GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 236, 29 September 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

CANTERBURY COLLEGE BOARD. By Telegraph.—Press Association. | Christehurch, Last Night. At the meeting of the Canterbury! College Hoard of Governors, held this afternoon, the College Committee recommended that the .•Senate of the University of New Zealand be asked to support the proposal that proie.ssors and other ollicials of the Univcrsitv and its allilialed institutions should be included in Ihe Government superannuation scheme; that the invitation of Cambridge University to Canterbury College to be represented at Ino commemoration of the centenary of Charles I Darwin's birth, which will he Wid in dune next, be accepted, and that Professor Rutherford be asked to represent the College on the occasion. The report was adopled.

A VOLUNTIOHIXIi DII'TICULTY. Duuciliii, Last Night. At a public meeting beld to-niglii to protest against the disbandiuent of the North Duneilm Rules, the following resolution was carried unanimously:— ■'That this meeting, called by putilie j request, for the purpose of considering Ihe tlirealened disbandmcuf 0 f the. North Dnnedin liillcs, hereby desires lo place on record that such disbandnieiil would he a great calamity at the, present time and delrunental to the best interests of volunteering in the Dominion; while not wishing in any way lo eritiei-e Ihe judgment of the Defence Department, the meeting respectfully asks the Minister of Defence to take steps to hold an outside commission of inquiry, for the purpose of hearing both sides of Hie question and ■lhereibv elucidate the dilliculty.'" Mr. Green ' (Mayor of North-East Valley) occupied the chair. Frequent allusions were made lo l.ieut.-Col. Stoneham and Sergeant-Major lienfell, and n good many of the remarks were intemperate and the arguments wviv heated. Oil was finally poured on the troubled waters by Mr. G. M. Thomson.

SKQUEL TO "LAAIMXU BOWN 1 ." Cisbornc .Last Night. Following upon the jury's verdict in tlie libel ease against the Gisborae Times, lire Record Reign Hotel, where tile "lambing down" took place, is to 'have a new licensee, and an application for a transfer is to come before the Licensing Committee immediately. CIUNKHK MHOP ISURGLED. Wellington, Monday. A safe containing about £7O in cash and a quantity of silk and cigarettes was removed from a Chinese fruiterer's shop in Lambton Quay early last evening. The safe was found to-day in '•lie harbor, but the contents were missing. COAL MINKTiS' DISPUTE. Dunedin, Monday. The Owen Island coal-miners, who were disappointed with the Arbitration Court's recent award, have decided to invite tlie chairman of the Conciliation Hoard to provide for and adjust matters that are not dealt with fa tlie award. AN AMERICAN FLEET DESERTER. Gisbornc, Monday. John flridley Moncnv pleaded guilty at the Court to a charge of theft from a country residence. He was comniith'cl to the Supreme Court at Auckland for sentence. Prisoner s'ated that he had left the American licet at Auckland. He went to the house to see if lie could obtain work. The only occupant was a lady who was playing a pia7io. Tic went througli Hie rooms and stole 'two purses with money, tie was arrested .r,i hour later as he was about to leave by steamer for the ; south.