GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 186, 16 November 1910, Page 8

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

THE SWEETS OF OFFICE. By Telegraph.—Association. Dunedin, Last Night. » Mr. Widdowson, S.M., this morning took evidence on the application for a summons calling on Cr. Downie Stewart to show cause why he should not be ousted from his position as a City Councillor, on the ground that he was a director of the Dunedin Engineering an<t Steel Company, which supplied goods to the City Council, contrary to the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1008. The Magistrate made an order for the issue of a summons, returnable on December 1. TIMARU ITEMS. Timaru, Last Night. The Borough Council to-night accepted the tender of the Barrowfield Ironworks for 8.")(> tons of cast iron water-pipes at £OO4B. Over an inch of rain fell here last night and this morning, and is an immense benefit to the district. "THE MAORILAND WORKER." Christchurch, Last Night. At the conference between the representatives of the Xesv Zealand Shearers' Federation and the New Zealand Federation of Labor representatives, the firstnamed Federation resolved to do all in its power to induce the Shearers' Unions of the Dominion to amalgamate with the New Zealand Federation of Labor. It was decided that each Federation should find £2OOO each towards the cost of procuring a plant for printing and publishing ''The Maoriland Worker." MISTAKEN KINDNESS. Invercargill, Last Night. Two brothers, Alexander and Jas. Robertson, were charged to-day with having assisted, with shelter, food, clothing and money, the prisoners who recently .escaped from -the ilnvercargill prison. The facts admitted were that the two accused, having learned that the escaped prisoners had sheltered in their loft from Saturday morning till the following Sunday morning, concealed their whereabouts from the police during the rest of the day, supplied them regularly with meals, equipped them with an oufit of clothing and money, and started them on what they considered the safest route. A feature of the case was the circumstantial story told by one of the prisoners as to the details of assistance. The accused were committed for trial. They have already made written confessions. PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY. Auckland, Last Night. At the Presbyterian Assembly sitting this evening, the Rev. P. B. Fraser waa appointed superintendent of Home Mission work in New : Zealand, the salary being fixed at £3OO, with house allowance of £IOO, and expenses, not to exceed £ 100, for the first year.Discussion took place on the question of stipends, and a motiQn by the Rev. R. Wood that the minimum be fixed at £2OO a year, in addition to a manse, was referred to a committee. COAL MINERS' TROUBLES. Hokitika, Last Night. Information was received by the West Coast Times to-night to the effect that the truckers employed at the State coal mine at Runanga, on account of being dissatisfied with the then existing conditions, decided to stop work on Friday. As a result of a conference with the management, a settlement of the difficulty was arrived at. Extreme reticence is being observed as to what the grievance was. It is not generally known whether further developments are to be expected. NATIONAL INSURANCE. Dunedin, Last Night. At the annual meeting of the National Insurance Company, held to-day, Mr. J. M. Ritchie, chairman of directors, presided. The balance-sheet showed the net revenue for the year to be £ 144,874 Ss 3d. After paying an interim dividend of £7500, a surplus of £28,536 0a lid was left, which, when the balance of last year was added, gave £58,897 14s Id. The directors recommended payment of a further dividend of a shilling a share, which will absorb £10,000; the total dividend for the year was Is 9d. THE SHEARERS' DISPUTE. Christchurch, Last Night. This afternoon Mr. Laracv received the following telegram from Mr. Kerr, the representative of the shearers at St. Leonard's shed, near Culverden: "There is trouble at St. Leonard's; closed off; employer refused £1; warn the men." Mr. Larac'y states that the shearers went to St. Leonards, but did not intend to shear at less' than £1 a hundred. As far as Mr. Laracy knows, shearers in all other parts of Canterbury are getting £l. THE LICENSING BILL. Christchurch, Last Night. The Kaiapoi No-License League has resolved, "That while approving of the improvements contained in the new Licensing Bill, it expresses its keen disappointment that the democratic principle of majority rule has not been provided for, and therefore pledges itself to use all constitutional means to secure the granting of the bare majority vote." CAPTAIN SCOTT'S EXPEDITION. Christchurch, Tuesday. The Terra Nova will probably sail for the Antarctic on November 28. The Navy League will entertain the ship's company on Friday.