GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 12 January 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Per Press Association. AN UNFORTUNATE WOMAN. Chjustchubcu, January 11. A young woman named Maritana limanuel was committed for sentence to-day on a charge of falsely alleging she was a married woman when registering a birth. CHESS CONGRESS CmitsTCHUflcir, January 11, The two unfinished games in the hist round of the International Chess Congress, which closed last night were linished to-day, when Kuwmer beat Killing, and Mason beat Cumming. Kummcr consequently takes fourth prize, and Mason ties with Barnes for fifth prize.

THE MARITIME CCLNFEIiENCE Wblukotov, January n. Referring to the Maritiroo Conference in Loudon, the Premier states that it would not be possible to increase New Zealand s representation on tho Commission. -It was not tliat tlie Government did not wisli to see the certificated branch of the service directly represented by one of themselves, but the Labiret had a duty to perforin to . Government. The parties principally concerned in the deliberations of the Conference outside of the respective Goycrnments were ship, owners and seamen. The Shipmasters Association and the Marine Engineers Institute consider they are equally entitled to representation with the

NAUTICAL INQUIRY. WfitiiKflTos, January 11. Tlio Marine Department lias appointeii Captains Hoed and Campbell to act as Nautical Assessors in connection with the magisterial inquiry into the wreck of tlio burquentino iilyerlaad.

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