unpleasant duty of the Committee to refuse the applications. Ton o’clock closing comes into vogue at the end of the month. SEVERE WEATHER. GREYMOUTH, last night. Snow covers fchu lower ranges and is lying longer this season than has yet been known. A few warm days with rain would bring heavy floods.

.WALLSEND COAL MINE. The YVallsend coal mine is likely to he reopened soon. Representatives of a Wellington and Auckland syndicate are here and have nudo an offer to buy the Tyneside mine out, guaranteeing to reopen the Wallsend mine at once. A meeting of shareholders will be held next week to consider the offer, which is likely to be accepted. TIMBER TRADE BRISK.

The timber trade is very brisk. The demand is more than the supply. _ The export last month was two million feet. Threo new mills are being erected.