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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81912, 29 December 1906, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

■ , PER. PRESS \V,VIsGA]\ T UXv(JAjiXW IV^iFOET&: . Wangaimi, Deccmbor 2S, Tlits, Christines CiiniiMal sporta iwfcrn buld this afternoon.. Itain-jiflU during tile lust- two races. :

Tin! 'W«uigiinil! handicap, ,cliop resulted: U'. Orvgovy 1,,0. liflttoii 2,iK' Pretty 3. The' sawiiig 'competition.' resulted:: ilatson Bros. 1, tiregijriand ,Alichael.2,.C;i,sey and .;Prct|;y \ ;i. At. the conclusion of ; thosnj.£etingj W. Weston, of Victoria, ilie world's chainpioji under-haud chopper, gave an inhibition Ulider-hand chop, cutting through a-Ki-iuch log .in 17sCc. The ,i2oyds Hat was won by Hitchings; the 220 yds bv A. Jlorris, ,an.d tho ; m|l(; by L. \\aril. B. Campion won the half-mile, .juile. and. two-mile, evclr events. ~

I'llil'V. ; ' Auckland, December 28.! •\ fire occurred in S. I, IT s and Soli's gutn a 'iij-iek b.t|il)l]ig,.J;o-iiigHt. Jt originated in a large stock of kailri glim 011 the landing, and spread up tii.e lift to tlie upper storey and did extensive damage amongst 'the large stock of graded jimu, bop beer, cordials, etc. The inside woodwork of the building was- practically ruinedThe insurance is not available. ' lili'LK ASSOCIATION Jimixo;

1 _ • Wanganui, December Xae liille Association meeting concluded to-day. Winslaue, of Opaki, won the champion belt, lie and Brummond, of the Wanaauui Highlanders, tied Willi 305, but iii tlie shoot-off Winsliule won; Capt. Crow M : as tiling 'ibe tennis'match was won by Opaki with 12110 points, Wanganui [lilies being second with lilD. The Wellington match was won 'by iiillenuin ,Small Pukeokolm, with (iO; Sergeant i'leusants, Hunterville, CO, :ind Private Muggridge,' Pahuerston, •VJ, were second and thrid, Tlie Wanganui match was won by Private Thorpe, Wuiroa Mounted ltilles (Oftj. second and tliird places being by liiflcnian Feast, (ipiikr and' Private Drunimiind, \Vallgauui ('JO). ('aptain (,'iow (7), liinton. won Itio'llapidKiring Service matcli,,' Private Coopei((i) . being second, and Captain Bai'i■trop (8); tliird. Eajiid- tiring for active volunteeis only was won bv Serge Mit Stewart ('Wanganui), witli six ) '■its, Sergeant Davidson (Wai»* «, being second, and Corporal 1 (Palmerston) third, ~

colleoe diMHu-i-:. Nelson, December 28. This afternoon (he eviction of (lie new building ill nlncß of the old Nelsou Oollojre. whieli was destroyed ]»v lire M liltle over (wo vein's a'l'o, was eelebraied. A garden "partv had been arraiijsil, bit! owing to the ruin IU« ;<iitherin<; took phiee within till! building. hin I there was a vcrv large (i I - (endanoe. Amongst (1,,'. were Hi,. lion. I!. JU-Xab, win! uracil tile eneouragenient of scientific 're-' .-■l'llrelies. lie said New Zealand had lioiic Well ill Copying' till' best methods 'il olilcr countries, instancing the <li>ir>i»ir industry, hut he suggested flint there was much to lie done in (lie win- of original research, and pointed out (lie possibilities of greatly advancing the !lax industry, and liv nlilising the at present waste liroduet's oi' our forests. By other speakers the early settlers and fpunders of the Colli'ge wove alluded to tejins. The 0!d llnys are eontiinjiiig their jubilee ci'lcbratieiw with', social 'functions.' ,

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