GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 311, 10 February 1910, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

WANG AN IT MUNICIPAL Al-EAIRS.

By Telegraph.—-Press' Association. Wanganui, Last Night,

At- a conference to-night between representatives <of ,the Wanganui and Wanganui East Borough Councils, a hasi.s of agreement was arrived at for submission to the respective ratepayers in connection with Wie proposed second bridge across the river and the extension of the tramway service over the river.

FIRE INQUIRY,

Wanganui, Last IN igiit.

An inquiry into the recent tire at the Rutland Hotel was held to-day. The verdict was: "'The jury lind that the lire was caused by an accidental explosion through an accumulation of coal «as, hut there is no evidence to show how the gas escaped."

WKsTi'oirr coal com pax y.

Dunedin, Last Xight,

At the annual meeting of the Westport Coal Company to-dav a dividend of 3» fid per share and a bonus oE Is Od per share was declared.

W.l.T.t*. AXXI'AL COXYEN'TIOX

Jnvercargill. Last Xight,

. The twenty-fifth annual convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Tnion was opened "here to-day delegates were given a public reecntioii, over which'the Mayor presided. Delegates were present from jill parts of the Dominion.

IXVERCARfSTLL REOATTA

Invercargill. Last Xicrht. . The Invercargill regatta was held today in moderately good weather. Tlv inter-provincial race for the Edmond shield wa.s won hv Bastian's SouthJanil crew, J. Smith's Olago (Oamara) •.team being second.