GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 178, 20 August 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. By telegraph.—Press Association. Christchureh, Last Night. _ An old man named Louis Eleriir, reSpringfield road, St. Alban'" suddenly disappeared last night. lie f'lAf" f ™ nda U P t" 10 o'clock nad left them to go to him home, but time 110 n ill,i " d ot bilK ' e tllat POTATO I! ESTRICTJONS. VI, r , , Welli "P' lo '<, Last Night. In !l, 1 /'• tioyernment has replied o the Acting-I'rune Minister statin* that it will consider the Dominion's su" r-estion that the prohibition imposed on . ew Zealand potatoes being imported into Australia be removed if consignwHli, Ir<!1 r<! »" ollidal c . tihcate as to ire-ton fro,„ diseu&'u arrival ,l "' iliL,r '"Spection upon POLICE COMMISSION, .ii „ ... .Wellington, Last Night. d»"' in H '» r ?! S ' M " U i i i : "T < "»""i>:sion, came to -if•"? from Napier, i Li'lH V • Auekl " ud - He will '' ]K ' I'ol'CP 111 the northern city "ii Monday and eonimem-e to hear evidune o„ luesday. .Mr. Dinnie (Coin-

MUSICAL AND ICMxniTIOX UIV CUMmiTIOXS. , p . . , Napier, last Night. I he musical and elocutionary competitions were continued in the Theatre »<»»>al tln> evening. i 7» the presence of a l»rp audience. Itcsults:—Vocal solo, «£!" ."'f'' »8: Miss E. Jl. Badddov it L IT! |,oh ' ts ' liVst: Jlis ' ». . li.tkky (Hastings), 8;l points, second. \ it'll" solo, intermediate: .Muster 1* W Lascclles (Xapier), S4 points, first: •Muster ,f. Snodgrass (Xapier), 82 points, second. Baritone solo: R. fi. Blow (Weilington), 82 points, first,- D, l> a „,. /y,,. pier). 80 points, second. Sacred solo for soprano: M iss L, K. Bear (Napier), b<>, points, first; Miss I!. Hnndley (Blenheim), 74 points, second. Keeitntion (H olsev s speccn); .Miss A. Evans (XaPier) 02 points, first; Miss J, Arnold (.Mastcrton), S8 points, second. Sacred solo, lor mezzo-soprano; Hiss I!. Handey Hlenheim), XII points, first; Mrs. !: (Xapier). points, second. \ lolin solo, senior: Master K. B. 'Wil- ' loughby (Hustings), 78 points, firstMaster ,1. 1). A. Briasco (Xapier) 75 points, second. f

I WORKERS' IIOMKS. I ti k r t, G.'* 1101 ™. Thursday. f lic. Acting-Premier, rcfervinc to th" •-iibjeet ol worker/ homes, said his colleague, the Hon. ,T. A. Millar, wag inehncd to think that ■workmen's lip to the present had been rather a ■failure, and proposed to obtain an amendment of the Act. Some of tlie-'c buildings were tenantless, and Mr. Millar was inclined to think it would be w'Se to provide that those taking up these homes should be able in the end j to make them their own. That wotiid end in permanent tenancy.