NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 15 March 1901, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(PEE PEES 3 ASSOCIATION.) Electric Trams. Wellington, This Day. The City Engineer’s scheme of electric trams is co he laid before the City Council to-night. It provides for a double line of electric trams through the street where present horse cars run with an extension to Is’and Bay, Oriental Bay, Tinakori Road and upper Willis street. Municipal wards are to be established to provide the current. Attempted Burglary. Auckland, This Day. Burglars drilled a hole in Kempthorne Prosser and Company’s big safe and exploded it with dynamite inside, but only succeeded in bulging the door. This is the second attempt at safe robbery in a few days.

Carpenter’s Dispute. The Carpenter’s dispute will go to the Arbitration Court. Shocks of Earthquake. Gisborne, This Day. Three shocks of earthquake were 'felt this morning, the second at 3 87 a.m. was particularly sharp. Auckland-Manakau Canal. Auckland, March 13. The Council of the Chamber of Commerce have decided that the time has arrived when the construction of the Aucldand-Manakau canal should be fully considered, and that a deputation wait on the Harbor Board to confer on the matter.

Wanganui Band Contest. Wanganui, March 14. Tho afternoon band contest resulted as follows: Trombones—T [Gray, Wanganui (79), 11. Lamb (Wanganui) 74, G. W. Hutchison, Mas tor ton (69) F. Odling Petone 168) F. Beddel Jupps (66), J. Henry Woodville (64). The test piece I Puritani, was played in tho evening, Early Settlers. Dunedin, March 12. Waikouaiti was enfete to-day when the 61st anniversary of the arrival of the brig Magnet with settlers was celebrated by a picnic and social under the auspices of the Early Settlers Association. Waikouati was a prosperous whaling station before that date, but the whales becoming very scarce, John Jones, who owned the station, turned his attention to agricultural and pastoral pursuits, and brought from Sydney in the Magnet 15 families. Of these only eight are at present alive. Three heads of the families still survive—all women— one being 86 and two others 84 years.