GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 37, 24 May 1910, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

PETER HEYES ENQUIRY. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The enquiry into the charges against Peter Heyes, Commissioner of Taxes, in connection with the administration of the Land and Income Tax Department, was commenced to-day. The 'proceedings are not open to the press. STRIKE OR NO STRIKE? I Wellington, May 23. I Mr. Haselden, S.M., gave judgment J to-day in the cases brought by the Labor Department against fifty wharf , laborers of being parties to a strike by ceasing work on the Wanaka in 1 February last when the use of hooks 'in bags of cement was forbidden. The ' | Magistrate said the Arbitration Court, ito whom certain points had been re- '! ferred, was unable to say that there ;| had been a strike. He'was of the '; same opinion. He entered a judgment \ of nonsuit in each case, no costs being j allowed. A BILL SYKES' PLANT. Wellington, Mav 23. A bag containing 00 plugs of-gelig-nite was found lying amongst ihe shrubs in tlie grounds of the Catholic Apostolic Church, Webb street, one day last week. Next morning a tin canister with a fuse and a large num- • her. of detonators in it was picked up in another part of the church grounds.