MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 3311, 3 May 1909, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS.

Electric Telegraph—Press Association.

Auckland, May 2. The hockey season opened yesterday at the Polo Ground, Remuera, with ladies’ and men’s seven aside tournaments, the respective winners being Rangitara (a ciuo iorined only three weeks ago), and Auckland, liie coming season promises tj be even more successiul man the previous one. Auckland, Alay 3. Sergeant Reginald Utter, ot the Otamatea Alounted Rifles, shot himsell in a tent at r'aparoa ciitp at midnight on Saturday. Fie hau beeu 111 lli-nealtii ior some time. Au inquest was lield and a verdict 01 suicide winle temporarily insane n as returned. Dunedin, Alay 3. The police iast liigi.t raiutu tne premises at the corner ,01 Walker and •Princes streets, ana arrested Tlnrtytliree Clnuese ior taking part in luutan on the basement no-r. Not much money was secured, the Chinamen making a grao tor Hint was 011 tne table when the police put iu an appeal auce. Ah leu, occupier ot the gaming house, was to-day fined £25 or three months imprisonment. Ike other 31 Chinese found on the premises were fined 20s eacn. All the defendants pleaued guilty. No Europeans were present at tne time 01 tne laid. Christchurch, Alay 3. Tiie Barnard© mission resulted in £3OO being subscribed to the new gills’ hospital at Ilford, and £l6O more is expected. Eltham. Alay 3. Ngaire settlers have passed a resolution against the present system of taxation of farms, and requesting that the unimproved value Oe reduced by one-lialf and the improved value raided by that amount. AVaipawa. Alay 3. Air John Harker, aged seventy, is dead. Ho was regarded as the lather of Liberalism in Hawke’s Bay.

“argaville, May 3. The body of AJLiss Frost, who mysteriously disappeared about a week ago, was recovered in a creek on Saturday night. She left a letter stating that siie intended to find a watery grave. At an inquest touching the death of the lady a verdict ol suicide while temporarily deranged was returned. Wanganui. Alay 3. The North island branch ot tii« Alephan-Ferguson Bteel Pipe Company has received advice that the company’s tender of £40. 000 for the supply of steel pipes has been accepted by the South Australian State Government. Wellington. Alay 3. Tbe Alarine Department was advised to-day that- the wife ot one of the lighthouse-keepers on Stephen's Island is suffering from scarlatina, and that some children are sickening tor it. Dr. Pollen, the port health officer, and a trained nurse have beeu sent to the island.

A fire occurred yesterday morning in Dwan Brothers premises. Willis street. It originated in the kitclien oi a. portion of the building occupied by All' Woodward, as a luncheon and fruit cafe. Damage was done by smoke and heat to the dining-room and other portions of the building, but the brigade getting quickly to work prevented a big blaze. W'oodward’a stock was insured for £l>s in the Yorkshire office. He estimates his loss at £285. The building was insured for £IBOO.