DOMINION TELEGRAMS.
LOSS OF THE MAITAI. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The inquiry into the loss of the Mai tai was resumed to-day. Captain McLean, cross-examined, said ho had been instructed by the agent at Rarotonga to recover the anchors, but was free to use his own discretion. Ohief officer William tPaull gave evl dence. OLD WOMAN'S SAD END. Auckland, Last Night. An elderly woman named Ellen Lid ston, serving a sentence of one month, died at Mount Eden gaol. At the time pf 'her admittance from Te Aroha sho was suffering from paralysis of a progressive nature, and later had several seizures. RACING CLUB ALLOCATIONS. .Palmerston N., Last Night. At a meeting to-night of the Manawatu Racing Club the following allocations from profits of last Christmas meeting were made:—Salvation Army £IOOO, Y.M.C.A. £SOO, Gaza Home (Cairo) £IOO, War Contingent Association (London) ,-£250, Martin Memorial Fund (Palmerston North) £IOO, Overseas Tobacco Fund £25, Expeditionary Force Tobacco Fund £2s—total, £2OOO, RESTRICTION ON WOMEN. Wellington, Fob. 19. The Minister of Internal Affairs stated to-day that the Government had received further instructions from the Imperial authorities that no women are to be allowed to leave New Zealand if they will enter the danger zone, and that in consequence of this the issue of passports will be still further restricted, and none whatever will be granted untii further advice is received. COOK STRAIT CABLES. Wellington, Last Night. The, Cook Strait cables have recently been giving a good deal of trouble, keeping the repair steamer IV.tanekai busy. The cable between White's Bay and Lyall Bay has now parted, and it is expected tft, take a week to effect repairs.
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 February 1917, Page 4
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