GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 232, 24 September 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

MOTOK CAR DESTROYED. Uy Telegraph.—Press Association, Auckland, Last Night. A motor car and shed, owned by Dr. McDougall, were destroyed by lire tonight, the result of an explosion of benzine. Tire value of the car aud shed was £2OO and £SO respectively. The ear was uninsured. THEATRICA L ENTERPRISE. Wellington, Last Night. A company is to be floated with a capital of £123.000 to build theatres in the four centres of New Zealand. A syndicate, representing Melbourne tliie, otrical people, has secured the option of a site in Wellington.

LADY PLUNKET AT TIMARU. . Timaru, Last Night. Lady Phmket visited Timaru to-day and was the guest of the Mayor and Mayoress. In flic afternoon she opened the Seddon memorial children's ward of eight cots, added to Timaru hospital by means of subscriptions and donations plus Government subsidy. Tire weather was not pleasant, being showery and cold, hut there was a good attendance, and the ceremony passed off well. Her excellency afterwards gave a lecture on motherhood to an audience of women only that crowded the assemibly rooms. Iler Ladyship and party returned to Christchurch in the evening. PORT RAILWAY RATES. Christchurch, Last Night. The railway committee of the Chamber of Commerce sat to-dav to prepare information with regard 'to railway rates between Lyttclton and Christclmreh for presentation to the Parliamentary Committee now sitting on the subject. ■ THE WEATHER. Christchurch, Last Night, lire barometer reading at Lyttclton yesterday evening was 'exceptionally! low, tlhe mercury standing at 29.2 G. At 9 o'clock this morning, the reading was 211.34. There was a warm nor'-wester blowing, but a change came about at 11.30 a.m., when a violet south-west *(TOiIl, accompanied bv heavy, j-ain> broke over the port. The glass commenced to rise, tire reading at noon being 29.55 but the gale with heavy rain continued throughout the day.

FEILDING FIRE MATTERS.

I „„ Peilding, Last Night. Hie annual meeting of the Feildb" Fire Board was held to-day. I„spccto°r Hugos report on the brigade slated that the men were good, but «icUusiasm was needed amongst the officers. The town water pressure of l.'SOlbs to the square inch was excellent for lire extinction purposes. He recommended several improvements which the Board "ill carry out. The chairman of the I'ire Board's report stated there were seven calls during the year, the only serious mm being a small cottage. This is the best record for twelve years. It J was intended to build a new fire station providing sleeping accommodation for the hreinen.

UREAT BAKKPEK CARLE A.k-khuid, Last Night, the Government steamer Tutanckai TOinmcnccs taking hj, yo knots of eaible ironi the steamer Kid Ura, from Lot.uon, tins morning. Ou Friday, the TuUnekai will proceed to lay \ portion <>l the cable between Port Charles, on the mainland, and Trvp'hena, at the Great Barrier. The distance, between ■he two points is twelve and a-half knots, and it is expected that this, length of caiblo will be laid down in' ,'ilMiut hwo Ihours. 'Phe caiblc will connect the Barrier with the niarahind "nil a telephone service is to be es- I tablished between the cable station and all the bays at the island.