LAST MIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12883, 2 October 1912, Page 3

LAST MIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

(Per Prosa Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. Messrs Harrison and Tanner, of the ' Wellington staff of the Inspector of Post Offices, have won tho Gray memorial prize for 1911 offered by the Post and Telegraph Department for. the best suggestion adopted by the department. The prize, which is shared equally, was awarded for more compendious arrangement of tables m the Post and Telegraph Guide. AUCKLAND, last night. Owing to .the Waihi strike the gold returns for September m the Auckland district only amounted to £29,778, as compared with £93,150 for September last year. Ths* amount for' the eight, months of the present year is £533,349, a decrease of £243,856 as compared with the same period last year. GORE, last night. The Matuara Presbytery nominated Rev, Kennedy Elliott (Wellington) as Moderator of the -Presbyterian General Assembly for next year. The 'Presbytery resolved to take! no actiojri vfy regard 'to the. Ne Temere decree. '"' "'.. '" Mr 'i'homaa Logan, of 'Otama, the well-known Clydesdale, .breeder' has sold two two-year "old fillies by Baron' Bold and Royal Derby respectively to Mr Ernest Short (Feilding.) The price is stated to be close upon 500 guineas. ; CHRISTCHURCH, last night. In order to increase the attractiveness of football from the point of view of the spectators, the Canterbury Rugby Union and Sports Protection League approached . tlie Domains Board and asked permission, to prepare eight playing grounds contiguous m the North Hagley Park, involyint- an expenditure of a-t least £75. The Board granted the request on certain conditions, and decided to vote £20 towards the cost of the work.*