TELEGRAPHIC

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4258, 18 January 1901, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC

—! j , PKE33 ASSOCIATION. NAPIER. January 17. Messrs N. Oates and A. Wildey, rid-, ing in a motor-car, accomplished a journey of 108 miles to-day, coming through, from Pahiatua and reaching Hastings at 10.30 p.m. Owing to a slight accident to the spokes of the car progress over the Bimutaka on Wednesday was slow CHRISTCHURCH, January 17. Dr Mason, Chief Health Officer, returned to Christchurch tins _evening, after a visit to tho Hanmer Hot Springs. Ho had intended going south to Dunedin and Invercargill, Put has been recalled to Wellington on important business, and will postpone his Southern visit. He speaks highly of Hamnor Springs from a medicinal point of view, but flunks the accommodivbion might bo greatly extended with advantage to visitors. He was accompanied by Air Campbell, Government Architect, and both Will leave for Wellington- to-morrow evening. Dr Masoh will report, to the Government Shortly on the Hamncr Sanaitorium. Alexander Innes -McGregor, Mayor of Akaroa, and member of the House, of Representatives from 1887 to 1890, died yesterday. | A married woman named Smith was brought up at the -Magistrate's Court to-' ! day. charged with attempted, suicide, land bound over for six months in the i sum of £SO. It appeared she had had | some liquor, and her husband threatoni ed he would not live with her if .she conI tinned to drink. This weighed on her mind, and she took a. dose of spirits cf salts. . DUNEDIN, January 17. The Hon W. Hall-Jones, having completed the inspection of the'Otago Central lino, loft Dunedin to-day. He expects to reach Wellington bn Sunday, Subsequently ho visits Auckland. AUCKLAND, January 17. j Evidence of the way Queen street i property has advanced in value during | tho past three years is shown by tho ! fact that the Old Mill has just been sold ; Tor £rS,ouo. The frontage to Queen I street is 90ft and the depth 130 ft, with connection to a lane at the back. During the beam three years ago the Auckland Stock Exchange Company purchased the property for £12,000, the idea ' being to erect a new Exchange. That | project bavins’-‘boo nabandoned, the property-tins now been disposed of at a , profit of £OOOO.