GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 19, 16 February 1909, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

XAI'IER HARBOR. By Telegraph'—Press Association. Napier, Last Night. At a public meeting to-night to consider what steps should be taken In view of this defeat of the Napier Harbor Board proposal to borrow £200,000 to complete the breakwater, the following resolutions were carried:—( l) That this meeting of citizens of Napier protests against the present system of voting on the question of harbor borrowing, under which the desire of the majority of the people to complete the breakwater is thwarted by a minority; '(2) that in the opinion of this meeting of Napier citizens members of tile Har■bor Board should be elected 011 a popular franchise; (3) that the Government be requested to introduce a Bill at the •coming session giving effect to the nvishes of this meeting, and that a com•mittcc be appointed to co-operate with •Mr. 'J. V. Brown, member 'for the town, in placing the views of the people before ■the Premier and] Minister for Marine.

CO-OPERATIVE WORKS ENQUIRY. Christchureh, Lust Night. The Cheviot correspondent of the Press stales that Mr. H. .1. 11. Blow, Under-Secretary for Public Works, holds a departmental enquiry at Domett to-.inorrow evening into the working, paving and so forth of the men on the railway eo-operativei works. Pending this enquiry, H. IT. Campbell, whose services were'recently dispensed with, lias been reinstated. CHIUSTOIiIUiI'U SEDDON MEMORIAL Christchureh, Last Niglil. The ceremony of unveiling a memorial (ablet to the'bite Right lion. R. -I. Seddon, ill the memorial hall ot Christchurch Technical College, was performed in-nlght bv Mrs. W. R Beau, eldest daughter of llr. Seddon. RUNAWAY BOYS. Taihape, February 15. Two boys who absconded from the I Weraroa Training Home last week were arrested here on Saturday llight on the jnrival of the mail train. Thev were «ent back this morning. They walked from Otaki to Marlon. These bovs, were found some time ago and sent hack to Auckland. A SUBMERGED OBJECT. Auckland, February The master of the barquentine -Mary Isabel, on arrival at Kaipara from Dun ~,|i„, reported having passed at .. 0 ji in on February 10, in latitude 4-.40 <o..th, longitude 174.5 oust, some subinurmMl object with the sea > breakni'' over and around it for a distance of about 150 to 200 feet. The weather was line and cloudless, with a moderat-" northerly sea. lie trh-d to work the ship nearer, but the light winds and head sea prevented his doing so.