GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 67, 6 August 1912, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

THE BIBLE-IN-SCHOOLS LEAGUE, i By Telegraph —Press Association. Christehu-roh, Last Nigiht. Canon Garland-, who some time ago was appointed organiser of the recently formed Bible-m-Schools League, arrived j in Cliristehurcb on the 21>st insl. % and | will meet representatives from all pants \ of the Dominion to arrange a plan of ' campaign. DAIRY PRICES AT PAIIIATUA. Pahiatua, Last Night, j The exceptionally high prices ruling • ' for cheese in the Home markets during the past season have proved highly re- , munerative to the co-operative cheese companies manufacturing in this district.' The annual report of the Mangaramarama Company shows that the amount of cheese manufactured during 1911-12 was approximately 73 tons, valued at £4157 10s Id. The previous season 8S ions were produced, realising £4341 18s Gd. In tlie case of the Mangatainoka Co., last season's output totalled 207 tons, as compared with 101 tons for the previous season. In 1011-I*2 the sum of £11,060 10s was realised, as compared with £7857 Is Id for 190-11. The price paid for ibut-, ter fat was ll%d per lb; last season Is IV-.il per lb was paid.

A W'AIKATO BLOCK. Hamilton, Last Xiglit. ■Considerable disappointment is expressed at the fact that the late Government did not purchase the. Whangarau block (if some ftOOfl odd acres when the opportunity recently offered. Xow it has been left to private enterprise to settle tlift block. This is one of the , finest unoccupied blocks in the W aikato. I TERRITORIALS FINED. _ \ Hamilton, Last Night. r At the Court to-day a Territorial was J fined -U or seven days' imprisonment for not attending parades or camps. J Palmerston North, Last Xight. j A number of young men were fined today for non-attendance at the Territorial drills. F. .1. Hill was fined five shillings and seven shillings coast. R. Ross, who did not appear, 'but whose fatlier testified that he had been wrongly served, as a summons was left at the house instead of personally delivered, also that as notices to attend the camp were wrongly addressed, he sent them 'back through the Post Office, was fined 40s and 10s costs. V,'. Andrew. E. R. Erehh»rn, W. Smith, J. P. Lees, W. I. .T. Boswell and W. Person were fined 30s and 7s costs. 'William C. llealv was fined 10s and 7s costs. Two eases were withdrawn after explanation.

WITALEKS' WINNINGS. Jnvereargill, Last Night. The. Norwegian .whalers-, Jldbart and CUmptbell. were eAgaged at the Bluff today discharging the first consignment of'-whale oil into the steamer Kaikoura. The vessel will return to the Stewart Island whaling grounds.

TIMARU'S HARBOR. Timaru, Lust Xiglit. When Hi ft steamer Rotorua arrived here Uie week before last the persistent north-easterly seas (not a common direction horo) caused some trouble in liolding her to the wharf. An active newspaper discussion is going on for and against adding fifty feet to the eastern mole as a remedy for such annoyance. The Harbor Board has requested the engineer .to prepare an estimate for such an extension. MRTHLY'ATED SPTIUT.S VTOTTM. Timaru, Last Xiglit. An elderly man was charged with drunkenness and remanded till next morning for -medical treatment. He bought a hottle of methylated spirits at Allmry. anil drank it as lie tramped along the road, and was picked up in a pitiable condition. i!.\ i I.UW V 01-TK'KRX' CKI V.\ AX< 'K. Oanedin. L:\-t Night. .V a sitiiiifr of (!". ifc'iiwuy uni, f• ■ -1:' 111 c tn-.lay iU'iiiuiw wen- c-.u'vied to >!••• '-KV.-1 llri! i!u- Mini-i .rial jtuwcv of Vein !!1 ;\ppe:l! -liouH ll" abolished. liri- r.-oiufinii av:»« tliai (lie CVmuril i- -ironglv of opinion tlu". ( the 1)!1 elassiion -! t< H! Isi not hj" aboli-died. mid that an-.- ell.'in;)! to ish it Mioul.l be -: i-n:i««r-!v ve-i-ted.