GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 9, 4 February 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

i-eildinc snow. Hy Telegraph.—Press Association. I'Yildiug. Last. Nig'ht. At the Feilding Show to-day, the ladies' hunters' eompethhyi was won hy MUs Fertmisson's Quartermaster, Fred Uibbs' Cay boy second; the open huuters by E. Short's Blue llihbon, with W. Strang's Sir Lethe second, and the Lloyd Lindsay competition by Sergeant Page Uudhling Mounted Killes).

A LOAN DIU'I-AT ED. Invercargill, Last Night. A poll of ratepayers on a proposal to borrow CIOO.OUO for a gravitation water supply resulted in the defeat of the proposal by 008 to 102. Out •of -DHO people on the roll. 000 voted.

; OUtt TOriilST ATTRACTIONS. Invorcargill, Last Night. I Hon. T. Mclvenzic, Minister in charge ' of the Tourist Department, has just returned from a trip to the Sounds and Lakes district. The Minister came down the Waiau route, and noted that with (expenditure at certain places it would bo possible to accelerate very much the 1 means of communication. Generally speaking, he thisiks there is a great deal of useful work possible in that country, and scenery should certainly be made more easy »f access to all classes. lie (has «everal proposals to submit to (Cabinet.

WAUH BOROIXMI riXAXOES. Waihi, Last Night. I 'Arrangements between the Hank and ! the Borough' Council regarding finances 1 luvs beeu completed. The borou^ 1 ; iworkinen resumed work this morning. UNEMPLOYED AT WAUJI. Waihi, Last Night. At an open-air meeting of unemployed ilact night, it was resolved to petition »the Government for temporary employment for 154) men.

LABOR DEPARTMENT CHANTiES. [ Wellington. Last Night. I The appointment of Mr. \\ lially. of the Dunedin office of the Labor Depart•went, to be a Conciliation Commissioner, (has necessitated a largf number of changes in the Department's staff. There have been two .new appointments viz., Mr. R. T. Bailey (late secretary of ; •the Canterbury Trades and Labor Council), who becomes an inspector of factories in the Taihape district; and Mr. W. C. Light foot (secretary of the Carpenters' and Jointers' Cnion), who will be made an inspector of factories. Mr. Lccren (late fnspeetor of Awards. Wellington) assumes charge of the Dunedin ollice at the beginning of next week.

►Mr. "W. Newton, of tin; Christchurch olliee. replaces .Mr, beeren as Inspector I of Award- at Wellington, a-ad lias al- I ready, arrived' .Mr. IT. IV Mower has been transferred to lake charge of tin' •TnvereargiH office in place of Mr. L. I). Mrowett. win) proceeds to ClirisU-hureh as assistant inspector. Mr. (1. A. Hood, inspector in charge of the Wairarapn (district. is transferred to Christchurch in place of Mr. Bower, Mr. .1. fleorge*on, in charge of (lie Rnngitikei district, succeeds Mr. Hood in the Wairarapa.

KXPORTS OK Ci()l,t> AXI") SILYKU. XK elling I on. AVe dnes da y. The exports of gold from New '/vn land last month was fljjjOOoozs., valued at .C 145,8,14, a decrease, .of 23.10707,5. valued at t'S.j.fi.vt, compared with the return for Ihe corresponding moath of last year. The quantity of silver exported l.ist mouth was 44.4200'/.5., of the value of ,C 44£7, as compared with 11],2070z*,. valued at CU.215. in Januarv. 1908.

! A 11UXTET) CRIMIXAL. Levin, Wednesday. The police have received information that a man resembling the escaped eonvie I McNeil passed through Foxton 0.1 Saturday morning, lie called for food at several houses ill Foxton, telling a simitar story to that which he told to settlers here.