DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2685, 15 December 1909, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

THE MINING BJOM. f J’lJll PltllSH AsSl. 1 .ON.I AUCKLAND, Dec. 14. At the annual meeting of the Stoc Exchange, the chairman rs?Buttk said there was a prospect uf the Stoc Exchanges of tlie Dominion being; am. iated. A conference with that objec was to be held early in the new yeai Such an arrangement wou.d strengfche the position of shareholders through out New Zealand. Referring to th recent mining boom, ho wild ho wa satisfied the Exchange had treate some mining companies too lenientlj There was a disposition to -spread mir ing ventures over too wide an area with the result that tew, if any, mer ventures got a fair test. It was grat: fying to note that outsiders were ,ir quiring for mining properties, owin to the satisfactory development or Ke\ oral Auckland mines. MAGISTERIAL JUDGMENT. NAPIER, Dec. 14. Dr. McCarthy. S.M., to-day gav reserved judgment in the cane in whic the Inspector of Awards' claimed penalty from H. J. Holder for breac of the” carpenters’ award, in failing t indenture his sons, who weie workin for him. The Magistrate held that th Arbitration Court intended that en ployer.s should be subject under th award to a duty to teach his trade t all learners, irrespective of whethe ey were his children or not, and gat judgment for plaintiff for £2. WANGANUI TRAMWAYS. WANGANUI, Dec. 14. The statement of receipts and ei penditure of the Corporation tramway from December 10th. 1903, to Decen her 9th, 1909 (just twelve rui nir.g), show receipts £BBB3,_expenoitui £9391, leaving a deficiency of £s— statement includes interest an sinking fund. -A WANDERING CARRIER PIGEON WELLINGTON, Dec. 14. A telegram from the Chief Postmai ter, Auckland, to the Secretary of th General Post Office, Wellington, state that the postmaster at Whitiang !wires: “'Captain Pankow, of th schooner Coronation, from Gisborn reports that when 20 miles es *?t 0 ■White Island, a earner pigeon alighte on the ship. On one leg was ioun »the inscription “N-Z. 1036, ’ and o the other'“ls7.” He begs me to re port in case some importance attacne ko the bird. Strong west and south west winds were blowing here ior to -last two or three days and I am in elined to think the bird was blown oa of its course.” THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. NELSON, Dec. 14. The distribution of prizes connate with the Nelson system i * State schools took place last night, A 1 Justice Denniston presiding. . in Bishop of Nelson and clergy of varum denominations were present. The cha man expressed his hearty sympath. witli the movement, and remarked trui the Nelson Bible in Schools Associated had found a -practical solution of ttt difficulty of providing rehmoxm& in struction in- State schools. The nmt of the various faiths showed that th system met with public approval. A PAYING CONCERN. OAMARU, Dec. 14. At the annual meeting of the Oamari Woollen Factory Company, held yestei day. a dividend of 4 per cent- was de clared, making S per cent, for the year £ISOO was added to the reserve, an £902 5s lid was carried forward. In Chairman, in his statement, said tn business had been good during the yeai which would have been better bad ther been less difficulty in obtaining laborUNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY. DUNEDIN, Dec. 14. The 34th annual meeting of th Union Steamship Company was hel vesterday. A dividend of 94d per shar was declared for the six months, ends September 30, making, with the inter im dividend Is 7d per share for tn twelve months. A bonus of pe share out of the insurance fund wa declared. Mr. C. Holdswortli, genen manager, was elected director in sue •cession to the late Captain Cameroi In conformity with a resolution passe by an extraordinary meeting, amendin the articles of association to that effeoi the Chairman announced that Mi Alex. Michie, late general manager < the Bank of New Zealand, has bee appointed member of the Londo Board. CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION. After two days’ sitting, the Suj reme Court concluded the hearing t a case to-day brought by Mrs. Burde against the'Crown, being a claim fc £ISOO compensation for the death < her husband, who died on April 1 -whil cleaning out n gas holder at the Dun< din railway station. After a retire ment of 50 minutes, the jury returne a verdict for £llOO. SOUTHLAND AGRICULTURAL SHOW. INVERCARGILL, Dec. s*. The Southland Agricultural and Fai tora] Show was opened to-day in beau tiful weather, which promises well to People’s Day to-morrow. The entne showed a total increase of 141 ove those of last year (the previous best There is a notable increase m cattk no doubt due to the strides being mad by the dairying industry m Southlanc Right through the quality of the exh bit's was good and competition keen.