GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 17 April 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

lVr Tii'sb Association. Wellington, April 16. Two stowaways liy the Paparoa were handed over to till' police on the, arrival of the vessel at "Wellington yesterday. The information against a young woman was withdrawn, as it was explained that shi> had been taken on hoard the strainer at Holmrl, The other offender, a young man, was lined ,C 4 10s, in default a month's imprisonment. During the trip of the Paparoa from London, on the lit Ii April, the officers' steward, named ,1. ttoldsworthy, died at sea. The body was taken to l'lobart.. tiisborne, April 10. Llii.alicih Wood, aged (18, a spinster, has been missing from her home at Hhataupoko since 6 o'clock last evening. Her shawl was found on the river hank. It is feared she lias been drowned.

('hrislehnrch, April 10. The official report for the week ending April 12 in connection with the egglaying competition at Lincoln College of the Utility Poultry Club shows that 1»3 eggs were laid during the week, bringing the total since the k'ginning to 52,703. The host totals for the week were: M. Hhmeli (silver JVyandottes) •'!:!, H. Ilawke (silver Wyandottcs) 12, P. O'Brien (silver JVyandottes) 12, W. Stalker (silver Wyandottcs) 12. The best aggregate totals are: M. Blanch llfl.'S, ■]. Ashton (silver JVyandottes) 858, '•, (l "''"'n «•">. Mrs. Gordon 814, Mrs. 3. .Jlills (rosecomb brown Leghorns) 811, J. ■lackman (silver Wvandottcs) 707, H. Ilawke (silver JVyandottes) 786, A. L. Webster (silver JVyandottes) 770. Napier, April 10. I he Xapier Harbor Board reported at its meeting to-day that tlie new bea-^ eons recently erected in ferro concrete^

have now been taken over, and will us gazetted for Ist May. The Napier Harbor Board is the first in the colony to use ferro concrete for work of this do. senption. The used are JVigham patent .'ilday lights, and the master of the, s.s. Squall reported that he had lacked up the lights some 10 miles out when entering (lie harbor about a week ago.

Wellinj-loVApril 10. At Ihe Chamber of Commerce this af ; lei-noon, |>n zi .. s to tin; value of i' 23, donated by (In; chamber, were presented to 24 pupils from the eight city school* for prolichwr in writing, arithmetic, itnd Knglish composition. Speeches on the value of encouraging conimerical education in State schools were made I>V Messrs. .1. ({. Uarkncss (president), « KhirlcltlVo, and It. T.ee (Chairman Wellington Education Hoard).

Wellington, April 18. A branch of the Juterniitioiinl Arbi- [ tration and Veaee Association was quietly formed in Wellington lust week, and held it public meeting to-night to appoint olliecrs. Mr ,1.(1. W.Ailken, JI.H.K., was njipointed president. The main object of the association is to promote international disarmament. The meeting declined to receive a resolution urging (lie maintenance of Britain's naval and military power, enabling her to fullil her glorious dcslihy, and be chief of nations and a blessing to the world. ' The Ku.-tpehu, which left London on March ;! for Wellington, resumed her' voyage from Capetown ia»t Sunday.