GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 234, 26 September 1908, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

; A MILITARY APPoIATMENT. By Telegraph.--Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. tjeut. J. H. Price, of the Koyal Matines, has been appointed to the njwlytreated post of olticer for the construction of fortification., in the Dominion, REFORMING DIUuxivAUDS Chriatchureh, U s t lN u,,,t. Interviewed to-day on the subject of Ihe Governments reformative legislation proposals, Mr . u . w m v , Said that he and Mr. D. (J. Day SU wd for a long timu past advocated the gnmtuig of power to release an habitual drunkard o tt probation, provided Be showed signs of reforming. He had at dirterent times received a number of application for the release of liaWtual drunkards, but could do nothing in the «witt«r. He was also greatly in favor W the proposal extending the definition of habitual drunkard" to one who is Swice convicted of a breach of a pro-' HUbition order. Generally he considered that the proposals would help the "Work of the Magistrates considerably. •

CO-OPERATIVE CONTRACT SYSTEM

. Timaru, Last Night. . The Borough Council to-niwht. after repeated discussions and adjournment resolved by 6 to 5 to reject a recommendation of the general committed tnat the co-opeartive contract system oe tried on four miles of the trenching that the co-operative contract system Whe engineer (Mr. F. W. Marchant) said the system had never boen tried On such work, and he would decline to «3 responsible for the organisation of the work. He gave, in a long report las objection to the proposal, and these rawed some councillors to change their Cjraions to vote against it.

i A STATEMENT OBJECTED TO. i Cnristchurch, Last Night. At a meeting of the Canterbury Inttugtnal Union to-night strong eweo«on was taken to the statement made by Mr. Hardy, M.P., in the House that *»• local implement maaufactururs were taking advantage of thvi Implement Importations Act to demand excessive •prices from farmers and to the allegation made by him recently in a speech at Brookside that a "case had come under his notice where £3O had been charged for a £26 I<H plough. It was Beaded to request Mr. Hardy, to furnish tie Association with a copy of the invoice in question which he produced tit the meeting. / SCHOOL MASTER FIXED. . Ashburton, Last Night. ■ The assistant master at Hampstead fcchool was to-day convicted and orderfed to pay £1 lUs costs for striking a . male pupil on the body with a strap. The Magistrate refused to allow an appeal.

BUiTEU MARiyET. '. Auckland, Last Niglit. , Yesterday the quantity of butter in afore for 'export for the fortnight was 67 tons, or 2702 boxes. In ths corresponding period of last year the quantity was 50 tons. Fifteen thousand coxes are to bo shipped by the lonic to-morrow, and five hundred* boxes are to be shipped to South Africa on Monday. ARRIVAL OF THE Tt'RAKINA. Wellington, Last Night. This Turakiaa arrived to-night from London, bringing over 200 passvngers, including 46 assisted immigrants. A number of domestics is among the list. McLEAN INSTITUTE. Cbristchurch Last Night. Already a number of applications nave been received for the position of matron at the McLean Institute for Gentlewomen. The question of dealing with these applications, as well as other business will come before the meeting of the Board of Governors of the McLean Institute to be held next Thursday,

REVIEW OF CADETS. Ciiristchurch, Last Night. Colonel Robin, C.8., First Officer of ■She Defence Council, was in Christ-' church this morning m company with Colonel Hawkins. He witnessed' a parade of school cadets in Cranmer Square, ■which was held In preparation for tomorrow's review. ATHLETICS. Feildfcig, Ijist Night. The annual meeting 0 f the Feildin" centre of the New Zealand Athletic Union was held to-day. The report stated that, the Government measure forbidding betting at sports meetings would greatly purify sport. Athletes Who had left the Union in order to run 4t Auckland gas-light meetings were now endeavoring to eater the union •gain, the new betting restrictions having stopped the gaslight meetings.

TESTIMONIAL TO CANTERBURY ; FARMERS. . ! Last Night. Subscribers to the farmers' fund for a presentation to the Canterbury aimers in connection with the laborers* case before the Arbitration Court now sramber 63, and large support is coming from tie Hawke's Bay and Wanganui districts. : HEREFORD CATTLE BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION. '; Feildiag, Last Night, . The annual meeting of tie New Zealand Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association was held here to-day. Jlr. D. P. Buchanan, president, presided. The annual report stated there was a credit balance of £471, and it was decided *o offer for competition at the Manatwatu and West Coaet Association's Show in 1910 a handsome trophy for the best purebred Hereford bullock flalved since June 30th, 1908. It was" further agreed that a similar trophy lie offered in 1011 for the beat purebred Hereford shop bullock, and another trophy in 1912 for the heaviest purebred Hereford bullock, live-weight. Officers were elected as follows:—President, Mr. J. McGregor (Mastcrton); twee-president, Mr. F. W. Arboa (Pohangina); vacancies in the Council, Messrs. D. P. Buchanan, G. C. Wheeler And A. C. Morton.

CAEGO BROACHING. 1 Wellington, Friday. Five wharf laborers were arrested, yesterday on a charge of broaching cargo on the steamer Rjpprnghaim Grange. One member of the crew, an apprentice, was also arrested. His evidence, given to-day, bore out Ms own confession to the officers implicating Ittimself and the laborers. After a partial hearing the case was adjourned to September 30. The apprentice, Alphonse Doyle, was fined £3. SUNDAY BAND CONCERTS. Auckland, Friday. The City Council, after aa hour and a-half's discussion,, decided to allow a collection to be taken at band performances in the parks on Sundays—two for charitable purposes and one for the band's owa funds. The decision. Which was arrived at on the ■vote of the Mayor, was in opposition, to a resolution previously earned by ?, narrow majority prohibiting collection* at Sunday band performances.