GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 239, 2 October 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

ARTHUR'S PASS TINNED. i3j Xeit'{>rii]>ii. - Press Association. ChristcliUK-h, Last N'ighc. Up to yesterday th ( , Arthur's Pass tunnel had been driven in 730 feet. IHSUJYERY OF MOA BONKS. Wellington, Last Niglit. Mr. Hector Mcl.cod, wiio ji ms doln 1 inm-h exploring 0 f |j H - sandhills at Mirakw »»'l Sea lon 11. lias just Ik-mi hkiwsi:ml in si'i'iit ing sijiiic leg hum's and pari "I the pi'kii hi small moa. Tlio holies •>( 'ln- hinl were fuiui.l associated with Maori adzes and < lii-i'ls in a cave near ivliirli some v.ni Uincn were i|uarrying. iwo cave, al Karaka Hay liav<* been 1 1i si in'. l ri'il which arc expeeted to yield -Diue interesting relics.

Jill': KISIIIXIi SEASON. Christi-hurdi, Last Nighl. 1 hi' lislmig season was opened to day, and several parties of anglers have gone out to the Wainiakariri, ilakaia, and Ni'lwvn rivers, all of which are reported t,i be well slocked with llsli. Some I lair catches have also been made ill the Avon, one angler this morning securing nine fish ami another eleven. Others secured small bags of ones a.id twos, while others, again, had liu luck whatever. A large number of licenses h.ivf been issued, and as the sport is in-cn-a-.i'.g in popularity it i s expected that tile present season will be a most successful ftne.

StlA l'K()l;l»l X( I RE< iULATIONS. t'hristchurch, Last" Night. 'J'lie Corporation of Invercargill has written to tlic Chi istchureh City Council asking its eo-'opcraiioii in obtaining a. inoili!knhi>n of the Sea Holding A':t, 1 in t■ di;..-i i.'ii of giving the i>sj>ec(<ir~ ! m:!r s powers as to ilie bnldiug of !>railol<rug poles in asphalt. It v.as pointed out. thai this regulation meant useless damage to asphalt footpaths, as tin' poles eoiilil In- secured just as well in most cases without nsortiug to this method.

A SEAMAN ARRESTED. Clirislchuivh, Last Night. On the. arrival of the Maheno at Lyttellon this morning, Detective Hammond arrested a seaman on a cliargi' ol assaulting the polivc at Port Chalmers yesterday. The mall was sent south bv the express. MORE STJiIXCEXT EXAMINATION OF IM.M .MIGRANTS. Auckland. Last Night. At a meeting of the Hospital Board to-night it was decided to draw the nttenlion nf the Government to the necessity lor more stringent examination as to health ami financial position of immigrants. In the courst; of a discussion it was -'iwwn that (hiring the hist six years ">0 cases, involving 04 ipcrsor.s. had beeonfe a charge oil the rales, all of these being reevnt immigrants. Included in these were 17 cases of con-umption.

1 1 H US Hlt VAT TO X OF IXFAXT LTFE. CU ristc'hnvcli. Last Night. l)r. Finch, District Health Officer, is a stron'jj believer in the present mode of currying on t!ie operation.-; of the local society wheih has voluntarily shouldered the responsibility of spreading knowledge tending to tlve preservation of infant life. Spcqking at the Choral Hall last night, Dr. Kindi said it would be a thousand pities if a work of such a character were placed under the control of a Government department. He WHS at a loss to sonceive which particular branch of Slat'e undertakings It could be controlled by. It might be by 11] - Health Department or i t might !»' by the Mines Department or Stock Department.

A criii: FOR LEPROSY. Christchurch, Last Night. Atler spending close on eleven montlls <m Quail Island, one of tire patients at the leper station, a young was discharged as cured 'and left for his home and friends in the interior of the Xoril! Island last night. Dr. Mas. '< on. Chief Health Officer. accompanied by Dr. Pouiare. arrived from Wellingto";i yesterday morning, and, accompanied by Dr. ITpham, Port Health Officer, paid a visit of inspection to the patient. Dr. Mason informed a Press reporter that the young .Maori had been cured of his malady by the Xastin treatment, which, the doctor explained, had been introduced some time back by Professor Devcke Pasha, of Constantinople, where he is in charge of a leprosy institute. The treatment, which consists of an injection of a culture of tile bacillus of leprosy, which acts much the same as tuberculin, has been followed, with considerable success. Dr. Mason, who has been ill communication with Professor Dccyeke applied th ( . Jfastin treatment to the patients isolated oil Quail Island, with very satisfactory results. The young Maori has now been discharged as cured, although the disease !r', s 'narlc on bis hands and feet. Th.. white man. who has now been on the Hiind for over two years, has benelited very great I-,- by tile treatment, and shows a wonderful improvement in tils condition. With regard to the Maori patient who was brought down trom the North Tsl.ind about tEirc weeks ago. Dr. Mason stated that t'he treatment lind been applied to liini. but there had not been smlfioient time yet 'o show any marked change in his condition.

BKTTIXO WTTTI AN INFANT. Wellington. Thursday. At the Magistrate's Court William Lewis, a bookmaker, was fined .€5 wit'n 24s costs, for betting with ail infant at tne last pony race meeting.

NOXTOUS WEEDS AND REEDS. Wanganui, Thursday. At a meeting of the Wanganui Agri--11 '"l Association a resolution was ■passed regretting the action of tli.. flovermnpTit in withdrawing the Agricultural Produce Sale and Importation 1 Bill from 'he House and urging the memiM, representing Wanganui and t r no Uekt (jiasl to use their influence to >"ve the Bill again brought before Pariiiimeivt. Members apoko strongly against 'o much seed infested with noxyIVT, 13 di9t » b «ted in the J t ] l . It was men'tfonej tnat. one lni« of a thousand sacks of oats infested with Culifornian thistle had ■been lauded in tliis district, and a line l-) 00 .sacks 111 I'oildhif*. '{'ho latter. m l [ lo 8on ! h Ts ton<l. contained 45 I per cout, of thistlo soodfl.

NO TEACHERS FOR COUNTRY SCHOOLS. Ciiristchnrci, Tlii-sday, in A '"-'hiy's meeting of tiic ,v or ;i, | Canterbury Education Board, the fol"i? communication was received from the Boards inspector:connection "Mil (lie vacancies recently adverthed. the dearth of candidates in som 0 mI .stances and their complete absence ,n others tends to create misgivings not | ''-'"''j put at resf. It is a glaring ahj -mi ily lo hestow free teaching and I , • J" 1 -";" 1 ? »P n n people who rcl ise j " render in return for these and for .1 rciisnnalily liberal sitlary from some , modicum of that, social service which I, might vxpect to receive 'for | lie generous treatment it h as extended j > til'in n-Hl for the valuablo opportuji!I i it has placed in their wav. The I »*PJ*lnrs l.eg to submit that the time I„ • 1 ? introduce a system of apI i incnls a-nd promotions which will ifc fe-ui,''" ° o, £ # fair share of ,' ' u '""g powr which wua'hr resi■'its nic taxed to provide and 'to re liueiate TUp acting-chairman *aid lie difficulty of staffing country seWc t 1 ;"' '' Pl> " ™>' tplr Wt for manv vcarT was anticipated that, owing to (•„. , '"F Prospective teachers in fhdecre™® th ' would •T. i T ° p,m9lte 'lowever. . .. .oticeablc and country committees received va "'" l ' ,,Vs either ~"™."o "Wlicntions nt all or applications from niisuitable persons