GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 151, 17 June 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

ACTION AGAINST "TRUTH."

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night.

An action of more than ordinary interest was heard at the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Denuiston to-day, when Charles Boxhall claimed from Adolf Schlesinger the sum of £SOO damages in respect of a libellous article appearing in the May 2nd issue of the weekly paper Truth, published in Wdlington, copies of which issue were ivculated by the defendant. The case was heard before iiis Honor and a special jury, and a verdict for £IOO was returned.

ECCLESIASTICAL,

Timaru, Last NighJ, The Timaru Presbytery met the congregation at St. Andrew's last night to ascertain the wishes of the congregati;»i regarding the minister, Rev. J. O. Chappie who, as telegraphed some time ago, was asked to resign. Tile church ksi* crowded and feeling was stronglv in favor of retention of the minister.' A vote was taken and resulted, 11 for and 7 against. The Presbytery resolved unanimously, in view of the opinion of the meeting, to take no further action in the matter.

GUN CLUB COMPETITION.

. Napier, Last Night,. At the winter meeting of the Hawkc's Bay County Gun Club at Hastings today, ,T. LaurenSon was the most, successful in tho open handicap and T. Christofell came next. Thev divided lirst and second money.

LADY PLUNKET'S MISSION

T , , Na l )ipr ' rjilsl: Lady Plunket this afternoon addresscd ft successful meeting at Havelock Aorth 011 the objects of the Society "jv Promoting the Health of Women .>ul Children. I„ the evening she spoke on the same subject at a largely attended fleeting under tho auspices of the ivipier branch of the Women's Christian lemperance Union. At the meetings attended by Lady Plunket in this district explanations and demonstrations of m-!m lo t a of ,I , r "i ,iu ' in ° milk have been made. NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF.

r i . Blenheim, Tuesday. Last ovemng two evangelists, who were preaching in Market Square, were subjected to great annoyance by a c owl of men and boys, wiio san° eliteipd, an ,i ],noted. The preachers were then moved on l.y the police. Th«v were followed out of town bv a mob No attempt was made to touch them' L? n!7 , ( j o " tt ' ntil, S iNf with slmut--1 H '", ul and thus preventing thrpreachers from continuing. °

DISEASED STOCK IX SAUCITARds.

/i i. Auckland, Tuosdaf ' Commenting m a i' V, {«{*» ' - ,r 7. Sal(1 il practice hud grown un , e-is, l"! Flof lo of beim- - , t( J kaleyards, not for the nurw of sale, but m order that they ruMif* f examined by the i US p=cto r aj or condemned, it , vas . t J'„Wi '' practice, and lie -was surprised it 11 permitted. As this wils n le . «, ie °»>y » nominal £

Tilt TUAPJJKA ELEGTIO? f. A careful » v . olli »e to «. IVicJsday. none "f°

I'OLlCtj APPOIXTjsiEX'i'S',

and fatiitjou-Jser.'eant W I Pliair. of Wellimrfnn ■ ," la "• "• the rank of Snk r is 1,0 ~ais<,< r to n,ri -n l fsub -l»aiiector, and Serflt BHEACH 01' ELECTOKAL A CT.

I Cliristchurch, Tues< lav | Tkonuw 0. Fov, lircnsoo of a 4, t,l ™2r d n £1 °" "re ohar ge» of fif. other people's naines to ( 'IV T"«?♦ "" dcr tl,c Electoral Act lit Magistrate commented stronc «J V m s feS 0 ™ 0 /' 1 ' 1 "' tlmt raist «'l una lespi'et and remarked that hotelKeepers especially ought to he ear, ,fT

I'AYMUNX OF HOSPITAL l'li. Ef!.

Ti. j Auckland, Tuesd ta v >*&£!?&%%%* & JKSSn"-""' on last year being £14,058. It W! , s as . sojtccl by one member that doctors * JU id juivate hospitals took the paym<»,' « ho°'pHil Th" 1 T- V0 ° r I,00|) ' 1 ' t(t ' ib "i r,le chairman pointed, ~,t that the hospital was primarily in' tended foi those who were unable to pa; f.