TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2313, 16 March 1914, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

PER PRESS 488OCIATIOK. THE SECOND CAPTURED. Timaru, March. 14. The second of the youthful gaol escapees (Matthews) was arrested near Glenavy this morning. Pie submitted quietly, like his mate (arrested near Timaru yesterday). He had a revolver and ammiuiition, also articles stolen from a house, at Pareora on Eriday. A long list of depredations is alleged against both youths, who escaped from the Burnham Industrial Home previously. ANOTHER COMMISSION. Auckland, March 15. Mesrs J. Kirby, D. M .Parry, and Dr. -A. A. Snowden, American Trade Commissioners, arrived from Sydney by the Biverina. The Commission is spending three or four months investigating commercial and industrial conditions in Australia and New Zealand with a view to promoting closer business relations between Australia and the United States, also examining Australasian legislation affecting the United States, with the idea ■ of advocating the adoption of such laws as would seem advantageous American industry. The Commission has been sent out by the National Association of Manufacturers, which is a very powerful organisation, the members employing over five million workers.

A BOY TRIES TO DESERT. Dunedin, March 15. The Government training ship Amokura arrived at Port Chalmers on Saturday morning and anchored 200 yards from the shore. One of the lads, who had only been on the vessel a short time, attempted to desert by the somewhat crude expedient of swimming ashore, but he was discovered and picked up by the ship's boat. PANAMA EXHIBITION. Palmcrston N., March 14. A meeting of delegates from the surrounding A. and P. Associations and Chambers of Commerce was held at Palmcrston to-day in connection with the Now Zealand exhibits at the Panama Exhibition. J A central committee was formed, with power to add outside associations, to be asked to appoint representatives to this committee. It was dceided to ask the Agricultural Department to appoint a central committee in Masterton and _Wa-' ngamii. " , A TOTE PROSECUTION. Nelson, March 14. _ A case, said to be the first of its kind in New Zealand, was heard to-day, when H. D. James, totalisator proprietor, was charged with registering money on the tote after

the time "notified" for the closing of a race. The Magistrate, Mr Evans, held that there was no definition of the meaning of "notified ,, and nothing in the Act obliging clubs to "notify" the time'of starting, but he also held that any "notification" by the club to the public or persons liable to a pen-alty-was sufficient. Defendant was fined 20s, but exonerated from any moral turpitude. HON. MR. FRASER. A Gore, March 15. The Hon. W. Fraser, Minister of Public Works, is now visiting the jsouthern portion of Wakatipu, his electorate.