GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 228, 9 January 1911, Page 8

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

SHARKS IN AUCKLAND HARBOR. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Saturday. The presence of sharks in the Auckland harbor at this season of the year is not pleasant to bathers, and the fact that a particularly large one of from 18ft to 20ft long was seen the other morning is quoted as a warning to overyenturesome swimmers. On Monday a number of passengers on the 10.30 boat from North Shore saw a large shark playing with an empty kerosene case, which it was knocking up and down. The shark was .still playing with the box when the boat went round the Railway Wharf.

BRITISH ARMY CONTRACTS. Wellington, Last Night. The Minister for Agriculture and Commerce and Tourists has received advice from the Director of Army Contracts that tenders for tho supply of frozen meat in bulk to Gibraltar will close on April 1!). Form of tender, quoting all of April. Form of tender, quoting all particulars, may be obtained on application to the director of the Commerce and Tourists Division, Public Trust Buildings, Wellington.

MR. LYSNAR'S LOAN MISSION. Gisbornc, January (i. Mr. W. D. Lysnar, Mayor of Gishomo, who recently returned from a trip to London, whither he went to raise a borough loan of £175,000, <mve an address to a crowded audience in His Majesty's Theatre to-night. He referred at length to the difficulties he had encountered in raising the loan, and said the best terms offering in >iavf Zealand before lie left were 4'/ 3 per cent, at £9B 10s. lie contradicted the statement that the Bank of New Zealand had no opportunity to tender for the loan. Mr. Lysnar claimed that he had saved £30,00(1 for the borough by going Home to raise the loan.

' THOSE SUGAR FLUCTUATION'S. Auckland, ilanuary C. In connection with the telegram announcing; the increased price of sugar, the Colonial Sugar Company's representative points out that, when they withdrew tne bonus of 10s per ton," which was made illegal by the Act passed last .session, they reduced the price of sugar l)y a corresponding amount, whilst the scale of discounts was also reduced to comply with the same Act. There was nothing to warrant the advance of 30s per ton spoken of in the telegram, and the company considered that the advance would not be more than 5s per ton. Sugar was cheaper in New Zealand than in any other part of the world, and the sugar most used was known as Xo. la, and listed at £l4 15s. If the dealer took full advantage of the discount he got the sugar at £l4 0s 3d, or eipial to l'/jd per pound.