GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 15, 12 July 1911, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

THE HEAVY RAINS. By Telegraph—Press Association. ™ , Mastcrton, Wednesday. The heavy rains have subsided. During the twenty-four hours ended 9 a.m to-day 1.83 points of rain fell. The slin on the Alfred toii-Kketahuna road 2 terday has now been cleared awav reS IS nf no ,? Kat . dill "age reported as a result of the rams., but considerable areas of the country are flooded, and lands bCe " rcmovcd to hi 2 h( -' r O.PI UM SMOKING. Dunetlin, Wednesday. Ah Hoy W a S fmc(t £ls and tosk foj . aving m his possession opium in a loini suitable for smoking.

ELOCUTIONARY CONTESTS. . Masterton, Wednesday. .. . mus 'cal and elocutionary compels, for which long and elaborate P epilations have been made, opened oir.Kfi i -V U ' Kl I" -0 " 1 ' 80 an unqualified success. Over 300 entries have been received i„ „I 1 classes, and there M,» i?"' V ™' n l )etit °« from all parts ol he Dominion. A large and liberal rewas made locally to the committing V f ° r fumk - The competitions will continue till Friday night. THE "GEORGE" FUND. tt- ~ e "ington, Wednesday, the tlle Governor informs the Press Association that the Geoige fund is now dosed, and he forwarding to the secretary £7O the amount collected, together with a £ ers tn l" am ° S ilIK ' a(,(h ' ( ' sses of subscribers to be presented to the King. 4t his name e 074,r qU i CSt fc - e followin ? list of names of subscribers is appended:—New Martin <2) ' Ma»derhh'st v-r, ! ! o P " n "' 1 ' Gwynne; Mi* Oakun Adl'"' l-, 1 " 111 '' Creedie; Newm!n •i , ' °PT ko ' Wh - Vte an * u nuii, Inglewood, Barwelk,