GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 148, 13 June 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

MATERIAL FOR LOCOMOTIVE CONSTRUCTION. Per Press Association, Napier. Last Night. Interviewed with- reference to statements made by Mr. Davcy, regarding imported material fo r locomotives r-ii Josejh Ward said his colleague would attend to thorn. The policy of tile Government was to obtain all necessary material from manufacturers within the Somfoion, but there were patent right, on which the Government had no control.

CHEMISTS' CONFERENCE. Wellington, Last Night, The. Chemists' Conference dosed -'■>• day. A deputation vyill wait on ta • Hon 0. Fowlds to-morrow to discuw matters dealt with at the conference. A VALUABLE (11 FT. Feinting, Last Night. Mr. Ernest Short, our well-knov/rr liomney sheep breeder, decided to-day o nre"ent his lock of eighty stud ShropEtlnsbeq, to tU. Government f« the Momohaki Experimental l'arm. This gift is worth nearly a thousand pounds.

CONCILIATION BOARD. Wellington, Last Night. The Conciliation Board will sit ;-t Palmerston next Monday nnd at Napier next Wednesday in connection with Jmengineers' dispute. IMMIGRANTS. Wellington, Friday. There are 187 Government-assisted passengers on the Corinthic, due here from London on Monday night next. These include 23 farmers, mostly with capital. One has £2OOO and an income of £2OO a year, another iloOO, and several have about £IOOO each. There are 24 domestic servants, nearly all of whom are coming to friends or to fill situations. The steamer is also bringing about a dozen farm laborers. | CONCILIATION BOARD IGNORED. Wellington, Friday. At the hearing of the engineers' dispute before the Conciliation Board, the employers stated that they desired U go direct to the Arbitration Court, lue Union representatives pointed out tnat the Board had power to compel lplovers by subpoena to give evidence. The chairman said this would be done it necessary. The Union opened its cas», but the taking of evidence was deferred.

MOTOR CAR DESTROYED. Wellington, Fridny. Hr. John Duthie l°st his new 14-10 h.p. Argyll! motor car by fire at Taitn. The ehaiill'eur was refilling the petrol tank' by the light of one of the motor lamps when the petrol caught fire and the ear was speedily ablaze. The chauffeur attempted to extinguish the flames by means of a hose, and, getting W) near, was overcome by the fume's of the petrol, lie had a narrow escape from being burned to death.

POLITICAL. Wellington, Friday. Mr. J. P. Luke, who contests the election for the new Wellington suburbs seat at the general election, has opened his campaign. He declared himself a staunch supporter of the Government, He received a vote of confidence. LAND FOR SETTLEMENT. Feilding, Friday. Mr. Ernest Short has received word that Cabinet fcas decided not to purchase his ParOrangi estate, near Feilding. AUCKLAND TOWN HALL. Auckland, Friday. The Auckland City Council has decided to ask the ratepayers to sanction an additional £30,000, making a total if £90,000 for the proposed new town 'ah. ROTTEN BANANAS. Auckland, Friday. Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M., gave his' reserved decision to-day in the case of Arthur Tooman and Co. v. Reilly, Scott and Gill, of Dunedin, claiming '.£77 7s lOd. Defendants agreed to purchase 200 cases of bananas to arrive, if in good ''"llllili-".. W 'iCTJ'll iljji'rl-l'iml from I -Kji and were but they were then declared to be rotten with fruit lly and condemned. The Magistrate said he was forced to the conclusion that the fruit was not of good quality when it left Auckland. He ordered a nonsuit with costs, leavin« the parties to make an amicable settlement of a counter-claim for the loss of profit on the bananas.

( A RAILWAY COLLISION. i .... „,. GoK > Friday. Die Clinton - lnvercargill train win standing at the platform at Gore ttfcj | morning when the Waimea train, whici was ate, came in. It was to rim on a side line but owing to the points in front of the station being open, thc p ,. '■■ S^™ the t^ fa »tn»& I l, ll 'intoth" l nh I f ra " l ' lrour trauks «rf the i Clmton tram were Smashed, and the ■ engine damaged. The side Df the Vj. mea tram and its tender were derailed. (Carter) and the fireman (Johnson had a narrow escape, bu *ere not injured. The train servi e w" not deayed greatly. The wreckage ™ cleared away early i„ the day. THEFTS FKOM*GOVERXOB'S HOCSF HOLD. ~ , . , Auckland, Friday be n° „°;t n S1 ' e *f Wwlio'Ll neen for ten months employed as thi« I lin l,C , c ' Co,,rt wit » «"> theft of ot Capta„ s L yon .„„, Him , '■ - "If" *«»• Captain "Von" "ad placed an envelope containing was also niisn n» To,, * Lyon flu. »!„.» „ i, "' " ea eoWesscd to trial to the Supreme Court. SILLY STUDENTS. tm i , Christchurch. Fridnv ihe students of Canterbi,, S to-'lay held a masquera de T s'nging doggerel to tl. n ? gy " n " what a rail" ° ,efraia < "Oh,

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