GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 195, 7 August 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

UmiMUILKUI HAND CONTEST. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Uu'.slchurcli, Last Night. At a meeting of the Clirislciuireh il.md Contest Committee held yesterday evening, it was -decided that entries lor test selections and maieiiiiig competition should eiose on September 21, ami solos, trios, and quartettes close on Uctober 1!). BUAKDLN(.iiIUU*E DESTROYED. Weslport, Last Night. At Burnett's Face today a boardinghouse owned by Air. Fisher and rented by Air. Heath,'was completely destroyed by lire. Uiie boarder lost .C-1,3 'in 'Jew-cilery, another £3O in cash, and Mrs. Heath a sinilnr amount in cash. Altogether about ,U<«) in cash was .■■il. the burning and furniture were insured, but the amounts are not ascertainable. ' THE CO U UTS. Wcstport, Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, Octavius Footc was committed for trial to the Supreme Court '.llokitika, on a charge of assaulting and robbing a miner named Heenan at Denniston on Friday last, SHIP CAIiPENTEK'S THEFT.Duuedin, Thursday." At Port Chalmers this morning Frederick Board was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and ordered to forfeit .t8 of his wages for embezzling j cargo "troiu the steamer Waiuinte on ] the voyage from London to New Zealand. Accused was ship's carpenter, and therefore a petty ollicer, whose special duty it was to 'look after the safety of the ship and cargo. . A. DANCER TO THE COAIAH'MTV. Auckland, Thursday. The Auckland 'Employers' Association last iiij, r ht passed a resolution expressing the opinion that socialism in its worst form was rapidly becoming a danger to the community, and that it was of the utmost importance to .the (iovornment for the time being that it should be rendered independent of socialist support. They suggested the fusion of the anti-socialistic Liberals and the Oppositionists, and assured the Premier and Air. .Alassey that at the general election the Association would subordinate all party considerations and work to attain the objects referred to. LAWK IX THE SADDLIv Auckland, Thursday. The Auckland Employers' Assoilisi- ; tion expressed its strong disapproval of the decisions of the special board that inquired into lite tramway dispute, ami urged that all employers' should strenuously oppose any attempt lo make il a precedent in oilier cases.