TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7939, 21 October 1904, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

- (Per Press Association)^ CHKISTCHUECH, October 29. In reference to the trouble concerning the erection of telephone poles on Park Terrace, the Mayor to-day received telegrams from Sir Joseph Ward stating his inability to comply with the request to remove the poles as the Inspector of Telegraphs reported it was absolutely necessary to carry out the plan of work proposed. ■ • Sir Joseph, also stated he would be pleased to see the deputations of citizens which left by to-mght's boat for Wellington. '' ■■'■" \" The Christchurch Cycling Club's hillclimbing championships were held today. Ie the first round of the cycling championship J. Arnst beat J. O'Connor, B. Arnst beat C. Mehertens, and.E. J. Bitchie beat W. Walsh. Bitchie retired frem the final, which, waa won by J. Arnst. The motor bicycle contest over the same. course was won by W. E. Thompson on a 1£ h.p. Indian DUNEDIN, October 20. The Baptist Union Conference delegates were welcomed this evening-at Hanover Church, where tne Bey. Mr Day presided.

• WELLINGTON, October 20. To-morrow being Trafalgar Day, the ceremony of saluting the flag will take place at each school in the city, and addresses concerning the memorable sea fight will be delivered before the scholars.

The receipts at the garden fete organiced by. Lord Plunket in aid of the Veterans' Home fund amounted to a little over £700. :

Owing to the extraordinary traffic on the electric cars, the City Council has directed its engineer to report on tte best method of securing more rolling stock. The question of Buppoiting local, industry is involved in this, as there has lately been an agitation to have the cars made m Wellington, instead of importing them'from England. ■-■'.'■ °

The barquentine La Bella now lies at anchor inside the reef at Ohiro Bay. She will probably be towed round to the harbour to-morrow. .. .'

A deputation of sawmillers waited on the Premier this evening to ask for increased duty on imported timber. .The Premier said it was now rather late in the session to introduce a Tariff Bill, but if it cculd be shown such a Bill waa in the interest of the colony, he was quite prepared to risk the proposal. ■With.regard "to importers of Oregon pines it would be important to know whether they were mere speculative importations or were the result of dumping operations by American millers. If they were the latter it would be time to be up and doing. He suggested that millers now in the city should give evidence before the Trades and Commerce Committee.