GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 282, 28 March 1913, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A RECORD FROZEN MEAT SHIPMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Gisborne, March 27. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.'s steamer Waimana lifted 50,000 carcases of frozen mutton —a record shipment for the port. APPLICATIONS TO "UNCLE." Wellington, Thursday. The Dominion states that information has reached New Zealand from an official source that within a very short time loans amounting to a hundred millions sterling will be applied for by various Governments and corporations on the London market. A STEAMER DISABLED. Auckland, Thursday. The steamer Barenfels on her voyage from Sydney to .Auckland had the web of her intermediate crank shaft fractured. The accident occurred on Saturday morning. The engineers effected temporary repairs which are described as a very fine piece of work. The steamer came on here under easy steam and arrived this morning. She will be delayed about a week.

HAURAKI PLAINS BALLOT. Auckland, Last Xight. There was a rush for the Hauraki Plains land this morning. The Crown Lands Jioard received 4207 applications by 1002 applicants for 112 sections. So great was the crush that the board adjourned to the Sailors' Mission Hall. Some '2.")0 appplieants were ruled ineligible for various reasons, mostly because married applicants take precedence over single men.' A COMBTXATrOX AIJISIHP. Wellington, Thursday. Joseph Tavlor. nuning engineer, of Nelson, submitted to the Premier today plans of a new type of combination airship, which he has invented and patcned. He asked for a Vim eminent grant to carry out the initial work of construction of one airship. Mr. Massey said the subject of aviation had not been lost sight of by the Covernmont or the defence authorities, lie would refer the plans to the defence autheriiiurs. COACHT.ni.DI'nS' coxraiKxcn. 'Wellington. Thursday. At the C'oaehliuilders' Conference today further papers on subjects affecting the trade were read. "Combination and Concentration" was the subject selected by Mr. Hurrell. of Wellington. Ho said it had often struck him that an awful waste of capital and labor was daily taking place in the trade, owing to' the lack of combination. Instead of a hundred scattered factories if they had a wholesale factory where natural gas. i oil or water power was available, the cost of, production would be enormously reduced. Combination would bring about up-to-date systematic eotiinnu'itt. advertising and marketing. .Mr. Ilurrell (11awera) also read a paper on organisation, and Mr. Dash (Waimatc) one on facts and fallacies in lire insurance. =