DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144129, 26 June 1913, Page 3

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

I LOSS OF THE TOANUI. Per Press Association. GISBORNE, Juno 26. Tho S’lteepfarmers’ Co-operative Company hois received advice from Homo that there is reason to believe that the tug Toanui, which was on the voyage to Gisborne, has become a total wreck oa. the Seven Stones Rocks, and the crew lost, in thick weather. POISONS AND SUICIDES. CHRISTCHURCH. Juno 25. Tho Pharmacy Board of New Zealand, in a letter to tho president of tho Newspaper Proprietors’ Association, asks that the names of poisons used in suicidal poisoning cases should not bo published in newspaper reports, hut that inslvead a general term should be employed, such as “disinfectant” or "coal tar products.” , Mr. P. Selig, president of tho Newspaper Proprietors’ Association, in reply, promises to trice steps to- 'bring tho matter before the association, seeing that the issue is narrower; than when the association was asked to suppress the names of persons in 1911. DEFAULTING TERRITORIALS. GREY MOUTH, Juno 25. A bahch of Groymouth defaulters under the Defence’ Act were taken under police escort to Rina Island for military detention for 28 days. A. HANDSOME GIFT. CHRISTCHURCH. June 25. The North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board adopted tho report of tire Hospital Committee recommendin'!; the acceptance of the offer of a Govdrnor’s Bay resident to give eleven awes of land at Governor’s Bay and £IOOO in rash fnr ilm nurpose of a convalescent homo for children. The oiler a.sho inciud provision fnr endowing thd institution with an income of £6OO or £<oj after the don Or’s decease.' Three acres are to he sot aside for the building. a.nd the remaining eight acres nro to bo sold after tho lapse of a certain period to bo specified, and the proceeds held in trust for- tho purposes of the institution. The building is to bo erected in brick, and tho plans are to he prepared immediately. The institution is to be undenominational, tho only stipulation being that a hymn be sung and, the Lord’s Prayer said each evening. Children other than hospital patients may bo admitted. The value of the donation is about £2060, which bears a Government subsidy equal to about £3600., HOTEL WORKERS’ CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON, Juno 25. The Hotel Workers’ Conference concluded to-day. Tho question of extending the federations activities to districts where no awards existed, such, as Invercargill, Taranaki, Nelson, and West Coitst, was referred to the next executive to deal with,, when the promised Sbt-Dny Week Bill is disposed of by Parlistuaent. It was decided to take steps to inaugurate an Australasian Federation of Hotel YVorkers. Tho conference .-affirmed tho principle of abolition of private registry offices. It was decided ho ask tho Minister of Health to have a. stricter examination of quarters of workers and to seek tho abolition of tho living-in system. The Auckland nnidm was appointed Federation Executive! for the current year. ENTERPaiSING~BOROUGH COUNCIL. WELLINGTON, June 26. It is UKndcrstcod that tho Eastbourne Borough Council has purchased the Duchr-ss and Cobar from the Wellington Harbour Ferries Company, Ltd.