GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 136, 4 December 1911, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

A VETERAN TEACHER. By Telegraph—Press Association. Timaru, Saturday. The South Canterbury teachers meeting, as a branch of the Institute, passed with acclamation congratulations to Mr. J. G. Gow tn completion of his 25 years' inspectorship under the South Canterbury board. Leading teachers spoke highly of his good qualities as an inspector. THE NAVY. Timaru, Saturday Night. 11.M.S Encounter is spending a week at Timaru. Captain Hockley was officially welcomed and the Navy* League and crew are exchanging entertainments. SEAMEN AND THE ARBITRATION ACT. Dunedin, Saturday. The New Zealand Federated .Seamen's t"ion decided not to break away from the Arbitration Act. The Dunedin branch, by a large majority, resolved to cancel registration, biit the Wellington and Auckland -branches were not i'l favor of that course. Fears of a big maritime strike are flow very remote. ° THE AUCKLAND COMPETITIONS. Auck la rid. Sat u rda v.

At the Auckland competitions tli morning great interest mis taken in tl playing op four pianists recalled t'c places .in the final for the £l4O pian prize. Misses M. Mitchell, E. McLarei and (.hicenie Foster, all of Dunedin, wer placed in the final to be played to-night. SALE OF MAORI LANDS. Hastings, Saturday. A very important sale of native land at W aiinarauiu, belonging chiefly to the estate of the late Mrs. Donnellv. was held on Thursday. A total of'nearly 0000 acres was disposed of .in areas ranging from :tlf> acres to 2120 acres, the prices miming from £0 to £lB an acre. The total (including lands sold oiijieeount of other owners) represented :L. I .s:(U ( s Gd. The sale was announced as being ma<le under the special authority with regard to these particular hinds conferred by the Maori Land Lav.-s Amendment Act, 1008.