GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 108, 3 June 1909, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

IMPORTANT! By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Sight. • The Harbor Board to-day granted leave to the engineer, -Mr. Cyril Williams, to go to Xapier to report with Other engineers, on the improvement of the harbor at that -port. MOBILISING AX AiRTILLERY CORPS. Christchurcli', Last Night. Lieut.-t'ol. Cooper, officer commanding the Lyttelton defence forces, explained to a reporter to-day some proposals he lias made in regard to mobilising the Garrison Artillery Corps at Lyttelton. It was his intention to carry out the nionilisation scheme in Lytteliton next month, with the permission of the Harbor Board and the Mayor of the town. He intended to have three rockets fired Off at the end of the wharves one night as a signal, and he hoped to be able to give prizes to the first twenty men of the first corps which arrivedjat the drillshed, which -wo* the alarm post in case Of war. The men would Ik- fully equipped with arms, «ide arms, blankets, haversack and rations for one meal, and So on. Afterwards he would take the men for a long route march.

THE DISTURBING Bl'DDO.' Christdiurch. Last Night. Mr. Clement Wragge stated to-day that judging by the pronounced curve, the disturbance "Buddo" would probably influence New Zealand for six days, the South Island more severely than the North. The probabilities Avere that there would be .snow in the uplands and the high country of the South Island. No doubt there would be rain. :' LAW EXAMINATION. Masterton, last Night. - Out of thirty-three candidates who s«t in New Zealand for the special lawprofessional examination for the "final'' candidates last month, only eight succeeded in passing. Mr. George Ciillen, of Masterton, headed the list in NewZealand iifnwo of his three subjects. and was .second on the list in his third . subject. . 1J "" ; " WELLINGTON EXPORTS. ' " Wellington. Wednesday. The exports from Wellington during "'■! iioinited to £337.066, an increase c-' '."70,000 over the 'corresponding Mouth of 1908. TELEPHONE CHARGES. Wellington, Last Night. A request preferred by the recent ( ..ambers of Commerce Conference for n reduction in long distance telephone (-barges has been Refused, the superin--1 -dent of telegraphs stating that any r- 'uetion in the present scale would resuit in loss to the Department.

H MILK INSPECTION. Wellington, Last Night. : The City Council to-night adopted n draft bill conferring additional powers on tlie Council relating to inspection and control of the milk supply. NAVY LEAOCE. Ashlmrton, Last Night. ' At a special! v convened meeting of citizens to-night' it was decided to form a local branch of the Navy League.