TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2287, 12 February 1914, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

PEB PKE&S ASSOCIATION. "JENNESS SAFE." Wellington, February H. Although it has been generally understood that Mr Diamond Jenness, of the Lower liutt, who was a scientific- member of the Stefansson Arctic Expedition, was safe, all doubht has now'- been removed. His father, Mr G. A. Jenness, Lower Hutt, has received a cablegram from Ottawa: "Jenness safe." ..THE. BOXING BOOM. New Plymouth, February 11. At the Taranaki Boxing Association's meeting to-night, Barney Ireland beat Denny Murphy for the mid-dle-weight championship" of Mew Zealand and a'purse of £70, in the fifth round. Murphy (holder of the title) broke a finger on the left hand, and could not continue. GETTING A RENEWAL.

'Napier, February 12. The City Council has arranged with the A.M.P.'Societv to take up an old £115,000 loan, falling due shortly, at 5 per cent. - A CRIMINAL ARRESTED. Auckland, February 12.The police have l*eh informed of the arrest in Brisbane-' of a man named Beloo, who is alleged to. have cashed cheques- in Auckland totalling £300 on his own banking account, which, it is stated, only amounted to £5, ' He is further charged on. account of having sold a motor ear on which he paid a small deposit on the hire system.' FOREST AND" BIRD Wellington,-February 12. The newly-formed Now Zealand Forest and Bird Protection Society held its first meeting yesterday. The objects of tho Society are to inculcate amongst tbe public, especially the children, an .intelligent interest iv native flora and fauna and to protect and preserve native wild birds, A sub-committee" was set tip to draftrules to be submitted to the nest meeting, to be held in March. A RAILWAY DEPUTATION. Rotorua, Fburary 12. Premier Massey received a deputation urging the construction of railway connection between Rotorua and Paeugaroa to link up. tlie East Coast line with the present system. Mr Massey said he could make no definite (statement until he had personally inspected the district, but indicated that tho line should be constructed by private enterprise. REDUCING THE-NUMBER, . Wellington, February 12. The Defence Department has announced that for next year there will bo only-four New Zealand cadetships'

to-compete for at the Royal Military College of Australia. THE CALIFORNIAN TOUiR,. Wellington, February 12. L'l an official report to the New Zealand Rugby Union on the recent Calitoruian tour, Mr Mason, manager of the team, states that up to the last match of the tonr there was a deficit of 2500 dollars (£500), but the final match drew a big gate, the proceeds being estimated at 6200 dollars. He was led to understand that the tour had resulted in a profit of 1500 dollars. The visit of the team to America had beqn most successful from all points of view.