DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 January 1919, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

THE MALTA GIVEN A CLEARANCE, By Telegraph.—Press Associativa. ■Wellington, Jan. 28.

After the doctors examined the troopship Malta to-day there was a conference ashore, and the vessel was given a clearance. It ia expected she will be bsrthed at 8.30.

THE DRIVERS' DISPUTE. Wellington, Jan. 28 After the recent conference of employ ers and employees respecting the driv ers' dispute, the employers made an of fer to the employees. It is now an nounced that the ofl'er has Seen re jected.

NURSERYMEN'S CON FJERENCE.

Wellington, Jan. 29. The annual conference of the New Zealand Association of Nurserymen commenced to-day. The delegates were welcomed by the Mayor and Dr. Ncwmar, M.P.

SUP!!E\IE COUPvT. Wellington, Jan. 21). The following prisoners were sen'v die Supreme Court to-day by the Chief Justice (Sir.Kobert Stout): — Albml Krne*t Jolnison, .on four charges of forgery and uttering at Pnlmerston North, six months' imprisonment on each ''ount tlic terms to he concurrent; Sydney Mextfid, on six diargca of forgo y :ind uttering, five years reformative treatment; Joseph Allen Smith, lor theft, two vnars' imprisonment and declared a babit.mil criminal. IMPERIAL SUPPLIES. Wellington, Jan. 29. The amount, paid out hv the Controller of Imperial Supplies Department, almost entirely on account of the Imnerial I .owriimoht,' reached .-CB3 on ■.l'liuiiiii' ?r> la~t llij biaaest il.erns being t Frozen meat ;C30.!14"2,75u, eieasv tt-iK-l .C*} 323.41#, nr.d cheese f i1,2.55iHIT. 'l'he department estimates that in addition during February it will pav «4,0*0,00!) and dunng March £3,100.000. A CHAISOE OF ABORTION. Ilawera, Jan. 20.

Joseph Hill, who was arrested yesterday on a warrant from Wellington on a charge that during Julv and September at Wellington and at Blackball he conspired with others to procure abortion, was brought before Mr. Murdoch, J.P., this morning and remanded to Wellington. Hail was refused.

INFLUENZA PENSIONS. Chrisichurcii, Jan. 20. The Hospital liuar.l passed a. resolution calling on the Minister to transfer llie payment of influenza widows' pensions to the Pensions Department, at the same time providing uniform pensions of ten shillings for boys up to fifteen years and girls up to sixteen.

THE TROOPSHIPS, Christehur hj, Jan. 20, The troopship Union has been released from quarantine. The Ciiristcburch quota will arrive here to-night. The j North Island men leave by ferry steamer to-night, and the West Coast and southern draft by train to-morrow morning. Wellington, Jan. 29. The troopship Malta, which arrived from Egypt Inst Monday, was allowed by the Health Department to berth this j morning. Three hundred Rarotongans, I some of whom showed pneumonic symp- • loins, were previously landed on Somes i Island, leaving 401 New Zealand white ! troops to eomo ashore to-day. Those i'or other parts of the North Island left, by train, and the southern men leave bv the Maori to-night. The hospital ship Mnrama, from England via Auckland, repelled Wellington this morning and disembarked 700 men.