DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 June 1919, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

ARMY ACT PENALTIES. ;;k

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, June 94. A special Court oflnquiry Trill be held on Friday to dispose of. applications for the remissions of fines.and forfeitures incurred under section 40 of The Army Act. The cpurt will consist of General Richardson, Major Itoache, and Major Griffin. * • ■ PAYMENT OF BOBOUGH CQIJN. , : CaLLOBfI. Chrtrtcburoh, June 94. The City Council has recommended * remit to he forwarded totbeMunieipal Association providing for the payment ff borough councillors at the clone guinea each lor attendance at a council or standing committee meeting, but that no councillor shall be paid' snore £54 12s during any year of office.

HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER , (

Hamilton, June W. A representative meeting of delegates of the local bodies of the Waikato and King Country passed a resolution favoring the setting up of several small iiydro-electrip- power boards and urging the Government to complete the putchase of the Horahora works. A strong representative, committee has been' set up to push the scheme and conduct negotiations.

BURGLARS AT WORK. >

Whakatane, June 64/ A burglary was reported to the tyhakatane po' ; ce by H, Shewkeni proprietor of a fruiterers' and confectionery shop in the Strand, Whakatan». He stated that the shop wn3 entered, fcrobibiy about 9 p.m., and approximately £2O in silver taben" from .the till, tfhe door was not locked, but a board plaped under the lock sloping to the floor to*ecure the dopr, . The police have the matter; in Hand. . v

j demobilising; ■ mimtary

Wellington, Jun# 3547' '■ The New Zealand military pollco' WHl'be demobilised as from June 30, with thg- •> exception of tlie detachments omploved » Trentliam, Feathernton,' And Vftriw "> ■Neck eampa. Mombors of'the Provost Corps >iiay apply to 1)8 trawrfwrMf to' 1 -' the employment section which li to be "& formed from returned soldiers. ■ ' 'wiISTPORT ITSELF AGAIN. ' l| Wertport, Last Nliht: '■* The Westport, wharves 1 lboked som'£ : 1 thing like their old sclvißg jigaln last ■iiloht."when there was a Ion? string of " colliers loadlr.g, There has been notßins' „ 1 durla 8 the whole' pariod of the

RON. GUTHRIE ON WEST COAST.

Westport,.-Last Night. The Hon. Guthrie is due at Westport to-morrow. Arrangements have been made to take him through the coal mines in the Bnller Gorge while on his wav to vy estport, to show how necessary it is to complete the gap in the forge railway.