GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 331, 5 March 1910, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

'WAIRARAPA FREEZING WORKS. By Telegraph.—Press' Association. Masterton. Last Night. The lender of Taylor and Hodges, of Masterton, of £18.071 for the erection of the buildings for the freezing works of the Wellington .Fanners' Meat Company has been accepted. The freezing works will be situated at Waingawa, about three miles from Masterton. "TRUTH" IX TROUBLE. Wellington, Friday. _ In the case of Ernest Louis Bertling v. John Norton, proprietor of the newspaper Truth, a claim for £2OOO i'or alleged libel concerning plaintiffs management of the municipal zoo, at Xewtown, application was made before the Chief .Justice this morning that the ease be heard before a special jury. The application was granted. MISHAP TO A DREDGE. Dunedin, Friday. The Enterprise dredge sank in the •centre of the Alexandra river at midnight. No one was on board at the time. The river rose last night to 13ft above the normal at the Alexandra bridge owing to the heavy rains. CLOSER SETTLEMENT. Ashburton, Friday. The Ruapunu estate, purchased by the Government, is 4423 acres in extent, and the price paid for it wis £30,807. Tt will be cut up into twenty •or more sections. i_ NOXIOUS WEEDS. Stratford, Friday. The Agricultural Department is Actively prosecuting; a campaign against noxious weeds. Nine settlers, for failing to destroy ragwort oh their properties, were each fined sums ranging from Ids to £.3 by Mr. Eyre Kenny, S.M. His Worship warned the defendants that their second appearance would mean severe penalties. MANAWATU WINTER SHOW. Palmerston N., Fridav. The committee of the National Dairv Show has decided to hold a conibin"d demonstration of milking machines at the winter showTn -lime next. The 'North Island Poultry Association has forwarded a permit for the poultry sections of the same show. DATRV FACTORY HANDS. Palmerston N., Friday. A conference of dairy factory nropriefors in the. Wellington district was Mil to-day. Th'vt" factories were represented. Mr. president of the Dairy Association, presided. The meeting wis callen to consider the demands of the factory employees 'for a new award to suoc<od Hie uresent one. which runs out nn Msrch 31st. The employees have formulated demands, which have Keen published, but which have not been bronehf officially before the employers of th» Court. AfW considerTn« the position it was decided to set up a committee of seven, with power to net. to meet whatever situation may arise. The pr,-«ent award, which was ■only for nine months, will continue m force until another is substituted.