NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14530, 18 November 1910, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

IKfeTflii new Draids'sluodge at Norfchcote will \ The new DrnidsV Lodge at Northcote will , pift ; , lie opened on Wednesday, December 7. ( p|fp£ *- Swea men, charged with minor offences, c |g||; sjiwe in-the city police cells last-night. •• • j . • Three! i large whales were seen by the M'h ■fubecmen off . Qaaw frai on Monday.. l while : about 20 nul»*off share. • • ; 5 .rani v vag general; .over 2 the , ■V Ttmaru district, hot was too late for some • spwig - 1 . * Several Waihi nosers have left the dis~ * S4^|^ict7late3y for Australia, the destination * pi the majoriiy being tha Bullfinch field. ;i. 1 1 - i The w«i of laying sewers in connection , ' , with the CSaboiae borough drainage scheme J l§^|3»3fe beea commenced. "; ~ • * &$■ : 33he tender of Messrs. Johns and Sons f:■ at £1727 has been accepted for : the: erec- i fi' '■■ ' ' tkm of the new Methodist Church at Ep- ; <j both. -- ■ . . . . :j';'L " - The gross xec«ipts, received at the Anck- t tf;- ~|and Onstomhoose yesterday amounted to ' „ . .£lOl4 8s 10d f inclndihg £975 13s 9d col- 1 iacted_ tarn Gaetonw duties, _ " V~-- Our Hamilton ' correspondent reports 1 3 J - ' -'• that Mr.- J.' Q. '/Pentriketj'' who -was seri- 1 l : ;"- .ouslyinj tired by. being ran over by a, disc < ?: h --i barrow, on; Thursday, id. progressing satis- 1 ■eg; factorily at the Waikato Hospital. ' / . Mr. B. Trevethick has offered to lend -■< >, - the Auckland Art Gallery a tapestry picture, entitled "The Surrender of Mary, , f.;! -Queen of Scots." -H The City Council has ' gi; 'not. yet/decided whether the picture can *be included in the gallery. 1 |§t§i| | The Finance Committee of the City f-\22,'VCouncil has put a damper on the proposal i |S|j' of the city treasurer, to introduce a day- 1 |po 7 ilght'""saving" scheme -1 in the city offices. ."! fy p ;.,Ou~the - committee's recommendation the • |j|i£f| Council decided last night to take no ac- ' -- : tion in the matter. vv ; .y--v. .>.v i . \The industrial dispnte between- the Tim- . $■ J berworksra' Union and the employers in 5 " that industry is still Iwing'considered by 1 l.': T the representatives of the parties in' com- i , niittee. " The conference will continue to- t day. There is every prospect of an amic- \ able arrangement being arrived at very , % shortly. . : . 1 , Probate in the estates of Henry Richard i Holder (Mr. Northcroft), Mary Ann Nairn „ l| fcK {Mr. i : Cribbin), and William Henry Has- 2 • - lett (Mr. 1 Gribbin) has been granted by t \ • -fJr. t*<»' Edwards. . Letters of admin- n :f tratiw ordered to be issued in the. i) estatee^of.John Puller (Mr. Johnston) and n m John Herbert Fox;-(Mr. McVeagh). a '•*;* '• V-\' ; I 0