THE LATE BOAT RACE. NATIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 49, 27 February 1908, Page 8

THE LATE BOAT RACE. NATIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

LDT TIXKGIMrU. — rBBSa ASSOCIATION*.] WANGAXO, This Day. Most of tho Australian visitors to tho sculling championship, including Trcsidder's trainer, pacemaker, and backers, left by tho mid-day train, and were accorded a hearty send-off. The party together with Webb, visitor Putiki pa at tho invitation of the nativos, and were ] welcomed in true Maori fashion, tho i natives dancing hakas and Webb and Tresiddcr wore the recipients of several presents from the natives. Tresidder remains here for a few days. • it is probable that Fogwell will return in a few weeks' TTme. INCREASE JM PRICE OF TIMBER [BT TELEOBAI'H. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] TAIHAPE, This Day. At tho annual meeting of tho Rangitikoi Sawmillers' Association yesterday it was decided to increase tho prico of all classes of timber by Is per 100, on account of losses and inability to work as a result of recent iirua. MINISTER OF EDUCATIONS, TOUR. • J"DV '.TELEGRAPH. — rBFSS ASSOCIATION.] GISBORNE, This Day. Hon. G. Fowlcls is expected to roach Opoliki to-morrow, weather and tides boincr favourable. Tho party had tho raro experience of riding round the East Cape on tho tea beach. At each vjlace -tho • Minister has received warm welcomes from . the native, and health and educational , matters havo been discussed. : BREACH OF THE GAMING LAWS. — , —^_ _ [BT TKLEGBAI'H. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.') DUNEDIN, This Day. , Tho manager of the billiard-room at 5 St. Kilda was fined 4Cs and costs for - permitting cards to be played on tho i premises. Three- others who took part - in the game were each fined 10s. I DISTRICT COURT. l «, [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] MA3TERTON, This Day. In the District Court to-day there ■ were no criminal cases on the calendar. Georgo Manning sued James Scorrar, claiming £100 damages for slander, arI ising out of an impounding case at ' Mauriceville. The jury awarded £25. f =============== i ROBBING A CHINESE. c •■ _ ' 6 IBT TKT-EGKAVH. — PKESS ASSOCIiTIOX.I a INVERCARGILL, This Day. :': ' At the Supreme Court, Wm. Forde i was admitted to probation for twelve ii'Ciilhs, and j.-is. lor o was fiiu- 1 .t's, S on a charge of stealing from a Chinas man's dwelling. I BIG BLASTING OPERATIONS. , s «» A MIGHTY SHOT TO BE FIRED. •t . For r.ome time the railway officials c who arc supervising thy woik at the i, Puicarrov quarry (wiiich supplies most s of tho rubble and stone for tho Rutl o railway duplication works) havo oxr peiionced considerable difficulty in 1- working tho s>tonc. It hus now been ■ t decided to put in a hugo blast. A tunnel has been drilled into the eide of ie the hill and in a '"T-shaped cavity at tho n end about a ton ot blasting powder d will be placed. It is estimated "that when 1- the shot is tired o\cr 15,000 tons of ?- material will be dislnrlgcd. This will is be one of tho biggest blasts that has d evor been put in m this island. The y shot will not be fired for about three 'c weeks yet. 'C .i ii■■ ■ i 1 1 ii [ > A QUESTION OF NAMES. IXJUNCTIOX (illA^TKl). [y Application wan made to-clav to his llon- * our Mr. Jurtice button in Chajnhci, by .1 Mr. Petherick, on behalf of Artliur ]j. Pownall, for an interim injunction to reJ O strain John Willinm Ecid from using tho word "Byko" in connection with his bu=i-nc-s as a cycle agent. Tho plaintiff in ha Ftalemonl of claim Raid that lie had c been in business as a cycle and wlicclcd0 _ goodn dealer in AVellington since 1895, ' and had 1 hiniFolf coined the word "Byko" p and applied it in his business ami <c> his l!? jircmitei. He alleged that in 1907 the 'V ( ofontlaiit took thc> f>ainc liitine and used it in connection with his own buMiicsi m Manners-stvcet, in a way calculated to deceive tho public and lend thorn to believe that his biiitincsii wn-. tho. fame as that earriod on by the plaintiff, thereby :au--ino; "j ininry to tho latlrr. ■ v His Honour ttrmitcd wn w<f ■ ' nlion with tbo u*unl pro?'^f«' •