NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11534, 17 March 1903, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

(PEESS ASBOCIATIOK TELEOILAH3.) AUCKLAND, March 16. The enquiry into the chargee agahut John King, Registrar of Electors, was opened this morning. Specific charges were laid, and the case adjourned until to-morrow, to enable the fiegwtaar to refer to the papers of the votera mentioned. NEW PLYMOUTH, Mawsh 16. At a special meeting to-day the Harbour Board granted Mr Cadmaa an exten* Fton of the ironsands leaeee to January let, 1905.' NAPIER, March 16. At a special Gift Sunday, observed by the Weeleyan Methodist Xapier Circuits yteierday, in aid of the reduction of the Trturt Fund and renovating the church propeiiiee, the sum of £323 was realised. INVERCARGILL, March 16. A remarkably cool burglary was perpetrated at Woodlands on Friday morning, when thieves entered the station-maeter'e residence, remored the keys from hie troueere pocket in liw bedroom, and proto the station, where they opened the safe, and got away with J314. They threw the keys into a stream, where they were found by a boy who wae fishing. OAMARU, March 16. Frank Edwards, alias Hicks, aged 15, was remitted to the Supreme Court for sentence for stealing a horoe from Canningmea, also a saddle and bridle from Upper Hook. The accused absconded from Burnham Industrial .School. He pleaded guilty *" all the chargee.