GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 321, 7 June 1911, Page 8

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

TIMARU ITEMS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Tima-ru, La.st Night. The Timaru Presbytery to-day decided not to act on the headquarters' invitatic n to form a Prcsb-terinn senior cadet corps, 1 it will appoint chaplains for the Territoi : als. It was decided to take no actioi meantime regarding meetings in favo- f the Dominion option poll. So £•■.:■ £135 has been collected for the Ti;-»r.-u Home Rule fund. KING GEORGE MEMORIAL. Napier, Last Night. A public meeting held to-night to consider what form the permanent memorial of the King's Coronation should take, decided to erect a public hall at Port Ahuriri. PALMERSTuN NORTH NEWS. Pahnerston N., Last Night. The Manawatu A. and P. Association to-day decided to call for applications for a secretary at a salary of £3OO per annum. The Borough Council decided to apply for a Coronation grant to erect a new haU at Terrace End, a subsidy for a children's nospital not being allowed. The Manawatu County Connsil was informed it could have a Coronation subsidy for a fountain, but not for an artesian well or water trough.

A RAILWAY BUNGLE. Maaterton, Last Night. Owing to a railway bungle a mortuary car containing the body of an old Mastcrton resident, which was being brought from Wangamii for interment, was shunted off at Woodville to allow horse boxes to be taken on. The funeral to have been held tJtU afternoon had in consequence to be postponed. This is the second occasion on which an incident of this sort has occurred during the past few weeks. AN ORIGINAL EXHIBITION. Christchurch, Last Night. The Canterbury Trades and Labor Council have arranged to hold an industrial exhibition toter in flhe year, from October 20 to November 18, support to the project being accorded by the Canterbury Industrial Association. This exhibition will bo the first of its kind yet organised by a trades council in the Dominion, and is already meeting with most encouraging support.