GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 16 January 1907, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

■■ Per Press Association. i ACTION FOR SLANDER. Napier, January 15. A writ claiming £2OOO damages habeen served on Miss lleiiiertzhagen by T \V. Lewis, solicitor, as the outcome of'tiic recent Waimavamii enquiry rc"ardin" the method of obtaining the signatures of Maoris to land transac tions

EXHIBITION ORCHESTRA. Wellington, January 15. Already about £250 of the estimated cost, £330, of bringing the Exliibition orchestra to Wellington nas been guaranteed. It is understood the negotiations will be completed as soon K* tlie proposal is placed on a footing that will ensure the interests ot 111 • instrumentalists and the Government being conserved. ' CLAIMS TOR COMPENSATION. I Wellington, January 15. . On behalf of the widow and children of Christian Stenersen, master mariner, of Wellington, a e'aiin for i£4oo compensation from the Colon} haa been filed in the office of the Arbitration Court. Deceased was drowned at Karamca on 18th July last while taking soundings on the bar for the purpose of harbour improvements, the fatality being caused by the upsetting of the'boat. Another case arising <>ul of the same circumstances is Unit bromdit on behalf of the father and mother of James Hunter, marine cutfincer, who was drowned at Karamea on the date specified. The sum oi !£3OO compensation is claimed on his behalf.

■JIIE NAVIGATION CONFERENCE.

Wellingtou, January 15. Apropos the disappointment express- ».{ bv certificated bra.uclics of our . maritime marine that ti,'V are.not to b-ive direct representation at the imperial Navigation Conference in Conion in March, a deputation will wait on the Premier to-morrow to bring their claims prominently under the JX of the Government, Slnpnnv--SjkTs. officers, and engineers are to lit ■"'""represented.

TEVCHFRS' SITK.UANNCATJON l-TNI).

Wellington, January )•">•

\t ii mcetiii" of tin; Teachers' M-.p fcraimuation Board, held today, it wa-i L.miwl that there an- 2«ii ■ eo.ilnlmlors to tin- fnnil. their monthly 1". " 5* r.flcl.ii.s CiW. The amount Z -lie credit if th- f'inJ «'• »"<' • | " , " T 3 lst was C:«UiOO.

N AIM El! WOOL ISAM*.

Napier.. January !•">.

The second wool sale of the «* was held to-day. when a r.-cor, was established in th.' nuiiiher »t hal. s oi urr of outside buyers prc-ont. A t tal of nearly IiJWI) bile, was ««■ >''" • and biddius w>- --IHrit-l leyou-bo, rrioes ranre-1 as fol'ows:-l'ine lijtlu «-o,sbred. HV-A to IV/.A. medium l> mtol2VVl -u-sedolO.Vltoli. fur halfhred I*l to l-i'..". liu-h-t.i.n----cd crossbred I'ld to lid. bulky peers Sd to BM--1. »;'''"■-:■■ V S 7XI,'/'hobs' 8' /a d, locks 4>/ 2 d to ~'/.-.. I. 'H 1 ' 1 ■V" 1 ; l->i to 13-1, avevar la'"''- l-'<- l " lid. EXHIBITION" !>TOIITS. 1 Imcrcareill. January l-">-Sir John Hall has presented a medal for the New Zea'and champion s ,„,rts at the l'Miibitioii. ami the ex ci-ulive has decided to award it to tie best all round athlete.