GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 2 March 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Per Pres3 Association.

THE COLONY'S PROSPERITY.

Christcutiibw, March 1 Speaking to-day at a luncheon given by the proprietors of tho "Lyttelton Times and "Press" to the membew of the Newspaper Association at present m Chmtckurct, the ActtogSfeT the Hon W. Hall-Jo ttM mg ß »r t he' W(m . derfully sound condition. He was not bu he could say this, that the finance of the colony were in a better position for ho first ten month, of this year Tim heyha dbeeaforthofir6t J««an o «ny previous year. The increase 2 d b <"»> "» larger proportion than in any previous year of the colony's his tory, and he saw no reason whv that prospeniy TOich had existed so lonft should tot continue. H TRAVELLING FACILITIES. Invkebcabohl, March 1 At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to-day, it was resolved that ■n the mterests of the travelling pubh tho time has arrived to establish a U snT, Ser , m ' o het ™°» Dunedin aud Ohm church. It was decubd al o to seek the co-operation of Southern Chambers m tho matter. ouuwle ™ ACATronis"po7* WfiLLING . Tim xv „. Wmu!f oios 1 March 1. .\™ Wollmgton City Council to nigh adopted a resolution in f ftvor 'of Purcaasmg at £3700 a si?o bXen Ngahauranga and Johnsonville for municipal abattoirs. uauuvme l »t

I ALLEGED CBIMrNAL LIBEI ~„,,. w *'-«!foTox.MaroU. At Otaki to-day, E. J. staveler was g,ancde U veb r the S t M >endgMS g *.rale to proceed against A. C. Mor. ton under the criminal, code inT" «Pwt of an alleged .ibel contained ,n a letter to the Otaki "Mail " dUI

INFANTICIDE, u .... „ Wblunuton, March I. Matilda Moms, a domestic servant. -t> years Did, ffas committed to the puproiao Court for trial on a charge of having murdered her illegitimate child.