GENERAL TELEGRAMS.
THE SJIUOXING SEASON, i'or Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Anticipations of a plentiful supply of game were indulged by Wellington spoilsmen this season, but many who
Weill out on llie upening iky have itturned to the city with empty hugs. Well-founded reports of plentiful Hock* of ducks have been received from the
.Maim it aln and Wairarapa districts, bill unfortunately the poacher was getting in his evil work during April, and the birds were so wild by the Ist of May and SO high of flight that the legitimate gunners were tillable to get within liriiig distance of tliein. l'heaSan.ts have so
far proved hard to find, according the tales of returned sportsmen. It is well to remember that the prOtestalions nitiy be misleading', f yl * success amongst such rare game is seldom spoken of until tile patch has been worked out. llares are numerous in the Happy Valley and the Hutt. while t|»ail also are frequently met with.
XIIH OYSTER SEASON. ] Wellington, Last Xiglit. The .Marine Department had arranged to supply 500 sacks of oysters per week, but in consequence Of the large numbers of orders reeeived from all parts of the Dominion, it increased the stall' of pickers, and is now able to sell 7011 sacks weekly. If necessity arises, the number of pickers will be further increased. The Department, however, does not expect that the rush will continue.
AN ABSCONDER. Wellington, Last Night. It is understood that the police have been requested to make enquiries as to the present whereabouts of A. C. Elliott, the missing Wellington bankrupt.
DCNKDIN H AIUSOII COLLISION. Dunedin, Tuesday. The decision of the Nautical Court which inquired into the collision between the launch Matakana and the steamer Lady Kolierta on April 18 was that .Joseph Coddoi, master of the launch, was guilty of negligence, inasmuch as lie entrusted the steering to irresponsible persons and did not keep a proper look-out. The collision was solely due to an error of judgment made by Coddoi in suddenly porting tile helm. The Court considered him liable for costs, but as he was a poor man and had lost his boat, which was his sole means of livelihood, the Court left this to the favorable consideration of the Government.
THE RABBIT PEST.
Napier, Tuesday. Speaking at a meeting of the Rabbit Board, Che chairman, Mr. T. Crosse, drew attention (o the proposal lo erect a rabbit-canning factory in the Waikato, and declared that any attempt to use the rabbit commercially would ■seriously handicap the efforts to cope with the pest.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 115, 6 May 1908, Page 2
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