NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 46, 13 February 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

I'ALMEKSTON NEWS. l'er t'ress Association. Palmcrston North, Last Night. The Falmerstoi) brunch of Iho Master linkers' Association have unanimously agreed to sell for cash or coupon only. Coupons will be required to purchase for cash. They will charge 4d for 21b loaves, and will give bakers' measure of 1,1 to the dozen, where purchasers take a dozen or more loaves at a lime. Tn reference to the alarmist statements regarding the water supply, t'rs. Clausen and Stubbs paid a visit to the head at Tirifea to-day and found that the water was running over the whole face of the dam three-quarters of an | inch in depth, with evidence that before the heavy strain of the day had come upon it, was running at an inch higher. The firebcll rang out three times this ■afternoon, hut each time the brigade managed to get the lives under before much damage was done.

WELLINGTON NEWS. Wellington. Lust Night. The (iovcrnment received 417 applic a lions for subsidies to public libraries ] out of the vote, of .£.IOOO made by Parliament for that purpose. The total income of the libraries upon which allotment of subsidies is to bo made is £ 17,308 lis Bd, and the subsidy will be at the rate of a fraction over 3s 5d in the C. Payments will b e made before the end of next month.

Alterations to the railway station building and yards at Tamu'araniii, involving an expenditure of £BOOO or ~C 10,,000, are to he put in hand shortly. The Government intends to advertise in .New Zealand. Xew South Wales, and Victoria for applications for the position of inspector under the Fire Brigades Act. The salary will be £SOO. LAND HOARD INQUIRY. Hnnedin, Last Night. A special meeting of the Otago land Board was held to-day to consider the cases of Messrs. Mclvellar and Mitchell in connection with the Otekaikc estate. Mr. Hosking, K.C., appeared for MeKellar and Mitchell, and Mr. ,T. Cook watched the prosecution on behalf of Robert Campbell and Sons. Mr. Hosking said his clients objected to the procedure, and though they would afford the Board the fullest* information, they retained all their rights. Should the Board decide against them and that decision be upheld, that would prohahly not be the last heard of it. Both McKeilar ano* Mitchell gave evidence to the effect that they had been employed by Robert Campbell and .Son continuous! - ? for a period of,live years, and had been deprived of employment by the sale vt Otckaike to the Vioverumcnt. Similar evidence was given by R. 0. Campbell, managing director of the company. After Hie evidence closed, Mr. Hosking asked if the question of legality would bo_ made the subject of report,' and on being informed in "the negative, he a<wn said he 'did not assent to the propriety ot the proceedings.

CARGO BROACHERS. ~ Lyttelton, Wednesday. Seven firemen from the steamer Papaitui were charged to-day with broa-h----ing cargo valued at £Ol. They w.'-re committed for sentence or trial. One ma u who pleaded not guilty, said'he wis not implicated, but he would not inform as he feared injury tiy other firemen

STOLEN SAiA'AGE. Wellington, Wednesday. Detective Cassets yesterday arrested a man named George Barnes who was endeavoring to sell a new pair of trousers in a second-hand shop. The man's room on being searched was found to contain boxes oi goods to the value of i'oO. These had been stolen from Ross and Clendinniiig's warehouse durin» the recent Christclnircli lire. At the Court to-day accused admitted the thefts. He was 1 remanded to appear at Christchurch. RISE IN- COAL. , ... Westport, Wednesday. - he M-estport Coal Company has notiiiwl it s \\ estport consumers of its intention to increase the price of coal from March Ist as follows .—.Screened, from l/s to 18s; unscreened, from 13s to 14ssmall coal, from ]os to 10s Od. Dunedin, Last Night. In connection with the increase in the price of Westport coal at Westport, Mr. Joachim (general manager of the company) states there is no intention Of advancing prices in Dunedin, the increase being purely local. BUSH FIRES AND DROUGHT. Stratford, Wednesday. Notwithstanding the fact that no rain has tallen here since New Year, the Mrattord district ft standing the weather remarkably well, and: the back country has also plenty of feed. Fires in this locality nave been, very few. and no damage of a serious nature has been reported. SDIOIDE.

Invercargill, Wednesday. A young man named, John Thompson, who travelled tor his father, a tailor was tound drowned in the Estuary to"ay. A charge had been brought against him 01 falsely representing that he had forwarded £lO tteough the post to his lather, and he was under remand. Deceased left a note stating that he would not be seen again. HALF-HOjuIDAY QUESTION. Wellington, Wednesday. A deputation from Wanganui interviewed the Hon. J. A. Millar this morning, and questioned the legality of recent proceedings which the Saturday naif-holiday was declared in the WV Ir v A - D ' Willis snhmitM tint lie fairest way out of the difficulty would he to leave the issue to he settled <>> the ratepayers constitutionally twe yc months hence at the municipal 1 elections Mr. Lloyd-Jones stated that he gazetting of Saturday would inflict oss on many tradesmen. The Minister replied that neither Saturday nor Thure. day would lie gazetted until he had obtained tne fullest information on the 2 HH, n 6 ''• S ! l ' e ' 1 t0 - Mt itl Me«-d----anci with the wishes of uio majority of w„s,«ople. The whole trouble wj mat Nanganm was a combined district.

UABJIJTY I'OR A TANGI. ■ Wellington, Wednesday. J lie co«t of the tirngi oyer the 'late lamnhau Malmpuku was the subject of Jh rf m r t, ! <> Suprcme Court { W lUalmpuh, died early j„ 180 4 and the tang, lasted for three months. Loasby, ?. l s l t . or< * oe P<'>' at Greytown, sued the , i üblic trustee as administrator of the testate for £lll ;i s 6d f or goods sold andddveredforthctangi. Mr. James, h.AI. had given judgment in favor of plaintiff tor £92 l s Cd. Against that decision the Public Trustee appealed, and the question which is being ar«ued to-day is whether the administrator ,',f the estate of decsascd native.is liable for the cost of the taugi, or whether, according to Maori custom, the visitors to the tang, bring a certain portion of the food I required.

NEW HIGH SCHOOL OPENISD. I Dannevirke, Last Night. Ihe Dannevirke new High School was opened to-day by the Hon. G. Fdwlds in the presence of a large gathering of people. The building is a handsome brick one, and the total outlay will run into about £3OOO. A commodious technical school is attached. Mr. Fowlds arrived by the express train from Wellington at 3.15, and at once proceeded to the school. Speeches were also delivered by Mr. Hall, M.P., and Sir William Russell.

A BOARD PIQUED. Ohristehurch, Last Night. [ At this afternoon's meeting of the Lyttelton Harbor Board considerablo caustic comment was made upon the fact that during the stay of the fleet the Board's tug was at the disposal of H.M.R. Powerful, day and night, and that the Board's kindness to the naval authorities had been accepted without thanks, but that in several instances which were quoted, it had been abused '

SAWMTLLERS CRIPPLED. Dannevirke, Last Night. In an interview with a reporter tho manager of the Hawke's Bav Sawmillcrs Assocmtion stated that 'the recent msl. fires lmd crippled the sawmilling hid fallen from an average of three and a-f|iurtev million to .me and three-qnar-tfr million. Tt was absolutely Impossible for Ihe mills i„ Hawke's Bar to supply orders .011 time. Five mills had j been practically destroyed bv fire, and oilier mills suffered great loss in tramlines and bridges.