TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10443, 7 October 1911, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

By Telearanh — Press Association.

DEATH UNDER ANAESTHETIC. A CHINESE WOMAN. WELILNGTON, Last Night. Mil's Sing, wife of Kem Sing, a Chinese fruiterer in Frederick Street, died-in the Wellington Hospital at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Slie was put under an anaesthetic by Drs. Woodhouse and H. J. McLean, for the purposes of examination, and expired. The deceased was a halfcaste Chinese'woman, born in New Zealand. 1

OUR EXPORTS.

A DECK-EASE.

WELLINGTON, Last Night. The value of the principal New Zealand products passed by the Customs for the month of September, 1911, is £574,277. The figures for the •corresponding .period last year were £665,055. The details are as fellow:— Butter, £19,038; cheese, £800; frozen beef, £11,495; frozen mutton, carcases £25,412; legs and pieces, £294; frozen lambs, £27,654; wheat, £28,885; oats, £1322; potatoes, £513; hemp, £27,295; rabbits, £5157; tow, £1515; kauri gum, £31,736; grain and pulse (other than wheat and oats) £15,071; hops £276; hides, £11,579; skins (all kinds), £50,601; tallow, £15,637; timber, £54,356; wool,, £78,552; gold, £164,589.

LOAN PROPOSALS

PALMERSTON N., Last Night. A public meeting was held to-night to discuss the proposals to raise the following loans:—New library, £5255; public works, £12,000; tepid baths, £49,404. All the proposals, were approved, and will be submitted to the ratepayers on October 24 th.

MAN SEVERELY CRUSHED

GISBORNE, Last Night. A man named Charles Phillips, of middle age, while working on the erection of a new stable to-day, was attempting to move a large sliding door when it came off the rollers and fell on bim. Four men were required to lift the door off Phillfps, who was conveyed to the hospital in great agony. On examination the doctor said there was every evidence of a seiv. ious fracture of the spine, and the man was in a very critical condition.

TRAIN RUNS INTO HORSES.

GISBORNE, Last Night. When the'morning tram left Gisborne to-day it ran into seven horses on the line. Two of the horses were killed, and another so badly injured that it probably wall not'recover.

TABANAKI PETROLEUM COMPANY. i NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night, Mr C. E. Bellringer, Acting-Chair-man of' the Taranaki Petroleum Company, yesterday received a cablegram that the capital of the new company to be formed to develop tflie Taranaki Petroleum Company's options and interests will be £400,000 in : £1 shares, 300,000 of which will be issued at par, two shillings being payable on application, three Shillings on allotment, and a call of five shillings in not less than three months, if required. - Shares will be offered in Australia, New Zealand, and at .Home simultaneously.; SHIPPING OFFICERS' DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, Last Night. At the invitation of Mr P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, the shipowners and officers will meet to discuss the differences that are now resulting in the laying up of many small steamers. It is believed , there is a good' prospect of an agreement being reached that will lead to a settlement of the trouble, and l that the steamers will probably proceed to sea again on Monday. . ' ' ■