TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 114, 30 September 1912, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

A DANNEVIUKJJ TKOI'BLK By Telegraph—i-icss Association. Dannevirke, Saturday. The dispute between the Borough Engineer and tho Council over drainage and other matters, which has been proceeding for some time, reached finality last evening. The engineer (W. J. O'Donnell) submitted a report in which iic contended that he was not wholly to blame. He considered that he was .relieved of responsibility for defective work in the sewerage extension by the action of the Council appointing a ganger, whom he contended had full charge of the work. The Council decided to dispense with the services <if the 'engineer and to give him two months' salary, on condition that he brought the work in hand up-to-date before leaving. | REBUFF TO ANTI-MILITARISM. ' Eltham, Saturday. _ In reply to the circular from the Na- | tional Peace Council, Christchurch, the ■ Eltham Borough Council last night unanimously passed the following resolution: —"This Council lias no sympathy j with those who desire, through technical defects in the law and in thin• administration of the same, to evade their duty in the defence of their country." THE lIANAU'S CARGO. Wellington, Saturday. Gollin and Co. have received further information from their London office this morning that the. Hanau's cargo is being got out as rapidly as possible, and is not expected to be damaged. I A MAYOR WELCOMED. ' ! Pahiatua, Saturday, j A welcome home was extended to'the Mayor of Pahiatua, Mr. W. W. McCardale, by the citizens last night, upon Ihe occasion of his return frofri Australia, after having undergone, a successful operation._ The welcome took the form of a social. The Mayor was presented with an illuminated'address and Mrs. McCardale with a handsome silver tea service and purse of sovereigns. Mr. McCardale has been identified with the Borough affairs. for the past 20 years, having served seventeen years as a Councillor and three years as' Mayor. 'WELLINGTON Wellington, Saturday. _ There was n good deal of excitement 111 .Upper Willis street yesterday afternoon. Alarm in jr. noises wrre hoard issiting from a private residence, and a crowd soon collected. A woman's cries, «voans, and shouts for help Were.heard! and then the woman was seen near a front window with her face streaming with blood. She then appeared to fall, arid on the police gaining admittance, she was discovered on the floor. As', however. the woman refused to give any explanation, no action could be taken. AX UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANT. a Auckland, Saturday. Edwarifllawking, who was arrested on. a charge of theft of >a. razor from an' hotel, is reputed to have been four years in Vancouver Hospital, where, he was treated for cd his passaga to New Zealand on the I MVkura, and signed ofT here with ten-, shillings, which he soon spent, The Cms- I loms oll'icials arranged to have the man | returned to Vancouver by the Marama, J He left by that vessel last night. j