NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Telegraph.—l're«a AssocUtlon.) OUR NEW SQUADRON.' \ , . ; TO BE BASED AT AUCKLAND. ■ Auckland, Soptembor 30.' :Auckland, will' be, the, base; ,for .the .seven .' vessels which.are,to bo stationed in .New Zealand waters, Sir Joseph Ward, stated to-night that this had: been'dccided-upon.' The: geo- ! graphical position..of,.this port, and the fact . that' an :up-to : date-naval equipment, has been installed,at.the Calliope Dock-being, of'course, responsible for this decision.'' Theso'.vesstls, Sir. Joseph stated,:, will., be- almost'.constantly. 111 New Zealand waters, .and.young: Ne- Zea- ' landers would ..hayb an' opportunity of,gaiiling a naval training, on'.our own' ships in m\!ch ; the salne way that it was now given ,on tin ships of the ■ Australasian. Squadron, ... •AN INCIDENT? AT SEA.• • ■ KAKAXA'S OFFICERS EXPLAIN. 'mi. «1 • • ;Dunedin, September 80. , The Eakaia arrived this afternoon fr'-ta London. The; officers explainedtho iniiJent in which it was stated by cable that. the. vessel was not under control on August. 2G, when about'9oo.miles,west.of Africa. The Bakaia was. merely effecting minor, repairs in;;the,-engine-room, and was. delayed only one hour*: In ,so signalling she'merely followed iiie usual practice. • : CHALLENGER'S' RECORD RUN. ' , . , '; ' Auckland,' September SO. e Challenger made a record nin from Suva, the trip occupying- 90 hours, at an ave> ago speed of nearly 1 ' seventeen knots.She remains in Auckland for a week, and thon pro-', ceeds .to Wellington.■ • r • AQUATICS AT GISBORNE. _ . .. Gisborne. beptember SO. : -The.rowing se>i;n opened to-day in fine wea-, ther, and about 31)00spectators witnessed the coro--monies. Tho' chief features of these were an , exhibition by the world'-S chainpion, li, ArnEt, and a cutter face ".betweeh teams from H:M.S. Prometheus, and'a crew the local freezing, works,.'in which race the sailors were . victorious." TARANAKI' OIL: OP.ERATIONS RESUMED. _ _ t . New Plymouth, September SO; , The: Taranata Petroleum Company's No. S . .well,.where the' fire occurred recently, is again' . , yielding, a fair quantity of oil. ' This morning, ;after a.spontaneous flow.of.about two bar- . rels, a 'T)low-out" Occurred, .throwing ■ a quantity. of oil over the derrick. Since then the oil ■ haß been flowing intermittently. UNPLEASANT CITY TRIP. . ' • ~.' v ':; Aucklandj September 29. . A man named George Currie arrived from the country yesterday, and lost his .way. About .- ; midnight he was assailed by thrco mcn at the ccrner of City Eoad and Symonds Street. Two jumped on him and kicked him; and'the third stole his watch chain.and ten sovereigns. :This . story, told by Currie, is borne out by liis condition and' injuries, and by_the statement of a servant'employed in'.City.Eoad, who saw the at- . Sault.' t " ': '"'•'• '■/" ■ - NEWS IN BRIEF. ' Dunedin. September SO. ; • At a meeting of the Otago Cricket ■ Association to-night it was decided; to re-engage''C. Wordsworth/ of • Australia, as coach for the •season;' Wordsworth' vfas of, the coaches supported last season. -. - '' ' . •. .: ..Walhl, September 29. Heavy easterly weather continues.,,: Since Monday over five and a .quarter iinchcs of ram • have fallen—a - total; fall record of September,