TELEGRAMS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11059, 22 September 1903, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA.

(Per United Press Association.)

INTERCARGILL, Sept. 21. The other day Mr W. Kirkness found a bottle on the beach at Totara, Fontrosc, containing scraps of a Wellington paper wrapped round a part of a pocket diary for 190l|'6nwTiich was written in pencil: "To Father Boyne,' Jackson's Bay. — Open Bay Island, Tuesday, 4th June. — Here since .Sunday; ■ all well; very tired of long 1 delay; trust, that Providence will have mercy on us,; Bishop Grimes, Dean Foley, Pere 1 Sepety, and Malon; full of hope in the; Lord." The finder has doubts of the -authenticity of the writing, but Bishop G.riihes and. party were visiting the western <Bide of the diocese about that time. They were a long time unheard from, *and suffered inconvenience. Indeed, but the other day, his Eeverence, writing to Westwood, said never again would he run the Tisks then experienced., The scraps of papers have reference "to general Coiville's failure in. the Cape Campaign alnd the purchase of remounts :for South Africa, so thai all tjie documents are in order chronologically." The bottle, the finder says', smelt strongly of vinegar, and; ita surface was much worn '-by -rolling : on tlie sand. Open Bay Island is a few miles north of Jackson's. <. t ■ j j;,•• \ J % A GENEROUS CITIZEN. , ' . - , , - , TIMARU, September 21. Mr Charles Bowker, a Resident of Timaru for 38 years, made a free 1 gift to, the residents to-day of a band rotunda arid 12 gar- . den seats, to be placed on the Market JJe- J serve, which is near the centre of { the trqrpugh. He wishes, the' gift' td'mark^ his 40 years in'tb,e colony. The Mayor thanked Mr Bovker for his generous gift^ which the residents greatly 'appreciates-- '-'Y 1 ' -\ ' A BUILDERS' CONFERENCE. '• DUNEDIN, September 21. • The delegates attending the conference of federated 'builders and' contractors arrived this evening. The principal; centres from Auckland to Invercaxgill are represented. - < • - ■•■ > . .ATHIiETIC^ . CHRISTCHURCH, September 21. The secretary of the Amateur Athletic Association of England has written to the Council pf the New Zealand Association that h.e w.very. doubtful, whether a team can • i be" raised to visit .the colony.- TUe matter 'is to be called before the Jinglish committee. : 1 WATER SUPPLY SCHEME FOR CHRISTCHURCH. , CHRISTCHURCH, September 21. The City Council this evening made considerable progress in regard -to the water supply scheme lately submitted to it. j The proposal is to pump water into a reservoir on. the Port Hills and have a system of reticulation throughout cue city. The estimated cost is ,£150,000, and th 6 estimated working expenses $10,000. . The Council has not yet finished with the scheme, and the system" of rating and other matters have to be dealt with. T

AN EGG-LAVING COMPETITION.^ BLENHEIM, "September 21. * t lhe Marlborough Poultry Association 1 decided to-night -to hold an egg-laying,compe-tition, on the lines of the, recent Hawkesbuiry competition, in New South Wales, tobe open to New Zealand, Australia, • England, and America. ° The competition is confined to pens of six fowls each, and is to extend over one- year. - It was decided to expend iJIOOO. in carrying out the scheme. This is, the first project ' of • the ..kind in the colony, and- a- subsidy is to be asked for from 1 the Government. . > ■

THE GOLDINDXTSTRY.

GREYMOUTH, September 21. - Gold dredging returns — Notown (one week), 770z. ( , , North Beach <117 hours),' 30oz }sdwt. ' River (eight days), 300z., / Greenstone' Creek (125' hours); '27oz 9dwt. ' Aldinga- (one wee]^>, 260z le^si't. . * ■ * Moonlight (126 hours), -150z l sdwt. Lewathan (one week),- 15oz. -. • >■.'.- Shellback (130 hours), 13oz sdwt. Jamieson's Reward (one week), 13oz. Greenstone Junction (one week), Boz*L3dwt. , - > - DUNEDIN, September j ■* During the week ended to-day returns "have "been reported from 63 dredges, , the total yield being L,9340z 4dwt 15gr, or an average of >30 ounces per dredge. Additional returns — •Perseverance 1., 430z 16dwt 18gr. ' •}' Paterson's .Freehold 11., 20oz 3dwt. Pupcka, 19oz 18dwt. Paterson's Freehold 1., 18oz. ' ' Reliance, 15oz lOdwt. Lawrence, 15oz 3dwt. Taniwha, 15oz ldwt. Gabriel's, 14oz lldwt. ■