TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 9794, 20 March 1908, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Thit ri;iv,s AsMiciATtos | \\ KI.UXOTC.V Mar. h '.'.'. i. A deputation wailed upon Ml Ailkni. .-, foniid- mavor and asked him to , t.-sl ihe inavoraltv.' Mr Aitk.-n r,aid he wa„ in elill'ed to'.iceede to the I' lc,l. hill Would uive ;, .lelin.it.' .'insw.-r to-moi row. 'l'h, Hon.. T. W. lli.,'lo|i. the present mayor. will Maml iienin. 'I he Sllperilllllllaliol, ltuald is t 1 meet four limes voarlv and .special in,-cling,, will he held wlu-ii iVMiiiied. Memhcrs will I.' ei-ive oiilv li-avi'lliii'e- eNpeiiMv, and hpeeial uiive. The Pillule Trustee shall mv.vt tile till'.!,, i u freehold wcurit ies at I'l 11 rent rates of iiit.iT.wt. and uni'in e.slisl lands will hivir the ",»in 111 fund" rale of inlenvl. Allowii.iiee.s tn widows and children will he payah.'e on the last day of isieh month. An.'Kl/ANI). March 2(1. There .i,s a heaVv »;»!-- oil the \Vci,l I'.uisl and the Tii-kii)iiiii.ii' from New I'lynioiilh en .- it,-red son I the heaviest wvis ('apt. Illllchill.iw ]lik seen oil the coast. She p.L-.5.'.l the liarawii. (;fi miles Ironi N, w I'ivnioiith, almost Mainline, on end. Thee i.s'a treninndoiis sea on the Manukau har. iind rhippii.a is at a standist ill. (twin,- to the hemv M'.a nmniii" over the MaiiuUau .l-ir. the Takapuua's depart 111 - for the .south Inih liim'l, p,v.|pi,iii.l lo !l n'chx-k 011 Salnrday lnorninp. N A I'l F.I!. March 20. A heavy ",-ale raced last iii-ht. and ludl 11 dozen yachts in the inner harhor sunk al their l'iiooriii.e,.s. Tile weallier today is so tini.ste-miis that a fui-the-r postponement of the .swimmine ,'li..iinpio,islii],s l,a„ heeii made till to-iiioi'i'ow moi'iiui,:-;. I'AI.MFKS'KIN XtIKTII. Mareh 20. A meeting of delegates representing the (li.-it.irt local hudii'S ilcei.l.,l ye.stenhiy aflernoou. to a.sk lor 1 hj- iippoiutineni ~f ,-, Itiivaf (oiiiiiiissi.ni to report u|,ou the t.l(-|v. lini]iOMMl to he taken tn control Ihe o\.r flow waters of the Manawal u. Dr.,in,, ami l'ohuiigina riveitt. and all other mill |.. i.s eoiiiie,;'t(Nl tliei-ewilh. WANIIANI'I. March »). 11l regard lo the (,lateiu ills coiieei nine, the crew of the Antarctic shin Miiii-ihl. a Winiganili l'c.siideiit states that when in l.yttelton. a day or two ago lie eoiueracl with Nttwivil ineliihers of the vimTii crew, who told him that the whole of the picsent state, of atl'aim was due. lo Iriclioti I..'tween Captain Kugliind aml Lieutenant Sii.n kletou. Captain Kuglatul w,i.-, enj.i;:e,l iiti navigation olliee.r, hut l.ieut' nanl Shack l.'ton. when the vessel arm-ill al the i.e. attempted to iuterleie with his duties ami du'ta.le his ei.ur.se. ('npLiiin I'aigiand r. - fused to <l:> unvthing hut whal he hiin.self tliouglit iKist for tin.' Mil'elv of the ship, heiteo the troiil.le. The' men .1.:'e1.ii,..l thdiinelvcs perfcit ly willing (~ wive uiidr-r (lapt.'iin I'illgland, hut did not relish the ]ii'iwi>(\'t of nerving under l.ii iilen.'inl Kliackleton. A cold rinntlidly gale with li("|ii.iit hciivv slu.wiTs i.s hein.g ex|h'riet,.„'il and Khippimg is dclayivl in. jxirl. Se\cral ya, ht<; hrokii from tlieir inooi-ings in, the river and others have Mink.