GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 13, 10 July 1911, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

RAILWAY' APPEAL DISALLOWED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Saturday. The Railway Appeal Board disallowed an appeal by Guard A. J. Campbell against dismissal for alleged misconduct arising out of a dispute with the stationmaster at Te Kuiti. The hoard wished it understood that the appeal was dismissed solely on the ground of the necessity to uphold the regulations. They cast no rellection on the applicant's ability in the discharge of his duty or on his character. During the' case objection was taken to a departmental officer putting in a record of fines i against the appellant, on the ground that the record only showed what was against the man, not his good conduct as well. The court upheld the objection. PROTEST AGAINST PICTURES. Wellington, .Saturday. Ministers of religion and headmasters of schools at Rangiora submitted to the Borough Council last night a protest against the character of pictures shown at a free entertainment during the Coronation festivities. It was alleged that certain films were utterly unfit for exhibition to children. The council was urged to prevent the exhibition of such pictures in Rangiora, and Government censorship of moving pictures was advocated. Ultimately the council decided to call a public meeting "to initiate a movement against the exhibition of pictures of a demoralising tendency." BOYS IN' TROUBLE. Wellington, Saturday. Two telegraph messengers who stole postal packets were granted two years' probation by the Chief Justice to-day. For nine months they are not to be out at night after work or before 6 ».m., or they will be imprisoned. The boys bore good characters previously, aid one has already been promised employment.

IRISH ENVOYS' HAUL. Wellington, Saturday. Mr. Martin Kennedy, treasurer ot the fund being raised in New Zealand by the Irish envoys, has cabled £4OOO to Mr. John Redmond, AI.P. Mr. Redmond has cabled acknowledging receipt of the money with thanks and congratulations. It is expected that £BOOO more will be obtained in the Dominion. NEW ZEALAND EXPORTS.

' Wellington, Saturday. The exports of the principnl products for the twelve mohths ended June 30, 1911, showed a decrease of £1,440,942 compared with the previous twelve months, the figures for last year being £18,993,095, against £20,440,837. The principal decreases are in the following items (the previous year's figures in parenthese): Cheese, £1,093,379 (£l,275,102); wool, £7,159,,985 (£7.959,475): frozen beef, £468,382 ( £643,899); oats, £26,961 (£314,456): and hemp, £342,834 (£440,945). Increases occurred in frozen mutton £1,181,569 ( £t,057,661); frozen lamb, £2,001.308 (£1,779,619); wheat, £294,517 (£257,789); and timber, £430,022 (£347,056).