NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 313, 28 September 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BX ! TELEGEAPH—PBESS ' ASSOCIATION.) . EXTRAORDINARY PERJURY CASfi SEVEN DISTINCT LIES. Hokitlka, September • 26. ,Thc hearing of evidence in the Westport perjury case was concluded to-day, when Police-Inspector Black and "accused (Conuolly) were under examination. , . The latter, under a severe cross-examina-tion by Mr. Herdman (leading counsel for the prosecution), admitted to having told at' the Nelson trial' seven distinct lies.Mr. Justice Cooper', at tho conclusion, remarked that thi3 - was the most extraordinary trial that has evor taken place, in the . : colony, being so full of contradictions. Counsel will address the jury on Monday, and the judge's summing-up will bo made on Tuesday. • : .' . • RESTORING A WARD. - ' Christchurch; September' 26. ' The restoration of the Hyman Mark's Ward (which was burned) at the Christchurih Hps-" pital has been completed with the exception of the replacement of the lift. It is .anticipated that the ward will be ready for the. reception of patients in about a fortnight.' , -.' BUILDING STONE.. ... ' Chrlstchuroh, September 26. , Mr.Bush, city engineer of Auckland, Coun- . cillors Hutchinson and Fafrell (members of the Auckland City Council), and Mr. Biddle , (representing the Architects 1 ' Associati'cfnJ,V. were inspecting to-day, under the guidance !of the city surveyor, the various buildings in Christchurch built with Mount Somers and' Oamaru 'stone. 1 Their object is to obtain information as'to the durability, etc., of the various stones. The City Council of Auckland is contemplating erecting a town hall, and tho visit is connected with that proposal. UNION COMPANY'S STEAMER MAEURA'.-. ■ ' . Dunedin, September 26. : The Union Company's new steamer Makura, intended for the Australian-Vancouver : service, sails' l from the Clyde to-day for Syd- , ney, via South Africa. She is magnificently fitted up, and is leaving:-with a full comple- • men# of passengers, 200 having been booted ■ for tho Cape anjl Australia, in addition to which 150 will join her at Capetown and , Durban. Her tonliage is 8075 tons,-the company' thus getting near the 10,000 ton mark.. ..... . . •• ■ ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. . ■ . Christchurch, September 27. . The condition of. the youth C. A. Bryenton, r who on Monday last attempted to shoot him- , self, remains unchanged. .- ' . : - :'THE SESSION. .■> > r Christchurch, September 27.,, According'to v t , he''Hon; : R!'-'M'Nab, if the Prime-Minister's prediction'that the session would conclude by Friday next is" nbt fulfilled,' tho work before Parliament certainly should not occupy more than a week after that date.' ' ' - •;' ', . ~