NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 312, 10 January 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association. I THE WELLINGTON DEBENTURES. Wellington, Last Night, ■the debentures mentioned 111 the cables as being put on the London market by the Wellington Corporation are in possession of the electrical syndicate w licit accepted them in payment for its Wellington business. At the time of the sale to the city of Wellington some months ago there was no passing of money. l'he Comici! simply handed it' wilf ' ?°, m debentures, upon which will pay interest us agreed, and it is I the greater part 0 f these debenture., eafs;Se being ' loatCd GUI LTV OF STHAUXU. Af n J Vc . llin Ston, La«t Night. im »» Court to-day I ? r ., Ril "kin pleaded guilty to steaiI ing ,L2l, from John Hennessey, and was sentence 6ll "' C Su P ren,6 "<-'onrt '«

GISBORNJS NEWS. t .. ~ , Uisborne. Last Night. ol b!f I sof tllis ,no,,th uventvleSr rCis " SU ' re<i ' iW " mlin « Arrangement* nli , |)ein{! madc fQi gait'" 8 u '' cr " lu Napier reA linger Hoteliers' Association has l-W'ii formed, It has been decided to allow only weekly credit. ■ batiiixg facilities. A, ~ , Na P iur > Last Night. ""ended puiilie meeting was held this evening t 0 discuss a proposal to erect saltwater baths and to afford additional facilities for sea bathing. The I project was warmly supported, and it w.«. decided to take a poll of ratepaje to sanction a loan for the purpose of carrying out the work. DISEASED FRUIT. Wellington, Last Night. I he recently reported discussion of the Biological Department to enforce tne penal clauses of the Act relatL to diseased fruit of New Zealand growth the KlU ,! ,ed 80methin g °f a etir. For the guidance of any who may be una«re o he fact, it mentioned that a g ft of diseased fruit makes the giver ' S 6 t0 1 , P f nalt - v >" st " much as a « in 7i-t 'i' c • " An y'' od y concerned I" distributing diseased fruit," arc tin so Kit el v the " K ha » bcc( "»e ab soiuulj necessary to administer th< '•m" fir 5i cUjr " Said Mr Kirk ',' f , of the Biological Department t ( ' Post reporter to-day. "There hav, icen three years of warning given ti "'cliardists, and to permit offences t< ;ontinue now would be unfair to care ul growers and unwise from a commei •lal point of view. A great deal c noney has been invested in orchar aroperties, and to allow the Meditei ranean fly to establish itself here won! lie ruinous. There is now an area c *yls acres under orchard cultivatio within New Zealand, and this is ii creasing at Hie rate of 700 acres a vei Jn this estimate no cognisance is take of any area of less than a quarter i an acre, and the binds under tomal crop are left out." A commercial o Chard in bearing should, it is state never give a return of less than £: an acre, and on this basis it will 1 seen that the Department is cliarg. with the interests of an industry wor £755,450 per annum.

FIRES. Nelson, Last Night. A fire at Onataki yesterday destroyed a house, occupied bv Thomas Brough and owned by G. G.' Hancock, with all its contents. The insurances are not ascertainable. FOUL PLAY. Auckland, Thursday. The dead body of a man named John S. Wright was found in a house in Howe - street, doubled up in a pool Of blood with his throat cut from

ear to car. There were also gashes on the arms. A razor bearing mark#; of the tragedy was lying near. Wright was a man of about 50 years, a tailor by occupation. He recently arrived from Sydney. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS. Cambridge, Thursday. The New Zealand and Australian Conference of the Seventh Day Adventists has been opened here. It will be con. tinued for a week. Many of the delegates and other Adventists recently purchased large farms at Cambridge. They have erected a training school and health food factory.

SOCIETY OP RAILWAY SERVANTS. Dunedin, Last Night. The Otago ballot for the biennial election of general secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants was held to-day. Tho voting resulted as follows.—Mack (Auckland) 700, Edwards (present secretary) 101. W. T. Hanralian nnd D. Wilson were appointed delegates to the ann*al conference.

TRANSIT IN THE HUTT VALLEY. Wellington, Last Night. A meeting of representative* of Lower Hutt and Petone boroughs and also residents of the Hutt Valley was held this evening to consider the prospects of installing a system of electric traction and lighting to serve the Hutt Valley. A proposal was submitted to the meeting estimating the cost of the joint scheme at £BO,OOO, and providing for sinking fund and contingencies. An offer was made by a number of gentlemen interested in the district that if the scheme as outlined were undertaken by the corporation interested they would be prepared to guarantee up to £20,000 to provide for any loss incurred during the operations of the first ten years. After the matter had been discussed the meeting decided to refer the proposal to a joint committee, with power to obtain expert advice and to report to a subsequent meeting to be held within three weeks' time.