GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 87, 29 August 1912, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

FEW WHALES ABOUT. By Telegraph.;*—Press Association. Christchurch, Tuesday. The small steam whaler Hobart left Lyttelton to-day. She \tojl. proceed via Cook Strait to We'stport, where she will take in hunker coal. In all probability the vessel will return via. the.West Coast to the Bluff. It is understood that very few whales have, been"'secured by the Bluff whalers since 1 tfcby commenced operations some months ago. It is stated that whales are Very scarce in South Island waters.. THE CONSTABLE UPHELD. Dunedin, Yesterdav. Arthur Patrick McKay was convicted for drunkenness and fined 5s at the Police Court this morning. Hie ease had occupied three days; the defendant accusing Constable ■ Havelobk of having kicked him heavily several times, and also denying that he was drunk. The magistrate held that the was no fonnation for the defendant's allegations. PURITY'OF SEEDS. Christchurch, Tuesdav. The committee appointed by the" recent Canterbury Agricultural Conference to consider the- question of securing purity of seeds, recommends that legislation should' be introduced prohibiting the sale of seed' < containing noxious weeds; that every iftag .of seed, five pounds and upwards, should carry a certificate of purifcy ; :.that:samplee be taken from time to-time and submitted to the Government Seed Analyst for report, and that the analysis be, published." "GET A LEGAL ADVISER." Grey mouth; Tuesday. Cases at the -Magistrate's Court against a number of Territorials for failing to_ attend..camp -and against youths for failing to- register were adjourned, the magistrate advising the prosecuting officer (Sergeant-Major. O'Haro) to ob" tain the services .of* a. .'legal adviser. The cases were defended,