TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 46, 24 February 1908, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

fPHES3 A.SSOCI.VTIOX.I AUCKLAND DRAINAGE. AUCKLAND, 22nd Februaiy. A further report on the pror-osed drainage fchomn for the city and suburbs has been furnished to tho manager by tho city engineer. Ho eets out tho whole of the works necefsary, including reticulation Eervires, and estimates the total cost at £560,0C0, thus adding £400,000 to the estimate of Mr. Midgley Taylor, whofn report dealt only with "tho main features of the scheme, con£i\ c tiKg principally of a maiu intercepting sewer and cut fall work*!. The city's proportion of the tctal estimate ia £232,000. "THE YOUNG MAORI JURTY-" AUCKLAND, 22nd! February. Tho twelfth annual conference of thy Te Aute Association, popularly known as "tho Young Maeri i'arty," will be held at Orafcci on Monday. Papers will bo delivered on trade, ehpop farming, office work, gum dipping, Maori representatives, infant noortality, the 1 drink que?' tion, gambling, Maori clergy, personal rolijjion, and mai^.e growiug in Bay of Plentj-. The association had its origin at Te Auto College in the year ISS6. At first a conference was called at To Auto College for the purpose of forming a, link ■ to bind together past and presonb student?, because from North Capo to Stewart Island, from Mount Egmont fo the East Cape, there was no part but had representatives in the institution. It was in (some measure to -make of these a connected wholo, bound together by the ties of common interest . and sympathy, that tho conference was called. ' , SLAXMILL HANDS CAUSE TROUBLE. PALMERSTON, 23rd February. A number of flaxmill hands who were ia town on Saturday created a great disturbance en the 5 o'clock down' train going to Longnurn. Guard Grant endeavoured j to remove them from- the train. Tho men rcEifted, .and two of th,e Manawalu Company's guards were called to Grant's; assistance, and the men were eventually got out. A rough-and-himblo fight took place between six flaxmill hands and tho three guards. It must have gono badly with the latter had it not been for th& timely and unexpected assistance oi a constable who happened to , be travelling in plain rlothes. The men weto finally overpowered and a message tent to Pajmerston. Another constable) went out in a cab and tho men were -all arrested. THE FIRE BRIGADES ' ACT. DUNEDIN. 22nd February. /The Borough Council at Alexandra South has decided to aok the , Government to declare Alexandra district to be nc> longer a district under tho Fire Brigades Act. A DEDICATION CER^MONF. AUCKLAND. 22nd February. ■ _ Tha ceremony of dedicating St. Pat-, rick's Cathedral was performed by Cardiual Aloran this morning. The Cardinal afterwards preached a jermdn on "'The Misdoh of the Roman Catholic Chuich." The collection taken up at the end of the morning servico amounted .o £57i. DIVORCE. , WAXGANUI, , February. A decree niti was granted to-day in Yarrow v. Yarrow, a ivife'p ' petition, on the ground of adultery. i THE CARNIVAL AT FcQTORUA ROTORUA, 22nd'|.Febniary. The- Rotorua Carnival hn3 been wry su^ccsjful so far. , The Maoxi hakas and poi dances axo the best ?efcn in this district tince the Koyal visit. There aro a large number of visitors at Rbtorua. Cardinal iloraii left yesterday. On Thursday' ho visited Whakarowarcwa' with a large clerical parry; including Arrhbisnop Redwood. Aftor inspecting ,the thermal sights of Whakarewarowa under the guidance of "Maggie," the. party was entertained at luncheon at the Ge3 ; ser Hotel by, Count .Morner,- , oi Sweden. Messrs T. E. and A.E. Donno were aho of tho party. • Tho native girls, gave sev. | er.iJ^exhibiHonS' of poi-work,^""', ■ ■-'■' Cardinal Moran expressed }iirn,iolf a^ being astonished aud ricligUted at the tKcrnja! tl^hxs and a" having thoroughly enjojed his visit. to Rotorua. , BETTING "AT SPORTS. CHRISTCHURCH, 22nrl Fpbruai 7 . Mr. Day, S.M., convicted R. Shacklo of making beta on tho ilotukarara Fport» ground en 16th Decfmbpr, and inflicted no penalty, but ordered payment 'of costc. POLYNESIAN SOCIETY. NEW PLYMOUTH, -22nd February. Tho annual mepfing of the Polynesian Society was held last flight. The prrsjdenf s report stated that ono of the original members had offered £100, if another £100 was raised, to print the society's records. The new edition of tho Maori dictionary if approaching the printing stage. ft will contain one-third more' words than are found, in existing dictionaries. Tha library will shortly he 1 removed to tho technical tchool buildings. The following officers! were re-elected: — President, Mr. S. Percy Smith ; council, Mejsrs 111. T'raser, W. li. Newman, and F. P. Corkill; auditor, Mr. W. D. Webster.