NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 105, 24 April 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

INSPECTOR Hl'GO. Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The City Council to-night accepted the resignation of Mr. Hugo, Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, who has been appointed by the Government to the position of inspector of Fire Boards for the Dominion. Mr. llugo was grained three months' leave ou full pay. He will take up his new duties ou June IStli.

A WAGES AUKEKVIEN T. lilvereargill, Last Night. At d meeting of the Southland Operative Butchers' Union, the special committee appointed to meet the master butchers m conference in regard to wages and conditions of labour, reported. On tile result of the consultation, and after consideration tile meeting resolved to accept the employers' oiler. The terms oi the lieu agreement vurv but force l 10 1" tlUi B B rt ' L ' lUL ' nt hitherto in THE BLACKBALL STRIKE. .... Wellington, Tluirsdav. the Wellington Builders' Laborer* Union has voted .Co to the funds of t!i« Blackball miner* wh» are on strike, ami will give a simiLar amount every fortnight till the strike ends.

XEW ZEALAND'S IRON INDUS I'KIJOS, Wellington, Thursday. At a conference of delegates of the l'Vdeiated -Moulders' Association, it was decided that each Union should appoint special trade secretaries to send reports to the general secretary for Circulation among members; aiso to ask each federated Union to give evidence to the executive 011 matters appertaining to the tariff as they affect the iron, trade, with a view to making an appeal for the imposition of increas" .ed duties on imijiorted iron and brass castings. The Government is to be asked to grant by statute preference to unionists in the employment of moulders in. the Government workshops.

EARTHQUAKE. Wellington, Thursday. A slight shock of earthquake was felt here at 11.48 this morning. A STRAY BULLET. Palmerston N"., Last Night. While 'having afternoon tea at the Grand Hotel this afternoon, three ladies were startled by a revolver bullet crashing through the window at which they were sitting, and after making an .impression on the dome leading from the lounge, it dropped, spent, close to where they were seated. Had the bullet, penetrated the pane about 18 inches lower it must have struck one of the ladies, The matter has been placed