GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1915, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

By Telcgranh.—Press Associairon. 'Wellington, Yesterday. The Appeal Court made absolute the order to >trike ,\\. ('.. If. Baillic off the rolls of solicitors of the Supreme Court of Xf«- Zealand, with fifteen guineas costs and disbursements. Chri-tehr.reh, Yesterday. Kxeitement was caused at Lyttclton this morning by a man who informed the. police that'his mate had been murdered in his '■bach.'' The police, after making arrangements for the ■■einoval of the body, visited the house, but found that the man was only -..und asleep. The first man -was then arrested on a I charge nf drunkenness. Wellington, Yesterday. The national executive of the New Zealand Political Keform League adopted the following resolution: "That, in view of the grave crisis through 'which the country is passing, it is desirable to obliterate, as far as possiole, all party ■distinctions ; ,„d differences to enable citizens of all ranks and stations- to work unitedly for the comou good in file interests and defence of Uw Empi.e, whose very cixslciice depends upon tile resujt of the war in Europe, ; and. seeing that the assembly of <",.j e j gates for the discussion of political questions- and 'party organisation migut fend to district attention from the „„„•„' important and vital issues with which the Government is called upon to dealj the executive is of opinion that tile usual annual conference of delegates bo abandoned this vear."

(lirte'leliurch. Yesterday. - A fire hist bight caused considerable, damage in a. two storey huildin;r m Leithfiehl Street owned by K. V. England. The (lames swept the top floorj used as a soft goods warehouse by •",;■■! ehibnld Clark and Sons. Ltd.; and Conn plctely destroyed a large stock, insured for t'I.VM) in the South British. T'iu stock on the ground floor, owned by Ford and Miranns, was also damaged. ' !

Auckland. Yesterday. : A meeting, convened by the Mayor, hi support of n suggested testimonial t=i General Botha, in the-Town Hall Cham; her, was attended by a crowded gathers ing of representative citizens. Eloquent speeches deiiing with Oenero! Botha's great victory were made by Mr. Gunsoij (M'a.vorh the Hon. Mr. Fowlds, 'and other reprii.entative men. A resolution was carried with i nthnsiasni inaugurating a shilling subscription to provide a suitable recognition of General Botha's distinguished services to the F.mnire. und requesting the mayors of the chief centres in the dominion to co-operate in creating a'dominion fund. A further resolution appointed a committee to give eli'ect to the previous resolution, aiid if practicable to recognise the services of General Smuts. N Wellington, Yesterday. A deputation representing the United Federation 1 of Timber Workers waited on the Prime Minister to-day to'bringunder his notice certain matters affecting the limber industry. Mr. Ve.ile (Auckland) urged the establishment of ■. a -State sawmill at Auckland. He also I urged that surprise visits should, he made by inspectors at more freipie-it I intervals,'.' 4ml that unfair coinnetitiun ■was Caused by the inmortntio'n of wishes, doors, and laths. /Mr. Massey said a •State sawmill would have been in operation now but for the war. Tie agreed that the importation of sashes, efe, seemed unfair, and promised carefully to consider the points raised, by the is- ' putation. , j