GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 125, 18 May 1908, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

PRAISTSWORTHY SELF-RELIANCE. Per Press Association. Palmerston N.. Saturday. As the result of a couple of weeks' collections. £6OO has been subscribed in the town and district towards the purchase of a site for the new technical school. Lists have not vet been called in, and the total is sure to be greatly augmented during the next few days. The sum collected bears a (loverninent subsidy of £ for €.

CHINESE COMPETITION. Wellington, Sa' lay

Siguard Pearson, a fruiterer. ias lined £lO at the Magistrate's Court t" day for selling whisky. Decision was reserved on another charge of keeping wlii-ky for sale. Defendant's breach of the lawwas said to have been caused by Chinese competition in the fruit trade driving him to this step to help to make a living.

MASTERTCW STTOW. Miistfrton. I.a-t Ni-lii. i>ll Saturday. wit.' ma.l.- to] tli«' Maaterton A. and P. A.--ociatinii towards the cost of tin. new ?..lway -howgrounds. amounting to WO4. The princi|«l donations were: \V. and 11. Ileetli am CIOO. T. Strange .ClO. \V. Perry C-Vl. ilt. Herbert Estate (Hawked Buy) C 23, Crav Bros t2~>, ('}. Ronald C 25, .». Bii]will£2o. McGregor liro,. JC2O, Illau-J Kc nor CM.

FARMERS' I'VIOX. Masterton. bist Night. At the annual meeting of the Ma-ler-l.-i branch of the New Zealand Karni-i-i-■' I'nion on Saturday, it was dc.-i.b-d l" form a district branch and take steps ti> niPrge the small branches into one. The Uni»M has a credit lialancc of .£!» :i- 2.1. -Mr. W. J. Welch wa< elected pn'sidciit for the ensuing year.