GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 73, 22 April 1909, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

,' ~ m NELSON HARBOR. By Telegraph.-Press Association. Nelson, Wednesday. ' The Rakaia left to-day for Wellington, after taking in a large cargo. Great crowds visited this pioneer ocean liner, and saw her off. At a farewell gathering. Captain Bone said the port ■was suitable, but required a little more dredging in and out, and better wharfage and storage room also. He spoke in favor of the local harbor board. As inother places, there was a scarcity of railway trucks, but otherwise every facility was afforded.

ART IX DUXEDIX. Dmiedfii, Wednesday. The Savings BaTik has donated £SOO to the Art Gallery. TOST AND TELEGRAPH CHANGES. Wellington, Last Night. The following promotions and transfers in the Post and Telegraph Department are announced by the PostmasterGeneral:—W. S. Flirty, telegraph engineer, Wellington, to be telegraph engineer at Auckland, in place of W. O. Sleddings, who is being retired, as he has reached the age limit; C. C. Robertson, telegraph engineer, Nelson, succeeds Furby at Wellington; and If. W. Harrington, officer in charge of the local telegraph office, is promoted to the position of telegraph engineer, Nelson; C. B. Jlann, assistant controller of stores, is promoted to the position of controller of stores at Wellington, in place of J. Black, who has retired, having reached the age limit.

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. Wellington, Last Night. Hon. A. \V. Hogg left for Auckland today. He intends making a trip to the Taur.u'.ga. and Waihi districts. The lion, G. I'owlds left for South tonight. BRAN AND POLLARD. Christchurch, Last Night. The New Zealand l'lonrmillers' Actuation raised the price of bran 10s per ton, the ruling rates now being £i .is local, and £i f.o.b. Pollard was also raised 10s per ton. bringing the price to £5 10s. Flour now stands at Ell lus per ton. OUTBREAK (IF MI'IITHEP.IA. , Dundein, Last Night. Another outbreak of diphtheria has occurred, this time at Green Island. Two families are affected, a child ia one case and two children in the other. In the latter case one of the children is dead. The patients are isolated iu their own homes, and the school has been temporarily closed. '« one case the outbreak seems to be due to defective drainage. A LUNATIC INCENDIARY. Dtindin, Last Night. All escaped patient from Seaclill' mental hospital, who is believed to have been responsible for fires at \\ arrington Evnnsdab and Waitati early this morning, was arrested at Wnikari this afternoon.