LATE TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 73, 26 March 1906, Page 2

LATE TELEGRAMS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) VOLUNTEER PRIZE AWARD. WELLINGTON, this day. The Petone Nav-als have been awarded the shield offered for the most efficient garrison artillery corps in New Zealand. The Wellington Navals secured the badges offered lor excellent shooting. BURGLARS DISAPPOINTED. INVERCAR.GTLL,, this day. Burglars broke into Messrs. Price and Bulleid's, draper?, between Saturday night and this morning, by boring a piece out of the back of the door. They only got a small sum,, as the firm banked late on Saturday. A MATCH ON" THE FL©OR. HOKITTKA, this day. The premises of Mr. Ernest Peake, cabinetmaker, were partially destroyed by fire at nine o'clock this morning. The lire was caused by the accidental lighting of a match which was on the floor of the kapok room. The ilanies spread very rapidly through the machinery room, which was gutted. All the furniture in the showroom was removed. The paint and material in the workshop 1 was damaged by water and fire. The insurances amounted to £350 on the - building, plant and stock, and only par- . tially cover a loss which exceeded the I risk. CHRTSTCIITRCH TRAMWAY DISPUTE. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The trouble still continues among the tramway men, and a large meeting of motormen and conductors was held yesterday to consider the application of the merit and demerit system. The men ■complain that this method practically puts them in the hands of tho inspectors. While the system is theoretically good, it works out. badly in practice. They also complain of the recent ap- , pointment of a man from the North to supervise the system. Some of the more ardent spirits urged an immediate strike, but the counsels of the moro longheaded prevailed, and the Board will be approached on Thursday next by a substantial and representative deputation. It is understood that if no satis- ! faction is obtained the men will contemplate resigning in a body. W.C.T.U. OFFICERS ELECTED. j GRETMOUTH, this day. At the W.C.T.U. Conference to-day New Zealand oflieers were elected as follows:. President,. Mrs Cole (Christchurch); Aice-presideut, Mrs .Atkinson (Wellington); corresponding secretary, Miss M. S. Powell (Wanganui); recording secretary, Miss Moody-Bell (Dunedin); treasurer, Mrs Dobrmamij M.A. (StudhoJme). Hearty votes oi tininks were accorded to the retiring president and treasurer. PREMIER VISITS CHATHAMS. WELLINGTON, this day. The Premier and the Attorney-Gene-ral left for Chatham Islands by the Tutanekai on Saturday. They are expected to be back early next week. The visit is the first which any Cabinet Minister has made to that part of the colony. BLENHEIM DISTRICT HOSPITAL. ' BLENHEIM, this day,. The Wairau Hospital Board received six tenders for the erection of a new hospital for the Blenheim district, pdd the local tender of £11,950 wap accepted, subject i o the condition tbEit the work is not to be started #ir three months from date, and that /he Board shall have the right to caiy*l the contract at the end of that/period if not financially able to proceed. MINE FASCALITT. CHRIS7OHTIRCH, this day. A man nam«<t Clark was killed in the Hakwell qu* tfl B morning. Clark was repairing a tmck t and it fell on him. An inquest was held touching the dea>& of William Farquhar, farm manafer, at Brookside, wno died suddenly />& Saturday, of death from heart dieeMe was returned.