NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 98, 14 April 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

TWO-UP .SCHOOL liAIDIvl). Per Press Association. Wellington, April 13. Police olUeers surprised a two-up cliool mi tlio hills overlooking (lie city esterday. It is understood tliat sev■nil summonses will lie issued.

ARIiITHATIIIX COCIiT AWARD. I Wellington, April LI. The award of the Aii.iif.ralion Court in the driver*' dispute was liled to-dity. The terms had l>een agreed njion, e.\- | copt those relating to wages, and these Jinve been fixed liy the Court. The wages o£ lwth olasses of drivel's have been increased bv 2s per week. This decision was that of -I Sim alor.e, as Mr. Prvor, the employers' representative, thought there should be no increase, while 111'. McCullough, the Labour representative, thought there should be more.

NEWSPAPER OK KICK AFIKE. Auckland, April LI. A fire broke out at the Auckland Star ollice early 011 Sunday morning. It. originated ill the stereo room. The lire brigade so promptly attacked the llaiues that they were conliucd to one lloor at the back of the premises. The loss is between .C.IOO and .CIOOO. It is covered by insurance in all the ollices. A big stall' of ollice employees, engineers, and carpenters worlied energetically to get the plant into working order, and repairs were cil'eeted sufficiently to enable work to be resumed as usual today. When the lire brigade was proceeding to the fire the hose reel with two men capsized in turning the corner of Fort Street. The men sustained injuries which are not serious. strikelFHstixgs, Hastings, April 13. Tile drivers of bakers' delivery carts have struck for an increase of pay from 42s to 50s and overtime. iSapier, Last Night. Mr. Culver, Inspector ol' Factories and Awards, accompanied by Mr. Johns, his successor, had an interview this afternoon witli the bakers' carters who are on strike at Hastings. The men were advised to resume work, and if they had not received any back pay, to put in claims for it.

CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT CHANGES. Wellington, April 1-5. The following changes in the Customs Department have been decided upon: Mr. Hawley, collector lit Gisborne, to be collector at Tiniaru, vice Mr. Colebrook (retired) j Mr. Howie, collector at Greymouth, to be collector at Gisborne; Mr. F. J. Walker, "landing waiter at Wangaliui, to be collector at Grcyniouth; Mr. S. llarrop, landing waiter at "Wellington, j to be transferred to Wanganui.

TIMBER EXPORTS. Auckland, Last Night. Four hundred and forty thousand feet of timber were shipped by the Mokoia, which left for Sydney this evening. THE WINTER EXODUS. Auckland, Last Night. The s.s. Mokoia, sailing for Sydney, takes to Australia a very large number of passengers, a berth in the vessel's steerage class being absolutely unprocurable by 110011 to-day, while only a few saloon berths remain open for selection. The steerage passengers alone number 181.

UXPROFITAI!I,B COLONISTS. Auckland, Last Night. Thirty-seven Austrian* from dili'erent parts of the district, but ehicily from Northern Wairoa, are passengers'by the Mokoia for Sydney to-day. Must of the men are gumdiggers, wlio have been in the Dominion from live to seven years. Some of the travellers are proceeding to Austria with the iit tent ion of remaining there, while others are only paying a visit to their Homeland, and will afterwards return to New Zealand. WOMEN DRINKING IN HOTELS. Duuedin, Last Night. Concerning (he question of drinking in hotels by women, the police report states that the bars in Dunedin and suburbs are visited by women to a very limited extent. Those who go into hotels to consume liquor on the premises go into the sitting-room and not into the bar, and a lew other women purchased small quantities of liquor for consumption in their homes. This report corresponds with the personal experience of the chairman niul several members ol the Licensing Committee who have made inquiries into tile matter.

RAILWAY SOCIETY. Dunedin, Last Night. At a meeting of the Otago branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants yesterday it was decided to ask that a special conference be called to deal with the questions of control and publication of the Review and the reorganisation of the society. THE PRICE OF MEAT.

Wellington, Last Night. The retail butchers in Wellington received notice to-day from the wholesale companies supplying them that on and after to-day prices will |> e raised Is per 1001b for beef and '/id per lb for mutton, bringing the charges to 20s and 3'/;.d respectively.

TEMPERANCE HOTELKEEPERS FINED.

Napier, Last Night. Two keepers of temperance hotels and a restaurant-keeper were lined at the Magistrate's Court to-day for employing assistants for more than the maximum number of hours in one week.

lUNfllNi; TIOXTR IN SCIIOnLHOOMK I N'apicr. Last Ni»lit. Tim llawkes Buy Education Board tonight considered a I<_>ttor from S. Pearson, and resolved that any school committee wishing to do ho ".ranted permission In hang copies of Hie Ten Commandments 011 tile scliool walls. Representations are to lie made to the Education Department tlial a rcduc tion in capitation lor cookery classes will mean a considerable lo>s to die llawkes J!av Kdncalion lioard.