DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144235, 28 October 1913, Page 3

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

LIBERALS AT TE KUITI. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. TE KUXTI'/oqt. 28. A Liberal re-onion was ;held-.in.rthl Town Hall last night. Mjessjs., Mac* Donald, Forbes and Attribre,’ M.P.’s, were the speakers. There was a,large attendance, and the Mayor, Mr, Boddie, presided. All the, speakers referred to the great campaign of calumny conducted against Sir J. Ward prior to last election. The present Government, it said, had failed in eyery respect to justify, these wild assertions. Mr. Massey talked loudly of the settlenjept of small farnjers, but it was mostly bunkum. -Ho was really nonr progressive, and also supported the largo landholders, whoso interests were diametrically opposed to those of’the Small man. At tho conclusion of the meeting a hearty vote of thanks, waq passed- to the speakers, conyeying to Sir Joseph "Ward tho heartiest coni gratulations on his accepting the leadership of the party, and trussing that in the, interests of the Dominion he would before long resume the reins- of Government. POSTAGE OP NEWSPAPERS. WELLINGTON, Oct. 28. The Postmaster-General announces that an Act has been passed by the Imperial Parliament providing that newspapers published m British possessions can be registered in London, This will reduce the'postage oh 'Now Zeahthu papers so registered; and posted in Britain for, delivery in Brft%in. from one half-penny per two ounces to"'due half-penny por copy. This does not apply to papers published at longer; intervals than seven day's.' The registration fee is 5s per annum and registration. has to be renewed' from year to year. LAW PRACTITIONERS’ ACT. WELLINGTON, Oct. 28. The Full Court refused the application of Arthur Daniel Lynch, solicitor, for 4 admission as a barrister, under th* provisions of the Law Praetitioherl' Act, 1908, as having been in active practice as' a solicitor for five yeare. The majority of the‘Court held that a solicitor acting as. clerk to, a, firm' of solicitors was not in active’ practice as a.solicitor.