GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 201, 14 August 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

I'RLCAUTiON ACAINBT ISLIOHT. Ry Telegraph.—Press Association. * Wellington, Last Night. Thu importation into Queensland is prohibited of the following plants:— Potatoes from. New Zealand and all otiicr countries in which tile disease; ceased by phytophtiiora ilifestans exis.s; .plants or portions of plants ot alt and every species' ol vitls from Now Zealand, and all other countries in w.iidi phylloxera vastatrix is known to exist. ARIHTRATION COURT. invercargill, Last Night. The Arbitration Court was occupied ah day hearing the employers' evidence in the sawniiticrs' case. The Court expi< Is to conclude, to-morrow in time to catch the afternoon's express for north. DEVELOPING A COAL MINE. WeSlport, Last Night. A large number ot people availed 1 themselves to-day of an invitation to inspect tJie Weslport-Stoekton Co.'s power-house at Ngakawau, and witness thu .setting in motion of. the main generating machinery. A trial run was very successful, the machinery working without a hitch. To-morrow the laying ilov.'u of rails to Mangatina, the outer boundary of the company's property, will Ire completed so that the internal work of Uhc bins (the machinery in which is all to bo worked by electricity) and the finishing touches to the electric installation are practically all that is required to bring the. property up to thu coal-producing stage.

COMPLAINT AGAINST A CHILI REN'S HOME.

tuvercargill, Last Night. The Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard received a report forwarded by Lite Jnspcelor-General of Hospitals, in which .Miss Petriinant, Inspector under Hi.: Infant Life Protection Act, 11)07, made strong criticism of the care of children at the Board's Lome Farm Home, and recommended, the appointment of a trained nurse. Reports were also received from two doctors and the matron disposing of the Inspector's" allegations, and a legal' opinion from .Messrs. Hall, Stout, and Lillicralf stated that the Home was not within the scope of the Act of last year. It was decided to forward ftueso reports and opinion to Dr. .Valentine. POLICE-INSPECTOR RETIRING. Napier, Last Night. Inspector MacDonell has arranged to retire from the police force at an»cauy date. Sub-Inspector Dwycr arrived from Chris tchurch last night to take charge of the Napier district in the meantime.

WEAK FERTILISERS. 1 Feilding, Thursday. lie fore, ill'. Thomson, S.M., to-day, ! two linns, .Messrs. Hodder and Tolley 1 j and Messrs. Barratid and Abraham, i were proceeded against for selling basic 1 slag of less percentage than the regis-, tvfed analysis* The Department's solicitor said they did not wish a heavy penalty, but had proseeuted to enable local agents to lind the source of misleading information with regard to the fertiliser. Defendants' solicitor said the defendants obtained the basic Blag through .Messrs. .Murray, Roberts and Co., lroin a Scottish linn, who gave a guarantee of analysis. As soon as tlio real position had been discovered u I lower analysis bad been registered. A . fine of 10s, with 2Ss costs, was inflicted in each case. AN HOTEL GUTTED. Reol'ton, Thursday. The Southern Cross Hotel was gutted by lire. The licensee anil his wife were away at Clrcyinouth. The building anil contents were insured in lllie Commercial Union for £!)50. The property was owned by Mr. Findbiy, the licensee. CHARGE AGAINST A SOLICITOR. Palnrerston N., Thursday. C. E. Harden, solicitor, appeared before a bcncfli of Justices this morning on a charge of theft of ' :C2GO, the property of Margaret Al. Hancock. On the application of the police a remand was granted to Friday week. Bail was fixed at £2OO and two sureties of £IOO DEMONSTRATORS SUMMONED. Hastings, Thursday. • As a result of the incidents occurring during the hostile street demonstration against Fearnley, the police, agent, after judgment had been given in the recent bpttiii" eases, L. Fowler (borough councillor), Jk Johnson (draper), and W. ' Stack (consumptive invalid) have each : been served with summonses to appear i before the Napier Court. It is under- ' n'ood that Slack takes proceedings i against Inspector MacDonnell for rough- I ly handling him iu th-j street without I cause. '