GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 120, 30 August 1910, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

I PIANO PLAYING. i. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Levin, Monday. Albert Burley, while attempting to establish a new record in endurance in piano playing, fell from his stool at four o'clock this morning' after completing forty-six hours continuous playing. The extremely cold weather enfeebled him apart from the strain ol persistent playing. UNCUSTOMED GOODS. ■ Wellington, Monday. \ « Following upon 1 -the prosecution of the l fourth officer of the Turakina for harbouring uncustomed jewellery, another' seizure took place on the same vessel I on Saturday, and at the Magistrate's Court to-day Alexander Taylor, engine-! room storeman, was fined £ls, subsequently reduced to £3 15s, on a charge of harbouring uncustomed drapery of the value of £5.

SHEARERS' DEMANDS. Masterton, Monday. The Shearers' Union decided on Saturday evening that members absolutely pledge themselves.not to shear for less than £1 per 100 and found, and that a cable be sent to Australia warning shearers of the position in New Zealand. RAILWAY ASSOCIATIONS. Palmerston N., Monday. At a meeting of the Palmerston North, (branch of the Firemen, and Cleaners' Association the following resolutions were carried unanimously: "That this meeting of the Palmerston North branch of the E.F.C.A. is unanimously opposed to the direct representation scheme of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, as it is useless to expect such an organisation to do justice to locomotive affairs; this meeting also desires to proclaim its loyalty to the Council of the New Zealand Locomotive Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association, and heartily approves the steps being taken to secure legal recpgnition of the association; this meeting considers that the A.S.R.S. should be made to prove their contention that they have 700 against recognition, seeing' that 1089 out of 1450 drivers, firemen, and cleaners signed the petition now before the House praying for the legal recognition of the association." ' SUNDAY'S GALE., Auckland, Monday. A heavy gale on Sunday reached hurricane force between IPapakura and Otahuhu, levelling a dozen telegraph; posts and cutting off communication with the South, which was restored, at 8.30 tiiiß morning. ~ - ... ..., ,~.