GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 160, 27 June 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

FIUE AT WANGANUI. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wangumii, Last Niglit. A six-roomed house on the borough boundary, near owned by Mr, Martin and occupied by ill'. White, whs burned down last night. The family escaped in their night clothes. They lost everything. There was no insurance on the contents. It is not yet known whether the house was injured. BLUFF HARBOR. fnvcrcargill, Last Night. The liluil' Harbor Board decided today to make extensive additional wharfage accommodation, giving in all about ISUO feet of berthage, surtieient to admit of two Home-going and two intercolonial steamers at the wharf at one time. The total cost of all the extensions will he about j;[0 4 000. aiASTKirroN NEWS. Masterton, Last Night. The Masterton Borough Council having refused to sanction the oxpenSe Of a "welcome.' 'ihg in conneetion with the visit of tlie American fleet, the Wairarapa Age to-day opened a subscription list and invited the public to subscribe the neeessayy amount. The sum ot £l2 was readily subscribed, and the Premier's prcpiisa) re welcome Hags from different towns is generally ailirmed here. 11. (J. Robinson was to-night elected captain of the Volunteer Rille Volunteers.

RAID ON ALLEGED SLY-GIIOGGERY. Dunedin, Last Night. At Bah-lntha today tlie promises occupied hv Geo. Fisher, a boardinghousckeeper, were raided liy llio police. 11l n welt under the lloor of tile ehaft'-house s(i bottles of whisky were found. Prosecutions will probably follow. CI 11! INTC'II I IRCII TJi AMWAYN DISl't'TE. Ohristchurch, Last Night. The Arbitration Court gave judgment to-day adverse lo the tramway men in their contention that ticket inspectors should lie appointed from the ranks of the conductors, niotoriucn and others, and not outsiders. Tile Board's contention was that inspectors 011 tlie revenue stall' are outside the clauses of the agreement, which contention the Court upheld. Dl VOUCH. Christchurch, Last Nig'nt. At the Supreme Court to-dav, a decree fur dissolution of marriage was granted ill the ease of Clementina MeKernan v. Bernard MeKernaii, oil the ground of drunkenness and desertion. SAN JOSE SCALE. Xelson, Last Night. San .io<e scale lias been discovered in an orchard at Thorpe, in the Dovedale district, widely distant from Stoke, where it was lirst reported. NATIVE LAND COMMISSION. Auckland, Lust Night. The Native Laud Commission expects to finish dealing with the King Country lauds about August li, and will then visit the Thames.

A FfGUTAJiNE SEAMAN. Wellington, Friday. An Arab named Mohacd Chel'iil' was to-day lined and costs for having unlawfully disobeyed the commands of the captain of the ship Uenlield. It was stated in the evidence that accused had refused duty and threatened to do serious injury to the captain, officers, and others. ALLEGED TIIEFT OF JEWELER Y. Wellington, Friday, Detectives have arrested George Oram, a middle-;.ged man, 011 a charge of breaking and entering the premises of Thomas Couch, jeweller, on Sunday night, and stealing rings and broodies valued at dMSO. i'ri.-oner has been remanded.

IMMIUPANTS. Wellington, Friday. The Una petm, due here on Thursday next, is bringing y;{ nominated immigrants. These include ti'ii fanners Willi 1 ;l l''t ;ij ranging fmm ciiOO to :U25, anil twelve; domestic seiyaills, most of whom :ue bound for Auckland.

CItLELTY TO ANIMALS. Wellington, Friday. A deputation from the conference ol Societies for t.li e Prevention of Cruelty to Animals waited on tile TToii. K. MoNab to-day. Monitors stated that the time was ripe for the introduction i legislation to assist (lieu in their work, since at present the societies could only proceed under one clause of the t'olice Oll'eni-cs Act. Jt was urged that there was also need tor reform in slaughtering methods, especially the abolition of pithing of cattle. Amongst other things the deputation asked that the work carried On by the societies should be subsidised by the Government. The Minister suggested that private members should lie induced to introduce Hill upon lines agreeable to the conlei'ence. The matter of subsidies was one that his colleagues w'ould have to i ileal with.