GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 11, 6 February 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

INTERESTS OF COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. By Telegraph l'ress Association. Wellington, Lust Night. Tin? Wellington Commercial Travellers' Association to-night passed 1 lie following resolution: " That it is essential that a federation of the New Zealand Commercial Travellers' Association lie formed, unit Unit tile question of ailiiiation with tiro Australian and similar bodies be held over until such federation lie accomplished.''

MINISTERS' MOVKMENTS. Nelson, East Night. Tile Minister of Public Works (1 1011. K. McKenzie) reached Nelson to-night, after a tour of the (JoJdea Jiav district. Mr. McKenzie was bampieted by Ins constituents at Mangarakau, JaKaka, Motueka, and Tapawera. lie inspected to-day the work at the Nelson end of the Midland llailway. Tomorrow night he attends the annual dinner of 1 lie Chamber of Commerce afterwards leaving by steamer for Wellington. SOUTH LAND EDUCATION UOAKU, , Last, Niglil. j

At to-day's meeting of the Southland Kdncation Board, a communication was received from the Assistant Inspectorgeneral that railway, coach, and steamer fares at second class rates would be rci'uiided to every candidate that received an olYer of a junior national [•scholarship. Mr. Kisher drew attention to the trouble that was always experienced by pupils in getting their school passes from the railway authorities. In no single instance lmd the passes been ready before the schools were ojkmi, and intending schobivs frequently missed the tirst week at school. He thought that all the examination results should in any case be made known sooner. Thi*; year the results had come ia in four different batches, and the nervous strain, particularly to girls, was a serums evil in many cases. It was resolved to approach tlie Department with a v>e\v to urging the advisability of having the results made known earlier and in one

TIIK I NKMPLOVKI) QCKSTIOX, Chi'Utchurch, T,a*t Night. At a <oi)i'erence between the industrial Association and representatives of the Trades and Labour Council, at which the unemployed question was discussed, it was decided that a committee, consisting of II. Kll. M.l\, 11. It. litishbridgc, .1. A. Krostiek. and l\ K. done-, should report on the -übject within one month. ;

CIIIXMSM IMJKMtSMS KAIDMI). Wellington, Last Night I 'I be police rallied pi eini-cs in (lainiug Street, occupied by Chinese, to-night, ami arrested seven ICnropcans and four Chinese on charges ot gambling. Til AM MS MIiKCTUiN: l-'tXAL KMSILTS. Thames, Friday. The lina! r<'turn of tin' second ball'jt <>l the Thame* election is:- • Taylor 22-11 Majoritv, -hi;,.

ITAKATOAl T AKATOA INKItniATKS* JIuMK. Auckland. I'riday. Dr. Vindlay. Minister of .lustice, Mr. Keiile. S.M., and Mr. Northcroft, '|)aid a surprise visit to the Pakatoa •Inebriates' Home, ami round the inmatr»« al dinni'r. I'hey rxpressed satis:faclio"ii with the fo<id and the Salvation Armv management gcmrallv, !!eplviii'» •to a protest by an inmate against a Commitment for two years, bv one of the Southern magistrates. t| R .' Minister

said that if a man could, by conduel. satisfy tlie oilk-ws that lie could •he trusted al large, and that lie was cured of the drink habit, the (lovernineat would favorably consider and recommend a remission of part of tile, sentence.

lIATIXC CliniCH PUOI'MIiTV. r«'ilding, Friday. An appeal having been lodged in the ease Feilding borough Council v. Archbishop Redwood and Father O'Meara, involving the payment of rates on eoavent property at Feilding. the Borough U'ouncil last night decided to ask the secretary of the Municipal Association •to conduct the Council's case in the appeal on hehalf of the councils of Xew (Zealand, as the whole of the boroughs of the J)oini?ilon were altoeted.