TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7939, 22 October 1904, Page 6

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Presa Association),

AUCKLAND, October 21. At the H spital Commission, Dr Lewis, in criticising the Hospital management spoke in favour.of Hospital Boards being separated from Charitable Aid Administration and being partly nominated by the Government, with one_ representative of the medical profession. The Commission adjourned till Monday at the conclusion of Dr Lo wis' evidence.

DUNEDIN, October 21. At the Baptist Conference, a motion was passed expressive of the high appreciation, of. the services of the late Frederickßattley,, of Auckland. " The annual report stated that for Home Mission work the income had quadrupled itself. The .children's home at Auckland has 45 orphans at present. The returns from: 39: churches an£ £ 25 preaching stations show a membership of 3953. a gain of 998 for the year. In the evening the president gave his address, his subject being "Is Christianity a spent force."

CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 21. In accordance with Sir Joseph Ward's instructions the erection of the telegraph poles on Park Terrace was stopped this afternoon,pending an inspectionby the superintendent, Mr J. K. Logan. The Canterbury Chess Club decided tonight to oppose the proposal of"the Wellington Club to draw up rules of play for the colony without consideration of the British chess code.

NEW PLYMOUTH, Oct 21. At the Harbour Board meeting today a " breeze " occurred in connection with the enquiry recently held by a committee of members into the question of the disagreement between the harbourmaster and one uf the masters trading to the port. When the committee'B report came on, a motion to consider it in committee, evoked a protest from Mr Maxwell, formerly chairman, who said it was not fair to judge a man on evidence not: sworn and given in secret, and he oharaoterised the matter as one for- a; magisterial enquiry, and said the present procedure was a disgrace to the Board./ Tbe chairman, Mr Connett, replied that the committee had pledged themselves that the evidence taken would not go beyond .the members of the Board, otherwise he would not have been able to get any. The motion to go into committee was then carried, and Mr Maxwell and two other members, Messrs McLean and Price, left the room, Mr Maxwell remarking that he would not disgrace his manhood by sitting on a committee deeding with* unsworn evidence. The press were also excluded, and after two hours' delibera. tion a recommendatioa. was made tbat no further action be taken in the matter, whioh the Board adoped.