GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 226, 17 September 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

SLY-OKOG CONVICTIONS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Duuedin, last Might. At Balchit-ha to-day, before Air. Kjiirick, 4i.11., George Fisher, of the Farmers' Arms' Hotel', Balclutha, was charged with unlawfully keeping liquor for sale. Evidence was given that defendant purchased ;)S bottles of whisky within a month, and that at the time of thu raid only one full bottle wnsl found. The defence was that 17 bottles hail been overlooked on the occasion oi the previous raid. The defendant was convicted. It was then found (here was no minute of previous conviction, and no entry of it in the record-book, so the case was dealt with as a first conviction, and defendant lined 050, with costs. In no-license districts a second conviction carried imprisonment. David lieddie, juu., charged with procuring two bottles of whisky from the Stirling Hotel without giving the mimei and address in writing of the person for whom the liquor was intended, was lined .03 and costs. BItA.N AND FOLLAKD. Christcliurch, Last Night. The New Zealand Flour Millers' Association has reduced the price of bran to Hi 15s and pollard to Cli per ton. SALVATION AIIMV.S WOKK. Palmerston North, Last Night. Lord I'lunket presided over a crowded meeting in connection with the rescue branch of the Salvation Army. His J'Acellency spoke hiirhlv of the work done by the Army at I'akatoa Island, and expressed cordial sympathy with the ell'orls of the organisation. PIKE SEED. Christcliurch, Last Night. A meeting of grain and seed merchants was held this morning to discuss the provisions of the Agricultural Produce Dill. Jt was decided that Messrs. D. B. McLaren and C, 11. Hewlett proceed to Wellington and represent the views of the Cbrisi ciinrclr merchants on the measure to the Minister for Agriculture.

MASTEKTO.V SHOOTING CASE. Masterlon, Wednesday. Tobias Miller was to-day committed for trial on the charge of attempting to mimrer Ernest Iliglit by s/ioolng iiim with a revolver. Kail wiis rofuscd. THE EDUCATION ISILL. Duuedin, Wednesday. The Otugo Education Jiimrd approves the action of the Government in resisting the amendment of tile Eilur-n----iion liill in tlie diivelion of enforcing uniformity of school books ami urges till! OUgo members not to jeopardise the passage of t'lie ISill liy suppo -ting such an unnecessary and undesiral)'-.' Alteration. i'T.SUEIUIEN MISSING. Gisborne, 'Wednesday. The. Government was asked to institute a seareh for the missing fish-r----mvii and sent a prompt replv, saving Hint, if a suitable boat werc'availahb arrangements would lie made to -.■.mrter it for the search. It is proo>ble that the steamer TuaU'a will lie sen! fo-niorrow. ÜBIAIiKAIiI.F, MAGNKIIC STOIIM. Christeluireh, L'lst Night,

In connection with the abnormal earth currents thai were noticed on Saturday by the Telegraph Department, the director of the Cliristchureh Magnetic Observatory points out that, on. Saturday's records of the magnctognvpl'i at the Observatory there is recognised a remarkable magnetic storm. Large perturb,itions of the earth's magnetic field are .shown from !).24 a.m. ioitil (i.llO p.m. After that time the disturbances were much smaller, the storm gradually dying away in the course of the next six hours. In general character the storm was similar to the great magnetic storm of November. l!!(Ki. and though the range of disturbances was smaller, the storm has no doubt been recorded at the oilier magnetic observatories dotted over the surface of the globe. Th" storm was probably accompanied by remarkable auroral displays in some parts of the circinn-polar regions.