GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 172, 11 July 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association, Ashburton, Last Night. uVuiies Nealson was lined .-C3U for keening liquor for sale in a no-license district. Ohristchitrch, Last Night. Ernest Perry, of Sydenham, is claiming X'M) from llorsby and Co. on account of injury alleged to have lieen sustained while employed at farnley brickworks, Perry's foot having been caught iu the rollers used for crashing clay, his toes and portion of the foot having to be amputated. Oluistchureh, Last Night. It is understood that Messrs. Whybrow and Co., a well-known Victorian boot manufacturing firm, have purchased a large area of land at the southern end of the city and purpose erecting." thereon an extensive, boot factory, it is stated that (he firm will bring its own operatives over from Australia. The Standard Oil Co.'s business in New Zealand is to be transferred from the Colonial Oil Co. to another company which will form part of the Standard Oil organisation system. Previously business was transacted through local independent agents acting as distributors, but the company will have its own brandies in each centre. The supply of oil, etc., will not be all'ected, and the prices will, as heretofore, bo rcgulatcdj according to instructions from headquarters.

Napier, Last Night. The annual meeting of the Tlawke's Bay Farmers' Co-operative Association to-day adopted the directors' report, which recommended thai out of £8950 available, a dividend of a per cent, per annum be paid on paid-up capital, in addilion to various bonuses. A sum of CSSOO is to he set aside to meet bad and doubtful debts, and the balance carried forward.

Wanganui, Friday. Ha trick and Co. are having another vessel built for the Tauniarunui end of the Wanganui river service to enable n. daily service to be run next summer, iu conjunction with the osfalilisJiiiient of the (hrough train service between Auckland and Wellington, the new vessel will be ,vadv in November. ](. is anlieipaled thai 1!„.,■,. „.j|| be a large increase of passenger (.rallir <>« Hip completion of the Main Trunk railway.

Masterlnii, Lasfc \-j„|,j M 111, Wain,™,*, ronlty Show* two Aorlh Island championships wore rornpctod for, on,. i„ n,,,,,,, Vliriei . v of try, and the other in the pigeon classes. Ihcchampion pnnio bird was shown hv V. Oldham, of Morton, and the d'anl' P'on pigeon, dragon W „ c , Wll9 PxhiWt . «1 by Gardiner and Son, Wellington Ti- w„- ellin '« to ». T-ast Ni s j,'t. I lie Wellington Diocesan Svno.l thii ♦veiling resolved, That this Svnod is "f, the opinion that the elimination of private profit in (He licensed sale ° ln ! toxicnting lienors ivill l, P 0 f lho „,,," est importance to the ™n- n .n° ' mice ir! this eonntry °'"' ,P ° f Dnnedin. Last XiMit ordination Imve been preferred four non-commissioned ofllop . '-'" Harbour. RorM Kil, '* «,, ™™£ X , !»<■ the charges wore thai (lie,- 1, , u!e S'V -""'«»» ~ """ nf n . s "l'erio r officer. The ,1 w» Mere dismissed o„ (!, 0 „ rf)m " ( "f the participation ot .... 0(n " " n " • ™nn<lin S the oompanv, fic,H the proceedings rcsuitin,' , "■ '"

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