GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13487, 14 May 1907, Page 6

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

■ [BY, TELEGBAPH. —PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Dcnedix, Monday. The ; milkmen at 'Port Chalmers' feel 'the necessity of 'forming a milkmen's ; association.. '■" The price of milk in Port Chalmers is a -penny a quart, less than the price in Dunedin.' . ■At a meeting of the Taieri County Council an agreement was signed between that body and the city corporation in respect of the Waipori power, settling several matters which have been in abeyance and dispute for some time. . "John Johnson was charged at the Police Court this morning with the exposure of indecent postcards. He was remanded till Tuesday, bail in £100 , being allowed. ; Snow, was to be seen this morning on Mangatua and other adjacent hills, also on Flagstaff Hill. • , ,_ .. . .-■■ Chejstchubch, Monday. Canterbury "export buyers are paying- s£d. over all for lambs delivered at the factory, and for sheep. Fanners generally have been feeling considerable anxiety regarding the outlook 'for i winter feed. V . ■' . ■ TIHAEtr, Monday. - Eldred Waldon, a lad about 18 years of' age; whose parents reside in Auckland, last night fell from the rigging- of the barque Kassa, prior,- to 1 her entering Port Timaru. He fell 70ft, and sustained severe injuries.,; ' , ' Wellington-, Monday. "4, The Hon. Dr. Findlay (Acting-Postmas-General) states that nothing definite has yet been decided as a result of the negotiations for an improved mail service via Vancouver, in substitution of the abandoned service. :' • "-"".•".? "' > - Westpobt,; Monday. The Westport Coal Company's output for the past week was 13,336 tons scwt. ■ r Ashbtjhton*, Monday. At the - Magistrate's Court John Hunt pleaded guilty to a- charge of selling beer, and was fined £10.