GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 337, 12 March 1910, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

MASTER BAKERS' CASE. By Telegraph.—Pres» Association. Palmertsou North, Last Night. The Nfw Zealand Ma«t»r Bakers- association concluded its annual meeting here to-day, when the new officers elected were:—President, Mr Geo. Smerdon, Auckland; vice-president, Mr J. Norton, Lvttelton; secretory, Mr C. .T. Ivnox, Auckland; 'treasurer, Air A. Kent, Auckland; committee, Messrs W. Buchanan, J. Till, B. Lane, T .Hosking ( all of Auckland). The decision to change the whole executive from Wellington to Auckland was made on the reit-mg president, Mr W. A. Kellow, deciding that he could not accept re-election. Mr Kellow 'was founder of the Association, which he has conducted for the past nine years. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to hiin for his services to the Association. It was decided to x.sk | the Government that the test of a loaf | should be the weight of tiie dough used, and not of the loaf. | 1 INDECENT POSTCARDS. ! Auckland, Last Night. Charles W. Buttle, of Wellesley street, was to-day charged .with selling indecent postcards and exposing them to public view. He was fined for selling the cards' and £2 for exposing them, with £l. costs in each case, an order being made that the postcards be destroyed. - MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE. ■ Feilding, llarch 11. The Borough Council has decided to take a poll of the ratepayers on the question of raising a loan of £BOOO for installation of electric lighting. The proposal to take a poll for a loan of £12,000 for a municipal threatre was lost. SUNDAY CONCERTS. j'. i Dunedin, March 10. At the Police Court Mr Barnes', manager, and Mr Owen, conductor, of the Besses o' th' Barn Band «-c.re toed £1 aa»d costs each on two charges of giving open air concerts at the Caledonian Ground last Sunday week without the 'permission of the city authorities.