GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 136, 30 May 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

TEE FIRE BRIGADES ACT. ' Per Press Association. Wellington. Friday. ' Representatives of the various Five Boards in the Dominion waited upon ' the Attorney-General and urged the ' necessity of amending the Fire Brigades Act of last session. The chief amend--1 meat urged was in the direction of giv- ' ing Boards power to raise money for tlie erection of buildings or acquisition . of property. [u reply, Dr. Findlay said he believed in giving Fire Boards [ as much power as other local bodies for ' carrying out what was an important ' public service. He would bring the . (Icputation'o representations before tliji i Cabinet. ' CONCILIATION BOARD. ' Nnpier, Last Night, The Conciliation Board sat to-day to , consider the painters' and decorators' , dispute, and a s a result of the eonfer- , ( 'iicn tho employees and employers of Napier and Hastings district came to an agreement, including a minimum wage of Is 3d per hour and preference , to unionists. J POLICE COURT. r Dunedin, Last Night. At the Police Court to-day August , hricksen was charged with receiving [ four copper boilers knowing them to liave i been stolen. He was committed for . trial. The prosecution alleged that the boys stole boilers and sold them to ac- , eunod. I AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY. i Auckland, Last The animal meeting for the conferring ( of degrees and the presentation of dip- . lomas in connection with the Auckland University College district was held this afternoon, the Chancellor of the University (Sir Robert Stout) presiding. In tho course of his address, the Chancellor uiged that more attention be paid to the study of sociology and agriculture, and also advocated the establishment of a school for journalists. An address was also given by Lord Piunket. AN IMPORTANT ELECTION. Greymouth, Last Night. The byc-eloetion for councillor of the borough Of Greymouth, caused through an extraordinary vacancy, was held today and resulted as follows:—James Kerr 80S, James Buriic 415, CODE TELEG'IiAMS. Wellington, Last Night, Ilie Prime .Minister has received the. following cablegram from the Ili<ni Coiiunistjioner (the lion. W. P. Reeves), who represented the Dominion at the International Telegraph Conference at Lisbon: "The submission of code books to the. International Commission will lie purelv _ voluntary, and will not. exclude existing code books from use." ° the Premier add*: "This, I ain sure, will l.e very satistaetory In t liom' who tir-p I lie code iu conducting their correspondence by telegraph." MINISTERIAL AIOVEMENTS. , • Ellington, Last Night. lUe rrjino Minister, who will probably bo aivuinpaniod bv Lady Ward. I will lcnv<? ior Dunodin tv-niovrow night. ( On lucsdiiy ho will ho at the openirc ol the A. and I'. Show in that city, a/id on the following day he will unveil a fallen soldiers' memorial at Invercargill On his way back to Wellington, Sir Joseph will deliver a political address at Christchurcli,