GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 308, 7 February 1910, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

THE BAND CONTEST. By Telegraph.—Press' Association. Dunedin, Last Night. The Kaikorai Band will not tako pare in the North Island Brass Band Association's contest to be held at AY Anganui. Some of the inost competent members of the 'band find themselves unable to make the trip. WANGANUI CROP PROSPECTS. AA'anganui, Saturday. Tlie wheat crops in this district have been affected by the wet weather in a similar wayfo southern crops, and it is not expected that they will turn mt as well as usual. Oats are reported to be suffering from attacks of calerp.l--lars. Though the birds are doing great slaughter among the pests they do not seem to *ie able to hold them cntiiviy in check. On the other hand, '.ho weather has been extremely favorable for the dairy industry. Grass is shoeing prolific growth, and the weather is Favorable now for harvesting. THE LEVIN ESTATE. Wellington, Saturday. Mr. Justice Cooper gave judgment to-day on the originating summons under the Declaratory Judgments A:t. trustees of the Levin estate v. Moua Beatrice Levin. The action was hrougat to decide whether defendant was entitled to receive accumulations under the estate totalling £3U ) (HM on attaining her majority. The Judge decided that she was. Defendant, who is t'ie daughter of the laic AV. u. Levin, wlio died a very wealthy man. was advised that she was not entitled to receive the accumulations, but that they had to lie added to her capital interest in (he estate. The question of costs was reserved. «. A NEW CHURCH BUILDING. Timaru, Last Night. The ■ foundation stone of the newSacred Heart Church was laid this afternoon by Bishop Grimes, of the diocese of CanTerbury." There was a very large attendance of membors of the church and public. After the procession, which included a great number of clergy and members of the Hibernian Society, his Lordship laid the stone with all due ceremony. An addr-'ss followed by tltf Rev. Father Tubman vicar), Bishop Grime* and others. A special collection realised a large sum. The church will cost £20.000 wlieri-finished, an<l will I>e built of concrete, with 6aiuo.ru stone facings and' ornaments. GRAIN FREIGHTS. Oamaru, Last 'Night. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, it was decided to communicate with other chambers to secure substitution by the Department of a fixed rate for 'penalties on overweight, grain sacks instead of four times the ordinary freight as at present.