GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 287, 28 November 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

0 MI!. HALWONKS. ? By Telegraph.—Press Association. 1 Christchureh, Ust Xight. -* The Hon. W. llall-Jmres arrived in . Chrisstchuroh this morning from We)- '. lington, and left for Timaru by tlie . liiid-day express this evening He' meets . the members of his committee and u uliinber of personal friends, and to-mor-row he returns north to Wellington Mr Hall-Jones is to be entertained iji Wellington by tlie City Council on Tuesday, and he will also be tendered a publ'ie reception by the citizens. On Thursday | he leaves for England to assume the ] olliee of High Commissioner. A GKOWIXG POUT. „.. , , Wellington. Fridnv. J Iho trade of the port of Wellington tor the year ending September 30 shows [ a largo increase. The tonnage of vessels arriving has increased by 1.1T.-214 and the number bv CO. This the chairman states puts Wellington ahead if such ports as Belfast, HrUtol. Swansea and Suiiderhv:id. Wellington has now considerably more than half us .much as ' Melbourne, and above a third as much as Sydney.

| SHKAIiKIIS' W.U.'KS. I Dunedin. Kridav. A conference of delegates representmg the Otago and Southland Shoepowners' Association and the Shearers' Union was held to-day. The cmplovcrs, while anxious to meet (he shearers I as far as possible. , raid not see their, way to interfere with present contracts or alter the rates of pay for the current season, but undertook' to enter an agreement to have an award made bind-1 ing on Otago from February i. The shearers' representatives agreed to this and an amicable settlement, was thus arrived at.

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