GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 174, 14 July 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

PRODUCE EXPORTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association.. Wellington, Lust Nigut. The value oi' the principle lines ot produce exported from Keiv /cahini. during the month of June is quoted us follows in the export leaflet is.-meu »,. the Department of Industries mid remlueree:—ljutter, .C3l,jlt); cheese, i:ii,881); beef, ;C35),84.5; niutton, .UtbVJSI; hind), 11208,000; oats, £7300; hemp, £37,035.

MILITAIU iX(iI'IUV. Dunedin, Last Night. At the luilitary court enquiry to nay the Press was excluded. It is under stood the matter in discussion was whether a certain resolution passed n< a meeting at which Lieut, Begg presided contained a declaration that members of the company would not re-enrol in any other company as long as the present officer commanded the district. The court will send its report to Wellington.

FACILITATING RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. Napier, Last Night. The Hawke's Bay Education iioard to-night, by live votes to three, curried a motion fixing tlie school hours at 24'/ 3 per week and not to exceed live per day. It is generally understood that the object of tlie motion is to facilitate the giving of religious instruction in schools \vlicre committees are favorable. BUTTER IN STOKE. Auckland, Last Night. There are 275 tons of butter in store here, equal to B'/ a weeks' supply, when it is expected fresh butter will be coming in. The price locally is Is I>/m wholesale and Is 3d retail, and an increase of Id per lb is forecasted. The indications are that there will be comparatively little butter left over for export of the winter storage.

STEAMER S TRYING TIME. - Auckland, Last Night. The steamer Rothesay lias arrived at Knivliia after a trying time. Tile crank shaft broke when the vessel was eight miles from port. Captain Ross shifted the cargo and got a sail outrigged and sniled to tlic leo of Albatross Pointy whero rockets were lired and the steam" eer anchored.

DENTAL HOSPITAL WANTED. Auckland, Last Night. A deputation from the Dental Association waited on the Hospital Board to-day, urging tile establishment of n dental hospital in order to enable the poorer classes to avail themselves o dentistry without payment in certain cases. The Board promised to go full) into the matter.

A GIRL'S TEMPTATION. Christchurcb, Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court this morning a young girl, named Lucy Highstead, pleaded guilty to a charge of having on July 3 stolen a purse and contents of a total value of £1 Ids' the property of Francis A. Lowe. Tb,' accused (a girl of about 20 years) stool in the dock sobbing violently while the Chief Detective outlined the ease. It appeared that the girl had gone into the shop of complainant and asked to to use the 'phone. The purse was lying on a shelf close by and she picked] it up. The girl refused to go to a home and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Later on the girl was prevailed upon and consented to go to the Salvation Army Home for three months, and judgment was altered accordingly,

BAND CONCERTS ON SUNDAYS. Christclmrch, Last Night. At a meeting of the Christclmrch Ministers' Association held to-day it was resolved to wait on the City Council protesting against (he proposal that band concerts .should be permitted in licensed premises on Sunday evenings.

CULVEHDON ESTATE. Christclmrch, Last Night. Two of the successful applicants in the recent Culverdon estate ballot have declined to sign the leases and the sections will be balloted again.

CONCILIATION BOARD. Wellington, Last Night. A meeting of the Conciliation board was held this afternoon to consider the engineers' dispute. An application tor exemption was made by Mr. Mack on behalf of Jenkins and Alack. His firm, lie said, were not engineers; they were plumbers, coppersmiths, and tinsmiths. The Court undertook to consider the matter. . William Coblet and John P. Luke gave evidence for the employers, opposing the suggestion for a reduction of hours from 4(l'/. lo 44 per week, and urging that employers were not at present in a good position to face over-sea competition. This was not a good time lo ask further concessions from the trade, which, in spite of the tariff, was no better off than formerly. The evidence of the witness on behalf of the employees was held. It is expected the Board will lile its recommendations on Thursday.

TWO-UP SCHOUL MAIDED. Timaru, Monday. The police last night raided a twoiip school here and arrested eight men. These, on being searched, were found to have £l3B in thejr possession. They were playing in a hut occupied by a railway servant named Michael Joseph Barry. The door was locked, but the police gained an entrance through a 'window. The constables were rather bady cut by the glass. The men appeared at the Court this morning. The Magistrate said lie saw no reason why the maximum penalty should not be imposed. Gambling caused a great deal of distress and immorality in the colony. It must be put down with a strong hand. He imposed the maximum fine of £IOO on Barry as keeper of a common gaming house and the maximum of £5 on each of the seven young men who were caught at the game.

BURGLARS' PLANS UPSET. Morton, Monday. Burglars entered the Marton railway station last evening, evidently bent on business, hut were disturbed by tn» early morning goods train to Taihape, which left about .1 o'clock. A dynamite cap and fuse were put in position to blow the sale open, but not used. About 10s in silver and a large number of railway stamps and a bicjele are missing.

NATIVE LANDS. Taihapc, Monday. A meeting of Settlers resolved to urge the (lOvcrnmont to reserve native lands in this district for closer settlement and to bring them under the Land for Settlement Act at the earliest opportunity; also to urge that roads be metalled to enable settlers to get their milk to the creameries. BLACKBALL APPEAL CASK. Wellington, Monday. Tn the Appeal Court the Blackba I miners' case was not proceeded with, as the |»ipers were not ready. The Court adjourned until to-morrow mominn\