GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 128, 21 May 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A FIOILDINU MUSEUM. Per Press Association. lTeildiag, Wednesday. A public meeting iuau mgni. decided to establish, a museum id 1: eliding. -i number ol valuable articles have already been received and promised, including a pair of leg-bones, three ieet lung, of a nioa found in the i'ailiapc district. POLITICAL. W'oodville, Wednesday. Air. David Crewe, of I'ahiatua, will bo a candidate for the i'ahiatua seat us an independent Liberal. FROSTS IN THE WAIHAHAI'A. Masterton, Wednesday. Seven of frost were registered iu .Masterton during last niglit. Frosts in the Wairarapa have so far been much more severe than ill the corresponding period of last year. AX ILLEGAL SWi.£l\ 'Wellington, iVednesday, | Ivan lilack was charged at the -Magistrate's Court to-day that he did on April 24th commence a scheme by which prizes of money are gained by a mode of chance. The Chief Detective stated that defendant was engaged in promoting a sweep, including 25,000 members, on the Wanganui Steeplechase. For 1 selling tickets several persons were lined last week. A fine of .€lO and costs was imposed in tlie present case by Mr. Kiddcll, S.M.

NO-LICENSE PARTY. AND POLITICS. Napier, Last Night. The Napier Temperance Council unanimously passed Hie following resolution:—'"ln view of statements which have recently been made, this Council wishes it to bo understood »that unless compelled to do so, to ensure a contest, the temperance party will not be identified with ' any Parliamentary candidate at the forthcoming election."

NEW HOSPITAL BILL. Dunediu, List Night. At u meeting of the hospital trustees to-day, .Messrs Solomon, K.C. (cluiirniau), .MncKenkie, M.l\. London, and Dr Bntclii-lor, were appointed to attend u confeveme in Wellington on Juin 9th On the new Hospitals and Charitable Institution Bill The chairman expressed the opinion that nothing Satisfactory could result from a conference on the Bill, with which nobody agreed, but the (ont'erence might he the means of inducing the (Jovernment to bring down a more satisfactory measure.

BUEATHLNtJ-PLACE FOR MASTER

Masterton, Last Night. The liorough Council to-night decided lo purchase the Masterton showgrounds for recreation purposes, subject to the approval of the ratepayers being secured. AUIJITHATIOX COi'KT. Auckland, Last Night. In the hairdressers' dispute the Arbitration Court has granted the men's demands for a week, anil fixed the wages for competent journeymen at Ki 8s per week, the same as the Wellingluu agreement. The men have been receiving C2 5s for a week of .">7 hours. In the farriers' dispute the men's demands for 10s per day for farriers and general smiths and 8s- 4d for Doormen, have been conceded. The employers offered l)s Id and 8s respectively.

LODOE JUBILEE. Napier, Last Night. The jubilee of Loyal Napier Ijodge, Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, established in' 1858, was celebrated by a reunion to-night. It is interesting to note that the lodge's dispensation, which is dated 12th May, 1836, was signed by, among others, Bro. T. W. McKenzie, the well-known- veteran journalist o'f Wellington, who was then provincial corresponding secretary of the Wellington district. The reunion was numerously attended, and the speakers included the Mayor (Bro. J. Vigor Brown) and Tiros, ,T. Smith and Ahuhdcy. or Wellington. THE PRICE OF BREAD. Auckland, hist Night. The-price of bread will be raised on Monday from 7d to fid per -lib loaf. '