GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 140, 22 September 1910, Page 8

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

BREAKING AND ENTERING. By Telegraph.—Press. Association. Wellington, Wednesday. John Griffiths," a young man, was today committed for trial on two separate charges of breaking and entering dwelling houses in the City. Money amounting to £ls 2s was alleged to have been stolen from the two places one in Hankey Street, the other in Elhee Street. BOWRON BROS.' PINE. Chrisitchurch, Wednesday. The correct amount of the sum to be paid by Messrs. Bowron Bros, in respect of income tax and the penalties arising out of short return of income for the year 1805 is £9408. The amount oi income on which tax was not paid is £44,905. Details of tax, penalties, etc., 1 are: Tine, £100; tax on £44,965, £2248 and 10 per cent, penalty, £224 16s; whole amount of tax short paid, £6744 and costs allowed the Department, £9l; total, £9408 16s. LEAGUE OP WHEELMEN. j Timaru, Last Night. The South Canterbury centre of the League of Wheelmen to-day decided to wind up the various clubs and societies, In future cyciing events will be run under the New Zealand Athletic Union. A YOUTH'S LAPSE. Timaru, Last Night At Waimate to-day a youth named IPark, who left school two years ago with a very good character, pleaded gii.lt;.' io Iriiiudng into the Glenavy railway station on the 12th inst. and stealing £9 odd (£7 recovered). He was committed to the Supreme Court I for sentence. I

DEPLETION OF OUR FORESTS.

Dargaville, Last Night. Speaking of the depletion of our forests, Mr. Gibbons, manager of the Tangowah.nj Auvmill, informed a reporter that thure cou.d be no doubt that it presented & serious problem from the national point of view. "It was a shame," he said, "to see the bush cut down for the sake of getting at the land underneath. Good timber takes so long to grow that it can never be replaced. The Government should reserve the good timber. Cheaper timber should be used for inferior work. It grows quickly and can be planted again, and the best timbers in the forests reserved for the highest class 'Of work." „.„ NO-LICENSE DEMANDS. Gore, Last Night. The Mataura no-license convention today passed a resolution calling upoe the Government to introduce without delay a measure securing the right of the people to determine the continuance of the liquor traffic on the basis of democracy. The convention also protested against the renewal of a license to a brewery in the town. ALLEGED INFANTICIDE. Hastings, Last Night. In connection with the charge against Maria Mooney of murdering her illegitimate male cliild, an inquest was opened on the body of the infant to-day. Aftei Detective Butler had given evidence as to the finding of the body under the house and handing it to the doctors for a post mortem examination, the inquest was adjourned till Monday afternoon.