GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 233, 25 September 1908, Page 4

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

By Telegraph.— Press Association. Auckland, Thursuay. The residence of _\u. F. Clark, on licmuei-a road, uas destroyed by lire last night. It wa-: insured ill the South British ollice- for JJtJIIO. The lurniturc was insured fur t.iitu) in the same of- | THE LAMBING'SKASON". -Mastcrtuu, Thursday. .Reports from rural districts -now that Ihe lambing season has been very very satisfactory. There is an unusually large perceiilage of twins. COMPENSATION COCBT. Wellington, Thursday. The Arbitration Court dismissed tire application of Henry Wilcox, claiming Cilll!) compensation from tile Wellington Hospital Hoard. Claimant was suffering from dilation of the heart wiiichj ! the Utaki Sanatorium.

ANTI-SllllKF JUDGMENT. Wellington, lliur-uay. A judgment 01 interest to industrial unions was delivered by JJr. .\lcArunn-, S.M. 10 day. A claim for .till wa<pi.feii'ed by tlte Drivers' I "ion against Donald I'raser. being Die alllou.it ol a line iulliclcd by the f'nion on defendant. The ease arose out of defendant's action during tile late bakers' strike, ill which, it was alleged, deiendanl mid broken faith and gone to work in 11 bakehouse contrary to a resolution passed by the l.'nion, The Magistrate gave judgment for the Union. DOMINION DAV. Chibtchuicii, Last Night. The celebialton of Dominion Day anniversary on Saturday will be of rather a quiet character in view of the City Council determining not to ask the citizens to observe .1 holiday. The functions will be limited to the distribution of Dominion medals to the schoolchildren and the inspection by Colonel Kobin of the volunteers in Craninor "'"''-'■ , - ,

Wellington, Last Night. P.y Gazette notice to-night, Dominion 'Day is substituted For Prince of Wales' liirtlnl-.lv in the list of holidays to b- observed in the Post and Tehgraph service. SKI,LING IMMOUAL LITEUATCUE. CJii'i.-tchurch, Last Night. It is understood that an additional information has been laid against one of the local booksellers who was before liie Magistrate's Court on Tuesday charged'ivith having sold immoral literature. The fresh information is ill re"ispect to the sale of the works of Poems (sic), being alleged to constitute a breach of the Statute. AUUIVALS AND DICPAItTURES. Wellington, Last Night. The number of persons who arrived Hi New Zealand last month is 2411,1, compared with ->.>4l) in August, 1007. The number of departures last month is itl'.H, and the number for August, 1007.. is 1751. A 11ECO110 'IT!IP. AVcllington, Last Night. The Shaw, Nnvill steamer Arawii. which left. AVcllington on August I.lth. arrived at Plymouth oil Monday, alter a passage of II) days. She was thus three days ahead of schedule time.