GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 123, 15 May 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A CUTTEIt ASHORE. Per Press Afsooitition. Auckland, Lust Night. I The Collector of Customs has received word from Helensville that the cutter WarUworth is ashore near the Kaipara I Heads. The crew is safe.

IUiCOIUJ-ItiiEAKING FEATS. Auckland, Last Night. At the Opera House this morning, in the presence of a large gathering, ineluding a specially-appointed committee, Thomas Burrows, the world's champion club-swinger, set about the stupendous task of lowering his own world s retort, of continuous club-swinging I'Or lii hours.

AN ARMED CONVICT. Napier, Thursday. Hasten, the escaped prisoner, when confronted by Constables I!,) an and Neil at flangilaike, had concealed in his trousers pocket a fully-loaded livechanibereil revolver. 11 van observing a peculiar movement on the part ol Hasten, sprang upon him and liandculled him as lie drew his revolver, ftasteu remarked: "You were a bit too smart for me, or f would have put a couple into you." After escaping from camp Fasten, representing himself to be a warder pursuing an escaped prisoner, borrowed a horse from a road-man. lie rode the horse within a mile of Taupo, then east it adrift, throwing the saddle and bridle into the scrub.

MINING PROSPERITY. Feilding, Last Night, interviewed by the Feilding Star, Mr. McGowan said the mines in the North were in an exceedingly hopeful condition. Several old districts were receiving renewed attention from the local people, resulting in fresh finds. One district iu particular expected to become profitable, that of the east coast in the Coromandel district between Neavesville and Tairua. Summing up, Mr. McGowan said the mining industry had never been tetter than now, and the greatest activity was surely in the north. The total output of minerals in the colony had topped one hundred million sterling in value. The Waihi mine was a wonderful yielder. To-day it is the third or fourth greatest gold mine in the world in point of value of output, and in his opinion it will in a year or two become the lirst of the world's gold mines.

A LONG-STAXJIL\U CASE, Feilding, Uist Jfight. K. A. Barton, plaintiff in the case !3arlon v. -lessen and others ami the liitiik of Australasia, in connection wit. 11 the winding up of the liawke's Bay limber Company, has received notice that the ease will commence on July 1 is a long-standing one, and it is exciting is a longstanding one, ami it is exciting a great deal of interest.