GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 323, 14 January 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

HOSPITAL FOR TAIHAPE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wanganui, Last Night. The question of the erection of a cot-, tuge hospital at Tailiapc has been before the Wanganui Hospital Board for, a Jong time past. The settlers offered £OOO towards the cost of erecting the, building and an annual sum of £IOO, towards the. maintenance. The Board, to-day decided that upon this offer being put in writing by persons whose guar-, antee is satisfactory to the Board, steps will be taken to erect a cottage hospital at Taihape without delay.

RAILWAY staff changes. Wellington, Lust Night. The appointment. of Mr. Mathicson, tJiillie inspector. to bo stationiinister at Tiinnni is announced l>y the Railway rtmi'iit. Mr. Graham, at present stationmaster at Tiinaru. is 011 transfer. Permanent-way inspectors Crutch and Day have retired on superannuation, and their places are to be filled liv Inspector Voye (Aramoho), who will »o to Ilawera, and Ganger T. Ijome. (Duiied'H). who is promoted to in l pertnanenf,way inspector at Middtemurch.

THIS JUDICIARY. Wellington. | Ji<S ( Xj.rlit "I propose to follow the usual «, U rse m connection with the jiiuLtt-r, and ] have indicated to the Cliiof Justice the purport of the letter from the Wellington District Law Society," replied the lion. Dr. Findlay (.Minister of Justice) wlii'iL a Xe\v Zealand Times representative asked if an additional Jud«e would lie appointed to relieve the congestion ol work likely to he caused hy Sir Robert Stout's forthcoming absence in Kngland. "I wish to ascertain the Chief Justice's views as to the Necessity of appointing a, temporary Judge. There is 110 desire to overwork our Judges; Oil the other hand, it is tile dutv of tllo ■ Government to take care that the very heavy expense of aa additional Judge shall not lie incurred until it is reullv necessary. Of that necessity tile chief of tlii! judiciary should he the best judge." The Minister was reminded that: when Mr. Justice Edwards was on leave .Mr. Button temporarily became a Judge of the Supreme Court! "]!ut the ('hief Justice was almost wholly engaged 011 the Native Land Commission at the same time, so that the countrv was two short of its complement of Judges at that time," replied Dr. Findlay.

DUNIvDIN HALF-tIIOLTDAV. Dunedin, Last Night. At a conference of delegates repreMill ling ideal bodies 10-iiifjlil. Wednesday was selected lor the wceklv lialfliolidav.

ATLANTIC SALMON' OVA FOR NEW | ZEALAND. Wellington, Tuesdav. I lie High Commissioner lias sent a HiliJe message to the Marine Department stating that half a million Atlantic salmon ova, selected by Mr. Avson < hief Inspector of Fisheries of 'x'eW lias been shipped by the Tura-l-ina, and that a further supply will be ''■""glit out by Mr. Ayson himself a little later on. The Department lias ■liranged to hatch out the ova on Lake J e Allan and to liberate the frv in that

BANKING HUSIXKSS. ' Wellington, January 13. -1 10 daily settlements uf tlio various tanks in JCnv Zealand last year amounted on December ,'U to .0T,772,. "f! I ''' ils compared with .C113,7011.7,>4 fo'r tile previous year.

WATKRNIDU WORKERS. ii . „ .r , Tuesday. In v -M.l'., secretary to lie New Zealand Waterside Workers' federation, who returned from Sydney to day, brought a draft of a proposed njtrccnrent for the Federation of the waterside workers of Australia and New Zea'and, which Mill he dealt with at a,i eaily date by the New Zealand Federation.

AN OVlim HAH), . Nelson. Tuesday. I he premises of Xgan Lee, a Chines, market gardener at Stoke, were rnide. «»d a Chinaman named Ah Lin» arrest ed for having opium in his possession. An information has been laid against eleven others who were found there. Ling was smoking opium at the tinvo. TAUfAPE RAILWAY TRAFFIC. Taihape, Tuesday. I lie Chamber of Commerce and the Kawmillors' Association have arranged an interview with the Minister of Railways relative to freight and passenger traffic. "