GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 137, 19 September 1910, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

ANOTHER PIANO PLAYING RECORD. By Telegraph.-Press Association. Napier, Last Night. Edward Travis, of Dunedin, broke the world's record for endurance piano playing at 11.50 on Saturday night, having played continuously for 75 hours and finished quite fresh and showing no visible signs of fatigue. Thd previous world's record was that of 74 hours 12 minutes by Stirton, of Wanganui. ENGINEERS' WAGES. Dunedin, Saturday. In reply to the letter of Mr. Anderson, manager of the Orient Company, claiming that the engine-room staff on the Omrah were paid £260 a month, Mr. Belcher says that the Omrah a,t most carries eight engineers, and .this would amount to over £3O per month each. They would very much like to pouch such a wage. As a matter of fact. Mr. Belcher claims that the wages of British engineers are much below colonial rates, and he believes £220 would practically pay'the whole engineroom and stokers on the Omrah. ELOCUTIONARY CONTEST. Palmerston N., Saturday. The elocutionary contest terminated last night. The final results, aTe as follows: Impromptu debate, J. Robertson and R. H. Billens; girls' test piece, Miss Pauline Brown; Shakesperian selection, Byron Brown (Otaki); Scottish humorous selection, D. 'Fraserj prepared speech, R. H. Billens. LIFE SAVING SOCIETY. Wanganui, Saturday. The local branch of the Royal Life Saving Society is preparing a large class for examination by Mr. William Henry, founder and chief secretary of the society, who is visiting New Zealand. The local branch is also trying to arrange a tour of a team from the Manly Surf Bathing Club to visit New Zealand about Christmas, and give demonstrations throughout the Dominion of surf bathing and life saving as organised on ocean beaches in Australia., Circulars have been sent to the principal affiliated branches in the Dominion and encouraging replies have been received.