GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 10, 5 February 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

11AM l-'AIU. By Telegraph.—Press Association, ] i'eilding, Last Xight. , At the annual rain fair to-day 1000 rams were, ull'ercd. A large number I was passed in. The highest price was 1 10 guineas for E. Short's stud ram. JJUKGLAKS IX AUCKLAND. Auckland, Last Xight. Hurglafr* visited the premises ofClnis. Shalfoon, jeweller, of Victoria Street Wi'sl, last night, and got away with jewellery valued at ,120. Several boardinghouscs were also entered aiut various articles were stolen.

MINISTER OF JCSTICE ON TOUR. Auckland, Last Night. Dr. Kindlay, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, visited the Mount Eden gaol yesterday afternoon, and this morning left for Rakatoa Island, the Salvation Army inebriates home. He will go on to Rotorua to-morrow, but has not definitely lixed his plans any further ahead.

MORMONS IN NKW ZEALAND. Auckland, La>t Night. There i* now quite a large congregation of Mormons in Auckland, and a chapel and d\\elliug-hoiws have just been erected in Cpper Queen Street at a total cost of C-10011, (he money having been >enl out by the authorities ot the Church in Salt hake Oily. The: Mormons are holding a big conference of Maori adherents at Ihmtly. commencing to-morrow.

AN AMBITIO.es SCHEME. Auckland, East Night. The idea of a cannl connecting the Manukait harbor with the Waikalo river has been in view for many years, but. little of a definite nature has so far been done. With a view to making known the possihilities'nf such a canal and popularising the scheme, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce has arranged a visit of inspection on Wednesday next. The Auckland Chamber of Commerce i«. co-operating in the project.

I'KOmiiITTOX OF OlMl'M. Wellington. Last Night. A notice in 10-night's Gazette prohibits the importation of concentrated lluid preparations of opium. I'IiEACH EK Of' AWARDS. Wellington, Last Night. ' Dr. MeArlhnr. S.M., heard further eases t ,f breaches of industrial awards to day. Mrs. M. Nathan, hotel propnietrcss. was lined C 5 for a breach ;if the preference to unionists' clause of tin- cooks' and waiters' award for failing to pay an employee overtime rates. !Dickcn>on Uro>., butchers, were fined

a iiucroi: mbuoiuaTj. Wellington, Last. Night. The president of tile N'ew Zealand lnslilute was able to inform members today that something definite is at last being done to recognise the value of the scientific work done bv the late Sir dames lteetor. Mr. Thomson said that the memorial committee of the Institute had been l'econstituted.and was in correspondence with other bodies which were aclhig in the iutcrests of the movement The amount collected l>v the committee so lar wiiti. unfortunately too small for tile end in view. The main Ilcclor memorial committee, at the instance of ihe standing committee of the Hoard of ('overnors, had therefore, suggested to 'the allied committers in Auckland, Wellington, Cliristchurch and Dunedin that a joint circular should be issued and signed by representatives of all the committees appealing for further suhseriptiiiiis to the fund. This suggestion had ■been adopted, and the. wording of the circular was now under consideration. A vigorous ellort would bo made bv all the committees to raise a sum of inonev isnflicieiit for tin, establishment of a I worthy memorial.

OlTlXliill-Kl LICENSING mid, Waihi. Last Night. When the Court in connection with the Ohiinemuri licensing case was resumed this morning, Mr. XkeiTett. K.C.. counsel for petitioners, addressed the Court in reply to Mr. Adams. Mr. Sk.Trett concluded his remarks in<ing that, the sieerocy nf (In- ballot had been violated beyond all possible doubt. Ihe Court reserved its decision tiil March Ist next.

| \"u\\ - .MILLING INOI >'Ti:V. I'almeiston Last Niuht. Mr. Seifert. Ui-e well-known Haxmillci*, interviewed on the subject of the (Lax employees' request tor a eominis<ioa into the subject of royalties. p o inN out that llax land proprietors now have fret. at. a moderate valuation. Ilk per ton royalty ,in or.ler to return a little over five per cent, on investment

I'OLO .MATCIt. Palmer-ton .V.. Last Xighf. In a poln match llawke's liav defeated Manawatii by eight goals to five. is KIMIST-ItJTK AX ACVIDF.XT? Diinedin, Last Night. The Arbitration Court, was asked Inday to deciilc all appeal liv .folm Wilson against life decision of Mr. McKnnis. S.M.. in a ease under the provisions of | the Workers' Compensation for AcciI dents Ai l. in which John Henry .Merhvn [ claimed to recover from WiUnii 1311) as ' compensation for injury sustained bv being frostbitten whilst siiowruking on appellant's fnvni al Lamlei- on Julv 11. The .Magistral,' decided that the injure sustained was an accident, and awarded Cl.iO compensation. The appeal was based on the ground that tin injury was not an accident. Tile Court reserved iU decision.

LAI'.tlU I)K.\IAtifHIUKS AND tUIVEKXAIKNT I'OSITIONS. Wellington, Last Night. At tile meeting of the Trades and Labor Council a warm discussion, took place on the following molion: "That owing to the continued number of nieii holding permanent pnaitions in the Trade Councils of the Dominion accepting posit ions with the (iovcrunieut, this I .Council is of opinion that it is inimical In the best interest nf organised labor.' 1 ,Tliic mutiny was lost by IS votes to !i, and a resolution adopted congratulating a member of the Council on liis appointment to a position ill tile Labor Depart-