GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 325, 18 January 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

RECORD PASSENGER LIST. By '...eiegra.ph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The steamer .Manuka arrived from Sydney witfi ;">():> passengers, said to he a record number for an intercolonial, boat. THE PREMIER. Christchureh, Saturday Night. The Kigbt llun. the Premier (Sir Joseph Ward) was kept busy almost all tins morning receiving callers. Sir Joseph leaves oa Mondav for Wellington. After a motor trip to Akaroa, -.Mr. C. Cook (Mayor of Lyttclton) saw Sir Joseph willi respect to the statements in the newspapers regarding the probable, discontinuance of the late train to and from LvUclton on Sundays. Sir Joseph stated that he would place .Mr. Cook's representations before his colleague, the .Minister for Railways.

A WUHAN'S DISAPPKAKANVK. Christi-hurdi, Siilurilii.v Night. Nothing further has transpired togarding tin- disappearance of tin- woman : Aliiry Donovan (ran tin* steamer llokoin during the passage (rum Welling'tun tu Uticlion lust week. It has been ascertained, however, llmt after i«'i;iir -pokim Ki by one of the stewards i.ln>rlly bclorc midnight nn the Sth ins!... tile minimi went to her eabin. She i»nicpveil her hut and then told the other passenger occupying the same, enliin that it was too stull'v. and that she would go on .leek. The Alukoia i.s expected Lo arrive at Aiieklaml to-morrow, when the police authorities in that city will make further enquiries. Mi. (ilbliUTH KXTEUTAIXEI). Dmicdin, Saturday Night. A large number of members of the Olago Agricultural and Pastoral Society aftemled at tJie Hoard room this moriiing to say good-bye; to Air. .1. A. (iilruth, 'who has surrendered hi* position as chief of the Veterinary Department to go to Australia. A number of those present made speeches referring in complimentary terms to the good work done by M\ tiilrulli and expressing regret that the Dominion was losing his services. The toast of Air. Wlruth's health Mas drunk with .musical honors. In tlie eourse of his reply M\ (.iilruth said tint the work he would have to do in Victoria, would be partly research and I partly teaching. In research there was nothing that one could do that did not 'relliH its benefits on other parts of thi! world, lie hoped to see students from New Zealand allend'rag the college in Victoria, lie. .regretted this eouutrv had lagged behind in establishing a veterinary school, but now that Victoria had launched out in an annual outlay of over IMOOO odd in subsidy to the euliegit might be advisable for some young New Zcalandcrs to attend it. Ativan" tnge was taken of the ojiportunitv to welcome Sir. llcu'kcs, whose health'wis also, drunk.

'Fill! TIIK JIKNF.FtT <>F HfMANITV.. Cliristchurch, Last Night. The, Covcriior, in the prc-once of P.ishop Crimes ami many Human Catholic, clergy, and Sir Joseph and Udv Ward, this afternoon laid the foundation stone of .Nazareth House. „„ i„«ti- [ Uitiou lor the succour of the aged, the "ilii'iu and of orphans of all denominations. His Excellency, in the course of j " speech, expressed the opinion Unit the) extension of Hie functions of the Stale in the direction of -providing hospitals and charitable institutions would not inlluenee the true charitv of (he people. A collection was taken 'up ; ,t the conclusion. Bishop Crimes giving one hundred guineas and (he Covcrnor and the Premier ten guineas each.

ntc: mioij siiiipmkxts. Wellington. Li>t Xijjlit. Tlio (|ii!i,iiti(y iif wool sent nwiiv from Now Zealand liv steamers tllitl eleareil <-ln- port of WeH'm K l<vn last week <-xI'ci'ils any shipment fur a eovvcsponilin',' period so far this season. ft amounts in all to aliont .-,0.0110 hales. This lar.'e quantity, valued at tin average „f, sav, CI I per hale, epulis over lialf a inilliiin I The K realer |»ro|»cntion is for vim London market, tlic rest liavin" been solil nt tin. recent wool sales. Tlic Opiiwn Ir.is taken Hi,, lion's share, some ' 17.71W hales, „f ,vliieh Wellington eon- I trilmled 10.24-1 hales. The Arnwa tool; 111,470 hales. Ihe liimiiinka Bfio:i. ami the Star of Xcw Zealand annul 70(10 lialos.

SI>LKXntl) TOUI'I' YTELO. f'hristcliiiroh. Last Xi);li,l. -Mr. .1. ('. lilackinoro. flovernment 'Poninliwisl, re|iorts Hint die fruit crop in tlie Hoxburjili and adjoinhijf ilislriets Is ii very heavy one 41 ml constitutes a record, alio, .piantily bi'injr estiimiteil at between 23(10 anil HOIK) tons. eonsei|iient on tin- good tilht«c, systematic spraying h:nl heavy t liinllill The quality is very line.' Already fair supplies have lieen placed on tho Dunediu market at I reasonable prices. The fruit consists ehielly of peaches and api'ieots.