LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XL, Issue 13170, 2 September 1913, Page 7

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. A claim for compensation under the Public WoTks Act which was brought by J. J. Craig, Ltd., against the Auckland City Council m conjunction with land taken for and . injuriously affected by. the city electric power station m close proxiiuity to the railway wharf, has been fixed for hearing- at the Auckland Supreme Court on Wednesday, 24th inst. The claim is for a total sum of £148,746 10s, the value of the land and damage otherwise occasioned. A suggestion to have a uniform hospital fee of £3 3s per week was discus sed at a meeting of the committee of the Auckland Charitable Aid Board to-day. Tlie matter was referred to the Board, with a recommendation to communicate with other hospitals, and report on a uniform minimum • charge with the proviso that, if adopted, the scheme must ! not interfere with the present arrangements regaring Friendly Society patients.

tients. At the Arbitration. Court evidence of identification was given m the /case of the Public Trustee v. the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., a claim for £504 18s, m respect of the death of Ernest Alfred Bowles, a waterside worker. The required evidence was given by the widow, and a representative of the company stated that his clients would require nothing further. They were satisfied as to the amount claimed. Judgment was given accordingly. HAMILTON, last night. Two youths named Coombes and Monckman were ordered military detention by Mr llawson, S.M.. The magistrate tried to reason with Coombes, but his efforts were useless, and the latter stated that if fines imposed by .the Court continued to be stopped from his wages he would cease work. He was determined not to drill, and if he .were ever forced to enter battle he would probably be shot m the back while running away. The magistrate said it was no use trying to reason with such a pigheaded youth. They would see who became tired first. TIMARU, last night. The Borough Council's first motor 'bus was given its trial run 'yesterday with 15 people aboard. It ran m several directions on roads greasy with light rain, and the trial is considered as very satisfactory. The.bus has an Argyll chassis and a handsome body built m Timaru, and is also fitted with electric light. Three runs totalled 9.1 miles m 67 minutes, including many stoppages for passengers. INVERCARGILL, last night. Shortly before 5 o'clock this morning at Bluff a five roomed house occupied by Mr C. Stagg and family, and owned by Mr C. Burtenshaw, of Timaru, waa completely destroyed by fire. The building was insured for £415 m the State office, and the furniture, which was all destroyed, m the North British office. The origin of the outbreak is a mystery. » WELLINGTON, last night. Sir Joseph Ward to-day gave a denial to the statement made by a Temuka

newspaper tha,t he was entering into partnership with a well known South Canterbury public man m the frozen meat . business. Sir Joseph said he had .neither considered nor been asked to enter into any such proposal, and he had no intention of undertaking any business responsibilities of the kind.