GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 286, 6 May 1914, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

SCHOOUER IN DIFFICULTIES. Bf Telegraph —Press Association. Oisborae, May 5 The sekoonep Orite, from Auckland, When »ff Tologa on Saturday evening, struck a hurricane. Ths mainsail blew out and the vessel put to sea. A big sea came aboard at 11 p.m. and swept the decks, and a quantity of gear was washed overboard, including meat and fresh water sapnlieg.

MHEfIOS OOIABGE. WeUoa, May 5. Mr. Allen, Uhtister of Education, vi3ited JTelaon College yesterday making special inquiry into the new' features of the •urriculum, also the facilities in the new seieaee room. Ths Minister expressed pleasure at what he saw. He was muck atruek with the large assembly hall with a permanent record of honors gained by college boys. The College Cadets headed the parade. General Hamilton referred to their work as extraordinarily good.

BmmjMO BURGLARIES. Masterton, May 5. At the H.M.«ourt, J. W. Talky, alias Watson, pleaded (»»ilty to catering and tkeft from three looal houses and was committed to Wclliagton for sentence. Accused was remanded to Hastings on a charge of breakiag aid entering the of *ne Griffiths aid stealiag goods aad moaey to ttte yalae of £B.

THB RAIWAY SERVICE. Donedii, May 5. Representatives of tin executive of tie Railway Oft«er»* Imatitute waited on Mr. Berries at aoen to tha*k him for improvements effected ii the service by the Act aid regulations of the past aessio*. Mr. Henries, is reply, said the mei'i just demxids bad been, fairly considered, aad he was gratified, to learn that they appreciated the manner in which he had oarried out hia promises. DEATII OF A CONSUMPTIVE, Auckland, Tuesday. Mervyn Moßae, a passenger to Australia by the Makura, died shortly before the vessel reached Aucklaad.' The cause was consumption.