NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 110, 30 April 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

SCULLING MATCH. Per Press Association. Gisborner s & T edncs6 , ;iy. ._ Webb, the champion sculler, states that the match with Arnst is pretty well settle?? to take place on December 15. His desjive is to row on the W.mgamii river.

PER.7URY CONFESSION. Gisliorne, Wednesday. At the Magistrate's Court to-day a woman pleadeil guilty of having committed perjury during the hearing of a claim against her husband for a debt. She was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

RVA, THE PROPHET. Wairoa, Wednesday. The Maori prophet ltua lias auandonod Ulu iuta, ot going to Wellington and has returned to the Urcwcra country.

RAILING THE WEST COAST. Reefton, Wednesday. A public wonting determined lo agitate for the continuance of the railway up the Inangalma river in accordance with the old plans issued to iuleiuliiiy settlers; also to ask the Government for a substantial sum for the construction of the line to Wcstport.

TWO-VJP VOTARIES FINED. Wellington, Wednesday. As the result of a recent police rain live men were charged to-day with playing two-up. Martin ami Denis I Collins and William Mason were lined £5 and costs each, and Edward Winter, who did not appear, was lined £7 and costs. The ease against another defendant was adjourned.

RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS. Auckland, Last Night. Mr. G. Hogben, Inspector-General of Schools, is at present in Auckland for the purpose of meeting the "Research (Scholarship Board. As a result of his visit, a research scholar.sh.ip will be offered at once, when anyone qualified •in the Auckland University district may enter. The object of the scholarship is to deal with subjects in which research is likely to be of economic value to the industries of the Dominion. This is a new departure in New Zealand! Candidates for this SeholarSMn will be able to make a choice from a

' I list, already published, or from some ■ kindroal subject which the candidate himself may clioose. Tn this connee- I tion. "yiv. Hoshen pointed out to-tlnv that 11ip lifcliistorvof food fishes, n snli. jeet which certain people are anxious should he included, is, as a matter of fact, included in the list. The research scholarship is not a prize for research done, but is designed to give an opportunity to qualified persona of making researches. It, consists of £IOO a year, all expenses in connection with

laboratory, books of instructions, and necessary travelling disbursements. To win the scholarship candidates must have shown in their course that they have sufficient scientific training to enable them to undertake the research, and they must also have shown fiicmselves to be capable of doing original work. A RUMOR CONTRADICTED. Wiuigawni, Last Night. There is no truth in the rumor that I typhoid is rife among the Maoris in the up-river settlements.

THE LAND HUNGFT. Auckland, Las' N T ight. \ A large number of applicaf >ns were \ received at the Crown Lands office today for the allotments opened for selection, principally under optional tenures. There are about 14,400 acres to lie balloted for in the. Mongonui, Hokianga, and Whangaroi district*. A Inrgc niiiiilier of the applicants came from the south, chiefly from Wellington and Taranaki districts. THE COURTS. Wellington, Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court to-dav, •Tauies Sidney Hines was committed for trial on a charge of stealing about£ll3 form a deaf and dumb man named T)iiyul Sutherland at Wellington on May 27 last. Sutherland's dead body was'subsequently found in the harbor, the «nly money in the pockets of his clothing being one penny. Fred William Jones W as sentenced I to six months' imprisonment on 'two charges of obtaining goods by false pretences. He was committed for trial on several charges of forgery.

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