GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 220, 22 October 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A DISTINGOSHED VISITOR. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, last Night. Sir Albert Spicer, who arrived from the South to-day, was the guest of the I'rune .Minister iU luncheon, The Hon.' «■'. I'Wlds and Mrs. Fowlds gave a inception this afternoon in honor of Sir Albert Sir Albert Spicer leaves to-mor-iw for Rotortiii. GAZETTE NOTICES.

. Wellington, Last Night. To-night's Gazette contains notice 'orbidding money and postal correspondence for the National Publishing Co (Sydney),

James Bccby and party arc the successful tenderers for tunnels for Point Klizabeth No. 2 colliery (all sections), at

Ihe Dominion s postal revenue during the beptpmbcr Quarter totalled fill'B,oßß compared with .£111,3(11 for the same rpirter o li.oß. The telegraph revem! was £o!>,04(l, ns 11BlllIlst £57 m f ft corresponding period last yoar.

I DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORTS. I -hi t, Wellington, Last Night. lie Ruapehu to-day took 31,292 boxes of butter and 7544 cases of cheese for London. The shipments were from the lollowmg |iorts:-Auehland. butter 11,132 boxes cheese 304 crates; Xew Plymouth, S.IH.) boxes butter, 500 crates cheese; latea, 3370 boxes butter 4045 crates cheese; Wellington. 0505 boxes' butter, ll>l4 crates cheese; Lyttelton, 382 boxes butter, 40 crates cheese; Divncdin, 900 boxes butter, 200 crates cheese; other | ports, 715 crates cheese—totals, 31,192 I boxes butter, 7544 crates ohceso.

COOKS' AND STEWARDS' AWARD. Wellington, Thursday. Judgment was given by Dr McArtbur to-day in the case in which the federated Cooks' and Stewards' Union claimed from the Union Steamship Company a penalty for a breach of the federated cooks' and stewards' award In the opinion of the Magistrate the mess room members of the providove department were not entitled to any overtime at bar harbor* and roadstead's unless employed on an excursion or on any holidays mentioned in the clause of 'the award. Judgment was given for the I defendant company. Notice of appeal was given.