GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 269, 21 December 1909, Page 4

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.

by Telegraph.—Presß Association Wellington, December 20.

At a meeting of the Wellington Cofhmercial Travellers' Association on Saturday night it was decided to form.a New Zealand Commercial Travellers and Association. Mr. Tewsley, president, said a united body would form a strong combination in bringing about a better condition of things, and ■would tend to raise the status of travellers. The committee of the Wellingt/n 'Association was directed to take immediate steps to carry out the necessary preliminary details. It was stated that Auckland strongly approved the scheme, and the hope was expressed that the Dunedin Association would soon t&.c ft to its interest to join in.

EVASION OF AN OBLIGATION. Dunedin, Deeeralier 20.

Thomas Harcourt, who in I'JOti pleaded guilty to theft of partnership moneys &t Invercargill, and was admitted to probation, was charged this morning that out of £7O he was ordered to pay. "he had paid only £l7. The judge said he was not satisfied that accused had made earnest effort to pay the sums ordered, and sentenced him to four •months' imprisonment wij.li hard labor. JEWELLERY ROBBERY. Wellington, December 20. Dias de Silva, a foreigner, was sentenced to-day to one year's imprisonment on charges of theft of jewellery •valued at £3OO. Accused was a traveller for Noah Cohen, of Auckland, and pawned the goods entrusted to his care. He said the cause of his trouble was drinking and gambling. De Silva wa« arrested in New Plymouth some. few weeks ago. ■NELSON'S DRAINAGE WORKS. , Nelson, December 20.

The drainage engineer, replying to the Health Department's strictures on the construction of the drainage works, accuses tliu inspector of mistaking double for single ejectors. He adds that since April last year the Health Department's officer ha<] been engaged testing and inspecting the sewers, including the Cambria Street line. They had been so greatly condemned that the council had pafld over £&00 for this work. Mie •council will shortly consider the report and the request of the itoginecr, Mr. Mesteyer, designer of the scheme, Or some other expert, to judge between 'him and the Health Department.