LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12686, 13 February 1912, Page 3

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

(Par PretM AMoclatiim.") A . AUCKLAND, lost night. P*. At the Police Court, George J. Thomp- ' son was charged with unshipping 144 cricket balls without paying duty on the same. A fine of £100 was -imposed, to be reduced to £60, winch would be further reduced to £33 provided £<i 7 worth of cricket balls not recovered were handed -to the Collector of CustomS ' MARTON, last night. The Druids' conference opened at Mavton to-day, over 60 ' delegates being present Grand President Wade, of Hasting--, presided. Only routine business , W as done. Mr Haye«, Registrar of Friendly Societies, and Mr Trayers, Government Actuary, arrived tins afternoon, and the Grand Lodge adjourned to meet. them. Mr Hayes stated they came to Marton prepared to assist the delegates. Mr Travers was staying for the conference m order to help the dejeirates' deliberations. Mr Hayes said it was his wish that his Department should assist' the friendly societies, and both would do all they could to enable the conference to come to a decision on Ideations of importance to be dealt * „th ' PALMERSTON N., last night. At the Congregational Union Conference, the following were elected as a board for the pastors' provident fund :- j. W. Williamson (Dunedin), U. . L. Campbell (Auckland), T. Forsyth (Wellington), A. Heighway (Dunedin), W. fNewburgh (Ohristchurch), Deputans were received from the Palmern Anglican Cliurch Men's Association of the No-license League, a member of which spoke m enthusiastic termsof the work of the Congregational Church, and welcomed the delegates to Pj" m « rston North. A. paper was read by the Rev S. Griffiths, entitled "The Enrichment of the Palmerston Services. In the evening, Mr T. W. Potts was ordained by the Rev. Wm. Grant and Rev. G. R. Galson, and he delivered an address. WELLINGTON, last night. With the object of testing dried to-

bacco leaves steeped m brine as ;i preventive of internal parasites m lambs., all this season's flock of lambs al Kuakura farm of instruction have been fed daily on this material. It has been found that when once the lambs have become accustomed to the tobacco they eat it greedily, and apparently thrive well on tho treatment. Mv McConnell, the •manager, thinks there, is something m the use of the tobacco as a- preventive of parasites, but does not hold with the opinion that it is a cure. The proposed classification of the whok of the public service reached almost itfinal stages to-day, when the nominal roll, .with actual classification of officer.' by name, was published m a supplement to the Gazette. The roll contains tin particulars of the various grades, num ber of officers m each, with their names, minimum and maximum salaries. Am officer has the right of appeal against his classification, and the last date on which applications can be made to tht Public Service Classification Board foi reconsideration is March l^th. The Cabinet has accepted tenders foi the construction of Departmental' offices flt New Plymouth, for eight cottages at Lake Coleridge, for use of the power house staff for construction of station buildings at Glenhope on the Nelson end of the Midland railway, construction oi new post office at Pleasant Point, and tower m Addington post office, hi which to place the clock recently provided by I