GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 169, 10 August 1909, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

INCREASE IN SIEMP EXPORTS. By Telegmpn.—P/eeg Association. Last Night; During last "month 3602"bales of lienip were graded in various ports of the Dominion. This in 1000 bales more than were graded in July of last year.

DOMESTIC SCIENCE. Dunedin, Last Night. At a meeting of the University Council this afternoon, it was decided, by six vot.- 10 four, to accept an offer of '£SM per annum for three years made by Air .lil'hn Studholiue for the establishment of a chair of domestic scienes at the University. The plans' by the Council cover arrangements for-a period of fou:- icars, and it was resolved to as'i Al- SUdholme to extend the offer for on;: year.

• . PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. AVcllington, Last Night. The Public Trust Office was not put into possession of its new premises any too soon, for during its fir.it month of Occupation the new* business entrusted to it totalled 90 states and 3(1 wills, 170 in -nil. This is a record, and nearly dsublo the average.

ANNIVERSARY OK. THE KING'S CORONATION.

Christi-hun-ii. Last Sight. H.M.S.-Encounter dressed ship to-dav at Lytteltnn in honor of the coronatioi of King Edward VII. At. noon she fired fflTfl -salute of twenty-one guns.

yor-THFUf. BURGLAR CAUGHT. Wellington, Monday. I I'Vvird Thomas t'ower, a young man, was in rested by Detectives; Hammond and Cameron bite on Saturday night on a clnirw of burglary. He 'had skeleton l:evs —it bags of coppers in his possession, when coming Out of a shop in "Willis street. At the Police Court today, he was charired on ten informations with breaking and entering various' premises and one information of theft. To the latter he pleaded guilty. He stated (hat the skeleton keys found in his pnvj-. session would open (he doors of. a'l the premises mentioned in the informations. He was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence on the charge of stealing. ,

;, - A CRUEL PRACTICE. Mastcrton, Monday. It has been repoj'tel to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anlals that some rabbitprs skinned a number of rabbits alive and let them go to fee how far thev would run with their ikins off. It is anticipated that it will not be a difficult matter to secure sufficient proof to warrant Court proceedings.