GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 132, 13 September 1910, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

I CAPTURE OF A WHALE. I , By Telegraph.—Press As.-00...L.0u. Wellington, September 12. A -sixty foot unaie, uiic i>[ the three "right ones" seen playing about the entrance to (Jueeii Uianoiu- Sound, was captured iby the Te Awaitc whalers last j weeK. The monster was harpooned on | tne ALarluorough side of tile Straits, and ! made right across to the Wellington side, .some 25 nines being covered beiore the whale gave up. At. the time of the leviathan's surrender, it was within four miles of Wellington Heaus. the catch is worth about tlkkt, ana i.-> tne first •right" caught by tne ioiy Channel men for two seasons.

MAORI SHEARERS. Hastings, September 12. About forty Maori shearers met at Moteo pah yesterday, and Messrs. Hawkins and M'Rae explained the position of the Moaris in n.-pe.-t to the shearing dispute. A resolution was carried unanimously that those present pledge themselves not to shear ior less than £1 per hundred and found. The meeting uiso passed a vote of confidence- m the officials of the union. TAIHAPE NEWS. Taihape, Monday. There was an attempted burglary here in the early hours of yesteruay morning. The uoor leading to the billiard room of Ellis Robinson was forced, also the uoor of his tobacconist's shop ana about 50lb of tobacco rolled up ready lor removal. Evidently the intruders were scared by the night watchman, as they left without their booty. The sixteenth anniversary of the founding of the town was celebrated to-day. Only two out of twenty original pioneers from Clnistchurch are left, viz., Messrs M'Cormaek and Shute, who received hearty congratulations .

BREACH OF LICENSING LAWS. Wellington, Monday. For selling a bottle ot beer without a license to a police probationer, Donald I M'Kenzie was to-day lined £2O. CHARGE OF BIGAMY. Dunedin, Monday. Marmaduke Dove Wilson was arrested this morning on a charge of bigamy and remanded for a week to enable wit- | nesses to be brought from Wellington. ; The allegation is that prisoner had a | wife in Nelson, where he went through the form of marriage with Harriet Louisa Dove, who received fatal injuries in George Street, Dunedin, a few weeks ago by being knocked down by a gig. HARNESSING WAIROA FALLS. ■ Wellington, Monday. | A deputation from Whangarei waited upon the Premier to-day to urge that the Government should proceed with harnessing the Wairoa Falls for the purpose of generating electricity for the supply of Whangarei and Dargaville. The cost of the scheme was estimated at £57,000, and the revenue was calculated at about £2OOO a year. Sir Joseph Ward said he could not give a definite reply until legislation on the subject had been passed. It was not intended to allow water power to be utilised privately. As soon as the Government had authority it would lay down a scheme for expenditure of half a. Miillion a year, making reasonable provision for expenditure in all parts of the country.