EXTRA EDITION. LATE TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 93, 19 April 1912, Page 8

EXTRA EDITION. LATE TELEGRAMS.

[PBESS ASSOCIATION.] SEARCH FOR MISSING ■ dTAKI^This Day. Fop the past two days, parties have searched the vicinity of the Otaki Gorge for. Stanley Beattie, the missing man. Footprints and the remains of a pigeon were found. Heavy rain is interfering with to-day's search. BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER. OAMARU, This Day. Mr. W. H. Wickham, the British Trade Commissioner, met . some- prominent business men here to-day, and discussed trade matters, with a view to obtaining -information as to the source of the importation of motor-cars, agricultural machinery, timber, and ironmongery. Speaking of motor-cars. Mr. Wickham said that the trade had great possibilities, and the information he had received - was going- to prove that English and American firms controlled the bulk of it. The commissioner t has gone on to TimaTU. MR. PIRANI DEMANDS AN APOLOGY. PALMERSTON N., This Day. Mr. Fred. Pirani, chairman of the Wanganui Education Board, has instructed his solicitors to demand from the Wanganui Chronicle a full apology and the name of the writer of an article • published in this morning's Chronicle, headed "Wanganui Education Board : Its Administration," in which strong accusations are niade against him. In the event of the request not being complied with, a writ for £1000 damages vfill be issued against the Chronicle. AUCKLAND CITY LOAN. AUCKLAND, This Day. The Mayor has reported that the City Council loan of £50,000 ha 3 been successful. , ' The manager of-an Auckland bank has been advised by cable that an attempt to float a Vancouver loan of one million) in London was a comparative failure. It was underwritten at £94 15s, and the underwriters were compelled to 'take 91 per cent. The stringency is attributed to 1 the general corfdition of the world's money market, consequent on the ItaloTurkish War, the British. Coal Strike, affairs in. America, and other influences. It i,6 ako stated that -as a result of the recent Imperial legislation on restrictions to investment of trust moneys in consols and like securities have been to a large extent removed with the result ' that uiere is a lai'geT field for remunerative investment at Home. FARM. LABOURERS' GRIEVANCE. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A deputation from the Farm Labourers' Onion waited on the Hon. Mr. Ell this morning and alleged that the provisions of the law as regards accommodation for farm labourers in Canterbury are being ignored by the majority of the farmers. It was stated that only I a few omployers wero providing adequate housing, and that in many cases the accommodation \ was disgraceful. Mr. Ell promicedMo lay the matter before the Minister of Labour. RAID ON GAMBLING PLACES. AUCKLAND, This Day. At the Police Court, John Ryan, keeper of a billiard saloon recently included in the police raid, was fined £75 and costs. REPUTED BOOKMAKERS FINED. AUCKLAND, This Day. 3*redf Williams and Chanes Daaxy, two reputed bookmakers, were each fined £25 and costs.