GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 139, 21 September 1910, Page 8

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The London office of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company advises that members of the comDany and staff are to receive a bonus of 5 per cent, on their salaries for the year ended June 30 th last. It is three years since the company paid the last bonus on salaries. ALLEGED INFANTICIDE. Hastings, Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court this afternoon a. young woman was charged with the murder of her male infant, the body of which has been found by the police. No further particulars are available. The inquest on the child's body will be held to-morrow. FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION. Hokitika, Lasit Night. As the difficult}' and cost of transport lias delayed the executive of the United Fire Brigades Association finally determining on the competition at Hokitika next year, the local committee met tonight and resolved to agree to reduce the proposed prize money for the demon-1 strait,ion from £4OO to £3OO, giving the | executive tlip £IOO saved towards the j cost of transport if they wish it. It is: hoped tins will assist in overcoming the I difficulty regarding the transport ex-: j penses. j | WEEKLY LABOUR PAPER. | j Westport, Tuesday. ! ' The Granity Miners' Union endorsea' I the policy "of the Federation of Labour | and voted £3OO to the funds for the i establishment of a weekly labour paper. j HEAVY GALES. |. Dunedin, Tuesday. I A howling nor'-wester blew all yesterI clay. At Cromwel., the Recreation j . Ground pnvil'on wr.s completely wreck-1 ed, besides innumerable fences being j blown down. To-day it is bitterly cola and snowing on the ranges. I MANAWATU SHOW GROUND. I Palmerston N., Tuesday, j The Manawatu A. and P. Association had before it this morning a proposal! to purchase new show grounds in close! I proximity to the present grounds, with ] I the idea of giving gre'ater facilities foi j the expansion of both the spring and winter shows. The committee are inspecting the proposed grounds this afternoon. Palmerston N., Last Night. The Manawatu A. and P. Association this afternoon set up a committee to consider the proposal to cut up and sell the Cuba Street show ground, purchasing thirty acres from Louis Pascal alongside the railway line a few chains away, and there removing the present buildings and laying out and planting the show grounds. Mr. J. M. Johnston, honorary treasurer, whose plans were adopted for the Masterton grounds, is promoter of this scheme which, he contends, would provide forty acres of ground, permit of complete remodelling, and leave the Association with a financial advantage on account of the valuable character of the present grounds for building purposes. The alternative is a scheme by a sub-commit-tee to spend £4700 in providing additional buildings on the present ground.

SCHOOL DISCIPLINE. » Whangarei, Last Night. | The Magistrate's Court was occupied nearly all day hearing the case in which the Now Zealand Educational Institute proceeded on the information of the head teacher of Maungatapore school against Mr. Richardson, chairman of the school committee, charging him under section IGB of the Education Act, with disturbing the school during teaching hours, by interfering with the lawful discipline and posting a notice on t.lie school door, directing scholars to defy the teacher in authority. Mr. ScottSmith. S.M., held that defendant discharged his duties in an improper manner, subversive to school discipline, and -I imposed a fine of £l-