GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 121, 13 May 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

THE SUPPLY OF OYSTERS. Per Press Association, Wellington, Tuesday, The Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister of Marine, says no official complaint has reached him as to a shortage of oysters.'

Jll tiie first week close on one thousand sacks were placed on the AucK-. I land market. The Chief Inspector I Fisheries states that he is now able to | fully meet the demand. He has authority to employ as many men as are needed. He reports that the demand I lias been overtaken. Regular supplies I are coming to hand lioth from Wtuueke and the Hay of Islands.

A WASTREL PUT IN HIS PLACE.

Palmerston N., Tuesday. Edward Meyers, a man with eleven previous convictions, was sentenced to ■i year's imprisonment with hard labor 'on'a charge of being a, rogue and vagabond The Court, in awarding the maximum sentence, said that, considering the prevalence of robberies in the Dominion I and the recent epidemic at Palmerston, it- was desirable to make an example. Accused's previous offences included I robbery and false pretences.

TUBERCULOUS CATTLE. Duuedin, Tuesday. William Moyanban, a Middleiuarch farmer, was fined £lO for sending two steers badly affected with tuberculosis to the Buruside saleyards. THE CEMETERY GHOUL. i Christcburch, Tuesday. Charlotte Polcth was to-day fined £5, with the alternative of one month's imprisonment, for stealing ribbons from the grave of G. G. Stead. I COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENTS.

Wellington, Tuesday. A deputation from tlic Wellington) Division of the British Medical Association waited on the Minister for Labor, and urged on the Government the advisableness of passing legislation to enable a medical assessor to have a seat on the Arbitration Court in cases for | claims for damages under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act. The Minister, Mr. J. A. Millar, said it would be very effective to have medical men as members of the Court in such cases. He undertook to put the matter before his colleagues. SHORTAGE OF MINERS. Auckland, Last Night. Some of the mine managers still complain in their weekly reports about the difficulty in securing sufficient competent gold miners to fully man the faces. MOA SKELETON FOUND. Auckland, Last Night. An interesting find was made a few days ago by Mr. T. E. Hughes, of Wocfc- • hill, Kaipara. While he was walking over the sandhills a few miles below Helensville, he discovered the perfect i skeleton of a moa. The skeleton had ■ evidently been buried in the sand for [ centuries, and the recent winds from the . north had removed the covering sand . and exposed the bones. When discov- . ered, it was perfect, but on attempting . to remove it most of the smaller bonei . crumbled into dust. The large bones , of the legs and part of the back were . sufficiently sound to permit of removal to Mr. Hughes' home, where they now . lie. This discovery is interesting from , tiie fact that previously no traces of 1 the moa had been found in this disi trict.

RUA'S MOVEMENTS. Wairoa, Last Night. Rua, the prophet, ia expected at Wai)»a to-morrow. He is on his way to Wellington to interview Ministers. DISCOURAGING VOLUNTEERING. Dunedin, Last Night. The Council of Defence refused an application for the formation of a new mounted infantry company at Dunedin, on the ground that they do not consider such a corps required. THE BURNSIDE SLAUGHTERMEN. Dunedin, Last Night. About a dozen <of the Burnsideslaughter hands, whose dissatisfaction in connection with the wages had fccen over, come, refused to resume work- this morning and were therefore paid off, .and their places are being filled.

AUCKLAND HARBOR BOARD.

Auckland, Lajt Night. At a meeting of the Harbor Board to-" day, the statement of accounts for the year 1907 was presented by the chairman (Hon. E. Mitoholson). The total receipts for the year, including the balance brought forward, amounted to £122,725. The net revenue was £93,774, as against £B3, 682 for 1908, thug showing an increase of £10,191. There was every reason to expect that the nverage increase for the past five years would be more than sustained during the ensuing quinquennial period. The profits on last year's transactions totalled £27,164, and the present excess of assets over liabilities was £605,404 I The great problem to be solved was, the •chairman said, how to keep pace with the largely growing traffic. To this end. the Board had wisely resolved upon a forward policy, which, when carried out, would make the port of Auckland the most progressive and up-to-date in the Southern Hemisphere. A Bill auth-' orising the raising of a million loan to give effect to a continuance of the Board's policy would be presented to larliament during the coming session.

COMMITTED FOE TRIAL.

irX-- n -t Dunedw, Last Night. At the City Police Court >'. dtt y\ b,,. fore Mr. H. Y. Widdowsotf S.M Wm ■lames Imrie was charged with obtain-' mg under false pretences from Paterson ot June, 1907. Accused elected to be tried by jury. The evid «™ * 1-wcntion showed that accused was »07 ,d T, : i, thaTh rHPt ° n An ** 29 Wm iS. ,™ e a mor tgage to '„/ S » J dmond for a mm of«» •>s 9d, on 25th May, 1007, and a bin of mond on the same date, a i v i„„ «,„»:. b assets outside of I™ A.** n ° ° ther S I °, o7 ' acc «sed was insolvent and *,r,T a PP r °a*ed by Paterson solvent L'i* ""p*** w« Perfectly solvent and made a statement showine h nir rpl "\ ol assets oi **oo over U. j Whhes. Accused pleaded guUtv and " l was committed for trial y '

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