GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 25 March 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. Christcluireh, March 24. The lion. W. Hall-Jones, Acting-Pre-mier, left Christchureli by the 8.10 a.m. train, with a view to inspecting the proposed loop line of railway betwesa Darlicld and Xorwood, via Greendale. lie was accompanied bv Messrs. C. Lewis, M.il.R., (I. Witty, M.H.U., and C. A. (.'. llanly, M.H.R. On the way Minister inspected the proposed goods 4 station and loading bank at Sandy Kuollii uuj the Kii-u'fo station building, which is sadly out of date. He promised to look into both matters, and see if the requests of the settlers could bo given effect to. lie left for Wellington by the evening steamer. Wellington, March 24. The Acting-Premier (Hon. W. HallJones) returned from Christchureli today. The Attorncy-tieneral (lion. Dr. Findlav) arrived from Xew Plymouth last evening. The Minister for Lands (Hon. I{. McXnb) will leave for the South on Monday, and be absent from Wellington until after the Easter holiilavs.

FIIIK BIiICADE COMPETITION. Christchurch, March 23. At the Fire Brigade Coiifuv»uco thin morning, the protest committee, reporting on an appeal by the Ohristchurch Fire Brigade in the alarm and disabled hose event, decided yesterday, recommended that the protest should be upheld. The report was adopted. The position of the winning tc.nns an: now as follows: Christehurch 1, Dunedin City 2, Timaru 3, drey mouth 4, Spit 6. 10CG LAYING COMPETITION.

lMonheim, March 23, During tin* wi*ok of the egg Jay* I ing competition a total of 1303 vggs were laid, making a grand total of 111,872. The highest pons for the wesk were Brow, silver Wyandottes, l>2 ;• Brookes, white Leghorns, 2(1 j Miss Murphy, silver Wyandottes, 20; Middlcto.i, 'ill; Servnjean, 2(i (white Leghorns) Mogridge, bull' Orpingtons, 25; liythrcll, silver Wyandottes, 25. The leading pens to date are: Brookes, 127!), A. nnd I*. Association, 1207; Thompson, 1178; Sorvajean, 1138; llodson, 1138 (all white Leghorns). RAILWAY MEN'S APPEALS. i Dunedin, March 23. Another sitting of the Kaihvay Appeal Board was held to-day, when an appeal by I'. C. Findlay against reduction from the position of engine-driver, to that of machinist was heard. It was admitted that appellant had been warned in July, 1110,"i, against continuance of his drinking habits, and also that lie was drinking with a fireman named lb-ass, who met. his death at Tnvereargill last June as a result of acute alcoholic poisoning, but it was contended that appellant had full control overhinwclf, and that the Department wan not justified in refusing to give hliq charge of an engine. Decision was l'o--eiTcd.

VOI.O TOI'IiXAMKXT. Xajtu'v, Mtivcli 23. In iho Xi'\v /'cnliiixl polo tournament at Hustings oil Saturday, the fi„ n l of tho Saville Cup resulted in a win for tlio Hawke's liny A hum l.v fl goals to 4. In tho Handicap Cup Wo'lliniKj,,,, A (10) bout Fell) Pints (IS) by 21 t„ 21. A IAUOH TKOI'BI.K. Tnvorciirgill, March 2-1. Tlio strike ill tlio saw.uilliug industry as such is inoaiitiiiio a small mattor. Throe of tlio Southland Sawmilling Company's moil objected to working imlior tho recently appointed lioadnian, and converted lour otiiors to (ho same way of t hmking. Those sovon gave 24 hours' notice. The company accepted tlio l'e-sign-ilions, and closed down. Tho niaiislates thai tho mil! will re-open oil Monday, the places of the men h;ivin<» 1)0011 already iilled. Several of the, strikers had askod him lo transfer them to oilier mills, hut under tho circumstances lie was noi disposed to do so. ATHLETICS.

Wellington, iraveli 2i Tlie anmml sports of Victoria ('i.Hem w.-rt* 111-11 l yesterday in splendid wm (lut. I lie College ( ii->mpi<jHMliip Cun fur mi': I pints a l !lu- meeting wis ivi'l ''' lol/ - " ninU i'o.'.T. I>l 111, .) points, l)e,n>; w<,md. HIVIOU IX KLOOI). . I'liristclMiivli. M,H, if. I'" \nu-ui rewp ,lHv! n:? |, , t nMit to y Mic \;° r' * y ~, s- "„r<'»v> ,nt Tvviut'T "lT"' iu -Ik\ iut h\ (lu* snnic reuson,