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Taranaki Daily News, 1 February 1919, Page 2

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REVIVING AMATEUR ATHLETICS. T!t Telegraph-—Prwa AseecUtiao. Wellington, Jan. 30. A morcmenl. is afoot to revive uma'tenr athletics i>i Wellington. It is «aid hero that probably amateur nthletics •ft' Bra harder hit than any other branch of sport by the rear, and the aim now is to revive tho sport in young men. A sport" meeting vi beir.g arranged fori Jlarch, and it ir, intended that an application will be made to run championship cvsata oa that occasion. INCREASED DOJIINIOIij EXPORTS. 'Wellington, Jan. 30. ■ The total exports for tho eleven months ended November, 1918, are valued at £28,079,393, compared with £27,712,975 for the corresponding period of 1917. POLICE PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Wellington, Jan. 30. The Commissioner of Police has announced the following promotions, transfer and appointments among the members of the force: Senior Sergt. W. Eccles (Te ICuiti) transferred to InvercargiH to replace Senior-Sergt. Burrows deceased. Sorgi. J. A, Mathew (Mt. Eden) transferred to Te ICuiti. Sergt. A. E. Royelt (Newton) to be in charge at Parnel! to replace Sergt. Taylor (deceased). Sergt. B. J. Parsons (Newton) to be in charge at Mt. Eden. Constable J. W. McHolm (Carterton) promoted to Sergt. and transferred to Wellington. Constable T. Fitzgibbon (New Plymouth), C A. Lambert (Auckland), and J. Vj. Young- (Ponsonby) have been anpointed detectives-

SOLDIERS' PENSIOXF Wellington, Jan. 30. Addressing the Nurserymen's Conferonce, the Minister of Defence, said that it v.'-as vintnie that a soldier's pension was affected by his earning power. The law was distinctly against that. Neither employment, income nor earning nower affected the pension

INFLUENZA MORTALITY A~ WANGANUI • A repfij'i by the bfa't-h inspector shows that tho total number of influenza cases in Wangamii Borough to date is l!>7f>, and the deaths 72. The total number of cases in the Wanganui hospital district is 3121, and the deaths 1 3J. Tlieso figures do not represent the full extent of the outbreak, as the doctor? only notified pneumonia cases, while Ihe Taihape and Waimarino returns are not included.