GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 177, 17 July 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

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i'KIOE OK MEAT. Tl, n ~ ])uil< ' di ». taut Nijiht ll«. Uuned.n master li„ H „, firf U> WW the price of lIH)Pt ro^ .« .".aid to be due to the gradual W <m<«gof tlio stock inartet. kS F«»pects indicate that the position will l» »"« acute as the spring approve" ASSISTANCE TO STRIKERS Dt « (JOINED.

Dunedin, Last Night, the .trades and Labor Cou.leF to. night declined the request of the Weiimg on Council that special meetings o the Lnions be called for the purpose ot considering the ipiestion of rcmlortair .financial assistance to the bakers on / strike in Wellington. Jt. was decided to take no action, this decision being based on the recent resolution to strictly uphold the letter aud spirit of the Arbitration Act.

GISUOUNE NEWS. Gishornc, Last Night. The Gisborno Howling Club closod.ita bowling season to-day in nue woathcr, after nine months of play, said to be the longest enjoyed in the Dominion. The Kev. iims. Fee, a no-liceneo speaker, has been engaged to address meetings in Poverty Bay In August. At Hie Mutnwhuro sioek snlo to-day about 0000 sheep ond about 350 head of cattle were yarded. Prices both. j« sheep and cattle showed an increase on late rates. Ine increase is said to bo <iue to a demand from Auckland in view of a shrinkage of local supplies for "licet week." Wethers brought up to 13s, and steers to ,tU Ids.

YVELLINUTON RAKERS' STRIKE. Wellington, Last Night. The Wellington operative bakers art still out on strike, but the master bakers say they have now sullicicnt labor; in fact, their secretary refused employment to a foreman to-dav.

TIIE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. , . Wangunui, Thursday. At the Education Hoard's meeting last night strong comments were made regaruing the delays of Hie Education Department in attending to applications for grants. It was resolved to write to the Department about the matter. i THIEF SENT TO GAOL. ' Wellington, Thursday. Benjamin Diver, formerly a stationer in the Old Country, was before the Court to-day to answer a long list of charges of stealing books from local booksellers, the value of the books stolen at each place ranging from 32s to about £B. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on the first charge and three-months on each of the others, sentences to be concurrent.

SLY-GROG SELLING. Invorear'gill, Thursday. James Anderson, who pleaded guilty to a charge of sly-grog selling, was lined £4O. He lived in a hut where the liquor was received and sold. Tailwpo, Thursday. At llaetihi S.M. Court, Brown, & driver for a coaching firm, pleaded guilty of delivering liquor to persona ' he had rensons to suspect of sly-grog| selling and was fined £ls and £8 costs. This was the first case of th* kind ever heard in the Dominion. Wunganui, Thursday, ■At Ohakuno, on the Mniu Trunk mi!' way, this morning, Mr. .Stanford, S.M., i fined William Olliver £25 and eoste for having ten eases of whisky in hii pot' session in a prohibited area. Tho pen'' alty in default was fixed at tbn/t months' Imprisonment. Fur earring whisky for Oliver, R, Malmnnoae wit fined £5.

FIRE BRIGADES' CONFERENCE. , Napier, Thursday. The 'Auckland city and suburban fire brigades' delegates invited the United Fire. Brigades' Association to hold th» 1900 conference and demonstration in Auckland. The invitation wan accepted to-day. FIRE. Foilding, Thursday. r A' six-roomed house, tho property of Mr. Blake, of Bunnytlmrpe, wbb dektreyed by fire at midnight last night. The family was away tit the time attending a social gathering. The origin of the flro is not known. Nothing wa» saved,