GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 252, 14 March 1913, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

W.C.T.U. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Nelson, Last Night. At the W.C.T.U. conference to-day the following officers were elected: President, Ill's. Cole; vice-president. Mrs. Dow; correspondence secretary. Miss Henderson; recording secretary, Mrs. Mitchell; treasurer. Mrs. Reardsiey. It was decided that the 11114 conference he held at Gishorne. MUNICIPAL 11 MAPI". Timaru. Last Night. Three polls were taken in the Borough to-day by ratepayers only. The proposal to rate 011 unimproved value was lost by t>73 io 7-12. The adoption of a fire board was carried by 10:10 to 352. A loan of £71)00 to provide live motor 'buses and a' garage was approved by 907 to 517. The questions of rating and motor 'buses have been the subject of voluminous press correspondence. A MISQUOTED INTERVIEW. Wellington, Last Night. A London cable, under date .lanuary 18, reporting an interview with Mr. iloosten, of the (inn of -loosten and Murie. of Wellington, representing him as saying that New Zealand was more in sympathy with the United States than Canada. In the interview, which really took place at Ottawa, what Mr. Joosten actually said was, "We are somewhat more in sympathy with the United States in New Zealand than you are."