TELEGRAMS

Southland Times, Issue 19228, 15 December 1903, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

Per United Press Association. AI"C K.I .AND. Dec. 11 Mi Masse.\ . leader of the Opposition, was banqueted to-night. There "as ; \ large- and influential gathering, included Sir WilliaJii Kiissell and ii number oi' mem'ners of Parliament. Complimentary speeches were made, and .Mr Massey replied, dealing with the work of last session and other matters and defending the action of the Opposition. WELLINGTON. Dec. 1-1. The snails which left Auckland on lttth November arrived in London on due dale The mails which left, on Mrd November, via Vancouver, arrived in London on Friday. The City Council met to-night to consider a ditliculty that has arisen in connection with, the wood-paving and tnumvajy construction along Kent Terrace, where, through an error in engineering, work has been brought to a standstill. It was decided to undertake certain necessary work and to place the city engineer (Mr Room th wait..-) under suspension pending the decision oi the full council on Thursday. Mr W (.;. Kenrick, oi' Auckland, has been appointed Stipendiary Magistrate in succession to Mr Hawkjns in Westland. The Licensing Committee to-day decided not to grant additional wholesale licenses in Wellington, holding thut. the requirements of the city aro satisfied by those already in existt'lK'C HOK.ITIK.V, tK-v. It. Mr Bedford. Mill!, lectured on Prohibition, tliis evening, There was a. lair audience, and the following resolution was carried : • This meeting is oi opinion that, the (Jovcrnment . in introducing into Parliament such a measure its the Licensing Act Amendment Bill. 1903, manifests a regret table desire to benefit the liquor traffic at the expense of tho rights of the people, and trusts that further retrograde and partial licensing legislation will not he adopted." CHIUSTCHI KCH, Dec. 11. When Mr L-atirenson, M.H.K. was at the C'hathaius he was informed thnt the local Maori Council wu*. doing: good work, and that the enforcement of sanitary regulations had had v highly beneficial effect on the death rate, which formerly was high, especially among young children. There had been no deaths of infants since the Council began operations. I>U XEDIN, Dec. 14. The draft order-in-Council for the South Ihmedin tramway has been returned with various alterations, including a . stipulation that only a single line shall be laid down in narrow streets. This is likely to seriously interfere with the suburban electric lines. The Mayor to-night said a doublu line -was allowed in Willis street, Wellington, which, he would guarantee, was in some places not as wide as Cargill Hoatl. The hearing of the divorce case 51cJlaster v. MeMaster a nd Kino was commenced to-day. The petitioner is Uonuld MeMaster, who was maimed to the respondent, Fanny Ada MeMaster, in Dunedin in 1890. One child w u s born of the marriage, but since 1895 the parties hn,ve lived apart under a deed of separation. It is alleged that respondent in several months in 1900 lived and is still living with Isidore Kino, a Sydney sharebroKer. The respondents plea is a denial of the alleged adultery. The co-respondent is not represented. The hearing may tttflce some, days, as much evidence was taken on commission in Sydney, wjioro the alleged misconduct is suicl to have occurred.