DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 192, 22 January 1915, Page 6

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association Christchurch, yesterday. A public meeting last night, the Mayor presiding, passed a resolution expressing the desirability of forming a branch of the Workers' Educational Association of England, and preparing the ground for a visit by its representative, Mr Meredith Atkinson, who is now in Australia. Sir Robert Stout said lie would like to see the university system extended by professors or their assistants going to the minor towns lecturing on different subjects every year. ROWDY TERRITORIALS. Wellington, January 21. Five members of tile territorial forces and three constables participated in a melee in the street last night. Four of the soldiers were charged to-day, three with obstructing a constable, and one witii resisting, and another with inciting to resist andrWilli assaulting a constable. The constable concerned gave evidence that lie received a complaint that two men had been insulting women and he visited the locality, and found the men sitting on the kerbing. On speaking to firm one man, not in custody. attacked witness with a bayonet, but it was taken from him, and he was handcuffed. While being escorted to the police station two others interfered, and the constable was struck 011 the head, and tile man got away. Two more constables came 011 the scene, and the four accused wero arrested. All were convicted and handed over to the military authorities to he dealt with. Each was ordered to pay 3s 4d damages, caused to the handcuffs and shako. MANUFACTURER FINED. Wanganui, yesterday. At tile Magistfatc's Court, D. R. Walker, manufacturer of a local brand of vinegar, was fined £5 and costs amounting to £4 on a charge of selling liquor not up to the requirements of the Sale of Foods and Drugs (Act, 1008. '.There was a deficiency of acetic acid which the defence attributed to defective ingMAN MISSING. . Wanganui, yesterday. Word has been received that a man has. been missing for three days in the bush district of Upper Aliu Ahu. Search so far lias been unsuccessful. No detail* are to hand.