GENERAL TELEGRAM.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81912, 28 December 1906, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAM.

Fee. Press Ass'ocia^HHH FIRES AT BAHB^^^H Auckland, Beoe A telegram lo Inspeoto'r Euarimu states that a fire omrHM there yesterday, by winch two boardi inghouses and two shops were destroyed. It is difficult to account foS the origin of the fire,. but it is understood that the houses are covered by insurance. NEWS FBOM THE ISLAN^S.^g Auckland, December \2T. '. A sharp shock of earthquake fitting threcquarters of a minute was experienced at Niue Island on December; 17th. No damago was done, owing) to the light construction of the houses. The Island is in a nonnai state, things being reported % Mr Maxwell, the Resident Conuruasioner (who arrived in Auckland today by the Ysabel), to be quite satisfactory. The copra crop is above the average, and no gales have, troubled the residents. MOTOR RELIABILITY CONTEST; Auckland. December 27, Eight motor cars of varied Bizes and power left Queen street this afternoon to commence a long run to Wellington, the cars competing in the North, Island Reliability Contest organise! by the Auckland Automobile AsBOeJI tion. Fourteen cars originally eJH ed, but the fire at Ryan and which destroyed 14 valuable macajW and accidents, in the South, reduH the number to eight. There is to ■ no speed test on the run, the varioj stages of the journey schedule time, and points being 135t to competitors who are more than half an hour ahead of the hour fixed foj arrival. The. cars were divided iritJ three classes, according to sisse. tJ first day's, run is Cambridge, nexfw-jj Wairakei, third to and the fourth, after spending S'jmuiy in Napier, to Palmerston NortJn WclW ton being reached at 5..30 p . m . & Way The motoric will return mdividually at thefe own convex once. Marks to the. -number of 100 a day are awar/lwl, deductions betas made for stoppages, tyre trpublcs, and so on, v . VtUiVable prizes are offered to the es.'rs obtaining the largest I numbej;- 0 f p o i n ts. fa

'" GOLF TOURNAMENT. ./£ Dunedin, December 2i' The animal golf tournament, wlfion commenced on Saturday on Balinaceawan links, gives promise-' of being a successful fixture. Several entries for the various events have been', received, this uuiuhei constituting u, record for u New Year tournament. All l»irts! of the colony will be represented, and there will also be players from Australia. Mr Harrold, of Wanganui, will not be able to'attend the meet* ing.