GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 218, 8 September 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

THE MUCK OF BUTTER. By Telegraph.—-I'ress Association. Auckland, Last Night. The butter merchants of Auckland ihave decided to reduce the price of standard brands of butter to per II) wholesale. A l'lliE ENQUIRY. Nvdson, Last Night. An enquiry was held at Murchisoa by oliicers of the Education Board on Friday, into the cause of the fire which destroyed the Matiri school last week, lit was fomul that the fire originated through a defective chimney. VOLUNTEERING. Napier, Last Niglit. .Major Halpin, iji announcing at the volunteer parade to-night his intention to resign from the battalion, said there was not the unity among the officers of the battalions that tlierc should be, that tlie companies were not as efficient as they might be.

GISBOIINE HARBOR. (iisboine, Last Niglit. the (iisborne Harbor Board to-day discussed Leslie Reynolds' report on a'a outer harbor for this port and appointed a committee of tile whole Board to investigate the financial aspect of the proposals, ni.iv before that 'body.

THREATENED LIBEL ACTION. Gisiborne, Last Night. proprietors of the Gisborne Times have been served with a writ on 'behalf of Joseph Burke, holclkeeper who sues lor £230 for alleged libel sam to have been contained in a paragraph concerning a reported ease of "lambingdown,"

ATHLETICS. Dimedin, Last Night, the Olngo centre of the New Zealand Athletic Union to-night decided to oiler the next New Zealand Athletic Union championships to the Otago Caledonian 'Society, and in the event of the latter 'body declining the oiler, the Oamaru (aledoninn Society will be given ine opportunity of controlling t'he gathering. °

A PROFITABLE SKRVK'K. Wellington, Last Night. Hie results of tlic first OOlll] 1! r(r year's operations of the Wellington City Council's electric- lighting department show that after providing for interest, sinking fund and depreciation, there is a net profit of £0122.

NEW Y.M.C.A. BUILDINGS. Chris tchurch, Last Night. Xh« foundation stone of the new prc'"isfs for tliu Christchurcli Young -Mens Christian Association was formally opened hy the Hon. Goo. Fowlds, Minister for Education, in the presence' of a large and representative gathering. Afteinvards tlui foundation stone Of the boys' Gordon Hall, which will lie a portion of the Y.M.C.A. biiildiii" wa« laid liv Mrs.,T. Craeroft Wilson!" Proceedings opened with the singiii" of |he hyimii "All People that on 15arf.1i' do thvcll, after which Bishop Julius offered lip II prayer. An address hv (hi. president of the Association, Mr. C li Salter, followed. After the presentation of a silver trowel, (lie Minister performed the ceremony of lavino flic stone. ' ' p