N.Z. TELEGRAMS.

Hastings Standard, Volume XI, Issue 5553, 26 July 1907, Page 3

N.Z. TELEGRAMS.

iu;k I",.: - 'i ; VI I. -N. rorcißv snow X. 1 'ii [uiy 25. The m !'■ >uUrv. I\y;e<>:i ami „*anary S cut; - - ' "Pcnti! ; .- i,\. N.-rt I- . I 1 vere aii-.ted a(lame. b'uck » X ■ )Mh.up. ii Mart. .'i. Bluff I. • - 1 el. S. J. A. • 1 icki:.-. ot M..n.i;:ih :■>. Plain-lieackd Norwich catury. S. \ irook>. ><i Nl'v. l'!yvuth K. I. j kthune, ..!* UViiim:!-'!!. a- iv-erve j •ha 111 pi ! i IKMA TA if.!.l.' >T. I ne. juiy 20. I Sy.iney F. liuni.tt. \Vai;>ir«>, was ; successful in the K;'!"t i«»r the Ie i M.ita sci ti "i t -hLiv. Two applkai:-• - were received by > attorney from Jo;.a:;'.'.i-eur:,'. in:t tne i land officer m:.d ! --5 iie i :k1 i;<> ; power to receiw applications by 1 attorney.

FIRE DISTRICT Gisborne, July 26. A poll to constitute Gisborne a tire . 11 ;ct, was carried by 49 to 7. GIS BO RXE SV M PAT HY. Gisborne, July 26. The Waterside workers are forvvasiiiug a subscription to relieve the distress caused by tlie Sydney coal lumpers union AN OPIUM DEN. POLICE RAID AT PALMERSTON. Palmerston, July 26. A Chinese den was raided for opium by the police here last night. Trouble was experienced in effecting .;:i entrance to the room in which the -moking was supposed to be taking place, as several of the Chinese re-.i-.teii the police with billets of v> 1 >1«I. After a struggle, two were arrested, and a number of pipes and other appurtenances were seized, and a small box containing opium was also found on one of those arrested. A number of others escaped through windows while an entrance was being effected. The two who were arrested were charged at the Courthouse this morning, and have been remanded until I Monday next. i ARTHUR'S PASS TUNNEL. STK< )XG PROTEST FROM AUCKLAND. Auckland, July 26. 'The letting of the contract for Arthur's Pass tunnel at £600,000 was strongly commented upon in the Chamber of Commerce. 'l'iie opinion was generally expressed that the money could be used in other ways to give a better return. A resolution was carried urging the Auckland people to take united action to secure fair -and just allocation to the Auckland province of moneys for railways and other public works, and vigorously protesting against the expenditure on Arthur's Pass tunnel. DISEASES IX SCHOOLS. THE SOURCES OF INFECTION. Wellington, July 26. In a I. tter to the Education Board the Chief Health Officer said that one of the great sources of infection in schools was the dust on the desks 011 which children coughed or sneezed. It would make very greatly for the Jiiiiinution of infectious diseases, if dates were done away with and writ, mg pads substituted. The Board decided to obtain an estimate of the cost if supplying writing pads to schools. NEW ZEALAND DAIRY UNION. A PROSPEROUS YEAR. Palmerston, July 26. The New Zealand Farmers' Dairy jnion balance-sheet, just issued, •hows that the Union has had a prosperous year. During the past year, 221 new hares were issued, and £4537 districted amongst the shareholders, in ukiltion to the usual monthly paylients. 1 luring the season, 867 tons of buta were manufactured, being 16 tons ii 1 xeess of last year. After careful consideration, the directors decided not to erect a cheese plant, but to continue butter making. During the year the union advanced £65.770 against butter fat and received the gross proceeds of the sales : £93,76N is still in hand, and there is £jls& for distribution amongst suppliers and shareholders. The quantity of milk received was 45,761,093 pounds, and it took an average of 23-35lbs of milk to a pound of butter. The tests ranged from 3.38 to 5.03, the average being 3.cS. 'The number of pounds of butter made was 1,944,258. MASTERTON'S WANTS. Masteiton, July 26. A petition is being signed by members of the legal profession and leading citizens to have a circuit sitting of the Supreme Court held in MastertonSCOW W A IKON IN I. Auckland, July 25. The scow Waikonini is the vessel reported yesterday to be ashore at Pakiri. Messrs W. and G. Winstone, Limited, the owners, have received a teLgram from the master. Captain McDermott, who says the vessel is ashore in a safe position and the crew all safe. WRF/K OF THE SURPRISE. THE SURVIVOR'S STORY. Auckland, July 26. Jackson, the survivor of the wreck of the Surprise, said that she started to drag her anchors on FYiday night, and struck the south end of the Watchman Rocks. The scow was bampi;:g very hard when he and Stewart an. 1 johansen took to the fortrieging. which then came clown, and the vessel slid off Lhe rocks and cap- •. <!. He never saw Stewart again. He and Johansen stuck to the maini__ii and upon the scow drifting midway to the coast, Jackson swam ashore. He is a good swimmer, but the breaker- treated him roughly, and smashed him on the rocks. He had Ken in the water five or six hours, ami after climbing half way up the cliff collapsed from exhaustion. lie tay-.d there all Monday a wiiil. s!on?i\ day clad only in a small singlet. He thought he was done for. arid in the night pain became very severe and almost unbearable. When the weather became better he crawled along. and eventually! reached Mr J. McGregor's house, I where he was put to bed and i