GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13482, 5 July 1907, Page 6

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

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Wellington, Thursday. To-'MY the Tourist Department received [a. message announcing that the first haul of aßinbow trout gave 250,000 ova, which nee to develop into fry at the Department's hatchery, beside the. lake. It is [hoped to obtain u. million fry by next isummer for distribution in the rivers of [the district. • Blenheim, Thursday. J In regard to the cas eof Robert Burgess land' Daniel Hannam, reported .„ to have been commited for trial tin a charge of assault and robbery, on iThomas Branton, the alleged offence having been committed in May, Burgess was [committed for trial, but the charge against [Hannam was dismissed. Napier, Thursday. By yesterday's mail a draft for £244 was forwarded to London, representing the subscriptions raised by the Napier Daily Tele(graph on behalf of Pearson's: Weekly Fresh [Air Fund. 1.V.-.vkihn, Thursday. Samuel O'Flaherty, aged 65, dropped dead in his house in Castie-street this morning, from heart dix.vise. He was married, and was an engineer by trade. Ski son, Thursday. j A shipment of Motueka apples to London, guaranteed a penny per lb by the Government, has given disappointing returns, owing to poor prices and damage" ion the voyage. Four hundred cases were font. They arrived at a time when the markets were glutted, and realised only 12s 6d a case. Lvtti-L'jon. Thursday. Owing to the dense tug prevailing this morning the Mararoa from Wellington [failed to connect with the second express. The steamer was inside the Heads at one o'clock and was berthed about 1.30. GisJtOBXE, Thursday. | The rainfall for .Juno is 3.25 in. on 12 [days. The average for .June for the past 130 years is 5.40 in, on 17 days. | Chrisivui'iu h. Thursday.. | At the annual meeting of the Metropolitan Trotting Club last night Dr. Thackei announced the fa. t that at the next election it was his intention to stand for Parliament.