MISCELLANEOUS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 77, 2 April 1910, Page 9

MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW PLYMOUTH Ist April. At the statutory meeting of the Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Mr. Fred Bellringer was re-elected chairman. In consequence of the resignation of Dr. H. B. Lcatham as medical superintendent, it was decided to offer the position to Dr. E. Walker, at present assistant surgeon, and Dr. Wylie the post of assistant surgeon, with Dr. G. Home as extra surgeon. INVERCARGILL, Ist April. In mercantile circles there is considerable annoyance owing to the new telephone system coming into operation to-day, by which accounts for bureau calls will not be bent in individually but in the form of a monthly statement, giving the total for that period. A proposal is on foot to interview the Prime Minister on the matter. DUNEDiN, Ist April. Henry Alexander, proprietor of tha Globe Hotel, now used as a boardinghouse, was to-day fined £50 on a charge of sly grog-selling. This constituted a second offence, he having been fined £20 in July, 1909. A second charge was dismissed and a third withdrawn. NELSON, Ist April. At th« first meeting of the new

Hospital Board, Mr. H. Baigent, chairman of the former board, was elected chairman. NAPIER, Ist April. Mr. J. Kershaw, corresponding secretary of the New Zealand branch of tho Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, has been informed by the head office of the Unity that the Prince of Wales has consented to preside at a banquet to take place at Southampton during Whitsun week, in celebration of the centenary of tho order. The directors in P'ngland request that New Zealand districts may be represented at the Southampton meeting.