GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 21 June 1924, Page 6

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

GISBORNE HARBOUR- LOAN. (BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION'.) GISBORNE 1 , June 20. Arrangements for a harbour loan of £250,000 have now been finalised, and a lean at 5 per cent, issued at 94 has been definitely raised. The net return to investors will he :L‘s 8s- Id per cent., the same as in the case of the recent New Plymouth and Wanganui loans. HELP FOR SETTLERS. RAi.MEESTON N., .June 20. .The Prime "Minister announced last night that the Government had set apart a sum of £25,000 as loans to settlers on the Hauraki Plains who had suffered during the recent disastrous floods. This would, lie said, help them in the meantime in renewing and ROYAL SHOW. PALMERSTON X., June 20. A deputation of representatives of the .Royal Agricultural Society, waited upon Mr. Massey regarding the question of subsidy lor the -society. In reply. Air. Alassey said lie would discuss the matter with his colleague's and official advice of the decision would be forwarded in due course. NO NEGLIGENCE. NAPIER, June 19. Lhe case was concluded at the .Supreme Court to-night in which Florence- Louise Sporle claimed £2OOO from the Acetone Illumination Melding Company lor the death ol her husband through an explosion at the port, on November 4 last year. The jury found that there was no negligence on the part of the defendant company. Judgment was entered accordingly for the defendants with costs.

MATERNITY HOME CLOSED. IN\ ERCARGILL, June 19. ihe St. Helen s Goverment AlaterU .c^MuP- ome been closed on account of official notmcatiou of a case of puerperal sepsis. THANKS AND CONFIDENCE. _ HAAIiLTON, June 20. , Mr J. A. Young, member for Hamilin delivering an address in reply to Mr AYilford, claimed that the county had never had such a capable and efficient Alinister of Finance as Air Massey. The Premier had never been defeated on a no-confidence motion, and the talk about an early election appeared absurd. With reference to Air Wilford s charge of reckless dealing with the State Advances funds bv tak£2,391,000 from the Advances Department and putting it into war loan. Mr Young claimed these temporary investments were quite legitimate.' No part of the recently raised £5,000,000 loan would be utilised to pav back to the State Advances Of fide the £2,000,000 temporary advances, hut the State Advances fund would receive £2.609.009 more out of the loan. The most Liberal party in the House war. Air Massey’s party. The Alassey Government had husbanded the country’s financial resources. Air Young was accorded a Vote of thanks and continued confidence.

ILLEGAL LIQUOR SALES. M ELLINGTON, June 20. A man named Young, who keeps a shop at the- seaside suburb of Eastbourne, was fined £4O, in default one month s imprisonment-, for selling intoxicating liquor without a license. M hen the police searched the premises they found 20 dozen bottles of beer, 20 bottles of port, and seven bottles of whisky. During the past six weeks he had been supplied with 65 dozen bottles of beer, two dozen bottles of whisky, and two dozen bottles of port. The police Mated Young had been, carrying on an extensive business, and had proha lily been doing better than some of the hole!:;.