GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 249, 26 November 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

AGAINST KfIiMING A UNION,

By Telegraph.—Press Association,

Christchurch, Last Night. The meeting called by the Trades and Labo r Council for the purpose of forming a clerks' union, proved abortive. It was atended by seventeen clerks who negatived a motion that it was desirable that a union be formed. The clerks who spoke stated they were capable of looking after their own interests and that the majority were well paid and satisfied.

SWIMMING. Christchurch, Last Night. At the annual meeting 0 f the New Zealand Swimming Council it was decided to allot the 11)10 championship to the Auckland centre.

KING COUNTRY LICENSES. Wanganui, Last Night. At the representative session of the district synod of the .Methodist Chiir-h to-day, the following resolution was passed:—That this synod emphatically protests against the granting of wholesale licenses in the King Country, and considers it to be a distinct breach of faith with the Maoris, and calls upon the Government to pass such lcislation as will prohibit the granting of anv licenses in the King Countrv. and demands that the promises made to the natives to protect them from the drink rallie must be held to succeed for all time.

THE RAILWAY SERVANTS. Dunedin, Last Night. At a meeting of the Dunedin bran di of the Enginedrivers' and Eiremen's and Ucaners Association, a motion Wils adopted expressing even- confidence in the future of the Association, and determiuation to support the council in twin" every legitimate means to obtain rone" nition from the Department, and llso expressing pleasure at (he fact that many members were resigning from the A.S.H.S. as a protest against the n0.,, union and antagonistic methods adooted by the latter body towards tho Association.

ARRIVALS AXD DEPARTURES. _ Wellington. Sight. During October last 2870 persons aimed in Xew /calami and 2175 depart, ed. lu October, 1!I(I,S. the arrivals nuinlieivd :iSllti and departures 11104

XX. lUIRY ASSOCIATION. Auckland, List Xh'ht Til.. \..«- Zealand Dairv Association, Mil ■ li-is jiial completed i'ts October ."(- own--. Tli" business for the month has hciMi ■:.:-..,.,- than that done cither nv tins A.-Mii-ialion or by nnv kindred on ». pauy in (ho Dominion in the eorrosnon 1mpr innnUi nf anv former year. The value ~f hu11,.,- in,,,!,, hv Ihi-'Asfiiu-intio'i lor one month was .C3"i,T4» Is "d. The Association's paymcnls for ~iilk siiiiplied in October of last vear w,. f( CH1,174 1 7s 5(1. as against 025,(147 Hs 4(1 for the present October, thus «howi'\<r I an increase of £(1472 17s 11,1. n j A MOUXTAIXEKIUXC, KKAT. Hokitika, bist Night. Mount Aspiring i,„ s f or tt ] 01] „ time been considered one of the. uuclinilia.ble iimnntaina of New Zealand. There were quite a number of Xew Zealand mountains that came under thai heading, hut one hy one. they hiive yielded to the persevering attacks of Alpine climbers. Dr. Teicliclninnn, of Hokitika, received a wire to-night from Captain Head, a;i I Kuglish mountaineer, iiccompiinied hy Mr. Alex. Ciraiham, of the AVaiJio, and Mr. Jack Clark, late of the (Jcologicnl Survey Department, that thev had succeeded in reuelnng t) u . summit of Mount Aspiring. The attack was made from the Otago side, from Pembroke as a hase.

THE DUXfiOC MURDER. I Wangnmti, Thursday. Coleman, the victim of the Unii'Mi" (New South Wales) tragedy had « £!»£ oud-hand dealer's shop i n Wanganui for some years and left here about three years ago. His wife, from whom ■ho had been living apart, still resides here.