GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 263, 29 March 1913, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

UNIVERSAL HALF-HOLIDAY. By Telegraph—Press Association. Masterton, Last Night. The Chamber of Commerce passed aresolution to-day in favor of a national! poll on the question of a universal halfholiday. TIMARU HARBOR. Timaru. Last Night. At (he annual meeting of the HarborBoard to-day, the seere.tavv'H statementsskowed a record in revenue, both ordinary and rating. In the last dsonde theordinary revenue increased by 57 percent, the rate by 30 per cent., "the tradetonnage by 58 p'er cent... the shipping, by 'So pes cent. The dredging of the innerharbor and the outer channel is expected to be completed this year. Tenderr ■have been accepted for staging limber for 51)0 feet extension of the' eastern moie in rubble. It lias been decided to ea : -ry out this work out of revenue for ih-a current vear.

SLY-GROGGIER PINKD. Invureargil!, Last Night. At (he Magistrate's Court to-day. John Kennedy, fishmonger, was fined £3O for sly-grog selling. The police sent ;-.n informer to Kennedy's shop-with marked coins and n £1 note, and raided ■ his premises a few minutes after the purchase of i:.;uer had been made. The th'fi'uee was that money was paid by the informer on account of a betting transaction. Til.- Magistrate said that he had nodoubt (I'.e Hio'nev was paid' for liquor, and allowed a fortnight in which to pay the iiui'. He said sly-groggers need expect no mercy from the Court. SATTP.DAY HALF-HOLIDAY. Palmerston North, Last Night. A petition, signed by over on" thousand, has been handed* to the Borough Council praying for a noil re Saturday half-holiday. The feeling hrre on the question is fairly well divided, though small shopkeepers are strongly adverse to Saturday.