GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 209, 4 March 1914, Page 4

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

DOMINION HOITSR SCHEME. By Telegraph Wellington, Last Night. Mr Massey, speaking to-day on Earl Grey's Dominion House (London) proposals, suid: '"New Zealand has taken 110 notion with regard to the proposed Dominion House scheme. As a matter of fact, we have arranged for new ofiices to bo erected on a prominent sit« in the Strand, the foundation-stone ol which will be laid shortlv by His Majesty the King."

A SHAMAN DROWNED. Auckland, Lust Night. James Doolan, a seaman on a cutter, was drowned while swimming at Motttiki Island, in the Hanraki Gulf, this afternoon. 11c is supposed to have been overcome by cramp. The body has been recovered.

THE EARTII HUNGER. Blenheim, Last Night. There are 258 applicants for the 43 liillevsden sections. The total number of applications is 1578. The lullot takes place on the sth inst.

DAY'S I!AY TO RE PRESERVED. Wellington, La<t Night, lhe City Council this evening dee ded to acquire Day's Ray Bush, subject to the Government and others interested bnding £IO,OOO out of the £14,000 required, Tlie Government has alreadv promised £4OOO, and the citizens importing the purchase have undertaken to raise the remaining £BOOO.

MERCHANT service guild. Wellington, Lust Night, the .Merchant Service Ouiltl has been •iKiiig a ballot of members on tho qui*tion of whether Cuptain D. J. Watson h r c stained us secretary of tho Guild It; „ understood tlio result in W'ly largely 111 ftivor of Captuii. Watsons services beii g retained.

TOWN' CLERK COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

to .t a, . Taiha l« > . I-'-t Xiflht. Alt the Magistrate's Court to-day, • eorge . iitherland appeared 011 remand on a charge of (heft of moneys the pro- ' ''y of ' 1(1 Tail >'<l"' Horough Council, Mveen the (ith l'el.niarv, 1013, «,,,{ j'th January. HM4, the total amount ni" a""'' 1 •'! 0,:llt '" lio » s '"'''ifr 082 Lis lOd. Accused reserved his defence, and wa s committed for trial at the iipreme Court at l'alnicr-lon North on <l " wus u "owe.d', ft personal surety oi £'t(l« and two others of £1.50 oju'ii.

TIMARU AND ITS RATES. , r , T> Timaru, Monday, iiie liorough Council, at a special meeting; to-day, confirmed a resolution to strike rates for three months to make tlie rating year end 011 March 31. A second resolution, that rates be struck tor the whole year instead of each sfx months, has raised a strong protest, ami is to be open for review,