NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 107, 27 April 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

OKKICIAL TENNIS BALL. l'er I'ress Association. Wellington, Saturday. The Xew Zealand Lawn Tennis Associlion has thrilled that the Svkcs tennis bail is lo be the recognised ball in tin- Dominion in fulure. ' The Sykes hall is saiil to be heller than those'formerly in use. | WAXOAXII AC'ItItTILTIUtAL ASSOCIATION. Wanganui, Last N'ight. Tl iiuiial uieeliug ~f the Wanganui Agricultural Association was held mi Saturday afternoon. Mr .1. T. .Sinclair, for many years a prominent ollicial, was elected president. The report and balance sheet disclosed „ satisfactory stale of allairs. Though Ihere is a debit a". Ihe bank oi' LR.II, the excess of assets over liabilities is .CI 5:1:2. During the year 0211 was spent on pernianeut improvements, including turnstiles, and some iinproveinent.s to the produce shed. 11l addition to this the loan of ,C2I)I) has ■ been re-paid, as well as C.104 for accounts outstanding at Ihe end of last year. The Association now has Hi.' life and 721) ordinary members.

ATTEMII JOJJ IXCEXDIARISM. Waipawa, Saturday. Am aaleinpt was-made last night to liurii the District. High School. 'l'll.' lire, wihich was started with a quantity of paper and pieces of kerosene box built up in tin? main room, was discovered More much damage had been dime. Tv mum a.uom; the mauris. Manganui, Saturday. It is reported that I here is an 'epidemic of typhoid i'evi'r among the Maoris up the river, and that already eight, deaihn have occurred. .MAIN Till \K ISAILWAN. Wellington, Saturday. Th 0 Xurlh Island Main Trunk railway will -he opened to Makalulc on l>'ri'il(\}'*ne i \t, thus reducing the distance between the railheads to ten miles.

DKKII-STALKINI! IN THE WAIKARAI'A. AUisU-rluu, Saturday. Dcers'lalkcis from all pints, of the world (iiv operating i'i the Wairarapa, A fMii-»innirlu'r ol' liradu have l«-i-n secured. Those arc disappointing, flit' iijitllers luring thinner than usual, whilst tin- flags are in I"""' condition. This i- aUri'butcd to the drought prior to April.

THEFT OF A KAVLWS JUNK ■ BOOK.' t'aliiiwrslort X., Saturday. Ah'x. McDonald pleaded guilty ttr a charge of theft of a posit ollioc savings' lwnk hook and with forging the name of Otto -Miller to a savings bank order for Co. iU: was rcmsnidcd to Wellington for sentence. Accused had liwn working with informant and took the book from a tent.