LATEST AUKLAND NEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1068, 16 August 1904, Page 3

LATEST AUKLAND NEWS

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At'OKLANI), this day. SUPREME COUlt At tho Supromo Court yestordity James Sutherland, a bankrupt bootmaker, ploaded guilty to six charges of broaches of tho bankruptcy Act out of tho nine preferred against him, Sentence was defer* red for tho probation officer's roport. A cliargo of theft of ut scarf pin against tho young man named Jay, whoso action against the gaol warder for allogid llliroatmont excited considerable public intorest, occupied tho greater portion of the day, and finnlly accused wus found guilty and sentenced to twolvo months 1 imprisonment, A DOOTOHS' SQUABBLE At a special meeting of tho Hospital Board held to consider tho dispute between Dr, Collins, senior medical officer, and Dr, H. Neill, of tho honorary medical staff, tho chairman stated that Dr. Neill bad informed him that Dr, Collins was converting tho operating room into a shambles. This Dr, Neill denied, but admitted criticising an oporation porforuicd by Dr, Collins in his presenco, On boing informed by the chairman of Dr Neill's statement, Dr Collins sotit in his resignation, which was not ncceptod, and Dr. Noill was temporarily suspended, pending inquiry, The Board last-night, resolved to disapprove the method adoptod by Dr Neill, and asked him in tho interests of tho hospital to resign from tho honorary stall', SUDDEN DEATH AT ROTORUA Mr, Duncan Grey a solicitor of Danncvirke, aged 65, died suddenly in tho stree, at Rotorua yesterday THE LATE EARTHQUAKE A visitor staying at To Aroha at . tho timo of the recent earthquake states that though no shock was felt there the water supply was cut off from tho springs for a quarter ol an hour, This is coincident with tho timo of tho oartbquako in tho southern parts of the colony, REV, THOMAS EYKYN The Rev Thomas Eykyn, formerly vicar of tho Anglican Clmrchat Wnihi, and mors recently locum toneus at Dovonport, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour, forindjeontly assaulting a boy named Grimes at Brixton, near London, Eykyn was formerly vicar of tho Anglican Church at that place,