GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 231, 23 September 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

WESTPORT NEWS. By 'iclegraph.—Press Association. Westport, Last Night. The "Westport Harbor Board has accepted the tender of Fleming and Ferguson (Paisley, Scotland) to construct a suction dredge of IOU ton hopper capacity for ,t;04,400. "Tlie Westnurl-Stockton Coal Company's works are now practically completed. A week is rccjuircd for drying up the smb-sta tioas before coal is produced. MAORIS AND TROUT FlSllliNG. Rotoiua, Last Night. At a largely attended meeting ot Europeans 'held to consider the amendment to the Fisheries Act indicated by; the Bill now before Parliament, the following resolution nils carried unanimously:—"We residents of Rotorua hereby strongly urge the Government, not to make the proposed amendment in the Fisheries Act until further information .is received as to the trite state of affairs." A HOUSE IiUUKEN INTO. Tiniaui, Lust Night. A cii>e of house-breaking was reported io the police yesterday. Mr. and .Mrs. iv. G. Turner were away from home all Sunday nigiit and next, morning tiie House had been entered by the skilful opening (if a window. A 1 gold watch and cnain and jewellery to the total value of ,t25 were mlssvd. DOMINION DAY. Wellington, Last Night. The arrangements for the celebration ■ of Dominion Day on Saturday nc.\|t'

have been completed. If the weather will not allow the. school children to assemble on the. Basin Reserve at 11 a.m. to receive the Dominion medals, lire gathering will take place ou the following Monday afternoon. ]'t is expected that fully 1400 cadets will be pre-cut. The aficninoii proceedings at Xi wtown Park will consist of military manoeuvres onlv. UaiACIKS. Wellington. List Night.' . Mr. Peter llnttou Miilcr. of Welling ton, has received a letter from Messrs. Seabroo];,. nnd Son, solictors, of Kugby. England, that bis late uncle, Mr. Richard 11. Wood, of Sidmouih and Panlghts. Merionith. has left him a legacy of £IO,OOO. Mrs. Miller has also been left a considerable sum under the 1 will of her husband's uncle, whose net! [ estate has been sworn at £502.5110.