IN OTHER DISTRICTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 18 April 1907, Page 2

IN OTHER DISTRICTS.

e . [United Phess Association.] d AUCKLAND.— The following Ma- '" yors of suburban boroughs have been te- '> elected unopposed : — Grey Lvnn, J. Far- '" reil ; Newmarket, F. Bennett ; BirkenIS head, A. Keys. At Devonport Mr W. Hand.'.ey was elected unopposed in suc--0 cession to Mr Alison, M.H.R., who declined re-nomination. '• BLENHEIM.— Fourteen nominations 'i for the Borough Council election for J> nine seats. Seven of the candidates sat tl in the List Council. There are three J candidates for the Mayoralty : Messrs j Penny (present Mayor), J. J. White (an P old Councillor), and A. McCallum i '• (flourmlller). i 'f THE BLUFF.— Messrs G. A. Wheal- 1 1 ler and Joseph Metzger have been ' <3 nominated for the Mayoralty i ie DUNEDIN.-Messrs London and < ie Gore have been nominated for the > y Mayoralty. Thirty-four candidates < h have been nominated for the 18 seats y in the City Council. I- ELTHAM.— For the Mayoralty Mr | G. \V. Taylor, the out-going Mayor, it and also Mr C. A. Wilkinson hav£ been e nominated. There are 12 candidates e for nine seats in the Borough Council. FEILDING.— The present Mayor, e Mr J. B. Trewin, and Cr. Harford have i- been nominated for Mayor. There are 15 nominated for tho Council. , ii HASTINGS.-Mr T. J. Thompson, £ t the present Mayor, and Messrs W. G. t 0 Dennett and W. Lane, ex-Mayors, are s - candidates for the Hastings Mayoralty. t There are 17 candidates for the Council e HOKITIKA.-Mr L. MiSEel has n been re-elected Mayor unopposed f INVERCARGILL.— Messrs W. B. i- Scandrett and J. Stead have been nominated for the Mayoralty. Fourteen can--1 didates have been nominated for the 12 seats in the Council. - NAPIER.-Three candidates,Messrs ; , Carnell, Brown, and Spence, have been I nominated for the Mayoralty. For the a nine seats in the Council there are 17 nominations. Y NEW PLYMOUTH.-Mr E. Dockrill ' !i.i S een re " ele cted Mayor unopposed. There are only the required number of - candidates for the Council, and they have been elected" unopposed. s

— i If the Hon. F. S. Jackson can be in- 1 duced to visit Australia as captain of . the next English cricket team— he will . undoubtedly prove a great attraction on ( I the cricket fields of the Commonwealth. ' On previous occasions efforts have been i made to bring Jackson to Australia, . but without success. A brilliant batsman and bowler, and a skilful captain, ' v | Jackson was the principal thorn in the ° . side of the Australian team that visited s England, both through hia leadership d and through his individual prowess with v bat and ball. The persistence with v which large Jackson figures came al- 8 most daily along the cables will be well " remembered by colonial enthusiasts who a followed the great cricket struggle of a that year. Jackson was born in 1870 v was educated at Harrow and Cambridge' v and plays for York County. I n ifgp ji he performed the rare feast of making * in one season, in firsb-class cricket 1000 " runs, and taking 100 wickets In 1905 a i9 r Qn Yo f rksh oo e '- hi - S battin » avera g« was P 42.90 for 22 innings, and he took 28 " wickets for 27.28 runs apiece « h Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for e ' Coughs and Colds never fails, ls 6d f ' and 2s 6d* ("hi