TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 291, 14 June 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PEB PBSBC ASSOCIATION.] New Plymouth, June 14. At the adjourned meeting of the Licensing Bench, the objection raised by counsel for the publicans to the Health Department being represented by the counsel, was over-ruled by the chairman. Renewals were granted in the case of all applications bi-journad from l»st week, thj comir.ittee decidiag jot to father the ob joctfons of the Health Department, though suggesting that certain suggestions of sanitary improvements be carried out. Counsel protests 1 strongly against the action of the DeTurtment as damaging to hotels of a high standing. 'ihames, June 14. The price of bread has been inceased throughout the Thames distiict to 8d per 41b loaf. The previous price was 7d. Bread has never Ix-en cheaper for years, and the local bakeis say the increase is essential t ) correspond with the increased price ol flour, but do not anticipate the rise will be maintained for long. Auckland, June 13. The Auckland Slaughtermen's Industrial Union of Workers has filed particulars of its proposal for an award under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and has trade application for a special board to deal with the dispute. The conditions of slaughtering for export trade were settled during the recent sitting of the Arbitration Court in Auckland, the agreement being incorporated to an award, and if is the branch dealing with slaughtering for local consumption which now requires the conditions of work to be settled. The men's proposals, which have been already published, provide for piece work and also weekly wages v.tare a certain maximum quantity A stock is killed. Auckland, June 13. A loud explosion in Wellesley street Eust, just before ten o'clock this noming, considerably startled people ii that vicinity. The sound -f hi caking ghss showed that the inciccnt occurred in D. and J. Miller's plumbing establishment, opposite the City Council Chamfers. So lou.l w as tho noisj that those in the Council office sran •■ ut in haste to ascertain the cause. The explanation is that a benzine tank which had been sent* for repairs had exploded under somewhat singular circumstances. The tank had been placed on trestles and rested on its side. Two taps were opi-n a* well as a vent in one ©nd. Mr T. Leaning started to do some st Iderihg to tbe other end (really thd bottom), but had scarcely applied the. l'^at before there was a loud explosion, which resulted in his being knocked over and bruised, but fortunately not serioisly hurt. So violent was the explosion that the other end of the tank, was blown out and the compressed air «-nd. Mr T. Leaning was sure there was no benzine in the tank. Palmerston N., June 14. In the Divorce Court to-day, the petition of Edward S. Dawick for a dissolution of marriage on acount of his wife's habitual drunkenness, was dismissed on the grounds of condonation. The cross-examination of petitioner elicited the fact that the parties were still cohabiting. In the case M. V. Knight v. C. A. Knight, a decree nisi was granted. J. T. P. Blake v. Emily Blake, decree nisi; Emily Daly v. Richard Daly, decree nisi.