TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4647, 28 April 1902, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC.

PBESS ASSOCIATION. ' AUCKLAND. April 26. Admiral Beaumont visited the new Admiralty House recently and expressed his approval of the building and its appointments, but considered it too large for the purpose for which it is intended. The Admiral made a number of suggestions for. alterations. He said that the Ihrard could see that it was next to impossible for an Admiral to bring over his suite of servants from Sydney to occupy the house when he was only in port for a limited time. The mail steamer Yentura, which sailed for San Francisco via Pago Pago and Honolulu this afternoon took a record number of passengers from this port in addition to a very large through list from Sydney The passengers numbered 273 in the saloon and 85 in the steerage. Included in those who left from Auckland were Mr C. Hanson (manager of the Northern Steamship Company), Mr J. M. Brigham (secretary and treasurer to the Auckland Harbour Board), Mr Humphrey Berkeley (who will present a petition to the King from Fiji natives), Major-General M. F- Downes (Commandant of the Victorian Forces), Colonel Hotliam Hunt, and Captain Carr. This afternoon the Governor laid the foundation stone of the Presbyterian Church to be called St. George’s, at Lake Takapuna, near Auckland. On Monday His Excellency leaves for a week’s trip by train, and intends visiting Rotorua on May 2nd, to present the Arawa tribe with a Union Jack, sent out from the Prince of Wales as a gift to the natives. WANGANUI. April 27. At the annual meeting of the Wanganui A. and P. Association held yesterday afternoon, the association was shown to be in a very satisfactory condition, haying a credit balance of A 166. The profit on last show yas J 2250. A sharp shock of earthquake was experienced here at 3.24 p.m. to-day. MASTERTON, April 27.

James Wright, charged with the robbery of .£IBO from the safe of the Empire Hotel, on the 19th inst., was yesterday committed for trial at the next sessions of the Supreme Court in Wellington. WESTPORT, April 27.

Mr Riley has retired from the Mayoral contest, leaving the present Mayor, Mr Soanlan, and Mr Marshall, a former Mayor, to fight the election. CHRISTCHURCH, April 27. A deputation of citizens waited on Sir J. G. Ward on Saturday evening and urged the Government to give a grant to the relief ship Morning, which is being sent out for the Discovery expedition. Sir Joseph said he favoured asking Parliament for a grant, and would ask his colleagues to favourably consider'the matter. DUNEDIN, April 26. Mr Robert Lee has been appointed general manager of the New Zealand Oil and Coal Companies. April 27. The Railway Appeal Board heard a case in which John Morgan, a shunter, was discharged for drunkenness and insuboi--dination. Morgan denied the drunkenness and alleged that the insubordination was provoked by a false charge of drunkenness. Much evidence was called. The Board’s decision will be forwarded to the Minister, Special to the “Times.” WANGANUI, April 26. A meeting of the committee of the Borough Council appointed to confer with the representatives of the Fire Brigade re the proposed extension of . plant was held last evening. It was decided to recommend the Council to authorise the brigade to purchase a steam fire engine and telescope ladder at a cost not exceeding .£IOOO, the money to be raised by loan in conjunction with the' waterworks loan. Captain Battle said that the plant could be procured forthwith, as a number of gentlemen, including the Mayor, had offered to guarantee the bank in order to obviate the delay which would otherwise be necessary in awaiting the raising of the money by loan.