GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 12 March 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association. AN EMBEZZLER. Tiiubu, March 11. Olaf Kivli, who has boon ia the t employ of Dalgely and Co. for the ; i past 3 A years, latterly lh .shipping c-1.-rJc atij c-uief Ijiifjfcr keeper, was today committed to the Supreme Court for sentence, having pleaded guilty to embezzling certain money belonging to his employers. Accused's total defalcations amounted tj £2GO odd, those extending over the past twelve months. VET SHAN POLICE OEFICEB. Kelson, March 11. Constable Jeffries, the doyaa of the police force, retires, after forty years service.

A STIFF PENALTY. J Napieb, March 11. Iu a case to-day wliere a sheep farmer was convicted for the second time of haying failed to take diligent steps to destroy rabbits on his property, a line of £3O was inflicted, NAVUA ROBBERY PROCEEDS. Auckland, March 11. At the Police Court to-Jay, Charles Frederick Pepper and Herbert Howie! t were charged with recoiviug about tMOO, knowing the money to have been stolen. Both were committed to the Supreme Court for 'trial. The money in question is part of that stolen m t lie s.s. Navua. .MASONIC. Auckland, March 11. On Tluirsduy evening the Most \\ orshlpful Grain! Master of New Zealand, Ilis Excellency Bro. Lord Jplunki't will be welcomed at the juasons 1 Hall by representatives of Lodges of the New Zealand conal:lution in Auckland province, Tt is expeeled about .100 brethren will be present.

, KGli-LAYING COMPETITION. Chriatohureh, March' 11. , Last week's statement in connection villi the Utility Poultry Club's second egg-laying competition at I<incQln College shows that 377 eggs were laid during the week, waking the total to data !51,204. The lx>st totals for the week were: I], Hmvkc (Silver Wyandottcs) M, Blanch (Silver Wyandottes) 1034, A. W. V. Clark (Golden Wyandottesl 10. The higheßt, totals to date are: M. Blanch (Silver Wytndottes- 1034. J. Ashton (S'lvor Wyandottes) 852, V. O'Brien (Silver Wyandottes) 804. NATIYK UNI) COURT, Wellington, March 11, Considerable progress has been made of late in getting rid of the arrears of work which confronts the Native , Land Oourt. For the four month* ending the close of January the average number of cases dealt with by the Court was 1520.. The previous records mover exceeded 000 m a month. THE TRAINING SHIP.

Wellington. March 1) The training ship Amokurn will ho put to practical use in the course of a few days. Thy first batch of 'twelve aspirants f'ir a naval caiVcr will arrive here this week, and another batch will Ik' sent for as soon as the fust eontingent setlles down,as the authorities d« ■ not think it adv'S'ible to bring 1h? whole seventy odd boys thai the shit) will Accommodate into action at onc°. Koine thre' hundred linv nmd'e:l. but many of tliein are aver the stipn!:l'"l !i.ve. It is hoped the ship will 1>" I'' going order in live or six weeks' time-