GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 164, 2 July 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

CUSTOMS REVENUE.- - By Telegraph.—-Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Tile following figures relating to the Customs revenue collected at the p'O'-rl of Wellington are available:--Customs returns ft)r June, »S, C 52.241. 11)07, C.w, 157; jicer dm v for June, 11108, £O4O ( £83»);' Customs returns for June quarter I!KJH, £1f.5,354 ( £185,000); beer dutv for (June quarter BIOS, :C:l:iSl ( l<:il28). (lustoms relurns for six months eiidin,' .lime. 1110)}.. .l;)!>1,882 ( CT2,!11i2): beer'duly for six' Mouths ending June, £7:J7O j C 11734). Auckland, Last Xigltf. Th:' total amount! collected in Cns tools duties at the port of Auckland for the month of June wjas £47.2:1-', I'UWKU CUlj OFF. ' ,1

Dunediij, Last .Night. At an early hour I his'morning .-,o,'t of lluming near (he iii-lakcj of the Waipori Falls power-station were carried away, cutting off the'electric power from the city. The steam plant at the converter station was brought into'requisition and' enabled the tram service io he main, tained, though there were several stoppages of manufacturers, including several clothing factories, which were unable U> get the necessary power to curruut. it is expected the power from Wa«|i will be available by mid-day tomorrow.

A JIISTOKICAL. EIKLI). Wellington, Last Niglil.i A circular is being issued by the (u----*pecii>r.<i l . mT al_jjy«iB t .| K ilU appeal liy Caitaua suggesting that'thc school children should each aire one penny to assist in preserving mill dedicating the. historic Plains of -brahaml as an Imperial park. AUCKLAND ORPHAN HOME Auckland, Last .VigM. The trustees of the Orphan lliine report that the necessary amouijt has been subscribed to enable IheniUo receive the .CIUOO conditionally promised by the late Archdeacon Wiilhun'-*. Till': MAIN TRUNK. I Wellington, Last. Night. The Mataroa-Waiouni section jif the North Islami .Main Trunk railwil, was taken over by the Kailvfiy Department to-day. 'J'he tram will 'run sjraight through from Taihape to Oliakmii with- j out change al .Mataroa. , -UAcastu.vivrs'ccit'KT. j Wellington. Last Night, l At the Magistrate's Court IC-day, (leorge Oram was cniumitled for trial on a charge of breakiug and entering' by night the premises of Thos. Crouch, and stealing therefrom (Iftv-mie rings °l a total value of t-f-Sli. Joscpfi, Jveniiy, charged w it|, b r ca''king and entering the technical .school and stealing lead models, was committed for trial. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Wellington, Wcdnesihvv,' At Jie JJoir.-,^..0i,, a/ - 7l7ns ( ,. <I( ,m pleßto guilty to charges of false was coiuinitted to the Supremo Ooifrt tor sentence.

HAVOII AXD ISOROUiIf. Dannevirke, Wednesday. J-ast Night the Mayor addressed a meetmg c,i th,, ,ccent decision of tile Supreme Court, compelling hi,,, to nut ««• Inm inouu,,, in lhc ]to j ongb Council. I',, ■ . l '"« <! "'"Joi'ity the meeting decase to the Court 61 Appeal. i I'MI.VI lah„er,ton N v Wednesday. , ) ; n „. l ;;: i ' fe,il ";'" u ''« resident' at D.nuMMke, a b H ,,I fir,,, of s( >| k . itoi . B Has issued a writ claiming it: , OU() ( | a||| _ ages Iron, ,Uocal eye specialist for a |. b'ged wrongtul. treatment „,' ]„.,. vye *

PlilCE OF HOTTER. Dunedin, Wednesday J In'price olbulterha,! bee,, r ai si .,i',, v W j£r pound. The retail vtka u nu , v