GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 5 March 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association. INADEQUATE RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK, Palmers ton North, March 4. At a thoroughly representative meeting held at Uanawatu A. and P. society's offices at Palmerston to-day, vigorous protests were made against the utter inadequacy of the railway rolling slock for tho conveyance of fat stock to freezing works. A deputation consisting „f Messrs L. j£. Jackson (FeilJing ludustrial Association), P. A. McMardy (Mauawatu A and P. Association), J. \V. Johnson (Palmerston Chamber of Commerce), J. W. ]3ramftell (leilding Chamber ol' Coiiunerce), IV, Stubbs (Palmerston branch of the lariners' Union), was appointed to wait on the Minister for Lands when passfaig through Pahne|rton to-day./ The deputation was introduced by Mr W. I. Wood, M.H.E. The Minister's reply was of a non-committal character. He promised to lay ,thc matter before his colleague, tile Minister for Railways. The members of the deputation were appointed a committee to take such steps as tliev consider necessary to endeavor to effect urgent-ly-rpijuired additions to the raihvav rolling stock.

PLUCKED. Wellington, March 4. Elizabeth Buekmastcr was commit ted for trial to-day on a charge ol robbing two men from the Main Trunk railway works of £l(i and .CI7 respectively.

KGG-LAVIJs't; CO.MI'IiTITION". Christchurch, March 4. The following is 'the result of the ''.-g-hiying competition under the auspices of the Utility Poultry Club for the week ending March 2nd. The total number of eggs laid to date is •'l', 827. The best totals for the week are: ;M. lila.iich, Silver Wyandottes, •itl: L. Webster, Silver Wyandottes. '-•i. 11. llawke, Silver Wyandottes 22. The following are the best aggregates to date: .M. Blanch, 1008, .1. Ashton (Silver Wyandottes) 837, P. O'lSrien (Silver Wyandottes) 779.

THE MAORI OUTLAW. Gisborne, March 4. Maoris from the 33ay of Plenty report that Hare Matejiga, the Maori outlaw for whom the police have been in pursuit tor several years, jobbed a •Maori camp and stole a boat on IJie \lotu river inland from Te Kalia. lie ivas followed and seen by a native constable from Opotiki, but iWatenga. wl'O was aroused, escaped capture.

DJ3NTISTKY EXAMINATIONS. Dunedin, Morch 4. Tile Cental Hoard of Examiners at Dunedin have just concluded their examinations. Fourteen candidates presenled themselves, and the following seven were successful (names given alphabetically. not necessarily in order of merit): —Leonard Bronghton Ballard, Dunedin; Alfred John Finch, Auckland; Gordon Herald Harper, (.'hristehurch: Smith lOdgar Osborne. New Plymouth; Christian Cecil TVLevson. {'hristehurch; Henry Wilfred Kwenbavn. Inwrrargiti; Frank TTowari Webb, (.'hristehurch.

•A GltUESOlfli ]'l\l). liivcrcnr:;ill March ,|. A liody found 'to-duy in an old wel' near Hon.il station is hclicvcil to lie that of a man named Nieol, who had I'ccn iiiKng from Tjsbur.c some months.

ANTI-AKIA'I'IC I.HAcrK Masterton. March I. Al a meeting atleniled hy eichlv residents I his cveninir. it was dec'del In form a New Zealand Anti-Asiatic League, with Ikeadquarters at M'aslerton, tlic olijeets of the Lea;.iie b.'in" to approaeli the (lovcriimcnt fro,:, ime to time mi matters aft'eel ; ni; anli Asiatic legislation.

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