GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 22 March 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association. Christcliiirch, M'arck 21. More trouble |i,ih arisen at the Islington ami Belfast freezing works. This slaughtermen refuse to skin the head* of sheep as not being part of the agree, ment. " A meeting of the men was held to-' 'lay, ami, after the matter was discussed at length, ft vote was taken on the >|ueslion us to whether the men would continue lo work if required to skin the heads. The voting was c<[ual, uud another meeting will he held to-morrow. Christcliiirch, Mareli 21. Mr. 11. .1. Scott, South Australian Commissioner, has received permission from the Acting-Premier to import another live tons of Australia grapes for sale at the Exhibition. Auckland, Mareli 21. A man named William An<slionde fei.' 15 feet,from n scall'old at Calliope Dock to-day, receiving internal injuries, the ex tint of which are net yet known. The export of butter from Auckland province lor the past year has totall.vl 133,(10!) boxes, or 3342 tons, as against 108,022 boxes, or 271)0 tons for the previol's twelve mouths. f.'isborue, March 21. Mr. Sharp, a traveller for the Phirnix Company, died in the hospital tonight from fracture of the skull through a collision between a horse he wns riding and a horse and Iviggy. No furth t particulars arc obtaiiiable.'to-nlght. Duncdin, March 2). The silling of the South Itlaud Kailway Appeal Hoard opened to-day, when an appeal by W. MeLeod, ex-cadet, against his dismissal was heard. Tlio circumstances of the cis.: showed that on December 21, 11)110, at Waikoutaiti, McLcod lowered a signal to clear without lirst ascertaining whether the lino Has clear. As a matter of fact, a nor. ter who had been shunting a few hour* previously, nc-gleetcd to lock the point?, and as a result of the clear signal the driver of a goods train ran into the points standing at half cock, the engine and two waggons lieing derailed, grille appellant it was contended that lto simply carried out the instructions of the slatimimaslir, and that the punish, incut was more severe tlm'u the circuit!* stances warranted. Dc.-ishu was reserved. Osborne, March 21.

■ The. progress of this ..district is beinj shown in pleasing manner by the improved finances of local governing bodijs. The liorongh Council has cleared off its overdraft and on general account boasts of a surplus. I'he Cook County Councd for the first time in its history, can inakiMi similar boast. At last'meeting there was an overdrawn account to the extent of about 00000; now there is a credit of about ,Oi»i. The harbor board lias in gnieral account a credit of Oi.liOO, and dr.- rapid increase in i.thialion now gives almost the Jog-ii limit of revenue which can lie mlseil in the way of rates to pay the interest on the 1:200,00(1 loan, with (he 1 petcent, sinking fund. -The annual interest in be provided on tin's loan total* CI 2,000.

Auckland, .March lit, A meeting of those interested in tlw lluxmilling industry was held this morn. ing. About 30 millers were present, -Mr. IC. Frost, chairman of the committee, explained that there was u movement to form a Flnxmillers' Association, but as one was already in existence it was thought advisable lo call a meeting of nil llaxmillcis so as to have one strong association instead of two bodied. It was. resolved that all tho riaxmillcra present join the existing association, em! that a committee lie formed to draft, rules for submission to a future. meeting. The fee for membership was. Hxed ut It Is vier annum. „,, ~ , Cheviot, March 2J. Hie lion. Jnll-.Joues to-dnv opened die 'laJmore-Deniets section" of tin Wuipura-Mciihcim railway ou the Cheviot estate. The Minister defended the endowment clauses of the land llill on the lines of previous- .Ministerial addresses, lie foreshadowed a reduction of the number of railway works to lie undertaken, stating that not more than million sterling should be lionowfld «u,, liiiiillv, and this must 1m snout to Oil best advantage, ' '

Dimedin, March 21, I lie large painting, "Mount Cook from (jovei-iair's Mush,'' New Zealand, bv Jv\ \\. yin-Kstmiis, has been purchased for the National (iallery, Dnnedin. lnvercurgUl, March 21. An unknown uum, aged about TO % years, fell amongst some milk, cans on the railway station (his evening, am{ was picked up, Iml ,Ue,( before a doctor arrived. Deceased held a ticket for Fairfield.

-U !» Mated |.|uit cases of inenntnt exist m 5(1 families, the children of which attend the South school, and that the fchcol will priliably lie closed. ~ .. , iPunedin, March 81. larticulars of a drowning fatality, just to hand show y, n t Mr Sandilands was returning to JJale|utha from a vistt to Kaitangnta in a single buggy with his wife and child, of twenty months, when the vehicle fell over a Btccp banK on the narrow road Into the river., ai»a the three were drowned. *fa* mishap mis witnessed by Mrs Monion, a nvusio teacher, who was riding on horse-back. Uritggmg has 'Won continued without.' success Jot- the bodies, but the horse, ' i i* "" d 11 "' lnlßsy wcre *» the buggy were' found two bottles of whisky in a brown paper parcel. Tho couple, were nged about thirty-five, and had been a year in Baleluthii, and formerly belonged to Dnnedin. The "Star's" correspondent wires; tlint the supposition is that the drive}- was intoxicated. The trap -was backed over k the ocempant* lming pitched out into the stream, which there runs swift and deep. Sandilands nab- unfortunately addicted to drink.

Dunedin, March 10. At a liioi'tiiift of the Education Board, a Idler was iea.l from the headmaster of Ihe .Mos-iel school, Miifrgesting that' dairy instruction to*frl« should form part oi the course W connection with the technical instruction. The writer seel !,e would nnderlake to mnilifv hnnse f tot each ,l,,i,. vinK insix . n ; ont .^ tl "; 1 1,< " ir,t (Mv t - sr«c"■•h whether even a f„ rmer . 8 woial l„._,n.luee,i tt , „,, t() s „ ch „ cla „ IIS fl :. elon , , ; < ww to a Rroat extent nipW K ."' " W fMl,inn - "" t,loU K ht ' »nu,ver, ,1, ; ,t. llmrc „ttentl,m iivght bo jt.ven to i 1,.. ~,„,,„,. ,„• ~„„,,,„,j (, mnk . '"'•• ""> "card did noi accede to th« .f proposal. , 8 Mas.ei-lon, M:.rrh 2T. ;><'\vs has been received Vre that « ' "an. name unknown, Emitted uicMe today at Tkit M m .filion N'apcr, 21. '"'• N>h /.i il.iml i,o>n iimriiament was continued ~t ||,,„in|,, to-dav. The ; fo'loflliii; ".line. ~,.,,. plaj-edi— lhwke* U<> II heal liuntiuL,., It'liy 5 BWil» t« 4; Itamrilikei A bent IVrnVUts by 18 ■ -j goals to ml; HnVkc's Bay A beat Wlfflffl#jg Mo. by 10 gpals to nil. '' ! j|™|^m