GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 120, 18 June 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

0 BARiTHqL'AKE AT ROTORIA. r By Ttlcgrhph.—Press Association. Rotorua, Last Night. 5 A severe earthi|Uake shock was felt j this morning at one o'efock, THE TIMBER COMMISSION. t Wellington, Last Night. . n * time in which (lie Timber Commiss Km is to report, is extended to Ju'ie ' 30tli, ' UXBEASOXABLK LAND PDV- ! DITIOXS. 1 liolorun, Last Night. At a meeting of the Chamber of Com. yiwc last night it was decided to communicate with the President of the Wairiki Land Hoard and urge a modification of terms and conditions in connection with the lad to .be offered for eace on the :10th inst. It is felt that tl" 1 price is too high mid the conditions too unreasonable to induce settlement. HEAVY RAIX IN TIIK MAXAWATU. ~ Levin, Tliurs,lav.f * cry heavy rain fell during the night and. continues, threatening to Hood the MnniiHatu River. Settlers are removing stock from the low-lying lands, fearing it repetition of the Hoods of former years. IXVESTIGATIOXS Foil RADUIWf, t liristchureii, Thursday At last evening's meeting „f tn e Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, the chairman, Dr. Moorhotisc, said that sever., members of t1... I'liilosophicul Instil lie urio making invontigationa in regard to llie prexemv of radium m artesia;, water. It had been suggested to him t.iat the artesian wells in fie public gardens belonging to the societv should be examined and he had «ive'n the necessary permission. His action was approved and lb." opinion was expressed that it would be t 0 the bene- , lit of (lie society to liiul out the effect ot i<idmm examinations in artesian water on fish, and lust it would he no loss to sacrifice a few lis!, i„ the interest* of science, MILITARY TKAIMXii. Hlijuiu'im, Thursday, Mr. "McNal) lectured on military training Inst night, before a crowded and an enthusiastic audience. The following resolution was carried, by acclamation: "That in the opinion of this meeting no system of defence Is satisfactory which is lint based on universal military training ami this meeting agrees to support any measure put forward for the carrying out of the same." Wanganui, Last Night. . A large meeting of ladies to-night passed a resolution in favor of universal training. They also formed aT «_ . ..Jil

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