GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 109, 4 June 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

CifIUiKNATORIAL MOVEMENTS, liy Telegraph.—Press Association, Ohris'tclrardi, Last Niglit. Qlis Excellency the Governor, accompanied iliy Captain Gaythorne liat'dy. Aide-de-camp, arrived from Wellington to-day. Lord Plunket presided at the .annual Empire celebrations at Canterbury Co-llege in the morning. He leaves for Wellington to-morrow niglit.

UNIVERSAL TRAINING. Wanganui, Last Night. One of the largest meetings held in Wuuganui took place to-night, when Mr. MeNub spoke on universal training. Tin* meeting carried amidst cheers a resolution in favor of the Coverument adopting the scheme. PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR TIMAKC. Tiinaru, Last Night. A public librarv, erected at a cost of i'iiUOO, a grunt from Mr. Canute, was formally opened this afternoon by the Mayor, so far as the reading-room section is concerned. The library section is not yet completed. All the books of the Mechanic*' Institute will lm taken over, and the value ot tile Institute, assessed at CloOO, will be spent on new bool<>. The rate will bring in CollO. |

TDK VALUATION SVSTK.M. Hamilton, Thursday. A meeting wa« held to-day to protest. agaiiM the alleged unfair treatment of the recent assessment Court, and to form a scheme for future action. There was a representative attendance, including Mr. (ireensUule. M.l'. A revolution was parsed condemning the (ioverument system of valuing oil the idling values, aad asking meml>ei> of Parliament to bring the question before the House with a view to having valuations done on a more equitable basis, also that practical I valuers be appointed having a thorough ! know-ledge of farming, and wllio have lived in the district for a long period. TIIK TALISMAN" MINK. Auckland, Thursday. The superintendent of the Talisman mine ha* received the following cable: "The board has decided to recommend at. the annual meeting a bonus of one shilling per share in respect of profits to Foiiruarv '2H. payable with the nest quarterly dividend." HEALTH DKIWRTMKXT RKTUEXCUMKXT.

! Napier, Tluir.sday. i A* the 'outcome of tin; Government 1 retrenchment scheme, it is understood that it U intended to close the llawke's May branch of the Health Department. Dr. de Uslr, District Health Ollicer. and .Mr. Munro, sanitary inspector, have received notice terminating their Services. The borough council oa--ed ;i rc»n|tit ion eiilogisr;ijr the work of Dr. de I.Me and a-kiug the Government, to retain his services.

KAFK- IIUMAKKIiS L'XSI't'CKSS.KI'O, Auckland. Tliursday. An unsuccessful attempt was made with dynamite to open the Auckland Pacing Hub's safe at the otlice in N':"Hland street last night. The at.tempt, was nnsuecesstfnl,, but the lockwas damaged >o that it lias 'been found impo.-4blc so far to open it to obtain the tickets required for to-day's raves.