GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 3, 28 January 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

provision for. consumptives. «iy Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The i|iiestion of prwiaing lor chronic consumptives was at a meeting of the .North Canterbury Hospital Board today referred to the House Committee tor consideration, and was decided to ascertain from the Health Department the number of chronic consumptive cases in Canterbury for whicn public provision would reipiire to lie made. It was stated that the consumption sanatorium which tho Hoard takes over curly next month was originally intended only for curable cases.

WELLINGTON HALF-HOLIDAY. Wellington, Last Night. At the statutory meeting of local bodies to-day, Wednesday was selected as the day for the weekly half-holiday for shop assistants. A petition is in circulation in favour of Saturday, and, <if a sufficient number of signatures : s obtained, which is very doubtful, the question will be settled at a poll of the electors.

A POLL REJECTED. Hastings, Last Xight. A proposal by the Hastings llorough Council to raise a loan of 1:10.000 for sewerage extension purposes was to-iluv rejected by 3-1!) votes to 278.

POLLCU RAIDS. Invercargill, Last Night. To-night the police again raided Poll's Carriers' Arms Hotel cm Dee street and (seized, a quantity of liquor. At about 'the same, time another posse made, a similar search of .Mils. .McAulill'e's Shamrock Hotel in Spey street and there '.also liquor was seized. Prosecutions ■will probably follow.

1 A CYCLIC RECORD. (,'hrisleliureli, Last 'Night. ' A. Ilumiii succeeded in lowering the ;i'cc»nli for the journey by bievcFe between Ch'ristcliiiivl, and Duned'in liv four hours nineteen minutes, lie started from Christ chinch at 5.15 a.in. and reached Dunodin at 7.1 n p.m. The previous record was put up by A. C. Calder on .March Ist. I8!)!l. and the journev was done in IS hours 20 minutes, iluuiin was paced by two motor cycles.

WANOANTT CASWOIIKS. Wanganui. Last Night. ; A poll was taken to-ilavona proposal to raise a loan of C12,01i0 for gasworks extension. Little interest was manifested, the poll being carried by 110 to 21. I KI'RK WATER. Feilding, Wednesday. i At the Borough Council meeting 'last Inight, Dr. Jiakgill presented a report showing that tin- town water was of excellent quality, there being uo bacillus .coli in the water alter pacing through filters at the reservoir.

LOXCMMSTANCK CVCUXii. I .Palnierston X., Wednesday. Francis Millies, (he Australian longdistance cyclist, arrived in Palmi'i'slmi this morning from Wellington ,n a re-cord-lircakiii!! ioimiey. .11,. rode from .tin' Kmpiic City to I'alincrston North and hack. ll,' did (Ji,. (list half—over Hid miles—in II hours ;>7 minutes, showing no signs of fatigue.