GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 8, 3 February 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

TJMAIW PUBLIC LIBRARY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Timaru. Last Night. The first meeting of the advisory committee of the public library to-day fixed the duties of librarian as preliminary to calling for applications for the poai. The .Mayor, as chairman, said there could be no .subscribers but ratepayers, and ratepayers must be allowed to take out books. IIl"TT TRAMWAY ROAM). Wellington, Last Night. The lirst tramway board set up under legislation passed last session, to formulate and promote a scheme of electrh) or other locomotion for the Ilutt. Valley, was ek'eted to-day. There were eleven candidates and seven to be elected, the successful ones being Messrs. .1. \Y. McEwan (Mayor of Petoiie), .1. T. Hawthorn. R. Stevens. 11. Findlav, K. .1. Southgale, If. Baldwin, and .1. Austin. MOMKNTOI'S NEWS. Napier, Last Night. The new pipe organ in St. Paul'* Presbyterian Church was successfully opened by recital by Mr. .1. Maughim Harnett, of Wellington, to-night.

IN'VKIICAHOrU, XKWS. Invercargill. Lait N'ighl, At a meeting of citizens, ,-ailed for tlie purpose of considering tile proposal lo borrow £IOII,OOO to bring j„ gravitation water supply to supersede the .present pump artesian supply, it was ref solved as fallows:—"That while believing that a gravitation .scheme might be ultimately necessary for providing an adequate water supply for the town and suburban boroughs, this meeting is strongly of opinion, that amalgamation with the suburbs should precede the adoption of such a scheme." It is claimed for gravitation that the present supply will soon be iusullicient for the growing requirements of the town, and that gravitation will lie essential for thu drainage, which is one of the crying needs 1 of the. town.

The Customs returns for January iust past were .-C3BBB Us lOd, as against £<llo3 His 3d for the first month of 1008. The beer duty, which was £1(13 3s !)d ill January last, amounted last month to £l4l 'lis 0,1. AVines last month showed, a slight increase, but there is a decrease of £3O on cigarettes ami of £232 on tobacco as eompand with the corresponding month of last year.

I iMcNEIIjL ABO IT LKVIX. Levin. Tuesday. A man, somewhat answering the'description of the escaped convict McNeill. visited settlers at llokio Beach on Friday. ills .stories roused suspicion, the police were communicated with ami they are investigating the matter. He had an oilskin, slouched hat. and dose, cropped hair, with a week'.? growth of beard. J. Cole reported on Sunday the theft of eight tins of condensed milk from his cottau'e at the beach.

THE BANI) Titoninc. Wellington. Tuesday. The (iarrison ,ISand met last night and decided to decline to withdraw the "circular in dispute, af the request of the Brass Band Association; also that as the Hand sent the circular to be put Oil the order paper lor discussion at tile annual meeting at Hastings, the allegations therein will be discussed by Ihe delegate* present. .Mr. 11. (I. tliil has consulted a solicitor, and declines lo silow cause why lie should not. be dealt with under rule 12.