GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 318, 8 January 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

DAiitY j.'noi)i:cE exports. Jiy Telegraph.-Press Association. Auckland, Last Xiglit. There will he a total ul' 15,001) boxes of butter shipped by the Coi'inna on Saturday for transhipment to the liimutakn, leaving Wellington oil January 14. The Alorayshirc lias just taken OS4 boxes fur West of Kngland ports, so shipments Home for the fortnight total IIi.L'SJ boxes, or 4D7 tons, ralurt at £40,000. WOOL sali<:s. -Auckland, La 3 t \igh i. Tin; second wool sale of the Auckland season will lie opened on Wednesday, when a catalogue of or,oo hales will k' submitted for competition. This is the largest catalogue ever olfcrcd in Auckland, and is ail increase of no less than 14-1.) liiilos on the .January sale last

1 AVAMIAXIT CAI.KIJOMAX M'(ll!TS. Wanganui, Last Xiglit. la eonneelion with the Wanganui j aledonian Society's fori hconiing nicel»ig. a conference with delegate, of || H . Xi'w Zealand Athletic I'liion was held oil Wednesday night. It wa„ decided that no compelitor at the meeting shall be liable to disqualification. The League ot \\ heelnian aUo granted a permit for llie nieeting. MIXiSTKKS' MOVK.MKX't'S. Wellinglon. Last .Xiglit. Tin' lion. (I. fowhls anil Mrs. [.' o wlds lelt Wellington for the South to-uight. I hev intend visiting Dunedin and Invereargill. r l he llou. David Ihuldo. .Minister of Inlci'nal All'airs. leaves for his home in the South on .Saturday evening, and will reluru to Wellington next | week. Sir Joseph Ward, Lady Ward, mnl family leave Wellington to-mono'.v .light. Tiny will visit Khlcrslie for a few days and then go lo .Mount Cook for a week. Tim lion. A. T. iXgata ami the 11 oil. T. .Mackenzie were sworu in at I'alnierstim to-day, the lions. Millar and Carroll being iu attendance, '['lie llo.i. A. W. llogg goes on Saturday to .Maslerton, where he will be littingly entertaineil bv his friends.

JIKSSAIiK FROM TlllC KIM!. Wellington, Last Night. Through his Kxcellency the (loyernor (lie Prime .Minister conveyed (o the King the hope of his subjects in New Zealand that the coming year would be one of peace and progress to the Empire. Tlie following reply has been received by the (Joveruor:—"His Majesty iln* King gratefully acknowledges the New Year greetings of his loyal subjects in New Zealand." i