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West Coast Times, 24 June 1909, Page 3

TELEGRAMS. SUNDRY NEWS ITEMS.

[BT TELEGRAPH — PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A STATEMENT DENIED. WELLINGTON, June 23.— The manager of the Blackball Co. denies that | the fire in Mills' yard in Dunedin on Saturday occurred in the Blackball coal or through ;t.; t. He states their coal has only been supplied for eleven months and that the seat of the fire was near other coals and it is difficult to say what caused \t. A HEAVY SENTENCE: NAPIER, June 23.— At the Supreme Court Judge Chapman imposed the maximum sentence of ten years on Robert C. Hastings, a musician, aged 22, who pleaded guilty to four charges of .indecently assaulting boys. j A MEMORIAL. WELLINGTON, June 22.— 1n pursuance of the decision of the Congress of i9OO to erect a monument at Berne commemorating the foundation of the Universal Council invited competitive designs and that of Rene St. Mardeaux, a sculptor of Paris has been selected. It is described as a work of great talent and originality. The monument is shortly to be completed and will be unveiled in September, New Zealand being represented by Hon. W. Hall-Jones. SEAMAN SENTENCED. DUNEDIN, June 23.— A seaman named Nicholls got six months imprisonment for broaching cargo. PAPAROA COAL COMPANY. WELLINGTON, June. 23— At the annual meeting of the Paparoa Coal Company to-day Mr J. P. Maxwell, Chairman of Directors, said that the company was ready to put down coal and would commence to do so as soon as the Government railway was able to carry it. The coal seams were of great thickness and of uniform quality and remarkably free from impurities. Report was adopted. Messrs Duncan and H. T. Nees were relected directors. PALMERSTON SHOW. PALMERSTON NORTH,, June 28— [ The National Dairy Show awards were given to-day. In poultry the entries were not so good as last year, but the quality wag excellent. At the Dairy Conference Mr Cuddie spoke on the necsssity of pasteurisation; Mr P. B. Ashton (Chief Government Chemist) on manuring pastures; Mr F. G. Gillenders (Moumahaka) on feed for dairy cows, production, and nutritive value ; and Mr Reakes (Chief Veterinarian) spoke also on pasteurisation. Hon D. McKenzia, (Minister for Agriculture) addressed the Conference on. agriculture generally. A meeting of Ayrshire breeders selected persons qualified as judges, and the Secretary was instructed to write to the A. and P. Associotion for a list of the persons who had acted as judges, and asking that the judges selected by the meeting should be chosen at next show. PROTEST AGAINST KING COUNTRY LICENSES. PALMERSTON N., June 23. — A meeting of the rechabites in the pro-j posed new sub-district resolved: — "That this meeting expresses an indignant protest against the granting of licenses in the King country for th'o sale of alcoholic liquors, the same being a flagrant contravention of the treaty entered into with the Mapris."