LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12231, 28 March 1903, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The sittings of the Electoral Commission were continued yesterday, when further Ij evidence was taken in regard to the various charges against Mr. John King, registrar • of electors. Very little progress was made/)'-' a great part of ■ the time being ' occupied%;■, by the examination of the lists of nanies f submitted, and discussions as to the ~ - method of dealing with them. The in- ( quiry stands adjourned till Monday morn-.' * ing, when the complainants expect to close rtheir case. Mr. King will then open his ';" case by giving evidence. - )ll Another conference of delegates from -*L local bodies was held yesterday oh the S infectious diseases hospital question. The resolution of last conference, in favour of placing the. hospital in the grounds of - , the general hospital was confirmed, and it was decided to forward the resolutions •> •. passed on the question to the Minister, foftifS Public Health, and that. the Minister be requested to give effect to the wishes of ,! the ratepayers on the question. A report of the proceedings will be found elsewhere. ' | At a recent meeting of the Birkenhead' Burgesses' Association, several members:.'; complained of the ferry service. On the si motion of Mr. Shaw, it was resolved, " That a deputation consisting of the pre- - sident (Mr. Hudson), arid the secretary (Mr. Newton), and Mr., Shaw, wait A,upon Mr. Hansen, and ask him if , there , is any truth in the rumour that it was ■.' the intention of the Tramway Company to ~ run a ferry service. [Own Correspondent.] | The representatives of the moderate party have been successful over the prohibitionists in every contest for licensing i committee that has recently been held in ~ the province of Auckland. This fact ,is more remarkable owing to £he successes that the prohibitionists have obtained in the Southern centres. It is probably , owing | ■ to the manner in which the trade has been conducted in Auckland during the last'"-;, few years. The reforms brought about in Auckland have only just been inaugurated in many of the Southern towns, which vj, compare very unfavourably with Auckland . : both in regard to the class of hotel buildings and to the general conduct of the , trade. Amongst the passengers by the s.s. ■' Corinthic, which left Wellington last week , for London, was Mr. Claude Coldicutt (son •, of Mr. J. Coldicutt. of Grafton Koidi, who has gone to Edinburgh to study medicine. Mr. Coldicutt successfully passed ' - his pharmaceutical examination in 1829, and received an appointment as dispenser ' to the Wellington Hospital, which he has held ever since. On resigning his position, g recently he was the recipient of numerous ~j ' useful ' and handsome presents from the . jmembers of the staffs and friends. Saltf A handsomely-framed duplicate of the deed of gift, by which Cornwall Park was,-';, presented to the people of Auckland by,',; Sir John Logan Campbell, has been placed,;||| in a prominent position inside the main-" entrance of the Supreme Court Buildings. The original deed is deposited in the Free Library. . • Our Paeroa correspondent states that as® a sequel to the recent fire at Waitokaurv, Thos. Henry Murphy, who had bean left ; ; in charge of Minis' grocery store during ,v the absence of Mr. Minis, has been ar-.U; rested on the charge of having stolen a sum of about £46 between February 14 and the 11th inst. Accused was remanded '.. until Monday, bail being allowed in two sureties of £25, arid himself in one of -, ■ £50. V' " The Australasian Institute of Mining , . Engineers has offered a prize of £10 for ; the best paper on any subject connected (.[ with the mining, - geology, treatment, , w.&sj duction, etc., of Australasian ores. Also ; - a prize of £5 for the best paper on the " 1 saihe subject by any student in any educa- ■ .' tional i institution in Australia or New Zealand. ■. J r The annual tournament for the draughts , championship of New Zealand will be held ; in Christchurch at Easter. The committee || has arranged the following prize list: rz'mss first, £20 and championship, including » silver cup, which is- held- by the winner of the trophy for 12 months, or, if won twice in succession, or three times at in* > tervals, becomes the property of the winnet 5 second , prize, £20; third. £8. tries close on April 11, •"*