GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 88, 10 May 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

i» A DUXEDTX LOAX. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedia. Saturday. The Dunedin Harbor Board intends asking Parliament for authority for a further loan of rloO.OOl) for the reticulation of Dunedin ■•ad Hiihurbs. POUCH I'IIOYIDKXT FUXD. Dunedin, Saturday. At a meeting oi the local police last evening it .was agreed to ask permission oi' the Commissioner to have a conference hi Wellington to consider the proposed amendments to the providcut fund. TIIF. MILLUtITOX MINK. Dunedin, Saturday. Work is to be resumed in a fori night at the West port Coal Company's Millerton mine, in which a lire occurred last February. The management will give preference of employment to those who were ill the company's service at the time of the stoppage, should such men be applicants before May 20. PASSIXC, IT OX. Christchui'ch, Saturday Night. Recently the Arbitration Court made an award prescribing certain increases hi the wages of persons employed in tea rooms and relaiirants. The proprietors are taking the change seriously, and in more than one case (lie prices of meals and refreshments are to be raised. One well-known restaurant iu the city, which has made a great feature of a shilling lunch, announced to its customers that the price will be Is Ud from ■Monday next, owing |o the new award. THE AMOKUItA'S BOYS. Wellington. Last Night. The (loverninent training ship. Amokura, returned yesterday from what the master, Captain Hooper, R.X.R., states to have been a highly successful cruise on the Kast Coast of the North Island. The vessel proceeded from here as far north as the Hauraki finlf. where sun practice took place. She called :tt Tologa Bay on her way home. The I lads had an excellent training in throwing the lead and 'other arts of seamanship. The Ainokura wil remain in port for the winter, and the lads arc shortly (o have a fortnight's holiday leave. Jinny of them ale now competent for service, having serve,! the time j appointed for apprenticeship. Blil'AD FUXD. Dunedin. Saturday. The Children's' Bread |.'u,>d „, 'the Trades anil Labor Council amounts to over CI Win. of which CI7SO has been cabled Home.