GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 152, 6 October 1910, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

SHAREHOLDERS AS AUDITORS. ' . . l By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. The resolution recently passed by tha Wellington Chamber of Commerce, and endorsed by the Dunedin Chamber o£ Commerce, expressing the opinion that it was highly undesirable that shareholders should act as auditors of companies was considered by the local Stock Exchange to-day. Strong exception , was taken to the attitude of both Cham'vrs, and it was decided <to write to the Lanedin Chamber of Commerce for information, and that the secretary enquiries 'fts to whether any amendment of the Act was in contemplation, sifathat they could take steps .to combat it .J THE LATEST IMMIGRANT. Wellington, Last Ni^it. There were 25 domestic seryants_jon board the Corinthie, which arrived in Wellington to-day. Nearly all have come out to fill -situations found for them ip various parts of New Zealand befoi 5 they left the Old Country. The steijytnt r also brought 26 fanners and 24 faring lal - orers. The total number of passeiijgei J who came out under the assisted systej i was W7, of which 77 were male iritis - grants. They were met ashore byUkl'. A. A. S. Danby, of the Immigratiott'l) ipartment, and Mir. Proetor, of the LqJ.bi r Department, and the female s in the third class bv the lady represent tive of the Women's Employment Jiian< h of the Labor Department. • *!v, ! THE ANTARCTIC PARTY. ' ! Wellington, Last Night,.' Dr. Wilso i, of the Antarctic expedition, with Trs. Wilson and Mrs. Sc«t (wife of C'-ptain R. Scott, leader of fle party), eame out by the Corinthie frjn London, tut left the ship at Hobalt. They will join the Terra Nova at Mjllioitrne, and come by her to New Zealaml.

TH'E' LONG ARM. Wellington, Last Night •Inspector Jones, of the Shropsh -e county police force, arrived in Wellii *- ton 'by the Corinthic to-day for the p rpose of talcing hack to England Herb "t Walter Insull, arrested in Hawke's 1 y on a charge of having embezzled £! H) from his late employers, Frank Lloyd a id" Co., of Ellesmere, Shropshire. SICKNESS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. Wellington, Last Night It is understood there are no'ind itional cases of sickness among the me »- bcrs of the household at Government House. The Public Works Department has investigated t'ho drainage system thoroughly. There is no likelihood of the Governor and Lady Islington resuming residence in the house until they are assured by their advisers that it is not imprmlrnt to ;lo so, The family will therefore remain at Featherston ior the present. The drains are to be thoroughly tested for defects and a, complete Investigation into the sickness will be carried out by the Government experts. REUTER'iS TELEGRAM CO.. Wellington, Last Night. The directors of Reuter's Telegram Co., Ltd., have declared the usual interim dividend for the half-year ended June 30tih, 1910, at the rate of o per cent, per annum. ;

SOUTH ISLAND TERRITORIAL ' CAMP. Christchureh, Last Night. The question of the site of the South Island training camp for the Territorials came before the South Waimakariri Rivai Board to-day. A letter was received from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, which stated ttet the Government proposed in return for reserves to be taken from the Board, the annual rental of which is £073, to vest in the Board certain runs, the rental of which amounts to £<sßo annually. It was decided that the members of the Board visit the reserves and inspect them. A -DISAPPEARING BRIDEGROOM. Auckland, Yesterday. Robert Walton, whose disappearance on the eve of his marriage caused anxiety, returned to town and was married last Saturday. EARLY CLOSING. IPa'.merston North, October 5. A meeting of the Holiday Association •decided to convene a general meeting of business people to consider the question of uniform early closing in the town.