GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 223, 14 January 1911, Page 8

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

LIQUOR FOR MAORI WOMEN. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hastings, Friday. George Crisp was fined £lO, and ordered to pay 40s costs, on a charge of supplying liquor to Maori women. FLOATED OFF. Dargaville, Last Night. A couple of days ago the s.s. Inga, bound for Sydney with a cargo of timber, was passing down the river in a heavy fog, when she got outside the deep water channel and grounded. Lighters were brought into use yesterday, and the vessel was re-floated last night. Today she cleared for Australia. GISBORXE HARBOR ENDOWMENT. Gisborne, Last Night. At a conference to-day between the Harbor Board and the lessees of the Tauwharepara block, an amicable settlement was arrived at regarding lease of the board's endowment land, obviating an appeal to the Privy Council, which was to be heard in March next, and on which case the board's solicitor is now proceeding to London. Barker Bros, have surrendered their lease of 25,000 acres, and the land will bo immediately cut up and offered in small areas. LABOR TROUBLES UP NORTH. Whangarei, Last Night. The impasse which was brought about at the Whangarei coal mine is not of the serious character suggested by alarmist reports. Only sixteen men are affected, and the trouble, which is relative to wages, is easily capable of adjustment. A movement in that direction is being made to-day, Mr. Semple, the Labor organiser, using his influence towards effecting a conciliation. Twentytwo men, forming a gang of drainage works employees, struck yesterday In protest against the dismissal of their ganger. It is'unlikely that the incident' will be noticed bf the contractor, as fewer men are now needed. A meeting addressed by Mr. Semple last night do tided to form an "industrial union of un skilled workers.

ALLEGED CATTLE STEALING. Dunedin, Last Night. At the Police Court to-day a man named James Doogue, residing at Seacliff, was charged with stealing two cows. Evidence for the prosecution was that shortly after 3 a.m. on Decembci 28 O'Cbnnell (the owner) saw one heifer going along the road and accused following jt on horseback. Two heifers were subsequently found in accused's paddock. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was committed for trial.

TEOUBESOME SEAMEN. Wellington, Last Night. Four seamen from the steamer Ivaipara were handed to the police to-day on, a charge of refusing duty. They had been dealt with for a similar offence fit Auckland, and had declined to obey captain's orders on the way south.