TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 32, 7 February 1912, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

CODLiN MOTH. DIMINISHING IN THE NOETH. , [SX HXEGBAPH— SPECIAL 10 THS POST.] AtJCKLAND, This Day. The codiln moth, the arch-enemy of apple orchardiets, is, it ie pleasing io l«arn, a gradually diminishing quantity j in the Auckland district this year. Tho j backward season and colder weather have, of course, assisted to keep the pest in check, but apart from this circumstance it Is reported that the extent of tho depredations of th© moth ie deeffacing year by year. The officers of the Department of Agriculture persist. in spraying, and the fact that many of the orchards ar« now in the hands of practical men is stated to be contributing much to the suppression oi the pest. If, as an expert -rema-rked to a- reporter yesterday, the small growers would follow the exampy of the commercial growers, the codlin moth would be con- v fined to very small dimenfions indeed. IN THE SOUTHERN ALPS, i MOUNTAINEERING TEIP. j [»I TBUSGRAra— SPECIAL TO THE POST.] CHRISTCHUECH, This Day. Dr. Teichelmann, of Hokitika, reached Chrietchurch yesterday from hk mountaineering trip in the Southern Alps. The doctor in the course of hi« trip, in which he was joined by ' Mr. i Kemp, of New South Wales, did three i ascents in Weetland, namely, Mounts Moltke, Van Eoon, and Bismarck. The last was a fine ascent, and it is. on the Fritz Eange, a series of interesting peaks lying the' Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers. Motint Bismarck is 8500 feet high, . presenting no great difficulty to climbers. . The view from the summit -was very fine. On one side are Mounts Cook, Taeman, and the mass of the Southern Alps, on the other the Franz Josef Glacier, Mount EHe, De Beaumont, and the Minarets— altogether a very fine sight. The party passed into Canterbury by way of Graham's Saddle. BIG POSSIBILITIES. EAST COAST OH, FIELD. [»I TXLZeSAPX— SPXCIAI.- XO THS POBT."} AUCKLAND, This Day. A representative of the Star had a, conversation with Mr. W. E. Akroyd, of Gieborne, who is one of the best informed authorities on petroleum developments and prospects on the. East Coafifc. Mr. Akroyd said it was admitted by experts, and had been frankly' admitted hy Mr. Henry, that the greatest area, of oil-bearing country defined by ordinary oil and gas indications, and the existence of geological conditions indicative of the existence of petroleum, was found on the East Coast. He agreed with Mr. Henry that if the Gi»borne territory were part of an American oil State, there were oil men on, ths other side of the Pacific who would convert it into a, large oil field in. less than two years. The people of the Gisborne district were hoping to see the oil territories of the East Coast developed by rrteana of modern plant* and machinery. Mr. Akroyd observed that some persons interested in the East Coast oil country were jealous of the attention given by Mr. Henry and others to the Taranaki field. It was, however, a mistake to suppose that the progress made in Taranaki would not benefit Gieborne. If a good discovery wa« -made ia either field the success of both would be Assured, m the attention of Tfagjirfi investors would be drawn to New Zealand as one of the oil countries of th© world. The Gisborne oil appeared to be more suited for power production than the Taranaki, for the reason that it -was very rich, and required only the simplest distillation process to make it fit for such use. At present there were two wells in course of sinking i for - the ' New Zealand Oilfields, Ltd. (an English syndicate), and another for the Gisborne Oil Company, while the latter had a fourth well, the sinking of which 'had been abandoned owing to the difficulties encountered. There were clear geological evidences in the shape of gas vents, salts, springs, and paraffin wax deposits, which showed that the field extended from the East Cape south along | the coast as far as Cheviot. [PBESS ASSOCIATION.] DESPICABLE ACT. MAN'S CHAEACTER VINDICATED. ATJCKLa"nD, 6th February. . An extraordinary case 'occupied the attention of Mr. E, 0. Cutten, S.M., in th© Police Court to-day, when' James Seaton Eeid was proved innocent of a charge of theft levelled against him. The charge was that Eeid stole £3 15s in money and Ub of tobacco, the property of A. F. Duff. ' Senior-Sergeant Mackinnon stated that on Sunday last the complainant left the Criterion Hotel for a day on the watet. Reid was in the same hotel, and next morning complainant got Sergeant Earn- I sey to search accused's room. A j>or- j tion of the lost tobacco, wrapped in a piece of paper, was found in accused's portmanteau. Sergeant Eamsd'y said that when Eeid « shown t' c tobacco in his portmanteau he showed real surprise. Re also etoiitly protested his innocence, and declared that_ someone must have put the tobacco in to throw suspicion on him, Eeid stated that he waa the manager of a wine business, where he Kad'been fmnloyed for the last eight years. On '"imday last he was with Mr. H. W. Wilding, and never went near the complainant's room. • A quantity of evidence was given regarding accused's high' character. Mr. Cutten said he had no hesitation A refusing to commit for trial. He was perfectly eatisiied that Eeid's explanation wasi correct, and that someone had been guilty of a mean, despicable act by placing the tobacco in accused's bag. Accused was discharged M Mr. Cutten stating that he had his extreme sympathy in the painful position in \vhioh. he had been placed. AUCKLAND'S EXHIBITION. 1 AUCKLAND. 6th February. The presidency of the Industrial Exhibition, to be held in Auckland next year, ha« been accepted by Mr. Bart K*nt who was prosftlcnfc of the Auckland 'Industrial Exhibition of 1898-9, and for many years president of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. Tho first meeting of the Provisional Exhibition Committee was 1 held to-day, when the chairman moved- 1 -" That the committee place oft record its sense of appreciation of tho consideration shown by ihe; citizens of Chri«tchurch in so gfacioualy consenting to stand aside and allow the Auckland Exhibition to take precedence over the one proposed to be held in ChrLstchurch. ancf it alB» give* iM aj&surance of its cordial cooperation and ejfsMitaiice when the time arrives for holding a similar exhibition jn the Cathedral City." This waa earned .uiiankiousljr,