TELEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15384, 22 February 1912, Page 8

TELEGRAMS

/Pib Unhid Press Absocmtion.) WHANGABEI, February 21. A boy, 14 years of age, pleaded " Guilty " at tho Juvenile Court to-day to a charge of placing obstructions on tho railway line. He first, put an iron bar across the rails, but tho engine of a passenger train fortunately cut through tho obstacle. l.iUr on the Iwy placed a second bar across the rails, ami weighted it with a heavy boulder; lint the trainmen wore on tlio lookout. The !*>)' was (committed to tho liiiriiuam Industrial School. WANGANUI, February 21. A poll was taken to-day to raise £15,000 for an improvement to the water supply by augmenting the water in the main reservoir and providing a settling tank and an additional rcsorvoir at Westmere, near tho town. The loan proposal wa« lost by 153 to 229. The council ha<l £6000 in hand for tlio purpone of constructing a settling tank, and th« material had all boon ordered. The position w now that one of only half the proposed si7-o ran bo built. niSIIOKNK, February 21. William Pollard was lined £40 awl costs for brewing hop beer without a license at the Matawai railway works, The beer contained 0.6 per cent, of alcohol. XAPIKII. February 21. '■■ The Napier Harbour Hoard has resolved to engage. Mr T. W. Keele, Commissioner of tho Sydney Harbour Trust, and Mr F. A. Cullnn. of Brisbane, to report on tho inner harbour prnjKiwl and maintenance of tho channel. nntTSTCHURGH, February 21. At a we.ll-attendcd meeting of the local branch of the Sport* Protection league held tonight, an address on the objects of tho league was given by Mr A. A. Paapc, organising secretary. OAMAMT. February 21. Tho successful applicant* in the ballot for tlio throe small gracing runs in this (listriot wero as followa:-.Sections 1 and 2, 1055 acres, /olin Boat tin (Ilvdo); run 17a, 4074 acres, Leonard K. Wright {Westixirl): run 504, 6500 acres, dames 1), Kenton (Chrislehiirch).