GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 225, 16 September 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

MOTH-INFKSTED Will'. \T. By Telegraph,'--Press Association. Auckland, Lajc, JS' ylli. A cargo of 50 sucks of whv;t .tuned by the Toftia from the Islands. On inspection, it was found tlwt lei wlnie snipnient was infested with ;notii und weevil. The shipment has bcci ■«•«!: 10 a freezing chamber for ten days. I';, which time it is expected tilie ] os's will be killed. (Several cargoes o 1 wlieut tims infested have arrived lately. POLITICAL. Core, Last Night. Mr. Andrew Martin, J.P., till recently proprietor of the tic- .Standard, and wiio has been an active figure in party polities in (lore for many years, lias buen selected as Government nominee for the Wakatipu seat. POLITICAL LABOH LEAGUE.

lnvereargill, Jjaat Night, 'file Political Labor League decided to urge the Government to establish a State coal depot in lnvereargill. A resolution was also carried favoring State control of liquor in snob now prohibited districts as return to license at next poll. NATIVK ASSOCIATION FORMED. Wellington, hist Night, j A New Zealand Natives' Association was formed in Wellington to-night on

the lines of similar associations existing in Canada and Australia. The oh- l ject's are to inculcat® a national spirit 1' in the New Zealand native-born, to stimulate a high standard of life and 1 living, and to promote industry, art, 'I literature, and science in the country. l- ——— c REGISTRATION OF A CHILD'S DEATH. 1 Chi'isU-hurch, Last Night. * An inquest held to-day o utile body of an illcgitimtac child presented soipe unusual features. It appeared that t'he child's birth bad been registered in ! • the name of the mother, but the death | was in the name of the people with whom it had been lodged for tihe purpose of adoption. The coroner .pointed out that a false declaration must have been made when the death was registered. Altar .medical evidence! was. heard, the inquest was adjourned till Monday to secure the attendance of the mother of the child. DOMINION BAY. lnvercargill, Last Night. A meeting to-day of representatives of citizens tried in vain to make some satisfactory arrangement for the celebration of Dominion Day oa the 2Utli in accordance with the express wish of tiie Prime Minister, Saturday is the . moist awkward day in the week for lnvercargill. It was decided to ask tilie | Prime Minister either to proclaim Saturday a holiday or have the celebration on Friday. FIRES.' I Gore, Tun.lav. ltea,by House, a building oi t,n rooms, was destroyed by lire this morning. A fresh gale was blowing." Nothing was saved. The houie w? owned by Angus McDonald and occupied by J. A. McDonald and family. . lit was built in the carty days ■»! the settlement and was considered one of the landmarks of the district. lire insurances amount to £275, but the loss is considerably above t r nis amount. THE MAIN TRUNK LINTS. 1 Wellington, Tuesday. ' Tlie Engineer-in-Chief of the Puniie . Works Department has just returae.l to Wellington from the Main Tru'ik . line. He says the work is being push id , on as rapidly as possible, but he docs not think tilie line can be comphted } before Christmas. ! FRUIT REGULATIONS. Auckland, Tuesday, i The llauroto arrived from Fiji this , morning. Her cargo of fruit is being landed without the authorities insisting upon the production of whit is . known as the "mile certificate." The fruit discharged so far is in splendid j condition.

Wellington Last Night. The Minister for Agriculture told a deputation of Auckland memliers of Parliament this evening that Mr. Kirk,' the Department's biologist, had made certain recommendations concerning the fruit fly regulations. ]le. recommended that tlie importation of liananas be allowed, provided consignments arc aecom|«vnied by a declaration signed by the skipper that the fruit was_ shipped in a thoroughly green condition, ihe inspector to be empowered to have the fruit returned or destroyed if he were convinced it was not green when shipped. Mr. Kirk could not recommend any relaxation in respect of other fruits, especially oranges. This report, the Minister said, he intended to adopt.

A REIPORTED EPIDEMIC. Wellington, Last Nights .Dr. Pomare, Chief Native Health Officer, left for Wangamii yesterday to investigate reports tha>t an epidemic of some seriousness lias broken out among the. natives at Parapara.