GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 86, 7 May 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

.— ALLEGED IMMORAL LITERATURE By Telegraph.-Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. A number of booksellers unci other were charged at the -Magistrate's Cour to-day with the selling of copies of Nei Zealand Truth containing alleged in moral matter. One case was heard an judgment reserved, the other cases i>i mg adjourned. DRAINAGE BOARDS. i'alinerston X., Lust Xh'ht. Representatives of the local Draina. Boards to-day appointed a deputatic to wait on Mr. Buddo, pointing out n eessary amendments to the Land JJraii age Act. A BAD CASE. Dunedin, Last Night. At the J'oliee Court to-dav a ma named James Stewart was charged wit drunkenness and with procuring liqm during the currency of a prohibition o tier. Station Sergeant Jiing cxplahic that accused had a wife and five chi dren, who had been praeticallv suppori ed by the Benevolent, Trustee's. It wa one of tilt; worst cases in Dunedi.-i, an the wife had a terrible lime. On til hrst charge accused was convicted an discharged, and on the second lined .t; HI default two months' iiiiprisonmeiii Application for time to pav the fin was refused. ADVAXCE IX mo; Or' BUTTER. Wellington. Thursdiiv. Hie wholesale price of butler i„ Wei Imgton has advanced a penny pel pound. It is now 11 •/,,,! „ud will'be re tailed at Is Id. ILLEGAL BETTING. Feilding, Las't Night. At the Feilding S.M. Court to-dav Chas . Mitchell, a hook-maker, .pleaded guilty to a charge of betting with an nitant. The facts were that Mitchell mate a bet with a lad named Hookei nt the 1. eliding Easter races, Hooker being only eighteen year* old. A fine "» .tIU was inflicted. WARNING TO ORC'HARDISTS. ~ „ , , I'eililing, Last Xight. At the MI. Court to-day. a mim ] )Cl . of orchardists were lined i„ sums varying Horn Ills lo .U for f.,i|h,, to fi „j lt mussel scale and eodlin moth. '