GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 275, 14 November 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

SLY GROG-SELLING. By Telegraph,—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. At the .Magistrate's Court to-day judgment was delivered in the case of David Bariie uud Annie Barric, charged with having been, the occupiers ot an» licensed .premises' (the Paragon board* inghoiise) on whit'h liquor was sold* Both defendants were found guilty, Iwt the Magistrate, Mr. W. Kiddcll, decided to treat the two offences as one. David Barrie was lined £lO and costs and Annie Barrie was convicted and discharged. eiIWSTCHUROH SHOW. ~ . Christchurch, Last Night. The at tendance at the A. and P. Shoit to-day was unusually large, and is expected to couie well up to (he big aton People's Day in Kxhibitiou year. The light horses wihich were judged to-day were a very fine lot, and the jumping in the afternoon was exceptionally good. There were several minor spilis, but nothing serious. Later. The attendance at the show to-day exceeded which beats the previous record attendance during Exhi'iiUontlme. . THE TIM UK It MAKKKT. Invereargill, Ust Night. At n largely-attended meeting of isa>vmillers, the depression of the timber trade and the heavy accumulations 'if stocks were discussed. The opinion was that the position lind never been po acute, and it was unanimously resolved reduce the output ;l>y at least onethird, and that ail lnilis close oil the sth December.

'■CHRIST OF TIIK OUuSS." OuiK'iliii, last Night. The Assembly, nfler consideration «f the committee regarding _tlit> lie v. Gibson Smith's book '"Christ of the Cross," carried the resohitimi previously wired, with the deletion of the words which were raised 011 the motion ot (lie liev. Campbell, JiKCOIiD MIII'MKXT OF APPLES AXI) LUMBER, Auckland, Last Night. The Den of Rutlivon arrived here today villi u reeord shipment of 23,000 eases of npples from British Columbia. 1 lie fruit arrived in splendid order, ' K 'i ;i r absolutely free from pest and very smiml. The steamer also brought a reeord shipment of lumber from Vancouver, having 3,10,000 feet for the Dominion.