GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 223, 19 March 1912, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

W.C.T.U. By Telegraph—Press Dunedin, Monday. The W.C.T.U. .passed a resolution that when a person is convicted of slygrog selling sueh conviction should carry with it a prohibition order for a year, bo that such person should not be able to purchase alcohol in the Dominion. j HOME SEPARATING A SUCCESS. I Hamilton* Last Night. The Waikato Co-operative Dairy C 0.,. which goes in for the home separation process, estimates its output this year at 700 tons, with the prospect of a thousand tons next year. It has only been operating for three years, and is the second largest butter producing concern jn the Auckland province. The company is regarded as the salvation of the small dairy farmer in isolated districts. PROGRESS OF THE PORT OF WELLINGTON. Wellington. March IS. Some interesting figures dealing with the progress of the port of Wellington were given by the chairman (Mr. Fletch- ; er) at the annual meeting of. the board to-day. Goods passed inwards totalled 470,800 tons, as against 435.43i9 tons in the previous year, being an increase of,, 44,307 tons, This volume of business- liad only been exceeded on one occasion's viz., in 1907-8, known as the boom year. For the period to 30th September transhipments amounted to 138,235 tons, an increase of 11,522 tons. This is a record for the port, and bears testimony to the excellent facilities given. The tonnage of the vessels entering the port also exceeded the previous record, the number of vessels being 3637, with a net tonnage of 2,998,204. The past year has been an exceptional one, the tonnage of oversea shipping having risen to 2,09(5,307, and is 160,515 tons higher than any previous year. The chairman added that the financial position of the board was most satisfactory, and was never in better condition. ORGANISER FOR THE TRADE. Dunedin, March 18. The Dunedin Star understands that Mr. Martin, recently organiser for'the Reform Party, has accepted the position of organiser for the Trade for the Dominion.

BOROUGH COUNCIL ASKED TO RESIGN. Wanganui, Last Night. Another act in the municipal drama which has been attracting so much attention during the past few weeks was played this evening, when ex-Mayor Mackay addressed an overflowing meeting in the Druids' Hall. Mr. Mackay recently resigned as a protest against councillors failing to support him when., in open council, he brought forward a resolution that they had agreed in committee to a6k the borough engineer to resign. After Mr. Mackay had explained his reasons for resigning, tracing the trouble from the beginning, it was resolved that the borough councillors be asked to resign and offer themselves for re-election, at the same time as the Mayoral election is held. PENSION REFUSED TO A WIDOW. Invercargill, March 16. At the Police Court a widow was charged with misrepresentation in securing a pension. She had sworn that she had three children under fourteen years of age, whereas inquiry showed that one was a. child of her daughter. Defendant said she had maintained the child since its birth, and did not wilfully mislead the court. The. Magistrate, Mr. Cruickshank, said there must be frankness on the part of applicants. Those who made false declarations were liable to three months' imprisonment. The pension was refused. CHAPMAN-ALEXANDER MISSION. Invercargill, Last Night. Messrs Chapman and Alexander, who are to conduct a mission throughout the Dominion, arrived from Melbourne today and are holding a meeting to-night. They are to proceed north to-morrow.