NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 39, 5 February 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

•"TWO-UP" NOTARIES 11NKD. Per l'rese Association. Duuedin, Tuesday. At the City Court to-day live accent working men were lined ,C 3 and costs each for playing "two-up." I'llUS INSURANCE HATES. Dunedin, TSuesday. The local lire iiisurance rcpresenU' lives slate in regard to the reported increase of rales that the report is pre■nulure, though tlicy admit that the step cannot lie long delayed. One manager says that for the lirst time in 00 years his company's balance - sheet shows a debit. Auckland, Last Night.

Tile local managers of the insurants companies when seen by a press representative this mornnig disclaimed any knowledge of a general increase in rates and profess to be at a loss to under-i stand the report emanating from Masterton. " DI'MPING " OR " PACKING Christchurch, Last Sight. At the Magistrate's Court t'liis morning, Mr. H. W. Bishop, S.M., gave reserved judgment in the ease, Inspector of Factories v. the local manager of the New Zealand Shipping Co. The question was whetehr the company's Lyttelton store in which dumping was carried on should be registered as a factory. The contention of the prosecution was that "dumping" was "packing," and that if packing for transit was done by mechanical power in the building the place should be registered as a factory. The Magistrate decided against this and dismissc the case.

A THREAT TO KILL. Dunedin, Last Sight. At Naseby to-day, David McConochie, jim., wan charged with having at Middlemarch on 21st January sent a letter, knowing the contents thereof, to Henry Bruhns, a farmer, of llyd-e, threatening to kill him. Accused was committed foi trial at Dunedin.

AN UNUABPY FAMILY. Palmerston North, Last Night. This evening's meeting of the Borough Council was one of the stormiest meetings held for a long time, the trouble arising out of the deadlock which arose in the Council recently. A number of councillors protested against what they allseed were the Mayor's unfounded charges made against them at his recent public meeting, and an acrimonious discussion followed. The Mayor accused a councillor of having forfeited his seat under the Municipal Corporations A:t, and denied that he had ever stated tint he did not care what councillors did if only they eu|>ported him. This statement led' to the Mayor calling a councillor a prevaricator oi' the truth, the councillor retorting, "You are no gentleman." The standing orders having been suspended, a heated debate followed, but eventually the ordinary business was proceeded with. A motion proposed by the Mayor was carried that nil existing committees be discharged and that a special meeting of the Council be held on the Bth instant to reappoint the committees.

INTERFERING IN A PROPOSED MARRIAGE. Wellington, Last Night. In reference to the case heard in which Mv. Justice Cooper had no jurisi dcition to interfere with a proposed marriage on the ground that the prospective bridegroom is under age, his Honor subsequently agreed to further hear the application next Friday.

'A NATIONAL MUSEUM. Wellington, Last Night. Cabinet lias decided to get a report from the Public Works Department upon the cost and practicability of converting Mt. Cook barracks, Wellington, into a Dominion museum. ATHLETIC MATTERS. Wellington, Last Night. A meeting of the Wellington centre of the Amateur Athletic Association wa9 to-night, when the question of Kit's walking was considered. It was sorted that Kerr had never wilfully Ijjoken the rules, which he was now (Sickly learning, and that ho was a fair wlker. The meeting decided to send }err with the New Zealand team to the jhampionslvip meeting at Hobart. The LiOnii of waa subscribed in the room; and ,€SO more promised if needed, The centre resolved to recommend the Council to remove the headquarters of the Association to Wellington. V =—=