NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8876, 9 November 1907, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

FIRE AT TE AiMMIA. NARROW ESCAPE OF THREE CHILDREN. By Telegraph—Press Association. TE ARQHA, November 8. A four-roomed house occupied by a man named Maxwell, was gutted by fire last night. The outbreak was caused through a lighted candle being left an the children's room. Three children in the room were nearly suffocated. The brigade appeared promptly and saved most of the effects. CANTERBURY SHOW.

By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, November 8. To-day (People's Day) was the last day of the Canterbury A. and P. Association's Metropolitan Show, and was very largely attended, ' the total number of admissions being 32,224 for the day. The gate takings totalled '£1,016 6s 9d, which does not include the railway receipts. The total receipts for the three days amount to £1,237 15s 3d. >' Last year's four days' Exhibition Show produced £1,313 13s 4d. PALMERSTON NORTH MILITARY TOURNAMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association. PALMERSTON N., November 8. Competitors are beginnng to arrive for the grand military tournament to be held on the Showgrounds, on Monday, 32 corps being represented by about 500 competitors. The D Battery's three guns and twelve horses grained gun horses) from the Permanent Forces is expected from Wellington by train to-morrow. As large numbers of competitors will arrive here on Saturday night there will be a large Church parade on Sunday. The weather promises to be fine. There will be a general holiday all along the coast on Monday.

LAND SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association. OAMARU, November 8. Several large sales of properties have lately taken place in this neighbourhood, ranging in area up to about 6,000 acres. Amongst these was the late Mr Samuel Wilson's Alta Valley Estate, Mr James Rofs' Kartigi property, McKenzie Bros'. Bushy Park Estate, Meadow Bank (acquired by the Government). Yesterday the National Mortgage and Agency Company sold, on behalf of Mr A. D. Bell, 4,650 acres of his Shag Valley Station. The buyer of the last-named property is Mr Chas. Bowker, of Timaru.

MINING. By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, Novembers. During October the Talisman Consolidated crushed and treated 4,305 tons of ore for a return of bullion valued at ,£18,655. This is the highest monthly return for the current year, and an increase of nearly £4,000 upon the return for September, when 3,875 tons yielded £14,930 16s lid. VICTORIA COLLEGE. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, November 8. The Professorial Board of Victoria College has decided to nominate MiGilbert Vere Rhodes as the New Zealand Rhodes scholar 'or 1908.