GENERAL NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 16 March 1909, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

PER UNITED FBESS ASSOCIATION. NAPIER, March 15. Considerable annoyance is felt locally at the fact that during alteratiouß to the Glasgow wharf the Union and Huddart Parker Companies revert to the lightering af passengers and cargo. For the latter it means au increase of 5s a. ton. The new order of tilings, which will last four months, commonced with th» Monowui to-day. That ttghtering is unnecessary is proved by the fact that the Cape Breton, a larger boat in ■.very way than the Monowai, camo alongside the wharf to-day to load upwards of three thousand bales of wool and some general cargo for London. . TAIHAPE, March 15. Rains and severe thunderstorm* were experienced hero on Saturday evening, and proved very beneficial. They removed from the atmosphero the sulphur consequent on tho Ngauruhoe eruption. Dialing tho storm the smell of sulphur was very pronounced. CHBtSTCUUUCII, March 15. Mr J. J. Turnbull, at present chief bailiff at ithe Magistrate's Court, Ohristchurch, succeeds Mr E. |W. Hurst Seager as crier at tho Supreme Court. llOlvlTlKA, March 15. At .the Supreme (Court Thomas Dust, for the theft of two cows at Greyniouth, was sentenced to six months. Annie Anderson, on a fur(her chargo of forgery and uttering, was acquitted.