GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 14, 10 February 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

MASTER BAKEBS' ASSOCIATION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The eighth conference of the New Zealand United Muster linkers' Association opened hene to-dnv. and will proImbly last throe days. Among the subjects to be dealt with are the cash coupon system; the protection of an employer of labor front the competition of a non-employer of labor; a proposal Unit the locality of the executive committee bo changed from Wellington to Auckland; desirable alteration in existing awards. >

cinusTCJU'iiCir liu: stock, TUAUI'. Christcluirch, Last Night. Last year I here passed through Addington'yards 782,755 sheep, 27,778 cattle and ISJ.'i'i pigs. Sheep exceeded the previous year's total by 1011,533, and constituted a record in the history of the company controlling the yards. "MIXING OX THE COAST. Westporl, Ui,l Night. The mines in this district, the Westport Coal Company, the WestponStockton Company and the SeddonviUc State, are working -innoihily. The Westport-Stockton are not insisting on medical examination.

1 XAPIKIi llAlilloK VQUj. Xapicr, l-ast Xight. A poll was taken in llinvkc's Hiiy today on til'' Xapicr lhirluir Board's proposal to borrow £200.(100 for tin- coni•Vlotion of the breakwater. The issue is still in .doubt, as a nuuilifr of euuntry returns have yet to conic in. The present position is Unit the votes in fnvor of the proposal exceed the requisite I tlirco-lifths majority l.y 170. HEATIIKXISJI IX XKW ZKALAXD. I (lore, Last Night. I At it meeting of Hi,. Matiiiira I'rcshytery to-day, liev. A. (irny declared that | we were raising a generation of heath- | i-iis. In reply to ii. suggestion lliat the ircniidy lay in Scripture leaching -u public schools, there was, he wiiil] no Jiope of getting rcjigioiis instruction in schools while the present (Joverninent Has in power. The. opinion generally expressed was that ministers should take advantage of the facilities for giving religious instruction after hours. A SITIXK BOAIiD. Napier, Tuc»dav. Tin- Hospital Trustees have resoived to reinstate Xiir.se llrown, who reeeiltiv got judgment agiahist the Hoard for ;lM2."i damage* for wrongful dismissal. The reinstatement, is to' be made on the understanding that Hie Hoard is released from any legal obligations. The cliiiiriiiiinl Mr Iranliy) „trouglv op|io,c,| vlie reinstatement, and resigned his position. SVSTKiIATH' IMUISI'I-X'TIXli Rlit (!()IJ). Wellington. Tnesdav. The (iovcrnmeiit has decided to make irovkon: fur both islands being horoughly prospected for gold by paries uf mining experts. Systematic | ours of all the niinhig districts will be | allied out liv several small parties of xperii'iK'cl miners. Tliev will prospect acli Island and will probably start pcra.tions north of Auckland and in tile ( toiler dislricf. The object of I lie (!<>vrn.meut. is i„ ,|i,,-<ivcr new gohUields ' ii ml In thorouglilv prnspect districts where gold U already found.

TIIK KAIIjWAY SEKVICK. I Thiiiiu-.. Tuesdav. I Tlii' Ildii. .Miliar. Mr. U(>:ia.viK>. man- «•?<■!■ of tlio milWiivs. and .Mr. Waite. Irallic iiiiiiiiißi-r (<ir tin-. Auckland ,|Utrlvl. arrived Jut., i.ii a ilcparinienliil visit. Tin- .Minister mentioned that Hi.' Hupart.iiK'iit was rcplac'iny .Villi, rails, with Vfflli. rails mi tiie main tines, an.l 4011). rails with Mil), rails i.n Hie, hiwieh lines. Uisit year IIHI Wilis ..f rails had h.cn iiiiiirovi'd nii.l stv.'iinlitciu'il.