MISCELLANEOUS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 306, 30 November 1906, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

„ JUiNbdN; Thursday. Mr James Alexander Roberts, of Dunedin, Mr Joseph George Palir.cr, *of Christchurch, Mr G-eorge Duirset, oi Auckland, and Mr Harold Boauohamp, of Wellington, aro gazetted Chilian Consuls. TOKIO, Thursday. Tho Japanese are bridging tho Yalu river at Yonghampo. MELBOURNE, Thursday. At the inter-State tennis tourna-lr-ont tno doubles championship •waS u-b'ii by Bl'ooks and Wilding, who defeated Tatchell and Lycett, the present holders, easily. Wilding Showed remarkably good form. ... „ SYDNEY, Thursday. Arrived — Defianoo;. -ft-oni. Kaipara. DUNEDIN, Thursday. Thu Premier has received a cable from General Babjngton deeply deploring Mr Pitt's death, aiid expressing sincere sympathy. WELLINGTON, Thursday. Two men named William Kay and John Davy were sued at tae Stipendiary Magistrate's Court today for £31 by Thomas Hanlon. The two men are now serving a sentence of imprisonment for robbing Hanlon, and the sum sued for was tho amount found in their possession. Judgment was given for the amount claimed by Hanlon. There have so far l>een 12 applications finally dealt with by t-hc Land Board for workers' homes, of which there are 25 at Petone. Six tenants are now in occupation of homes. Thc first of the three weekly mail services, to connect at Sydney with the Suez sloimers, wilt 10-ivo Wellington on Friday not. The City Council has decide I to offer the "Ek-ctrdcal Synd'u.ato £IRO,OOO Vor all its works nnd eriu._pln.ent in. ofderto inunici- alise the undertaking. l '