NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 55, 24 February 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

I'OLO. Per l'rtas Association, I'alinerston N., Saturday Night. Jn Hie jiolo mutch played iioiu to-day, tin' Manawatu team teettrcd an easy | victory over Paiawanm by seven goals to one. U'li AU'l'E BOYS' JIE-I'XIOX. Auckland, Saturday .Night. ' The twelfth annual conference of the 'XV Ante Association, or popularly known an "The Young Maori I'ai'l.y," will he held at Orakei on Monday. Papers will lie delivered on trade, sheep lavniing. olVicc work, profession, gumdigging. Maori representatives int'anl mortality, the drink ones! ion, gambling, Maori clergy, personal, religion, and niai/.e-growing in the 141 vof Plenty. ; Thfi Association had its 'origin at To Ante Collegv in Hie year lane. At first a conference was called at I'e Ante College for iln., purpose of forming a link to bind together past and present .Indents., because from North Cape to Stewart island, and from Mount Egmoul lo lie KaM Cape there was no part of Alaorilamt but has had representativeat the institution, unl it was in soup. iiiea-ui'e to make of these a connecte. whole, bound together by the ties o i common interest ami sympathy, that tin . confCicik'C was called.

A P'JIjICIv.MAN\S VIOLKNCK. Cisborne, Saturday Night, j. Thomas Irwin was lined I Cl ami co>,u Ct*, in default seven days' imprisonment, fur using undue violence when removing a drunken man from an hotel. The Magistrate characterised defendant's action in strong terms. COOI 3 NAVAL SHOOTJXG. Wellington. Saturday. The navals' camp breaks up to-day. The figure of merit was achieved in the shooting. The standard required was far exceeded. Thirty per cent was passed in gun-laying. The average jn. similar companies is about 10 per cent. The shooting has been excelled in New Zealand bv the Petonc Xavals only.

KAIX AT LAST. Taihape, Saturday. Refreshing rain, is it reported, fell at Ohakune this morning. Showers fell at Mntiiron. and a slight shower at Tiihape. Tlokitika. Saturday. Tn the vicinity of Hokitika there was a heavy downpour of vain through the night, accompanied l>v several thunderstorms. Tn about 2'/, hours 2.(12 inches of vain Ml. The delude is very acceptable aft'r the long drought, \orth and south of Unkitika onl>- slight showers fell. Waivgamii, T/ist night. Tfeavy rain fell on Saturday night, and the weather was unsettled to-day.

THE PREMIER IN THE NORTH. Auckland, Last Night. .Sir Joseph Ward commenced his North Auckland to-day, leaving at 3 p.m. by the Kanieri for Wlmngarei. ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL. Auckland, Last Night. The ceremony of dedicating St. Patrick's Cathedral was performed by Cardinal Jloran this morning, and the Cardinal afterwards preached a sermon on the mission of the Roman Catholic Church. The collection taken up at the end of the morning service amounted to £571.

KAILWAY GUARDS ASSAULTED. I'almerston X., Last Might. A number of ll.ixmill hand'* who were in town on Saturday created u great disturbance on the 5 o'clock down ira.n going to Longburn. Guard Grant endeavored to remove them from the train, when the men resisted. Two of the ftlanawatu Company's guards were called to his assistance, and the Imeu

were eventually got out, when a rough and tumble fight took place between six llaxmill liands and three guards. 'lt must have gone badly with the latter had it not been for the timely and unexpected assistance of Constable Ingram, who happened to be travelling In plain clothes. The men were finally overpowered and a message sent to l'aimerston, when another constable went out in a cab and the men were all arrested.

DEATH AT SEA. Christchurch, Last Night. ]{. W. Kayncr, aged 82 years, who for over thirty years acted as postmaster and constable at Chatham Islands, died on tli e Steamer Hippie on Thursday morning, when the vessel was about 100 miles from the islands. The gentleman had been suffering for some time from cancer, and it is to this dis-

ease that his death is attributed. He boarded the Ripple at the Chathanis on Wednesday, and he died early on the following day, Dr. Poinare, who was on the ship, being in attendance. As the vessel had only completed a small portion of her trip to Lyttelton, the body was buried at sea on Thursday afternoon.

BUM SHOOTING. Christchurch, Last .Night. ■lhe Christchurch Rifle Volunteer Association championships were decided at Redclifis on Saturday, when Lieut. Sandford (City Guards), won the "A" class championship with a score of 240, Privato T. Jack (Linwood Rifles) beine second with 245, and Leiut. TimbreU (Linwood Rifles) third with 232. The "B" class championship was won by Sapper bteadman (Engineers), with a score ol 197, Private Brigs (Imperial Rifles) being second with 187, and Private Wilson (City Guards) third with 185.

FIRES. ■MY n n>» Wel Last Night. -Ui. D. ODoimell's seven-roomed residence at Kilbirnie was destroyed by Are yesterday afternoon. The lire spread to an adjacent house recently occupied by Mr. Girdlestone. The brigade Succeeded m extinguishing the Uh» beftS, o C nd f bmld,n K ™< totally destroyuletS\l of T cai,sotl tb ™& »» upsuting ot a kerosene stove, upon which beeswax and turpentine were be jng moiled in a pot. Mr. Ocelli house was insured i„ the Septal Union or £7OO, and the coX, about half of which were de"trovrJ snrefl ™ \\ G "' dl<,sto,le 's house was inHn „ \ ?"" oi)ic<! '»'■ *«», and the furniture for £3OO. I