NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 54, 22 February 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

_. j CAMBLINd CLCB JIAIDLD. Per Preas Association. Foxton, Friday. Last night a raid was made by Ibe local police on a club conducted by a man named Hamer. The members WL ' re ' caught red-handed. Cards and money I were taken possession of. FARM LABOI! DISPUTES. Auckland, friday. The farm labor ditlictilty and the desirability of affiliating with the lanployera' Association were discussed this I morning by the executive of the Farmers' Union. After discussion, linal conI sideratiou was deferred to the next provincial conference, ft was resolved, '•'That tliis meeting approves the action of the head ollice in the Shearers 1 Dispute in declining to appear before the Conciliation Hoard as at present constituted, as in tlic opinion of the meeting it is not an unbiassed tribunal." AitT PICTCBFIS rUITICISEI). Wellington. Friday.

At the annual meeting of the Fine | Art Academy the pictures recently purchased in England were criticised. The 1 Hon. T. Kennedy MacDonuld said he t was somewhat disappointed at the se- I led ion made by ihe committee in ("Ireat ' Britain on behalf of the Academy. lie I suggested that in future purchases it '• should lie borne iu mind that ii was not, so much a tpicstiim of encouraging certain schools as of expending public mo- ' nev in endeavoring to place on the Academy walls something which would not , unly' educate bill interest the great mass of people. Mr. 11. ]•'. Von Ilaast thought they should not censure the selection committee It was a matter of taste. The Academy should have pictures representing different schools iu order to educate local -Indents and artists, and should also have pictures appealing to the general public. SUNDAY OBSERVANCE IN CADLT CAMPS. Auckland, Friday. The chairman of the, Education Hoard received a deputation from the chaplains of the volunteer forces, who took strong I exception to the cadet encampment extending over a Sunday. Colonel Lovcday j stated that arrangements hail been made to start the encampment on Monday instead of AVedncsday, to avoid the .Sunday ,and tiiat appeared to afford oatisfaetion. He i|\ioted his experience in connection with s-imilar camps at Wellington, Cliristchurch, ami elsewhere, lie sajd headmasters had expressed the opinion that the boys had benefited morally and intellectually. Arrangements were made for a doctor and one clergyman to attend tlic camp. DLEK-SHOOTTNO. Oaniaru, Uist Sight. ' The Acclimatisation Society to-night 1 decided to send out two stalkers to their 5 deer country in the Waitaki district :o ' shoot out ihe malforms. This is being * done at the request of the stalkers.

A YAI.rABI.F OPINION. Invereargill, Lust Night. Mr. Lomas, Chief Inspector of Factories, who is just now in town, was interviewed by a Southland reporter to day. Mr. Lomas was satisfied with the progress of trade throughout New Zealand, but. the progress of many industries was being hampered by the lack of hands. There are enough skillid artisans, but quite the, reverse in re'giud to all kinds of unskilled labor.

A C.KLA'J' JIOiNOl!. ■l'almerslon North. Last Night. The Vtieen has acceded to. the request of the I'almersfon North Hospital to j style the new women's ward "The lloyal i Alexandra Ward for Women." !'< THE PREMIER'S MOVEMENTS. Auckland, Last Night. I'J'he Prime Minister arrived I'romWaiknto this evening, and later on attended a. complimentary "social" given to Mr. I !.:vwry, M.P., by the electors of Parnell. j Sir Joseph will attend the Oddfellows' j premier picnic at Motutapu to-morrow. I On .Sunday he will leave for Wlmngarei ! and other districts in the north of Auekii land. it

MUNICIPAL BORUOWJXt.I. Wellington, Last Night. The ratepayers of Onslow borough voted to-day on a proposal to borrow' .IMSOU for the payment of compensation for lauds which it is proposed to Hike under the Public Works Act to proAide a catchment area for waterworks, ri'he proposal was curried by 133 to SI. SLY-CKOGGKKS PLiNISHKU. Wellington, Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court to-day Ko:bert Wilson pleaded guilty to charges of unlawfully selling beer in a jilac u of public convenience in Wellington. He

was lined ,1110 and costs, or six weeks' imprisonment, dames Kobinson, for illegally selling beer in a bottle-yard in 'Wellington ,wus lined .Co and costs, or •three weeks' imprisonment on each of two charges. William Cody, for being illegally on the above-mentioned premises for the purpose of sly-grog selling, was fined ,U2 and costs of 14 days' imprisonment. Robert McNab pleaded guilty to a similar charge, and was fined '2os and costs, or seven days' imprisonment.