NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8989, 26 November 1907, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

BY TKLEOItAI'H A PLUCKY RESCUE. WHaNGAREI, November 25. Two young ladies were bathing at the mouth of the Matapouri river and were carried off their feet by a rapid, tide into deep water. A woman named Mrs Pullman was bathing with them and went to the rescue. She caught hold of them, but could not regain the shore. Another woman, a Mrs Clements, who was riding past, dismounted and plunged in fully dressed and got the girls on to a rock. Her cries for help brought down Mr Clements, who was raftingfurther up the river, and the party were rescued from their perilous, position. BURGLARIES IN WELLINGTONA BIG HAUL. WELLINGTON, November 25. A burglary was committed at Karori Borough Council offices late on Friday night or early on Saturday morning. About £SOO in cash and cheques was stolen from the strong; room, wh'ch is built out from the Council Chambers, with a door opening out into the latter. By punching a hole about a foot square access was obtained. Of the amount stolen, £256 had been placed in the room by the engineer for the purpose, of paying the workmen's wages on Saturday. Part of the money was in a brief bag, and the balance was in a cash box with a broken lid. Another burglary is reported on the premises of Messrs.E. T. Taylor and Co., bottlers and wine and spirit merchants, in the city. The premises were entered last night, and a quantity of liquor and cigars and cigarettes were stolen. . REDEMPTION LOAN. DUNEDIN, November 25. As a result of the visit of the Mayor to Wellington, arrangements have been completed with the Bank of New Zealand for the floating of a redemption loan of £250,000 falling due in March next. The price will be 98 a 1; 4 per cent. BANKRUPTCY COURT. WELLINGTON, November 25. In the Bankruptcy Court, to day, St. George Edward Dowsing applied for his discharge. Bankrupt, who is employe:! in the Land and income Tax Department, admitted that l.e had filed in order to escape payment of costs granted in an undefended case, brought against him by a creditor for slander. Bankrupt considered he, and not the creditor, was the injured party. His Honor said he could not grai.t an unconditional discharge, ard ordered bankrupt to pay £25 with'n twelve months, payment to be made in quarterly instalments. - LIONEL TERRY. SEEN AT HI NEON. DUNEDIN, November 25. Lionel Terry was seen on Saturday afternoon at Hindon. He must have crossed there by means of the saddle track from Seacliffe, a distance of forty miles in a southerly direction. He was wearing sandals, and vvas bareheaded; otherwise he was dretsed as when he mad,e his escape. When he was observed Terry was close to a settler's house, and an invitation to partake of meals was declined. He proceeded inland in the direction of Middlemarch. MORE IMMIGRANTS. AUCKLAND, November 25. By the steamer Cornwall from England yesterday, there arrived 170 immigrants. Ninety were assisted by the Government. Many of thein are women and children, who have come out to join their husbands or other relatives already settled in New Zealand. Mr A. S. Danby, of the Immigration Department, describes the immigrants as a desirable lot. Of 90 assisted immigrants, 52 are for Auckland. The largest amount of money posssessed by any one immigrant is £360; he is a farmer booked for New Plymouth. Each of the party, however, possesses a little money. AN INEBRIATES' HOME. SALVATION ARMY ACTIVE. AUCKLAND, November 25. In pursuance of the provisions of the Habitual Drunkards' Act, the Salvation Army in Auckland is undertaking an important work. Paketoa, or Bell's Island, has been obtained for the purpose of reforming inebriates, and in a few weeks' time arrangements will be completed for their reception and treatment. Inebriates committed to the island by magistrates will be lodged in the reformatory section, and as character and temperament are shown the treatment wil! be regulated accordingly. It is possible for those who know their failing to apply for committal to the island, where they will be treated in separate institutions. A TRAP ACCIDENT. NELSON, November 25. A trap, occupied by Mr T. M. Grant, chief draughtsman, and Mr Fairhall, surveyor, of the Lands Department, Nelson, was capsized when crossing the Matakitaki River on Sunday. Mr Grant had one of his legs broken, and Mr Fairhall received a severe shaking. Both were taken to Murchison for medical attention.