GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 309, 28 December 1908, Page 4

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

INTIMIDATING WITH I'IREAKMS. liy Telegraph.—Press Association. I Auckland, Saturday Night. .Nicholas Casey, a fanner, was arrested oil a. charge of the attempted murder at Takapuna, of a farmer iiauied Winkworth Speck, by tiring a gun at him. Casey declares ho did not intend to injure but only to frighten Speck, whom he has a grievance against, laboring under tile imprcsioa that Speck hud done an injury to some of ids family. Speck was not injured, as the gun was either not loaded or tiic charge missed fire.

FLAGSHIP STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Auckland, Saturday Night. During a heavy thunderstorm yesterday, lightning struck the wireless installation on the 11.A1.5. Powerful, and made a brilliant display throughout the ship, but caused no damage.

' "DICK" AHNST. Cliristclmreh, Thursday Night. At Tai Tapu on Wednesday night "Dick" Arnst, the world's champion sculler, was entertained at a social gathering 1 by the residents of Tai Tapu and Ladhrooks. Mr. H. lloatun Rhodes, M.l'., ou behalf of the residents of TaiTapu, presented the champion with a gpld watch, and on behalf of those of L'adbroolts, he asked him to accept a gold chain and a gold sovereign case. It is understood that the movement afoot in this city to give Arnst a monetary testimonial is being taken up with considerable enthusiasm. Many have now spontaneously signified their intention to subscribe. A meeting of the local committee who arc interesting themselves in Arnst, will probably be held soon to discuss the desirability of the proposed race with Barry, the English champion sculler.

CANTERBURY ITEMS. I Christchurch, Thursday Night. With re'gard to a statement recently published that the new dairy regulations are being enforced in Canterbury, Mr H. T. Turner, Chief Inspector of Stock in this district, informed a representative of the Truth that he desired to deny the statement in toto. He also wished to make it perfectly clear that the so-called now dairy regulations arc not in being. The only regulations that are being carried out are those that came into force when the Dairy and Industry Act was passed in 1808. Consequently he wished to deny that the inspectors of dairies were going to enforce the socalled new regulations, as they are not law. Mr Turner added that should the new regulations be passed into law, they will be caried out in a tactful and common-sense manner, and local surroundings and other circumstances will receive due consideration compatible with the protection of the public health.

Eleven Corridale rams are to be shipped to Monte Video by Mr Jolm Stringfellow, of Chertsey, by the Rimutaka, leaving about the 7th of next month.

The Commission, consisting of Messrs K. CI,. Gold-Smith (Commissioner of Crown Lands), J. Allan and A. C. Pringle (members of Canterbury land Board), to which was' given the task of classifying the Government runs in the Canterbury district, the leases of which will expire in about twelve months, have concluded their visit of inspection of the South Canterbury runs affected, and will visit the remaining rims in the Coleridge and North Canterbury after the holidays. Wheat mildew was recently detected in a crop in the Timaru district, and a specimen was forwarded to Mr T. W. Kirk, Government Biologist, who declared it to be wheat mildew. Mr Kirk states that it is often responsible for considerable loss in cereal crops and is often abundant in cultivated grasses. It is generally worse is crops that have been thickly sown, and under such conditions might prove disastrous to the crops. The disease winters over in the straw from an affected crop, consequently the destruction of the straw after harvest is one of the best means of preventing the recrudescence of the disease the following year. The most effective way is to spread tire straw over the stubble so as to burn all the affected portions of the plants. The ground should then be ploughed as soon as possible. Up to the present wheat mildew has not been so destructive in the Dominion as it has been in some parts of Europe. The crops in the Timaru district in which it was noticed were only slightly affected, but it was considered desirable to have the matter investigated, and steps taken to prevent the possible spread of the disease.