GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81910, 22 December 1906, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

tal PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUSKLAND Sl-11 WING RETURNS. Auckland, December 21. The arrivals at the port of Auckland for the fortnight ending December 20 gave an aggregate of 00,014 gross register tons, also 24« local coasters of 34,021 gross tons, making a grand total of 05,535 gross register tons. Departures gave an aggregate of 85,698 gross tons, and 258 local coasters of 35,043 gross tons. ox TuiAr, for manslaughter! Cliristchnreli, December 21. William Thomas I'elton was committed for trial to-day oil a charge of having caused tho. death of George > Tancred de Jlontalk by negligently \ driving a motor car on tho Kiccartriii road on the night oi the sth inst. ;

HOME RULE FOR ICELAND. ~ Wellington, December 21. Mr Joseph Devlin, M.l\, addresicd a crowded meeting oil Irish Hume llule at the Town Hall to-night. The lion. T. W. Hislop, Mayor of Welling ton, presided. Resolutions in /lip-, '] ]iort of the movement were iSiiTted by" acclamation. At the close of the meeting,_ Sir Joscm Ward mads a speech, in whieli he expressed appreciation of the splendid work being done by Mr Devlin. XEGLIGENT MOTOR DRIVER. Auckland. December 21. The driver of the Auckland City Councils motor live engine was fined £3 with costs by the Stipendiary "Magistrate for negligent driving. ?Xhe evidence was that deendunt, while testing the motor, ran into a man, who was seriously injured. The prosecution admitted that the speed was not excessive, but tile magistrate held that in driving along the tram tSiek instead of keeping near the prjk'ticable left-hand side, defendant taj guilty of negligence. LA.VD COMPANY'S PROFITS. , Auckland, December ?]. The directors of the New Zeilitnd and River Plate Company will,; reeoiiuuend a dividend of 7 per cent, from which the interim dividend already paid will be deducted, that .tlli.OOt) be paid to the reserve fund, and .CiMOU be carried forward. > The approximate net proiits are 130,310. TIMARU HARBOUR BOARD. Tinmru, December 21. The Harbour iioards new bucket dredge started work for the first timo to-dav, and promises to come fully up to expectation. At a. meeting of the Board to day, tenders were received lor tlie sale of the dredge Timaru. The highest of these was a little below Ihe Hoard's reserve, and it was decided to oiler the dredge i'or .c u,oue.