GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 322, 8 June 1911, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

THE SHEFFIELD CHOIR. By Telegraph.—Press Asssciation. Wellington, Last Night. Over 800 season tickets for subscribers alone were disposed of in Wellington today for Dr. Harriss' Sheffield Choir concerts. Dr. Harris arrived at Fremantle yesterday and had met Sir Joseph and Lady \vard in the King's tea-room at the Crystal Palace before leaving England. Over 700 season tickets were sold in Auckland to-day. BIG COMPENSATION AWARDED. Wellington, Last Night. The hearing of Eliza Jane Baillie's claim for £2OOO damages from the Harbor Board in respect of the death ol her husband, John Patrick Baillie, on the Glasgow wharf in November last, was concluded to-day before Mr. Justict Sim and a special jury of twelve. Plaintiff was awarded £1250. Certain lawsuit points were reserved.

PRODUCE INSPECTOR APPOINTMENT. Wellington, Last Night. The Government has appointed Mr. W. E. Gwillim, now chief dairy produce grader at Wellington, to go to London and inspect the (handling of the New Zealand dairy produce in England, so as to kee,p producers in touch with the requirements of the market and investigate complaints regarding quality. INCIPIENT STRIKE. Timaru, Last Night. A temporary strike of wharf hands loading the Tokomaru caused the loss of a few hours to-day. The unioil secretary explains that some young unmarried men joined the union in the morning and were put on, whilst two old members, capable workers, wore left out. This was supposed to be due to these men being prominent in the union. The men resented this, and all ceased work. After some deputationising, the S.S. and A. Co.'s manager put on the two men in addition, and work was resumed. The men said they had been in an irritable frame of mind through being kept waiting after the ship had been made fast and not being told when the work would begin. THIEVING SAILORS. Wellington, Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court to-day two seamen, named Patrick Connolly and William Cattermole, were charged with stealing 41 bras* tapes from the steamer Drayton Grange. They pleaded guilty, and were committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.