GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 119, 11 May 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

WAGES DISPUTE SETTLED. Per Press Association. Dunedin, Saturk\ Tlie Itiirnsiilc trouble | [a .s bu-in 'settled amicably, the company agreeing to tlie merra*!- ni wages. T WO- ('1» PUOSEC tJTIONS. WestpOrt, Sutur lit 7 . | For playing two-up at Deimiston, til fee persons were fined £10) C] and C2 respectively. 'J'lic .Magistral" v.M the playing of this unlawful game was becoming a great evil tiirouglio.it the Dominion. -Many wives of minors complained that their husbands wasted their money at it. AX AIIHITHAItY REQUEST. Cliristehureh, Satu l ' liy Tlie Prohibition League has reso'v o '!. in view of iii[• aeeident resulting m rV.' dentil of one of the Dunedin volunteers on a train at meat regulation be immediately issued prohibiting the consumption of intoxicating liquors upon railway trains, anil enforcing total abstinence during working hours upon railway employees, i THE DOMINION BOWLERS.

Wellington, Last Night. Tile bcwlers who recently represented the Dominion in Australia arrived in Wellington by the Wiiniuera yesterday. Tile grounds in the pity were unfit for play, and the Wellington Club informal] entertained the visitors at its pavilion. During the trip down by the Wimmera three presentations were made, Mr. Waddell (Oaniaru) receiving an illuminated address; .Mr. W. .Tolin.ston (Christcliurch) a gold sovereign case, and .Mr. I!. ('. Jiishop, who is called "the'' skipper of the team a silver smokers' companion. A MENDICANT SENTENCED. Wellington, Last Night. An old man named Michael Higgins was sentenced on Saturday by Mr. Ricldell, S.M., to three months' hard hlw>' <m. a charge of being an idle and disorderly person, and begging a linn. It

was said that £(i or £7 was misse ( from a house shortly after Iliggins ha< been there begging.