GENERAL TELEGRAMS
RAROTOXGAX AFFAIRS. H.V Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Tuesday. Advices by mail state that Queen Makea, principal queen or chieftainess of the Cook group of islands, is seriously ill and failing fast. Queen Makea is SO years of ape, and is regarded as being not only the ablest Rarotongan ruler for many years past, but- the most beloved of her people. The postage stamps of the Cook Group bear the fea- j tures of Queen Makea, and it is understood that in the event of her death the practice of having the features of Raro-' tongan rulers printed on the stamps will lift'discontinued, so as to allow of the Xew Zealand stamp being used in the islands for the'future. ; ALLEGED IRREGULARITY. Tiniaru, Tuesday. There is some talk of challenging the Temuka municipal election, on the ground that the supplementary roll was not duly authenticated. . ■ ; ' RIVER POLLUTION. Palmerston N., Tuesday. At the S.M. Court, E. P. Levien 'and 11. Jarvis, flax-millers, were each fined £2 and costs for having deposited flaxmill refuse in the Oroua river in contravention to the Fisheries Conservation Act. Jarvis was also fined £2 and costs for having permitted flaxmill refuse to be deposited where it could be blown into the river. AUCKLAND EXHIBITION. Auckland. Tuesday. It has been definitely decided to hold an international exhibition in Auckland in 1912. A committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce has declared unanimously in favor of the proposal. Mr. B. Kent, who has agreed to accept the position of president, states that the Auckland exhibition of IS9S was a splendid success. Though it would be necessary to obtain guarantors' of at least .€IO,OOO for the forthcoming exhibition, no difficulty was anticipated on this score. He added that no doubt the Government would treat the promoters^liberally as they did in assisting the 1898 exhibition. A SCHEME THAT FAILED. Cliristchurch, Tuesday. The Wholesale Club, the flotation of which into a limited liability company created a great deal of interest some time ago, has closed its doors. Last week the debenture holders entered into possession. The debts are said to amount to £14,000, and the stock is valued at £IO,OOO, with a certain amount of uncalled capital as an additional asset. A TRAIN BERAILED. Tnvcrcargill, Tuesday. A railway accident occurred on the Hedgehope line this morning to a mixed goods and passenger train. A truck loaded with lime left the rails and dragged the other trucks and two The first truck capsized, seriously damaging the permanent way. The passenges, numbeing 30, escaped with a severe shaking. SUPPLYING LIQUOR TO MAORIS. Rotorua, Tuesdav. limothy Buchanan, barman at the Lake Hotel, Taupo, was to-day fined£3o •and costs £lO for bavin;; supplied a Maori with a bottle of liquor for consumption off 1 the premises. The Magistrate said that he had taken into consideration that this was the first convic-, tion in Taupo under the new Act, and that nothing was known against defendant, who, however, had sworn falsely.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 297, 10 May 1911, Page 2
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