GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 179, 20 July 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

TItAMWAT! FARES. By Telegraph.—l'ress Association. Wellington, Saturday. Figures prepared by the Tramway Department show that the average fare charged to passengers is 1.33 d per mile in Wellington, the same in Dunedin, 2.12 din C'hristdiurcli, and 1.<17d in Auckland. MAORI FANATICS. Auckland, Saturday. At l'aeroa I'oliee Court four Maoris, followers of a new ''prophet," were committed to the Supreme Court for sentence, for cattle-stealing. The evidence showed that, after killing the animals, they used the bullock bells to call their followers to religious services at their camp. A TEMPORARY BREAK-DOWN. , Wellington, Last Night. The master of the Union Company's steamer Maori reported on arrival at Wellington from Lyttelton this morning that at 4.30, when between liaikoura. and Cape Campbell, he came abreast of the lluddart Parker steamer Victoria displaying signals that she was out of control. The Maori was taken to within a quarter of a mile of the Victoria, but receiving no further signals stood on her way north'.

The captain of the Talune, which left Lyttclton after the Maori, reports that a U. 30 he passed tile Victoria live miles south of Kaikoura. The Victoria was then under weigh, steering south. It is presumed that some temporary breakdown had occurred in the engineroom, but had been repaired between the time of the vessel being seen by tlie Maori and passed by the Talune. The Victoria left Wellington at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon for Dunedin. It was then blowing a gale from the south, and a high sea was running ill Cook's Strait, but the weather conditions had improved by morning.

UNEMPLOYED IN CHPvISTCIII.iIICH Christcliurch, Saturihy Night.

About 1000 men attended a meeting of unemployed held in Cathedral Square this afternoon. Mr. J. Patterson, secretary of the General Laborers' Union, presided. The following resolutions were passed:—That this meeting affirms the right to work; that this meeting of Cliristchurcli workers strongly protests against the Government's immigration policy, alluring workers to the Dominion under false pretences when it cannot absorb the labor in its midst; that this meeting of citizens strongly protests against the proposal of the Government to spend from £3OOO to £IO,OOO of public money in welcoming the American navy on the occasion of its visit to our shores. After the meeting the unemployed were asked to stand in one comer, and between 70 and 100 did so, They then appointed a deputation which waited on the Mayor, who undertook to forward tile resolutions to the Premier, and to place the matter before the City Council on Monday. He also asked Mr. Patterson to submit a list of men out of work, to slate if married, and how long unemployed.