GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 72, 12 August 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

I ~~ ! . DUNEDIN' HARBOR LOAN. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Saturday. The balance of 5 per cent, consolidated lo;m debentures, with 22 years' currency, issued by the Harbor Board last month, have all been placed at a satisfactory figure. The maximuiL price obtained was £IOB 15s, and the minimum £lO5 Is, the net result being between £lO5 and £IOG on the issue, THE BOOT INDUSTRY. Wellington, Saturday. Supporting the contention of several witnesses before the Cost of living Commission to the effect that the public is ottering increased support to Do-minion-made footwear, also that the present high tariff is sufficiently high for colonial boot manufacturers to compete with the imported article, it is announced that a well-known New Zealand boot manufacturing firm contemplates establishing another factory for the purpose of specialising in the manufacture of medium and high-grade boot's and shoes.

AT WAXOAXUI. Wan fifsinui, Sa,turday. A burglary was coinuiiU":l at the Wanganni Club last n-iglu. Thr police ivro Investigating. BEEKEEPERS' CONFERENCE. Woilinet nii. S;itiinlay. The Beekeepers' Conierene" has closed. Mr. C. A. Jaoobsen was r<-lofted president, ami Mr. C. G. War.' .-•'.'crotary. The headquarters was fh-vrl for Oliristohuroh, where the next eon Terence will bo held. The president emu eyed to the conference the regret* of in<o Minister of Agriculture that he wmM be unable through pr.svivre of lmsi:-r«-. to receive a deputation from the conference, and the recommendations will bo forwarded by letter to tlhe Minister.