TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10185, 10 March 1911, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

[By Association.]

JUDGMENT AGAINST COMPE-

TITSONS SOCIETY.

3UNEDIN, Last Night. -i; me S..ii. Court this 'morning; Mr Wiudowson, S.M., gave judgment in Mie case in which Miss Ailoiu "Moore, a successful competitor' at iha chief pianoforte contest at the . recent competitions, soxight to recover from the Competitions Society the sum of £o ss. Plaintiff claimed thai .she complied with all the conditions of the Society, wiio, after she wa« adjudged the winner, refused to pay her the prize money. For the defence it was claimed thaft she • ha< failed to comply with a clause in the general conditions, and it was under the power contained therein by the committee that plaintiff, forfeited the prize money. Judgment was given for plaintiff, with costs. Leave to appeal was refused. DEATH BY ELECTROCUTION. HAWERA,, Last Night. At an inquest held to-day on the circumstances surrounding the death of the lad Joseph. Alexander Henderson, who on .Tuesday evening was found dead outside the Transformer of the Electric Company at Noiv lnanby, tho jury returned a verdict that deceased me.j hip ileath by electroeultion at the transformer of the Electric Company. The jury consider that there had been reglect on (the part of .the company in not ■ seeing that the tmilding was kept locked. '■'• . -:

KAIPARA FISHING INDUSTRY.

■ • DARGAVILLE, Last Night. The fishing, industry at Kaipara is at present in .a.satisfactory condition, and some fine hauls are being made. Several owners \of , firhirig boats are said: to have been averaging lately from £6-. to £9 daily.

TIMBER FROM WAIROA. DARGAVtLLE, La«t< Night. Two repreEentati-ve.fi of the Union S.S. Company recently-'visited'. Northern Wairoa with .the object of ascertaining the depth of water at the various -timber wharves"vaiid the quantity of timber likely to be carried during the current year. It isstated that some large timber orders for overseas are coming to hand, and heavy shipments' are likely to be made in the near future. DEATH UNDER ANAESTHETI6. CHRISTCHUrBh, Last Nigttte Henry Mortimer Leathern, 46 years of age, brother of Mr Leathern (solicitor, of. this city), died at the hospital this morning, i whilst under a:i anaesthetic. Prior undergoing Izii op nation for ■hernia-," elMier was: being used, M-heh he" suddenly collapsed and died. ' '.. ■ •,'■'-.