LAST NIGHT'S TELERAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12826, 27 July 1912, Page 3

LAST NIGHT'S TELERAMS.

(Per Press Association.) ' AUCKLAND, last night.

The tower of the high- power wireless station which is being erected at; KaiLaia, up. near the northernmost end of s»Jew Zealand, and 213 miles beyond Auckland, is now. within 60ft of its infew'months will ealapse before the statended: height— Aamely, 392ft\' Some few months will elapse before the station is m readiness for the opening ceremony, and m this connection much depends upon the weather experienced m the meantime. The telegraphic engineer (M r R. M*. Baird) recently went up" from Auckland to inspect \th*e work. - ..,.. The^.Vancouver cadet corps, which is to tour Australia and New Zealand, will arrive 'm Auckland" by the Zealandja. on Tuesday, en route toSydney. Mr Beddoe, Canadian Trade* Commissioner, will welconie the cadets on arrival, and as the boys will have, a few hours to spare lie hopas m an unofficial way to arrange something m the 'way of a motor run or <'nt«rtainment. Auckland's official welcome Avill ba given to the boys when they return to New Zealand via Bluff. From 'this point of view they will open out oii a tour of 'the Dominion, finishing up m Auckland.

WELLINGTON, last night. Mr ■Robert Parker, on retiring from the conductorship of the Wellington Musical Union, was entertained at a social and presented with a purse of 150 sovereigns. The presentation was made by Mr G. Shirtclirfe (president;') Bisliop .Sprott was among the sneakers. Mr Parker has been closely .identified with musical art m, Wellington for the last 35 year.:. >. %'

NELSON, last night. At the Takaka Court yesterday a child aged nine years was charged "with assault, on the information of the father of the child alleged to have been assaulted. The Magistrate, Mr Evans, characterised the laying, of such au information as scandalous. He said it was disgraceful that a mere children's quarrel should b© so magnified. 'The .information was withdrawn./ '■' '*>"■'■' ' ■ CHHISTCHURCH; last night, ' ■ Mr f A. B. Lane, who has been appointed sub-editor of the Southland Times and Mr Hunter, who has joined tho New -Zealand Herald staff, were the recipients of presentations from the Press literary staff this afternoon. In regard to the Otago Association's suggestion thai, the Australian cricket team be invited to visit New Zealand; Mr Raphael, tHe secretary of the Cricket Council, statesi that ,he" wrote to the

Australian Board of Control oh the subject m December. He received a ,rep!y regretting tliatj.,the Board was unable to accede (o the Request. ' TTMAitUi last night. • Curing the last three wee/ks or more nor h -easterly eeas have prevailed here,

sometimes very strong. Usually, heavy, seas come from th© south-east. The existing ivHMikwaters provide, very satisfactory shelter from the southerly seas, but not from the northerly. It' happened that the Ho ma liner Rotorua lay. m port «#k-week- during the bad weather, and the 7 f».hr m the Jiarbor made it difficult to * J;« '-1 her securely. It Avas done, though v.il!: -i few breakages of mooring chains, the '••inning to splinter of 35 pin« log fenders. -M the constant watchfulness of the stair. , Impressed by this /experience, thcr Harbor Board to-day unanimously <lecided 1 to remedy: the defect by carrying out as soon as" possible the recommendation of Mr Maxwell, conl™} ng cn e'"eer, some yeai-s. ago, to add NX)ft. to the eastern mole, and instructed I lie engineer to prepare a plan and estimate accordingly. Mr Maxwell said it could b^ done - for £18.000. The board has abaance of £17,000 of authorised loan unraised.

Ar ™- i , PUNEIHX, last night. Mr S.M..»> a ve iud<a»*Jitf thus morning ma case m which the wner, of a m&av launch .less than 40ft w.ts charged with carrying- pussemrers , within river limits, and did pj v within the riVer limits of; Otogq harbor without carryjng life-saving appliances, ass'ftrpi . videdfhy the Shipping and" Seamen'sAct. The launch was not licensed to ■cany passengers. There was jip , .evidence, that the persons mentioned m, the charge were carried for hire. The Magistrate said the main question Avas as 1o tile meaning of the word plying, and he upheld the contention of cqnn'&e] ■■ i for the prosecution that the word '"plying" used m the. "rules" under the Act must be read m a general sense, ahd that it mattered not that the launch made only one /trip. The defendant, was convict-' ed, but as it was a test case a penally \vas not inflicted, defendant bein^ ordered to pay costs.