GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 92, 14 May 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

COUNTERFEIT COINS. iiy Telegraph.—Press Association. Hastings.. Last Xight. the Police Court to-day, Owen Kelly was committed for trial on hail on charges oi making and having in his pofisossioii and uttering counterfoil coin?, namely, sixpences mhled to resemble half-sovereigns. TJi« police deposed that accused passed the coins on the racecourse, and that after" his arrest he said that he gave them to no one but bookmakers.

THE DEFENCE QUESTION. Wanganui, La it Xipht. Mr. Mc'Nab has accepted the invitation of tile local branch of the National Defence League to address public meeting' 011 the subject of universal training in the first week in .June,

IN BANKRUPTCY. Thursday. A meeting 01 creditors in the as'uitc I of Walter 15. Giestn, settler, t'eiiilhi" ■ was held to-day, Bankrupt's a'ojicitor •stated thai Ins client had tiled t„ avoid /going to gaol on a judgment for -as. I lie secured creditors were .C12,0,'J8 and unsecured m9i. The meeting adjourncd with a view to vesting the estate ill trustees, and also to take steps to nul the bankruptcy. MOKIC INDUSTRIAL TIiOI'ISLIC. I'almcvston North, Thursday The Department of Labour k,« untitled Messrs. Ilroad and Kecves, Max millers, of its intention l„ take le-al action against them for alleged breaches of the Munawatu flax Mill Employees' award for (1) Dismissing men because they were entitled to the benefits of the award, „nd (2) for a bleach of tlie preference clause in taking on non-unionists when unionists were available. Tlie Department also proposes to apply to the Court for an interpretation t„ test the validity ot contracts signed for scutch llax at a lower rate than provided by the award. Jhe eases are to be heard ill the Arnitration Oourf. DAVLKUIT SAVIXa {'hri.slehnreh, Thursday. .Vinoiig the remits to the conference <'f A. and l\ Societies U one by Canterbury, thai local lime should be advanced one hour between the third Sunday in October and and March, in order lo secure earlier attendance at work in the summer and give mure lei.-uro in ihe evenings. ERUPTION AT Will TIC ISLAND. t r AiU'kland, May 1:1. Ihe Star's .Wliitiaiicra correspondent wires that Whit,. Island has evidently broken out in a fre»l, place. All this morning a thick column of black smoke was ascending from the centre of the island. Several slight earth tremors were felt during tile week. AUCKLAND TECHNICAL CtILLTCGIO. Auckland. -May 13. The "Board of Education has accepted the tender of Slanlev .lejl'rcys of C2O.SS!I for the predion' of the Auckland Technical College.