NEW ZEALAND ITEMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3131, 30 January 1911, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND ITEMS.

VANCOUVER MAIL SR VICE. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.! AUCKLAND, Man. 28. In connection with the Vancouver mail service, Sir Joseph \\ ard said that within a few months we would have the steamers Makur.i, Mamma, and other steamers giving regular communication between New Zealand and London of from 27 to 23 days, or possibly less. CONTROL OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC. Sir Joseph Ward has cabled Home, protesting against tbe removal of the High Commissioner oithe Western Pacific. from Fiji to Sydney. BURGLARY AT PALMERSTON. PALMERS!’OX X, Jan. 28. Burglars entered the premises of the Manaw.itu Club and got away with the contents of two cash-boxes, totalling between £26 and £3O in cash. SOCIETY OF RAILWAY SERVANTS. HAWERA. Jan. 2-8. The Hawera- branch of the A.S., Railway Servants is in favor of federating with outside labor associations. The resolution is to be dealt with at the conference in Feburary. EEILDING SHOW. FEIDLIXG, Jan. 28. There is a record number of entries for the Feilding Show, to be held pm February 7th and Bth, and everything points to a very successful show. CAPTAIN FED DON TO GO TO ENGLAND. WELLINGTON, Jan. 28. Under the new defence scheme four officers go to England each year to undergo military instruction. Captain R. J. S. Feddon is one of the four selected this year, and leaves at an early date. AN APPEAL BY THE POLICE. WESTPORT', Jan. 28. The police are appealing against the decision of the Magistrate in dismissing an information against the Westport publicans selling liquor on December 26th. The appeal will be heard in the •Supreme Courtat Westport in March. THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE DUNEDIN, Jan. 2S. The Hon. T. Mackensie arrived from north by the second express last night. In reply to a question by a reporter, lie said ho had received an invitation to attend the Royal Show at Norwich, but owing to the work before hinv he could not see his way to accept it. With reference to the question of tbe admission of New Zealand frozen meat to Continental markets, Mr Mackenzie said he bad been studying very closely the whole question of the exportation of produce, especially- frozen meat to England, America, Vancouver, and the Continent. for sime time, and he hoped to be able to say something about the matter before long. •