GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 298, 11 December 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

CO.UPKXSATIOX FOB ACCIDEXTS. ■by Xelegraph.—Presa Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Arbitration Court has awarded Robert Burnett, a briekimiker, of Kaiti, near Uisbornc, Xi'M compensation for Hie loss of a hand, holding that claimant's conduct was not due to disregard of any command, but was the thoughtless act of a man who did not appreciate the danger of interfering with maelibicry in motion, which did not amount to serious and wilful misconduct.

TRUNKAL SCHOOL KXIIIBITIOX. Waiiganui. I.asi Xight. The exhibition of work done by the pupils of tlie technical school was*opcu- ?' ™> < lh f" "■ Visitor* were astonished at the nature of the work done. N" les ? !han lo„r oil engines have been made during the last three months, and '/">• n being lilted in a boaf which his '"'•'l' '""'I bv ,he woodwork class. |„ addition lo ,]„. ..,,•! -c,-[io,l. which is ,1 high standard of excellence, the i-xhi. bition includes wood carving, modelliii" leather and metal work, plunibiii"-, carpentry, dressmaking, cookery and commerciiil work.

WANdAXI'I TIIAMS. AVaiiginiui, Last \igh(. I'lle Wauganiii tramwilvs were ollieially opened (his afternoon. The ears were Hired up till (he last trip, and eveytlnnjr went salisfaetorilv. Four cars are heing used, hut jinolh'er is now heing eon.lrucleil. ~\ ten minute servile J is heing run. SATIH'.DAV HAI.F-HOI.IDAY. Duneilin. Fast Xh.hl Al a wcll-aUe-idcd in'eeting „f' shop assistants to-night,' i( „as decided l f , frame a rcpiidlion wi(h (he object of Inning n poll taken lo decide die ,1a v for til- ueekh Imlfholidav. \ resolli(10,1 was pa«s,„| cprsshg (],.,. ,„;,„, lhal Salunlav „as (he only suilable day for a half -holiday in anv community. FATFJ'AVFHS' ()|il,l(!.\TlO.\S. Fcilding. Lrtsl Xigfil. A. number of ratepayers Here to-.1.n-H:ie.| for mil having (heir premises con. necied will, Ihe borough sewage svstcin TWO-IT' Sfnooi, IiAIDKI). Wellinglon, Tllnrsdav ! '-'"i- ii I""'- dine ii has been coinmoa knowledge dial (wo up lias .been nuieli l'l«.ve,l on lie. wharves, but pupils of ""'-•<" H Hug scl Is have been 100 I'liniiing to be caught. Tic popee. howi'vr. set a (rap, and two members of (he force, purporting lo be waiersi.le workers, gained admission lo the school, which had „ session this inorn "lit »l !«)■:«). Tie. school was interrupt■'l I'.v Xergl. Dale u-illi four or live plain clothes me,,. Tile school was surrounded, and seven men were capluivd. Thcv wore ipiiellv invited to die pnliV slalion, where (liev gave Iheir names and were liberalcl. („ appear al (he fniul on December !■(.