LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15303, 26 August 1920, Page 7

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON- last night. • In consequence of the increase m administrative costs during the last few years, the Harbor Bpard decided to raise the wharfage charges iri some cases by. 33 1-3 per cent, and others by 50 per/ cent. -' i Caplain. E. Dickson, m. a Doro nia-" 1 chine belonging to the Canterbury Aviation Company, flew from Sockburn to Trentham i-acecourse. Tlie time spent m the air was about*4 hours 20 minutes. Landings en route were; made at Kai : koura and Blenheim. The highest altitude reached was 6000 ft. NELSON, last night. The body of a child was washed ashore : at Haulashore Island. At the inquest a', verdict was returned that, the remains j were those of an unknown .stillborn i female child, but there wa« no fidence to show how "the body .gottheW t CHRISTCHURCH, last night. J Matters arising out of .the application to the Minister of Agriculture to grant an export license to Ajf ttiouiY; and Co.'. were discussed at some tepgth by the executive of the North Gahterbnry 'Par- 1 mers*.' "Union. Opinion Avas divided. ; but eyentually a motion was carried; that the Government be ;^rged totake ' ateps to prevent meat trusts monopolism ing the -export trade of the Dominion. ■Mr. Leadley was mte d ; it° represent the union before the Parliamentary Committee. 'V DUNEDIN,' : Iast night. Mr. Donald Reid, of Reid, and Lemon, solicitors, . died m ' his office this aftei'pppn, aged .83 years. ,