GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 219, 21 October 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS AND LAND GRANjTS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Wednesday. Regarding the cablegrams in reference to South African veterans, the Premier states that when he was passing hrough Canada he received a letter lioni the Imperial South African Service Association asking for permission to submit a scheme of giving grants of and to its member,, in return for military reserve service. Sir Joseph reI' led that his stay in Toronto was too snort for an interview, but if the Association would write full particulars ot >'e «hemc to .New Zealand he would look into the matter.

TRAFALGAR DAY. Jnvercargill, Last Night. In connection with the Da? celebrations, some 400 cadets and bands™en paraded in the afternoon before a targp attendance of the public. Marcn-ng-past competitions were held for dc""•e an public school cadet battaUs .11 id trophies were presented by the presnlcnt of the Southland branch of th« l °, the vario,,s wi »n"s of c footing, and other competitions an".«V arranged by the League to ce'el»nte the anniversary of Trafalgar Day. VICTORIA COLLEGE.

' v , • r, , W ° m,, Ston. Last' Night. K-tona College Council decided to»Wlit that a fee of ,€1 Is be imposed so, t „f 1?" Ar 'T' !Ul,ject t0 the C0I > : wnt of the Minister of Education. This ', B,on w «Y om<! to in consequence of a request, by the Students' Association that a college fee be levied, part of the proceeds to be devoted to tV support of the new gymnasium. It will to carry „ t M

CONDITIONS OP TUNNEL WORKERS Wellington, Last Night. 'V de P« lta «on from Hie A me is Federation, making certain complaints concerning the conditions at the Mini tunnel works, the Hon. R tf.. N-cnz,e, Minister of Works and Mines, wn.l he intended to bring down a bill to regulate quarry work, because at present a mines inspector had no control ov or a tunnel unless it. was' connected with a mine.