GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 13, 9 February 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

PARLIAMENT PROROCI I'ED. By Telegraph.—Press Associatien. Wellington, Last Night. A Gazette extraordinary, issued this evening, further prorogues Parliament to Thursday, April Bth. WEEK-END EXCURSIONS. Christchurdi, Last Night. On Saturday next week-oud excursions between Christchurch and llamuer will lie inaugurated, the journey being done by motor car. It is proposed to start from the city at 2 p.m. on Saturday, arriving at Hanuier at li p.m. Hanmer j is to be left at 2 p.m. on Sunday, and j Chrialchurch reached at 8 p.m.

CAIIINET AUTHORISATIONS. Wellington, Last Night. Cabinet to-day accepted a tender at CliOO for cylinder castings for tile new Wanganui road bridge. Tiie I'ublic Works Department will carry out the erection of the Cambridge Sanatorium store, the tenders received being too high. THE HISSING I1I(IGAN"I'IN T E. Wellington, Monday. The Government steamer Tutanekai lett on Saturday night for the Chatham Islands to search for the missing briguntine Rio Logo, now long overdue at Duncilin from Kaipara.

• A POLICE I'ATI). Wellington, Monday. Yesterday the police raided two jdaeesi in Taraiiaki and Frederick Streets respectively .ml' secured a large quantity of beer. Id the. former place a number of' men were found. They, with the occupier* oi both places, will be prosecuted. A WVA'K OF HAD!I'M STOLKX. Mastcrton. Monday. During Air. Clement Wrugge's lecture on Saturday night, one of the iitstrnmeaN containing a *peck of radium was ; stolen imm a table near the stage. Tt | is believed to have been ,picked up iu ■ the darkness by >oiue person when leaving the hull.

UISWWW TIUTKS. Dunedin. >'• Two tililt'll lniek«. <.•,»!. nw :>(' | uuevplaiui'il manner from 1 ■ 1; mi Station. came down the incline mi tin 1 main line at a tremendous paN', and ran into tin- Dimedin Station at about twenty inilr-j an hour. Cuard Stevens plurUily jumped on tin- trucks and <wcenlcU in 'lo\vriin<r the brakes. Xo damage. was done.

I'llK KLAX IXDrSTIiV. I Wellington, Monday. I Tli«* monthly import of the chief libre expert >ho\v> :> serious decline iiv the ipianlitv ol Ix-nip produced. !:i January. hales were graded. as compared with Pi.nKti hales for the corresponding month of last vcav. Kor the i twelw month* ending Jannarv :tl, amounted 'to SK.tilMI bales, a decrease for the twelve months of .m.414 balc>. Th,. r.N|i*.rt states that miller>- are despondcii'l at the outlook and that a jjood manv will elose down if any further tall in tin- price occurs.