NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1038, 30 January 1911, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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MAHENO'S MAIL CONNECTION.

STEAMER BEHIND TIME.; : 1 f . • . Auckland, January 23. ~ t The TJnion Company's steamer Mahencf • •, ; is again making a long voyago fronw' , Sydney to Auckland. She left. Sydney! v-7> at 1.30. last Wednesday, .ami despite the' . ' fact that the weather has been fine the • / I vessel - did not pass Cape Maria Van/ v*] Diemen, until .after 10 - .this morning".: This means that She. will not arrive in- - ■■■/j port until about 2 o'clock, to-morrow. morning. MOKOIA AND HER CREW, , :j '. -KEPT BACK AT AUCKLAND. i j Gisborne. Janmjix JIS. j ■ - Owing'to delay ttUsc<l' by the -^—7~^t Auckland, the-Mokoia will not arrive!.. V ; : hero to-day. She, had not passed East) Cape at 5 p.m., consequently the present! • n arrangement is for lief to leave herefori 1 i south-at seven in the morning. . ) . [Owing to these unforeseen circum«j . i stances, the Mdkoia will in all proba-| - • bilitjy not arrive here-until late on TufcW day instead of on Tuesday morning, het" j scheduled time.] r ;. - j .."TOO BIG A FOOL OF ; j THE "CASE OF NORMAN KEARLE. : ' 1 •>' - Whanflarei, January 28. ■ j A note signed "Norman Kearle," tha - ' name of the mail who has been missing. , . '!'■ from Hikurangi since Monday last, waa . found pushed under.the door of tho constable's residence. It contained the. ■ ■ 'i words-. "Made too big a fool of myself ■ -j to return. Going to be a parson. Good- ' -,'i bye." It is generally concluded that 1 Kearle has a mental kink. :.; I [Kearle left a note in his room staix ' . 1 ing that he was tired of life, and Jwish. • -"X- : '" 1 ing his friends good-bye.l • OPERATION OF COUNTIES ACT. \ ..'.J:..'j Blenheim, January 28.' . ij -. -,i .A conference of local bodies' representai-t, tives was held this morning to consider ) tho question of the Counties'.Act which). ) Parliament last session decided to bring • into operation, in -Marlborough. After a,"' long discussion, it was decided, by li to ! ; '''' 3, .that the Government be asked to post-.' """• pone operation of the Act for at least: twelve months. . • ; FEILDING SHOW. Feilding, Januarj iS.. , There is a record number of entries fof tho Feilding Show, to be held on Febru-i . niy.7 and S. Everything points to a verj? saccessfnl show. ' • ■ "i '.; RAILWAY SERVANTS. Hawera, Januafy 28. : The Hawera branch of the Amalgamated ': Societv of Railway Servants is in favour of federating with outside. Labour assov -nations. A . motion is to'bo' dealt with" at the conference in February. HIGH COMMISSIONER OF PACIFIC., \ Auckland, January 28. Sir Joseph Ward has cabled Home, pw-i testing ogainit tho removal of tho High r : Commissioner of the Western Pacific from -.. Fiji to Sydney.