TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7791, 16 March 1904, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Association)/ '■■ ■ NAPIER, March 1G; Mr- A. Turn-bull, S.M., who -has been transferred to the Wariganui •district, was last evening fare welledby members of the legal profession and presented with a silver tea and coffee service and hot water jug. HOKITIKA, March 16. It is stated >here .that the steamer seen by the Akaroa signalman is probably the Torg-anten, which left Timai-u on tlie previous night f;or Hokitika.

During the big flood in the South the Maori pah at Jacob's River waa completely submerged, and the natives had to be rescued in boatsOne Maori mother swam some 'distance t to save her children, who were cut off 'by the flood waters. A full report shows that the settlers have suffered" a considerable personal loss.

Mr H. L. Michel, the present Mayor, is being requisitioned to again stand for office.

■WELLINGTON, March 16

A cablegram from Suva states that, shotting at Kewa ou Monday, C. A-bhott, a young memiber of the Rewa Rifle Association, put up the possible of 105 at ran<*es 200, 300 and 500 yards.

Mxsteiitos, March 16. At the Borough Council meeting last night the engineer reported the water supply had been birely sufficient for requirements during the recent spell oE dry weather. He stated that it would be necessary to supplement the supply in the near future. The Council directed the engineer to report o>i the beat ways and means of obtaining au inoreaßed Bupply.

Wellington, March 16. The business yesterday and to-day at the conference of the N«w Zealand Branch of the British Medicul Association was chiefly confined to the reading of papers and di-cussions thereon. The proceedings were he id-in camera.