GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 95, 12 October 1911, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christeliiu'cJi, Last Niht. •The Canterbury Trades and Labor Council's industrial exhibition will be opened on October 2G, an official representative of the Government, formally declaring the exhibition open. At a luncheon afterwards speeches will be given by prominent men in labor circles, by/presidents of industrial and employers' associations, and by representatives of various religious denominations'. Very mimierous entries have been received in the various competition classes, and these promise to be a very important and interesting feature. ANTI-MILITARIST PROTEST. Christehurch, Last Night. At a meeting of the Christehurch AnfciMil.itaris'b League arrangements have been made for the distribution of pence and anti-militarist literature in the city electorates. The following motion was unanimously agreed to, "That this meeting tenders its most emphatic protest against the scandalous admissions of the defence authorities concerning the prosecution of those who had not registered under the Defence Act, wherein it is intended to .prosecute only in special cases, and is of opinion that such conduct is a deliberate prostitution of the people's ideals of equity and justice."

I RAILWAY STRIKE SCOUTED. Christchurch, Ijast Night. Railwaymen in Christchurcli, interviewed 011 the subject of a probable strike of railway employees, scout the (idea, a mil state that lliey had not heard even a suggestion of such an improbable ami preposterous idea.

A CHARGE OF BIGAMY. t'hristcluirch. Last Night. Grace Annie McTaggart pleaded guilty at the Magistrate's Court to-day to "a charge of bigamy. She was first married in 18SC, but her husband left her, and as she did! not hear from him for thirteen yearn she considered she had a perfect right to marry Charles As-h-by in MMHi. She was committed for sentence to the Supreme Court, bail being allowed.

AUCKLAND WATERSIDE WORKERS" UNION. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Waterside Workers' Union lias decided to take a ballot upon the question of cancellation of their registration under the Arbitration Act, and registration with the New Zealand Federation- of Labor.

AX INCORRIGIBLE PRISONER. Auckland, Last Night. At the Police Court to-day, a prisoner at Mount Eden gaol named Frederick Logan was charged before Mr. E. C. Cuttcn, S.M., with having on September 27 assaulted Warder R. W. Thompson and having incited other prisoners to mutiny by calling on them to come to his assistance. He was convicted and sentenced to an additional six months-' imprisonment, and also ordered to be placed ,011 bread and water for seven days. The same prisoner received an additional six months in February last foi an assault on another warder. TTis original sentence is one of four ye-ars for theft.