GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 19 March 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

J'er iYess Association. 'J'UK LA'L'li I'APTAIX JIUTTO.V Christclmrrh, March IS. A brass tablet lias been placed in Christchureh Cathedral to the memory Ol' the late Captain ilutton, curator o'i tlie Christclmrel) .Museum, who died al sea in October last,. Ol'l-AJXti L I' KATJYK LAXDS. Thames, March 1. 'lbe natives ot this district express the keenest satisfaction at the efforts being made to individualise and dispose of certain lands now being purchased Ivy the tloverunient by the Native Lands' I'iircliaser. tor years large and valuable areas have lain unoccupied and uncultivated. It 's believed some twenty thousand acres will soon be available, to be followed by other purchases. VISIT (If JAI'AXKSIO Sllll'S. Auckland, March IS. The Japanese ships llashidate, Itsukushiana, and Matsushima. of (be training sipiailniu. and Vice-Admiral Toiui- i oka, arrived at Suva, and leave l''iji for Wellington on Saturday. [ l-XIC LAYIXII COMI'ICTnTPX. (Tii'istcbureli. Maich 18. I,ii>t \\ccliV retuiiis In eoiineetioii with the egg laying competition of tlnutility I 'on It r.v (')ub, at Lincoln College. show ilial ;i7o e<igs were laid dining the week, making the total to date .'i1.."i7!1. The besl. totals for the ween were: Mrs. K, Hilbv (silver U'vau dottcsl 27. A. .1. McKntee (silver W'van dollcs) 111, M. (Ibineb (silver W'van (lodes) 111. 'l'll,- highest aggregate loidls to date me: M. lihuich .1. Ashtou (silver Wvandottes) S.a, (I. W. Aldridge (white Leghorns) !i»V). 1-'. (I'ltrien (silver W'yaiidot(es) So."i. lior.isi-ua" oi<' .iuwellicky. Xajiier, March A jewel robbery is reported to have taken place at the Provincial Unlet last week, when jewellery to the valient' .1' 10(1, belonging to one of the daughters of the licensee, was taken between iioou and two in (lie afternoon.

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