NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 42, 8 February 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

TAMPERING WITH AN ENGINE. Per Press Association. t Gisborne, Friday. James Campbell, fireman, was committed for trial on a charge of having tampered with the machinery of the steamer Tuatea. .SEAMEN'S WORK AND WAGES. Wellington. Friday. Delegates from the Auckland, Wcl- , : , liugton, and Dunediii branches of the w Seamen's Union will meet in conference >p with representatives of the New Zca- j ( hind shipowners at Wellington at the |j end of this month to endeavor to ar- „ range a working agreement, to supplant ( j I the present arbitration award, which ex- a pires on April 30. The Hon. ,1. A. Millar, J, .Minister of Labor and .Marine, will probably preside. ~ I LAND FOR SETTLEMENT. [ ilasterton, Friday. , If is understood tliat negotiations for _. the resumption of the lea estate, the \ properly of Hie late Rev. .1. C. Andrew. c I for closer settlement has been initialed ( by the Government. POTATO DISEASE!!. J Wellington, Friday. The Government Biologist has issued a pamphlet dealing with the Irish blight and other fungus diseases, and the most common insect pests of potatoes. The treatment is prescribed for each. DEAD BODY FOUND. Auckland, Friday. The bush manager of the Kauri Timber Company, while inspecting the bush in the ICapoai district, Coromandcl, ! yesterday, found the body of a middleaged man in n disused shanty. The man, who has not yet been identified, ' had been dead for two months. 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAPES. Wellington, Last Night. So far no Soutli Australian grapes '' have been placed on the market, those 1 auctioned being Sydney grown. Ship- - incuts from Adelaide are. expected short - 1 iy. GUBERNATORIAL MOVEMENTS. j. Auckland, Last Night. s Lord and Lady Plunket are to-day the guests of the Hon. E. Mitchelson at his I] country residence, "Motntarn," on the L . West Coast. Lord Plunket leaves Oncj hunga on Monday next by the Tutanc,i kai for Hokianga, where he arrives on Tuesday. A visit to Kawhia will be ',_ paid on the 13th. the steamer then leavV ing for the South, and probably calling ■j at New Plymouth and .the Marlborough Sounds. Later engagements extending to the south of the South Island will occupy his Excellency till early next '' month, and he docs not expect to return '• to Auckland till the middle of March. 1- __ <: THE SIIF.AIiERS' DISPUTE. Ie Palnicrslon K„ Last Night. Ie The Daily Times understands that ip confirmatory replies arc being received ie from the Farmers' Union executive, ap■J. proving of the conference, .".greement re id shearing. It also understands that there i- is a good prospect, of the Shearers' 10 Union executhe eonlinniiu.' the acti nof a its delegates at Hunterville to-morrow. ts PARLIAMENT'S NEW QUARTERS. ; "| Wellington. Last N'ighl. ,', A start was made to-day with the '. work of altering Government House, l' with the view of preparing for the next , meeting of Parliament. 111 NEW STOCK ROUTE. °- Wellington, Last Night. ;" The Minister for Public Works (Hon. i 0 W. Hall-Jones) his promised -Mr- Dillon, '" M.P., and Mr. W. D. Lysner, chairman !s of the Gisborne branch of the Farmers' '' .Union, representing Gisborne and Wairim settlers, that he will look into the question of opening a stock-driving '' route between Gisborne and Wairoa and ''■ the Waikato at an estimated cost of ''- about £2OOO- - AXGLO-FRF.XCH INHIBITION. t- Wellington, Last .Night. ii-,. ft is anticipated by the Government if that the Dominion will be fairly reprcu. -ented at the Anglo-French Exhibition r- to be held ill London shortly, consider, g, ing the great cosl of securing space. It v, is thought that the industries and cx>d ports of New Zealand will be adequately ;l, shown at (lie world's commercial centre. it AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND. ir Wellington. Last Night. Ic The Moer.iki brought to Wellington :,- about tifly Australian workmen. During e, the day a large number called at the n employment bureau of the Labor De•s pnrlincnt. and between twenty-five and ,s. thirty were sent to situations, chiefly c navvying in the country. The others dc-

',. cidcd lo stay about Hie city for a few w' days in i-o.tnelt of employment.

uhh'ioiiativi: stork kailihe. Wellington, Last Night. The I'ublic Service Co-operative Stores, started ill Wellington about two veal* »■»<>, are to lie closed. For some reason or other Tile stores have never got properly established on a successful footing, and at a meeting of shareholders to-night a loss of £1443 during the pa-:t six months Was reported, making a total loss since the society began of £2304. It was decided to voluntarily wind up thi' society, the committee being given power to dispone of the business as a going concern.