DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4898, 18 June 1918, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

MAORI RESERVISTS IN TROUBLE. (Press Association Telegram.) AUCKLAND, June 17. Six Maori reservests were arrested at Mercer on Saturday for failing to parade for medical examination and with the seven previously arrested they have been medically examined, ten being passed as fit. TARANAKI’S OIL INDUSTRY. NEW PLYMOUTH, June 17. Renewed interest in given to the petroleum prospect by the fact that, a big blow-out occurred at the Blenheim bore at 1 o’clock this morning, and continued for five hours, proving "that the drill lias not yet reached the main source of oil, and confirming geologists’ opinions that tho souico is over 5000 feet down. The Blenheim bore is now 5200 feet. .... n the blow-out was exhausted drilling was resumed. An important early development is looked for. WELL--BONES CANTERBURY 1 CHRISTCHURCH. June 17. The hundredth pupil of the Canterbury Aviation School took tlie Aero Club’s' certificate to-day. Tlie- first passenger flights wer<* made less than a year ago. FIR-E AT INVERCARGILL. INVERCARGILL, June 17A fire this morning in a two-story brick block in Tay Street, starting in Mrs Challis’s fruit shop; -spread on the top floor to the United Friendly Society’s premises, Lethaby s Umbrella maker, and Ayson s giocerj., Challis’s and .'Lethaby’s shops were completely destroyed, and the other premises seriously damaged. -Q 1 ® insurances on the buildings total £2050, and on the stocks: Friendly Society £IOOO, Ayson £B(S and the others for smaller amounts.