VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 May 1912, Page 5

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS

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|B» TELEGRAPH—-PER press AaaociArib* I '] USE OF A PARADE GROUND. . M DUNEDIN, This Day.—The Defence authorities haue asked'fbr -tho iise of 1? or-. bury Park oh June 1 in connection with .General Baden-Powell’s visit. , A meeting of representatives of the'"Various hockey clubs on Saturday, i iiight- decided struct the Executive of the Otago Hdekey Association not to accede, to the. request, as it would mean that twenty-five teanjny' would be prevented from playing .tif«t day, as well . as causing injury UPi-xhe ground. -i- ' i RAILWAY WORKS.- 1 WAIROA, This Day^Re|^ta$ r isSL* deputation at Wairoa on Saturday, re starting railway construction at Wttiroa, the Hon. W. D- S. Macdonald;s|ild. that he would disapprove of diyertiiigWiie money from the Gisborne or Napier -ends; If Parliament authorised the Work, he was : prepared to do so. At present; the Goyernmetit could carry it own niaterial at either end. There were 23 lines under construction, but he was prepared to consider the question of starting the Wairoa section if the Engineer’s report favored it. ■ ' , • v v DIVORCE CASE. q . WELLINGTON, This Day.—Decrees nisi were granted by the Chief Justice to-day in two divorce cases. Lucius Charles Carey v. Edith Lilian Carey, on the ground of adultery; Eliazbetii Annie Chantler v. Frederick .Chailller, on the ground of 'adultery. . 'A NAPIER, This*.Day: Annie Solomnsen and Mary Lovell, arrested on a charge of being concerned in an alleged illegal operation, were before the Court to-day and remanded ,for a- week. Larsen, is still in a very' critical condition.'- V , ’-V OPIUM CASES. ‘ ‘ it VPALMERSTON NORTH, This The police raided the premises of Wm, Tie, a Chinaman, and had him;,fihdcfc' ,£lO to-day for having opium inKEis j possession, and- £2O Tor stack mg ; iLV ■ CHRISTCHURCH COMPETITIONS, i CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.— In the competitions this morning -.thp ladies’ champion recitation, (Second section) was taken. Miss HtheJ; CJuircJi-, ill (Dunedin), Mis Bartley (Auckland), and Miss Owen (Dunedin) being recalled. ■ r".' .