GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 97, 21 May 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

!; PUXCUIX EKLIKF FUND. j 1 By Telegraph.—rrcss Association. Wellington, Last Night. ' The filial remittance of .Wo has been received .by. the town clerk from the , t'nion S.S. Company towards the fund lor the relief of the sufferers liv the > wreck of tin. Penguin. This makes the amount contributed f„ t .he fund bv the . eoni]«iny t.lllll. It w understood the " secretary will be making a call upon the Government for its promised subsidy of £IOOO. (• ;; DAY v. COXTIiACT LABOR. . • Pnlmerslon X., Last Xight. ' The .Mayor has given notice of intention to rescind the resolution abolishi nig day labor in favor of contract labor ; on municipal Works carried the other day bv one vote. (;,-. Palmer, who was absent from Hie meeting, | I:W relumed to I a ,nc,-ton. This vole win be for , 'li'.v b'bor.a.id. « hi, the Mayor's casting 1 vote, will carry it. ; IWKIU'AIKIILL TKAMWAVS. lnveivargill, Last Night. Aller considerable delay iu coining . lo u decision in regnr.l to the Invercar- , gill tramways, the rights of which are , held by Sir Joseph Ward, the matter was brought to a head by a letter from . Sir Joseph, which was read at the Town . Council ineetinir to-nighl. Sir Joseph Wan] stated that as public opinio,, was . seemingly strongly in favor of municipal [ tramways, he and llios'o associated with' inn m the enterprise had decided to re- . limpnsh the rights if (he expenses con- . nected therewith, amounting lo CISOII i were refundeil. The Council referred , the matter lo a special committee. I'TIFFZIXO WOlilvS 1.-OK WAIUOA. Wairon, Thursday. It is slated here that wealthy 'and mlliiential interests have offered io pul down half the cost of a frcczi,,., works at Wniroa if tile farmers take (he iniestion up. The Wairoa Harbor Hill, authorisima loan of .C7.5.M110 for river improvement" has. bee,, lodged ~t the Courthouse with H>e necessary pi,,,,. „,- , w laiualion, which pn-.ibly a™'rcgatcs over 800 acres. COMPKXSATIOY TO A WIDOW Wellington. Thursday. !!■ «' iiinoiiuced iu the Supreme Court thiis uiorniiiM thai the claim of the widow of the lale Samuel Wilson, who was killed by Hi,, collapse of a new roof nt the Hear Company's works recently, had been settled by the payment, of CSIIII bv Ihe company for Hie widow and two children. DISKATISFIKD WOHKMEX. Wcstport. Thursday. ' Sevcniy men employed On (he steamer Taviiini launchimr operations have 1 ; ••'•»nlM,„"d work. They were paid Is !;>'l •"•'• hoar, but demanded Is f„| owi»» to having to work in water and other unusual Inconveniences. The increase was refused. <