GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 336, 11 March 1910, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

LICENSING. TBv Telegraph.—Press Association Woodville, Last Night. At the quarterly meeting of t.hn Pahiatua Licensing Committee to-dav, an application from M. 0 ; Dow<l for the transfer- of the Kumeroa Hotel license to him was withdrawn. The police report on the Herbertville Hotel was leV over till the annual meeting. This hotel was lately burned flown, and an appl' cation for a temporary license was granted under stringent conditions to providing accommodation for travellers within ten days, and also as to prompt steps being taken to rebuild the hotel. Otherwise the license will be dealt with at the annual meeting. THE LAND QUESTION. . Christehureli, Last Night. According to the official report of the conference of leasehold members of Parliament, resolutions were arrived at declaring that the land question should be dealt with in accordance with, i,he principles which inspired the Liberal party for the last, twenty years; protesting against the further sale of Crown lands to, or granting the f'e simple, of any lands purchased by f!ie Government :for settlement; affirmwig the desirableness of extending the endowment principle to the remaining Crown lands, Sand that there be no interference with existing leasehold or freehold except required for s'ettlemnt or other public purposes. A committee consisting of Messrs Arnold, Lcran, Lanrehson, Paul, Russell P'ld "Witty was' set up to interview the Prime Minister and place before him the wishes of tl,ie conference. WANGANI"T|BAND CONTEST. Ws»ng:inui, Last Night. 'Wanyanni is Vgiiiniug to wear a band contest appearance. The first visiting band from (Risborne arrived this afternoon. Providing good weather is experienced the contest promise-' to oe very successful.

THE Ol'll'M HAI3TT. Dunedin. March Ift. A half-caste Cliin-man was fined £25 for having in his possession opium suitable for smoking. LAKE WAKATTPTJ RTSTNO. Dwnedrn, March 10. La Ice Wakatinu rose ten inches since yesterday evening. DTVORCE COURT. Wellington. March 10. Decrees nisi were .granted hy the Chief Justice in the' following divorce to-day:—Crawford v. Crawford, hnshand's petition, foi- desertion; Shepherd v. Phenherd, wife's petition, for adultery: Phillips v.| Phillres. wife's petition, for adultery} M'Oinnity, hnshand's' petition, for adultery.