GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 232, 5 November 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

TilLULOllk AL PROFESSORSHIP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. At a meeting of the Otago and Southland Presbyterian Synod this eveung, the appointment of Rev. John Dickie to the vacant chair of Ivnox Theological College was formally made. An amend mcut that the Rev. Wliyte, of Havelock North, Ik? offered the professorship lapsed for want of a seconder.

STATISTICAL,. Wellington, Last, Night. The imports tu the dominion during the September quarter this year were valued at 11)7,421, compared with C5,101i,07l during the corresponding quarter of last year. The exports lor tiie same quarter were C3,2711,1)44 this year and £2,883,243 last year. The population of the dominion oil -tOtli September last is estimated at 07:1, MO. exclusive? of .Maoris and Pacific Islanders, an increase of 4,004 for the three lnonllr Births numbered (Mill) and deaths 2,44-3■ arrivals 7,:>71, and departures 7,338.

RAILWAY APPEAL BOARD. Wellington, I.ast Xight. Clarence (Jeorjje has boon elected unopposed a<* a member of the Xortli Island Railway Appeal Board. There were two ca?tdidates for tiie vaeaticy on the South Inland Railway Appeal Board, John Henry .Tones defeated Matthias ny 428 votes to 21(».

WANTiANI'I HAND CONTEST. Wmngamii, Thursday. There is a strong probability of the famous Newtown Band, Sydney, talcing pert in tile North Island Iland Contest here in March next, entries for which close in December.

TliAC'llEßS' KNIIACJEMENTS. Wellington, Thursday. Of recent venrs the Marlborough ICilueution Hoard has adopted the system of engaging its teachers and reappointing them from year to year only. This made the subject of an application by (he Xev Zealand Educational Institute in the Supreme Court to-day, on an originating summons tinder the Declaratory Judgments Act for an interpretation of tin (onstriictiou of the Education Act, 1(103, and it* amendments and regulations a« It affected the power of boards to on«a«c teachers. Judgment was reserved. " "

IH'ROLAIiS AT PETONE. Wellington, Thursday. .Several business places at .Pctonc vorc ourglariouslv entered between Wedne.ieav afternoon and this morning earl v. In each case a window had been prized "Pm. The articles taken range from •evera nounds of tobacco and cigarette 1° rol s of doth. Little monev was secured,

F R I' [ Tf!ROWKRS' CO.VFIJREN'CE. t- . Wellington, Thursday, rue uniformity of fruit,-ascs was 'disj»«ed ,k fl,e fruitgrowers' Conference the st'lnihri - (l0( ' ii11 : 11 thi >t (ft o °f funt in tho public market.

acclimatisation* OOXI-rricvce mi , Wellington, Tlmredav." 3 _ wjnference of the acc'i"he f iT is l*m* held to-dav ,Ve'ide, t 'IV WrS "nki). iraunn fc" "'I- '" ; ''jO'ton (Auckland), E r l gHMauaS foid). Rutherford (South Canterhi.^, SftAtSTSS ira f n f "i I "''' J 1 ?"' 1 ™ 1, through. out r\e« Zealand, and for that one sea. von liares he declared game hi those distiiets ~ere th„ are a o t ffw> . A Southland remit requesting the Covernnient to remove the protection fiom stoats and witnels throughout YenZealand was agreed to with the addition it the words "in such district or portion I hereof as the acclimatisation society r. r ■ In' local iinthpritv controlling the sain,, may determine*."