GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 4, 29 January 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

DUNEDIN HARBOR. JJimedin, Ijiist Night. The Works Committee of the Harbor lioiinl recommended, in a report to the Hoard this afternoon, that plusia and Miecilieutions of a motor launch for the pilot service and of a powerful and up-to-date tug be prepared. The recommendation, after discussion, was agreed to. It wus'fintimated that the tug would cost from 115,000 to £20,000.

A POLICE RAID. Gore, Last Night. This evening the polite raided pre* misort in East Core occupied by C. G. Thornton, and seized a quantity of liquor. A prosecution will follow. BACHELORSHIP OF LITERATURE. Auckland, Last Night. At the sitting of the University Senate to-day, Mr. Baume moved that the Senate seek power from Parliament to establish the degree of Bachelor of Literature, the motion being carried by II votes to D.

CONCILIATION DISTRICTS. Wellington, Last Night. It is notified in the Gazette to-night that the districts of the three Conciliation Commissioners are to he as follows: —Mr. ( Giles, Northern nnd Tarnnaki districts; Mr. Hally, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough, and WestlandJ Mr. Triggs, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland.

CULVERDEN TOWNSHIP BALLOT. Christehureh, Last Night. A ballot for the township sections of the Culvcrde-.i Estate, was conducted at the Land OHiee this morning. The Department had submitted for application 21) sections, but only eleven applicants were put in respect of six sections. The following were the successful applicants at the ballot:—No. 2, two applicants, half acre, Ellen Jane Barnes (Culverden); No. 14, live applicants, 1 acre 1 rood perches, Jas. .1. Bell (Hawarden): No. 43, one applicant, 3 acres, Osea Anderson (Ilamner); No. 1(1, one applicant, 2 acres 1 rood 12 perches, Win. John Cardwell (Culverdeu); No. .>l, one applicant, 0 acres 2 roods 20 perches, John Cardwell (Culverden) \ No. :if), one applicant, 2 roods, Archibald J. Clark, Motiman. It is probable that several other sections will be selected within a few days. The land is being oll'ered under the renewable lease system. THE DOMESTIC SERVANT PROBLEM. Wanganui, Last Night. In connection with the domestic service problem now prominently before the public, the Chronicle reports on good authority that arrangements are now ou the point of completion as the result of which a New Zealand lady now resident in England, and iu whom employers may have implicit confidence, will act in conjunction with the management at this end in selecting suitable girls for employment. Every applicant for appointment will be personally interviewed, and every possible precaution taken to ensure that only girls of a high standard of respectability and efficiency are sent out. The Chronicle adds that it Ts intended to place the Government in possession of full information on the subject, it being felt that as the domestic help problem has now been brought ollicially under notice of a Minister of the Crown, it is only reasonable that Cabinet should bo formally assured of the bona fides of the scheme, which private enterprise lias devised for the solu- , tion of that problem.

; NECESSITY EOR FOG SIGNALS. Auckland, Last Night. Keferring to-day to the necessity for a fog signal of soma kind at the Three lvings, where tho Elingamite and other vessels have gone done, Hon. J. A, Millar, Minister for Marine, said he considered the ouly satisfactory thing to do was to erect a fog signal there. He had been making a ldfig inquiry into the system of submarine signalling, which has been so largely and so successfully adopted along the coast of America. The system was a most effective one. but could only be put into operation whoa vessels were equipped with the necessary telephonic apparatus to re* ccive the signal. When this system wa* on use. it was possible to receive signal under water for a distance of 10 miles. If they could instal such apparatus upon vessels trading to New Zealand, it would be possible to introduce the system hero, ami in the case of such a locality as the Three Kings, would prove to be invaluable. MISSING MAX. Carterton, Thursday. The man Monk still evades pursuit. Me has been seen on several occasions, and the safes continue to be robbed of cooked meats. He. was last seen near Clifton Grove Station. The police are out in pursuit. THE AGE LIMIT. Wellington, Thursday. The Evening Post says that heads of departments in the Government have received a memo from Cabinet slating that the rule as to the retirement of oilieiuls at sixty-live years is to be enforced. If the instruction is carried out it will mean the retirement from service of a number of promiucnt oflW cial-.

LKOZKN UKAT INDUSTRY I:NI)A\(JKHKI).

Na;>ier, Thursday. Dissatisfaction is being expressed among wheat exporters in Unwkc's Bay I regarding the British (iovornment'.s pro- | hihition of the entry into Britain of frozen kidneys and other olTal. Tlift Premier. interviewed, stated that he was aware of the dilliculty, and luid already taken ite|K in regard to it. He had cabled to the High Commissioner asking him to »oe the Home Government, to point out how serious the matter was, and to explain that it would handicap N'ew Zealand irndo. as a whole. Business here was under inspection, land.

there would lie no justification for sncU a course of action, which was generally regarded us most unfriendly to the Dominion. Before nnv action was taken, he thought. as a matter of fairness, full information should he furnished to the (inrernment. lit the cases whore currelit contracts were concerned, these should lie exempted until the settlement of the matter. HATI'S IIX SCHOOL I'ItOI'KUTY. l'Vihling, Thursday, Aa important, considered judgment was delivered h.V Ml'. A. 1). Thomson, S.M., nt the l'"i'ildin>r Court to-day, in I the case Feilding Borough Council v. Archbishop Redwood and Father U'Miiira. Defendants claimed exemption from rates because Archbishop lie,l wood's property held a convent ami school, and O'Meara's was tho play, ground.

j In Archbishop Redwood's case it was shown that ".nuts used the convent to teach music and singing to other than pupil* at the school. The Magistrate ] therefore ruled that, the convent luml was liable to pay rates. In O'.Meava's ease, where there were three sections not divided by a fence — to which children had access, lmt on which n cow was grazed—defendant was ordered to pay the rates on one section. 1 The action was a friendly one, brought forward to settle a legal