GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 260, 27 October 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

THE SALVATION ARMY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last. Night, The total amount collected by the Salvation Army in New Zealand during self-denial week is £11,030. This is £7OO more than was obtained last year. Wellington is at the top of the list with .€1075.

THE KAI'JTI KE-FLOATED. Wellington, Last Night. The steamer Jinpiti, ivliich was Dcached in Wellington harbor on Saturday, o.\vhig to a leak, was lloateil oil' to-day and put on the patent slip, tier damage is slight. TUB FlStllNO NEASOX. Auckland, Last Night. The iishiug season in Auckland will open on November Ist, and the prospects of good sport aw of the best. yUEMMI IX FIJI. Auckland, Last Might, ille -New Zealand Industries Company is in receipt of a cable from Air... Percy liasiey. Suva, in which he states that the mining laws in Fiji are passed on a very satisfactory basis to New Zealand, and it is desirable that anyone contemplating mining operations there should be early in the Held to exploit' the metals known to exist on the islands. NO-LICIiX.SE IN IN VEKCARGILL. 'lnvercargill, Last Night. | At a meeting of the Invercargill Min- I istevs : Association to-day, it was unanimously resolved to place on record their conviction, based on extended observation, "That the ell'ects of no-license in Invercargill since its inauguration have been decidedly beneficial to the community as a whole. The moral benefits are indisputably great, anil of the evil results with regard to business freely predicted by our opponents, there is no trace. We have, therefore, no hesitation in strongly recommending litis salutory reform." PETTY IICKIiLAIUEK. C'lirislelnuvli, Last Night. A number of bouse; in (lie north pall of the city were entered on Friday imJ .Saturday nights mid money stolen, prill cipally from slot gas meters. TWO-l'P SCHOOL KAIDKD. Christchurcii, .Monday. A (wo-'.ip shoo! was raided by the police near Hornby yesterday ami several men were caught in the act of playing. COMPENSATION COUKT. I Wellington, Monday. 'The Compensation Court heard a claim for .CISOO brought by liowdo") and Hall against the Minister for Hallways fov laud taken in connection with I ho. J Lu( t railway improvement. Claimants were, awarded £SOO. THE LOST LOCH LOMOND. Auckland, Monday. The Collector of Customs is advised that a lifebuoy marked "Loch Lomond" has drifted ashore five miles south of South Head, llokiaiiga. It is in a good stale of preservation, hut the life-lines have hcen broken short oil'. |