GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 251, 16 October 1908, Page 4

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

LOW t'TiliitJUTS. J-'y 'ieicgrapli.-- l're:>s Association. Wellington, Lust JNigltc. .Sii i|)piny companies will continue iue present low rate of freights un nemp uud tav till tllu end of l>ea'inlior. J>]SOiJEi>]JsXl']s OX HOAUD BOAT. Tinairit, nnusday. J. Uully, J. Murphy, and Ji. Gray, seamen un the Union CompanyV steamer Uuui a, were lined £2, with tlib alternative of two days' imprisonment, for disobeying commands in Westport harbor. For abuse Gray and Murphy were lined C2 each, in default seven days' imprisonment. The men had been drunk at Westport and had bcluived in a similar manner at Auckland. AIJAIX.ST TUii (IAMIXCi LAW'S. » Dunediu, Thursday. Tiios, I'.! trick Cuttle, for playing a game of chance, namely, "sheila uiid pea,'' at Wingatu'races yesterday, was lined .Clll, with the alternative of three moil tlis' imprisonment. TURK AT TfMARU. Timaru, Thursday. The drapery establishment of T. and J. Thomson was gutted by lire at 5.30 this morning. The fire had a strong hold when it was discovered. Tile main shop and its contents and the stock in the adjoining showroom were completely destroyed, also the stock of sewing machines, In the men's tailoring and drapery department the stock was ruined by smoke and water. Tile insurance 011 the stock is £OSOO, and the estimated value is .C 12.0110. The property was insured for £2500.

ALLKCKD FALSE PRETENCES. Alasterton, Thursday. •Henry Bailey, a yoimg man, -was charged at the Police Court to-day with obtaining Renevoleat Society tickets for a bed and breakfast by means of false pre!euros. When arreted he possessed .Cl'2o. ITe had been drinking for the. past fortnight. Accused «mb remanded for a week.

CEItTfK-PEN T C'('IN COLLISION. Wellington. Thursday. To-day a deputation from the Mtvrfliant Service OuiUl interviewed .the Minister for Aforine, Hon. J. A. Millar, to endeavor to get a. modification of the sentence imposed on the second officer of the Penguin as a sequel to the collision of tlhat steamer with the Gertie. It was urged that the suspension of the certificate for three month.*} and the debiting of six guineas cost* were out of all proportion to the alleged lack of caution and that a censure would have b-oeu sufficient. The Minister said one could not interfere with the Court, but he would look into the case.