NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 111, 1 May 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

WAiKAItAI'A A. & 1\ ASSOCIATION. I'cr J'r. ss Association. llastorton, Last Js'ignt. A meeting of the luenilwrs of Luc \\ aiiarapa A. ami L\ Association was held at Carterton to-day. A proposal to join with the Alasterton Association, ami hold one show lor W'airarapa at ■fJolway, near iJaftcrton, was lost by 234 votes to 80. UUJJKKKATOIUAL, MOYEJI'kXTiS. Auckland, Last Night. Lord I'lunliet, accompanied by Captain liathorne Hitidy, A.D.C., and Air. 11. C. Waterlield (private secretary), jomnpyed up the ltaugiriri to-day for the opening of the shooting season to"lon'ow. i'lic party proposes to spend ■i couple ol' days in the U'nikato. Jjady i'lunket, the lion. Kathleen I'lunket, Alls. W'aterlield, and Alias CresswelJ, oi Kngland, leave to-niomnv for liotonui, where tliey intend spending a week.

MMa J.ULXK LLNK Wellington, W liile llic Hon, \V, Hall-Juno*, iMiniaU'r oI IJiiilu a\ s, was at .Ylakatot.; yt*tmlay, Air. Anderson, the contractor lor I lie big viaduct there, informed hin that tiie structure would Ije ready lor the railis to be laid in four weeks from to-day. The -Minister say s that unk>,-s something very unforeseen occurs he expect, 4 an engine will be able to travel over the whole line three months before the end of the yeiir.

WORKERS' HOMES. Wellington, Last Niglit. A ballot took place to-night for eight workers' dwellings in Scddon Terrace, Xewtown. There were fifty applicants. Jhe reuls are almui. 15s per week. Tlie houses are of four or live rooms. FACTOKIIiS HALF-HOLIDAY. liltham, Thursday. At a, poll .taken to-day a proposal to alter the factory half-holiday from Saturday to Thursday wa,s carried by ,324 votes [0 1:17. AN IMt'ORTAXT DIiCISJoX. Wellington, Thursday. A decision of general importance.was given by Chic Sludge Palmer to-day in the .Native Land Court. In effect he held that a European child adopted by an aboriginal native could not participate in any estate left by the native at death.

COLON KL DKN.NY HANQUETEJ:

Wellington, Thursday. | .lhe Marine Kngineers' Society to-day j entertained Colonel Denny, of Dumbarton, and presented him with a badge of memibersbip. Among the speakers were Liie Hons. t ). A. Millar and U. FowkU and Mr. Massey. MR. MASSEY A.\D SOCIALISM. Wellington, Thursday. In an interview to-day prior to his departure for (lisbornc, Mr. Massey emphasised that his mission south was not to arrange for a coalition between, the Opposition and the Government for the purpose of curtailing the socialistic tendencies of the Radicals. Those who were alarmed at the spread of Socialism should assist the party that had stood up with a certain amount of success ! against socialistic proposals in Parlia* ; ment. 11 0 believed Socialism would occupy a prominent place in next elecj tions.

DI'iCKASKD KSTA'L'KS CUUTIFIKD. Wellington, Thursday. During April 1(1(! estate s wore linally certified lor stamp duty. The following are the largest:—Archdeacon S. Williams (Hawke's J*ay), ,C42!),5U0; Ceorge W. Niehol (Invercargill), £10,170j Malcolm Me! n tyre (Otago), £10,883; Augustus Abraham (Auckland), £12,007; and Alexander Knight (Wellington), £10,528. Following were the largest New Plymouth estates certified:—Mary Ann Nixon £137«i 3 James K lTuziii, £I2US. CljCli-.S\VIN<iINMi RECORD. Wellington, Thursday. Tom I'.urrows stalled at 0 this mornnig, in the Theatre Royal, in an attempt to break his own world's record of swinging clubs for HI hours 40 minutes. Th ( . clubs weigh Hlbs. each, a they have to msiktt at least 70 revolutions a minube.