NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 313, 11 January 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association. ADMIRAL FAYVKES AT TIMARU. Timaru, Last Night. Admiral Sir W. Fawkes and Lady Kawkcs, on their way to -Mount Cook, spent a few hours in Timaru to-day between trains, and the Mayor iuvit-»l them to lunch, then took them for a motor ride, and afterwards the Admiral attended a social function. His Excellency spoke with gratitude of the kindness he had everywhere received in Australasia, and of the necessity for keeping up a strong naval besides whatever land and const defence each country might lie able to adopt, and each should do°whnt it could afford to do in this way. He referred with pleasure to the fact that Timnru had initiated the "New Zealand" battleship fund, providing

prizes for shooting and a hell for the ship. NEW HARBOR BOARD PROPOSED. Palmerston North, Last Nigliti The Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce met to-day, when it was resolved to hold a conference with representatives from the Foxton ChnmlHT as to the formation of a harbor board at Foxton port.

WANGANUI HARBOR BOARD. Wanganui, Last Night. The Harbor Board to-night decided to appoint a resident engineer in connection with the extensive harbor works about to be undertaken. Mr. Leslie Reynolds was appointed consulting engineer at £2OO a year. FRUIT INFESTED.

Wellington, Last Night. A shipment of pears brought from Sydney by the Warrimoo on Wednesday hud to be destroyed because the fruit 'was found to be infested with fruit tly maggot.

IMPORTANT BY-LAW DECISION. Ashburton Last Night.

An important by-law decision was given in the Magistrate's Court by Mr J. G. Dav, S.M., in the case of the Ashburton County Council v. Thomas Rainey, who was charged with driving a traction engine in a traction engine run on the Main South road. The Magistrate dismissed the information, holding that the County Council had no power to make by-laws governing roads which are under the jurisdiction of road boards. Notice of appeal was given. JACK TARS IN MISCHIEF. Christehurch, Last Night. The sequel to last night's disturbances, which originated through three Jack Tars from HM.S. Pyramus driving round the city at a rate that endangered the lives of pedestrians, was heard in the Police Court this morning, when John Allen, a man-o'-warsinan, was charged with being drunk while in charge of a horse and trap in connection with the same incident. Miles Bradsbury, another man-o'-warsman, was charged with obstructing Sergt. Burrows while in the execution of his duty. The men were convicted, but the question of punishment was left t 0 the responsible officer of their ship. Leonard Thomas, a youtb sixteen years of age, was convicted on a charge of inciting Allen to resist Constable McCormack in the execution of his duty, and was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon.

MESSAGE FROM THE SEA. Auckland, Friday. A boy playing at Manukau "Heads found a bottle containing the following message, written on half a sheet of notepaper: "Pleasure boat in distress. Broken down whilst out for sail, about fifty miles outside Manukau harbor. Name of boat, Terawhiti. Anybodv finding this, will they please send help.— (Signed) Sydney James." Captain Neil, harbormaster, is inclined to the belief that the letter n a hoax, but he has instructed masters of vessels to keep a look-out at sea for a craft such as that described.

CAMBRIDGE SANATORIUM. Cambridge, Friday. The Hon. G. Fowlde, Minister of Health, accompanied by Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, representative medicos, members of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, and members of both Houses of Parliament, paid the first official visit to the Waikato Sanatorium, located eight miles from Cambridge, yesterday afternoon. The Minister and party were greatly impressed with the management and the excellent results of the open-air treatment. One probable result of the visit will be the adoption by hospital boards in the province of a similar method of treating consumptives in their own districts,

TWO-UP SCHOOL RAIDED. Whangarei, Friday. The police raided a two-up school which was being conducted on the sanatorium grounds at Kamo. A prosecution will follow.

UNLICENSED LIQUOR TRADE. Ashburton, Friday. At the Magistrate's Court, before Mr. Day, S.M., Andrew Young was charged on the information of the police with keeping for sale five cases of whisky He was convicted and fined £2O and costs.