TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 765, 30 December 1908, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

tPU PMSB ASSOCIATION.! BIG LAND BALLOT. Dannevirke, Dec. 30. The ballot for tbe Piripiri Block of 5080 aocreß, in the immediate viVfcoXy (of Dannevirke, takes place here to-morrow. There are some 650 applicants for 43 sections, the. applicants bailing from all parts of the dominion. , _ The Land Board to-day ws onggea in examining applicants, .and the Town Hall is full of strangers, who have come for tbat purpose. Tbe land is great dairying country, and its settlement will give a great fiHip to tbe town and district. The balanoe of tbe Piripiri Block, some 6000 acres, is at present reserved to conserve the miinilg rigUts. It will be put on tbe market later on. A BAND CONTEST. Cbristcnuroh, Dec. 30. At the Ohriatchuroh Competitions Society's contest last night, the attendance was very poor. Sullivan, of the Lyttelton Marine Band, won the B-flat cornet contest; Rowlands . . (Mite Band) the baritone; Turner . (Elite Band) the trombone; Colbns \iimaru Marine Band) the B-nat bass; and Childs (Lyttelton Marine -Band) tbe E-flat bass. Out of seven bands wbich entered, -only two took part, the Lyttelton Marine and Elite •'playing the test selection. They will play another to-nKtfrow evening beidre tbe final award is made. THE MOTOR-CAR TJUSTS. In the motor reliability trials three withdrew, aa a result of yesterday's run. There are now 32 out of 37 starters in the trial. YOUNG MAORI PARTY. Auckland, Dec. 29. "A conference of representatives el the last students of the three Auckland Secondary Schools (the Three iungs' jUottege, St. Stephen's School for. days, and tbe Victoria Sohool for Gfris) was opened to-day, the pri- "**' mary object neing the formation of an association on the lines of tho "i'o Aute Association. The Rev. J. H. Simmonds (Principal of tbe Three .jLiutgs'' College) presided,, and it was •decided to form an association to be caflled ' **Tke loung Maori Party (Northern Branoh)." There was a good attendance, and much interest was manifested in the proceedings, ihe conference will sit again to-mor- , j-ow, and aoain the following day. s^iSf THE COURxS. Inveroao-gill, Dec. 29. __.j_.Ai "the Police Court, William Steaoes and David Buohanan were charged witb assaulting n elderly woman with intent to commit a criminal assault. Tbe oase for tbe polioe was that at one o'clock in the morning k constable heard screams. He entered a bouse, and louud the Woman unconscious, with a wound on the head. The accused were remanded, bail being allowed' in selves of £100 and two sureties of £50 eaoh. Jj'LYNN FLINGS UP THE SPONGE Dunedin, December 30, ■- Flynn, wbo is charged with marrying two women in Dunedin while bis wife was living, was further remanded for eight aa S oy/ingB > ov/ing to the absence of the Magistrate who bad beard tbe case. . : ihe Uuiel Detective stated in Court to-oay that Flynn intended 'to plead guilty, with a view to being committed to the Supreme Court lor sentence. .< A TRIBUTE iO MR. MASSEY. Pallmerston N., Dec. 30 The Manawatu Standard (to-day J suggests uiiat tlie Uppositiion Party throughout tbe -dominion should organise a testimonial in recognition {rf Mi- Massey's services as i-eadei-