NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 314, 13 January 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association. DARING BURGLARY. """" Christchurch, Last Night. On Friday night a daring burglary took place at the residence of Mr. T. Wallace, Aikman's-road, St. Albans. The inmates had just gone into the garden for a few minutes, when on returning they found that the house' had been ransacked and some money and a lot of valuable jewellery had been Btolcn.

WESTPOET HARBOR. Westport, Saturday. The Premier lias intimated to the Harbor Board that the report from the engineer and secretary on the proposal to make Westport an efficient harbor for the coaling of Navy vessels will receive every consideration from the Government, ROSS RAILWAY. Hokitika, Saturday. Agitation is being revived for the completion of the Ross railway, which has proceeded very slowly during the last twelve months. RAINS IN THE SOUTH. Hokitika, Saturday. Welcome rain has fallen after a long period of dry hot weather. Duncdin, Saturday. Welcome rain fell heavily last night and early this morning. Gore, Saturday. Heavy rain fell during the night. Crops look splendid. Cereals give promise of abundant harvest in this district.

THE NO-LICENSE LAW. Invercargill, Saturday. Inspector Mitchell, commenting on the police returns, says the result of nolicense is that there is little or no drunkenness in the streets, which speaks highly of the effects of the no-license law.