INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12814, 13 July 1912, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.) , : AUCKLAND, this day. '' Mr John Rdwe, a" member of the Racing Commission) commenting on Mr Massey's statement as- to the possible restitution of a racing permit to the Raugitikei Club, said the Commission had made it plain m its report that it did not consider there was any real need for curtailment of the number of racing days m • New Zealand, considering the scattered nature of the population. The Commission had to reduce the number of days and did: so to the best of their ability. Rangitikei was omitted because it was quite close to both W r anganui and Marton, without railway connection with other centres. The appointments were also defective* If; R-angitikei , was given back its permit it would presumably be at the expense of Wanganui and Marton, and no doiibt other places would be encouraged by the success of llangitikei's appeal.

NEW PLYMOUTH, this day< The local directors of the Taranaki Oil Wells have applications for supplies of. crude oil for JLHessel engines totaling 65 barrels weekly, from all parts Of the Dominion ; also applications from big shipping companies for ,-a regular supply. The directors are unable to consider the latter, as the refined article will give better profits. It is expected that; the first dividend to • shareholders .of the Taranaki Petroleum Company will be made next week, and another m August. HASTINGS, this .day. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand ' Wyandottes Club, Mr Jarvis (Christchurch) was re-elected president at the next annual show to be held m Palmerstom North. ', ■:••''•

. .The 1 Hastings Poultry, Pigeon ■'; and Canary Society's tAvelfth annual show opened yesterday. The entries number 11,000, a record, and the largest' of any .show yet held m the Dominion. The principal- prize winners Avere as follows : Canaries, W. Warren (Havelock North), six firsts, the points cup, and a special; pigeons, -'.Working homers, Mullivan (Hastings), eleA-en firsts, a special and the points cup; fancy pigeons, C. Soavhian (Christchurch), fourteen firsts and the points cup ; poultry, buff orpingtons, C. R./P. Armstrong, (Carterton) ; English game, R. A. Williams; Minorcas, Casey Bros. (Ngaio) ; British game, T. Jamie- \ son; leghorns,, E. H. Holland (Bunnythorpe), six firsts, three specials and the points cup; Hamburg, J. F. Brown (Matamau), three firsts, lavo specials, and the points cup • Avyandottes, D. H. j Rutherford (Mauriceville), i four firsts, ! three specials and the Bone cup for the i best Avyandottes m the show, and the Bone trophy for the best bird m the shoAv; game bantams, J.- Walker (Auckland), seven firsts and the points, cup. WELLINGTON, this day. For more than a year the Department of Agriculture has been engaged m experimenting to discover tlie cause of bush sickness, a disease affecting cattle m certain districts of the northern portion of the North Island. The first portion of the investigations has been of a nature to induce the belief that the causes of the malady have been ascertained, and m order to allow further practical experiments, tlie Cabinet is considering a proposal to acquire an area of 300 a^res at Mamalcu, ,12 miles from Rotor ua, m the centre of the affected district! . ' A fatal accident occurred at Kirkcaldie and Stains' premises this morning, Paul Garshook,\ tailor's pressor, being crushed m the Hit Aveil. Garshook Avas a married man. There Avere no eye witnesses of the accident. It appeared that 'deceased operated the lift himself without Avaiting- for the storeman, as he usually did. The storeman found the lift jambed, and on investigating found that it was held at the # third storey by deceased's body, which was badly crushed. \ Garsbrook Avorked on the ' third storey, and had apparently thrown, off his bicycle' there, and then returned to the lift to prevent it from going further. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The weather is still bad m North Canterbury, rain having given place to a dense fog. • Tlie ferry steamer, was late m arriving at Lyttelton, and missed the connection' •Avith the first express. All the Rugby matches have been postponed, but the Brown shield match between Gisborne and Canterbury will be play- j cd. The state' of the ground, hoAveyer, puts good play out of the question.