INLAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 1 April 1915, Page 3

INLAND NEWS.

'FL,kNTY \ : .6 F- REC BUITS IN AUCK-

*"" vl 1- Asaaciation— Copyright. . &** *%,,.-. March 30. . There has been"a steady stream of offering themselves at the Auckland Defence Office for some time past; WHlrthe resiiU that the supply of men' available is- giuuij : in aitfvss of the- 134 which is Auckland**- quo-, ta of ' the YiXiif re'/rtforccm'ei:t draft tier*'--'being'•■•av'-a'iigecl.''- ' ''.'''. i SALE 0* F-ROPEPTY. ' '"' :S"pPJREME COURT .ASKED FOR ' -,-'■•■'.> ORDER.. ■ ■ !' ' ',. ' )'J^ ; WELLINGTON, -Match 30. : ''_An .application to deievmine certain ] ,gue.s.ycn s ;ir.i4iiii3- v put4.f.'.ti}2 vr\\'. of the late Arini Donnelly, wife-of G. P. Donnelly, sheep farmer, ,of Hawke's Bay, was hoard by the Chief .Justice. Sir' Robert; Stout, to-day. The late Mrs Donnelly, at liar' death, left, among ether property, a certain block cf land known ,fts the Mangaohone Block,' containing" about 10,372 acres. The Government valuation was ..£38,000, and this valuation had been appealed against-a s excessive. Since then, one Thomas Morris had made an offer to purchase "tub block for £25,000," and Mrs-La Morta,- daughter of the tes't'atfitf, had -expressed an urgent d'asire: that-the ? dffei- be accepted. The ■trustees -novv asked- " that the Court Should sanction the- sale to Morrin.and also:the sale of'Tier block of 72: acres" to"'G;-"P: Doiiiielly at £2B per acre. His j Honour made an order on the terms asked. - ■ «> -

THE EXPORT OF OATS-

EFFECT OF PROHIBITORY - , -MANDATE. "*, D¥NEDIN t . March 30.' In. view of the existing uncertainty amongst local grain merchant? as to whether the'ambango' placed on .the export of oats by-the Government also applies to forward'contracts with Australia'VeiiteV.e'd' into. begone ijhe embargo was decided on, Mr P, Barr.secr'etary of the Dunedin Chamber, of Commerce, yesterday sent the following telegram to the Prime Minister:'.'Australian' buyers . oat s demanding execution " existing contracts. Does proclamation prohibiting : axport absolutely preclude this?.Buyers claim it dees hot." : Later in the day the following reply was received from Mr Mass-ay: "Prohibition applies to contracts. Information being collected with/View to ascertaining total quantity for which contracts made. When this is available matter will be further considered and decision conveyed to you." •. . ~„ ■

WELLINGTON, MEAT EXPORT 00.

INCREASING THE "CAPITAL. t . _.. ; WELLINGTON. March 30. " Shareholders In, :'th e Wellington ''M2at Export Co. Syill sliqrtly be called I upoiif to decide \ylieth!3r the' capital qjjp W company; shall, be increased to. j '£300,000 by the'creation of 20.000 .new snares of £'s .each.. Of the proposed! issue 7000 to 10.000 .will be offered to, Settlers in Rangltikoi and Maiiawatu j districts at a premium of 5s per share. ■ '•[£ was prbpof. ; 3d to'offer, the balance j of the increased capital, including unissued and unallotted shares of the j share s without premium, to sharehol-j ders, the offer to bo open for a period | of two months. The existing capital of the company is £200.000, of which "£105,000 has been subscribed. i ... ■ ■'•!

THE SEA,SERPENT AGAIN.

■'*.' - ' A SHOAL OF THEM. - THE LATEST FISHV STORY. ■ '".' J ■ \ . AUCKLAND, March 30. A .remarkable sea serpent story comes from Kawhia.'A settler and his family claim to have seen a procession of monster denizens of the deep.: The sf cry, as. told to a northern pressman, is as follows: . j

"A shoal, of sea serpents appeared off "the Kiritehere beach on Tuesday, February 23rd, at 7.30 p.m. Kiritehere is. a small rivSr running to the sea 20 mile s south of. Kawhia. Mr J. Wouldes, a settler, has. a farm in the Kiritehere .valley, the house.being .on,a rise about, a mile .from the ,sea .On the date in ' question, after' tea-fta and other mem- . hers of. the. family, wem. having ■a. chat ,andas the -m&- was 'very calm they talked, of going, down to the beach •and'■-having-a little fishinjg) wheji his son Tom exclaimed "Look at that great shark." On looking thoy saw ah e'hofmous fish, probably 30uft. long, shaped like a or serpent, be.ing thickest in the middle; and sradufally .tapering towards the head and . tail.' It was dark-in colour and whdn located wa 3 about thrae-quarters of a i ~mile' from the -coast,; going north, at about ten miles an hour. A second fish, I following the first at-about 100 yards distance, was.about 150 ft long. Close behind this was a third of abnormal size, probably from 600 to 700 ft. long, with an enormous body, about as thick : as. a small vessel. These were followed by a shoal of others equally as large as the first ones. The shoal reached as far as the eye could, see They came from the south-west, and V • . "'■''' v

:'eeir.-id ; to &tiii-o i". >. .s.\~- : -."> - 1 IVttle \ibcVo fir.ua Point. ... \ 'Mr \Vci::u-3:j ;tml hi'* '"->^Vv v v M'' l .'V':'*-rh&'ip'rccessl'.-.ii for fully 20 mi.;iu&es, '.Vli'en darkness set m They .UjtitT.ii-;l<i g.la'sise : s tfiuT.cculd distinctly see the •vWi ?;•'parting 'from the. noses<-flfcU 3^' • serpents:'" At this''LineLhel'itjjh tbout two miles away, and as (They ncvod through the waver ■d to be 'about half .submerged. Mr 'A'rnldf's vouched 'tor the| ahsqlute ■leased by about, seven' people." ■•:■: A. CHINAMAN FINED. ' ::: - NVlOLLIiswl'C'K. Ti! ; ;a,.J>.:.v. w . A.Chinese member of the pk a of t v :< •te-imer Kui'glif I'eniplar wrsjfme'.! !•;.'« : o-u:iy fu'r snuggling opium. .-The. e.y-. fain said'the fine* w aul'd be-psiid. This --a'-'tne fourth 'conviction of the i.ir;j! .•»e'"f "Teniplor' art! veci. " ALLEGED FORGERY. NATIVE TN'PE'RPRTER'3 LAPSE. ■ '■■?•-£ -AUCKLAND, This Day. ■ John'P.>Sherida'n, v -a licenced iuterpreter, was a'rrested'en a charge of- having forged' the name of E. P.Earle to a cheque for £ls, drawn or. the Law Trust Account of the New Zealand Government, and cau'see' Marry Lloyd fo cash it. ■