GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 303, 27 December 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Per Press, Association. Westport, Tuesday. Many of the men being absent on holiday, only one shift is employed at the Denniston mine, but work is proceeding steadily on the eight hours bank-to-banU principle (the system insisted upon by the men), and the output is maintained. The 'management lias apparently reconsidered its decision to close the mine unless the award was obeyed. Hatters will probably remain in the present state until proceedings are taken for breach of award—probably by the Labor De- | artinent—or until the Union gets its case before the higher Court.

Auckland, Tuesday. j Mr, liosser, secretary of the Trades I and Labor Council, has received the following telegram: "Denniston Coalr.ineis' Cuiou appealing against Judge Sim's decision re bank-10-liank clause. Kxpeet great tight. Kindly inform unions in your district. (Signed) J. Marchant, secretary." The telegram is regarded as an appeal for financial support. '

Hokitika, Tliesdav. A large meeting was held at Kuninra [ last night to discuss hospital matters. .The meeting carried motions protesting against (lie proposal foreshadowed by the Jnspeetor-ti'eneral to close the institution, and alliarmiiig the desirability of a deputation proceeding to Wellington to lay the position before the Government and apply for a new wing and an operating chamber. A vote of confidence

was carried in the management of the trustees. The meeting was addressed-., by .Mr. Michel, Mayor of Hokitika, who entered a strong protest against the proposed scheme for the centralisation ol' hospitals on the West Coast. Mr. T.

Ncddon, gave assurance from the Minister of Hospitals and the Premier that the hospital would not be closed. Further members of the stalT have resigned. Christchurch, Tuesday.

At :! o'clock this morning a lire broke out in Wiltshire liuildingH at the comer <■! High and Tuam streets. Masters, outlitter, occupied the ground floor, lie had time to lake out most of the stock Woods, dentist, saved most of his plant. Harvey and McDonald, tailors, and Madame .lulie, milliner, whose premises were |iractically deM roved, were not in--ured. A. D. Muni, jeweller, had onlv opened his rdiop on Saturday. He had his stock covered. A large portion was I I saved. Th- cause of the lire is unknown. The building was a new luirk one. A big portion upstairs was unoccupied. A ynuinr man who was sleeping on the premises was cut oil liv the biirnins of the staircase, but was rescued bv a '(ireescape. The strenuous efforts of the lire brigade saved Keniplhorne, Pressor's establishment adjoining. The insurances total ,C7«(JO,