TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1797, 18 May 1912, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

AIR TREGEAR LN PUBLIC. LIFE

PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, Alay 17. . An election took place to-day to fill the vacancy on the City Council caused by the election of Air D. AleLaren to the Aiayoralty. The voting was as follows: E. Tregear (Labour candidate), 4487; W. J. Thompson, 394; A. H. Fulford, 259. THE TOLL OF THE BUSH* L. Harvey, aged 24, belonging to Hawera, was killed at Akatarawa, as the result of an accident while bushfelling. FIRE IN FURNITURE. Masterton, Alay 17. A two-storey furniture factory belonging to the Wairorapa Farmers' Co-operative Association was gutted by fire this afternoon. The fire originated in the store room. The insurances were £300 on the stock,' £200 on the machinery, and £400 on the building, iv the Phoenix office. CUTTING UP THE Hastings, Alay 17. At a meeting- of directors of the Mokau Co., Ltd., sub-divisional plans for re-selling the land were considered, and it was decided to put up the first 30,000 acres at an early date. Plans for roading the estate were also submitted, and this work is to be put in hand forthwith. It was reported that the obstacles in the way of roading by the County Council in the district refusing te sanction the •rating of the land had • been overcome, it having been found that tlie company's request was quite in order, and the Council would be within its legal rights in allowing a special rating area to be declared for pay for roading. MR MASSEY'S APPEAL DISMISSED. Wellington, Alay 18. A private cablegram has been received stating that the Privy Council dismissed Air Massey's appeal in his libel action against tlie New Zealand Times. HAUPIRI STRIKES THE REEF. Wellington, Alay 18. The Union Steamship Company's steamer Haupiri, which left Wellington last night for Picton and the East Coast, struck Barrett's Reef. As slio wa s making water, Captain Morrison ran her into Evans Bay and beached her at 2 a.m., close to the Union Company's new wharf. She has a list to port, and water in two holds. She struck in thick weather. THE WRECK OF THE KOTUKU. Greymouth, May 18. - The Kotukii is breaking up fast, an dthe seas are breaking over her.

The seamen and officers were attended to by ithe Union S.S. Co. An enquiry is to be held on Wednesday or Thursday. STILL PURSUING Auckland, May IS. As a sequel to the dismissal of the charge of instigating an unlawful strike against tlie Waterside Workers' Union the Inspector of Awards has filed summonses against James Collet*, secretary, and 34 members of the Union, claiming £200 from the secretary and £10 each from the men.