GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 230, 3 February 1911, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

WAIPUIvURAU SHOW. By Telegraph,—Press Association. ] Waipawa, February 2. I The Central A. and P. Association held an inaugural show at Waipukurau yesterday. The weather was fine, and there was a good attendance, but stock, with the exception of horses, was poorly represented. Mr. Paul Hunter, the only exhibitor of Jerseys, swept the board. In grade cattle Brooker and Cook secured lirsts; in draughts, Harding, Todd, Fleming, Merricken and Pereival secured lirsts; in saddle horses, Armstrong, Wells, Hobson and Welch were first; in harness horses, St. Hill, Hoy and Todd gained firsts; in Shorthorns J. Butler was first; in Lincolns, Oliver was first; in English Leicesters, Loban was first; in Border Leicesters, Ormond, jun., was first; in fats, Parsons, Merricken and Welch gained firsts, and in the sheep for export Elliott was first.

GOLD AND SILVER. Wellington, February 2. The export of gold from New Zaaland last month was 49,506 ounces, valued at £195,783, an increase of 8887 ounces, valued at £3:1,855, compared with the figures for January last year. Last month New Zealand exported 114,845 ounces of silver, valued at £11,530, which is 42,488 ounces, valued at £4192 less than in the corresponuing month of last year.

REEFTON'S PROGRESS. Reefton, Yesterday. The .state of mining here has been remarkably active. Companies are working very shorthanded, and are advertising for 50 miners at 10s a day. The dairying seamen has been exceptionally good, and dairying country is being taken up everywhere possible. Farming interests here hitherto have been much neglected, but are fast rising into notice.

DYNAMITING TROUT. Levin, February 2. Two lads, each aged seventeen, who dynamited trout in the Ohau river, were fißed £3 and £4 respectively at Levin to-day. The evidence disclosed havoc among the fish. Seventeen were taken out of the water by the lads, but a great many more were killed.

SUPPLYING LIQUOR TO MAORI WOMEN. Levin, Yesterday. At Levin Court this morning Margaret Wilson, who, as representative of the licensee of the Weraroa Hotel, supplied liquor to a native woman not married to a European, admitted having done so, but pleaded inadvertence. The police admitted that defendant, on being taxed with the offence, immediately admitted it. Defendant was fined £3.'

EDUCATION ENQUIRY. Dargaville, February 2. The enquiry held by the Board of Education officials concerning allegations as to the misconduct of last scholarship examinations at Aratapu has concluded. It is understood that none of the charges were substantiate";. The enquiry was forced by Mr. Hockin, who was the headmaster accused, [lt was alleged that the headmaster's daughter hai. access to examination papers before the examination.]