DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 7, 18 December 1911, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(Tor Press Association.) Auckland, December 15. At the ceremony of the Town Hall yesterday by the Governor, 3000 people were present, including representatives of every local body in the city and suburbs, and the Mayors of Christchurch and Palmerston North. Every municipality in the Dominion sent messages of good will. The Mayor (Mr C. J. Parr) and the Governor (Lord Islington) were the principal speakers, and both were tendered great receptions. During the ceremony souviners were presented to Mr Henry Brett, proprietor of the Auckland “Star,” who presented the organ to the city, and Mr Arthur Myers, ex-Mayor, who gave the clock for the tower. Jewels of office were presented to the ex-Mayors of Auckland. The week of festivities arranged in celebration of the event, commenced this afternoon, when a reception was tendered to the visiting Mayors and chairmen of local bodies. Wellington, December 15. The Romura sailed for London today. She was delayed 24 hours hrough some of her crew deserting. The deserters had to lie replaced by men who will be paid £4O for the trip Home, the usual amount being £7 10s. Edward John Harvey, CO years of ago, died at the hospital this afternoon from injuries received on Monday, when ho was jambed against a verandah post through a case slipping from a lorry. Harvey was casually employed by the Colonial Carrying Company. An inquest takes place to-morrow. At a meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Federation of Labour to-day, Messrs Webb (president) and Semple (organiser), along with representatives from Lyttelton, wore appointed to meet the Union Company’s representative at Dunedin on ’Tuesday next in connection with a new agreement for the Lyttelton waterside workers, and also for Westport, Timaru, and probably Wellington. The new agreement will affect wages and various details. On the wharf to-day William llixon, stevedore, was knocked over by a sling of cargo, and sustained a double fracture of the skull. He is now in the hospital in a critical condition. Leonard Pearce, a married man, 25 years' old, attempted to commit suicide to-day by cutting his throat. After being attended to by Dr Clay, he was removed to the hospital. Blenheim, December 15. ’Hie death of James Hutchison, aged 54, an old resident, occurred unexpectedly yesterday afternoon. He lay down in lied in the afternoon and was shortly after found dead. Harry Toon, aged 31, previously convicted of theft and forgery in the North Island, was sentenced by Mr lusticc Sim to six months’ imprisonment and three years’ reformatory treatment on a charge of false pretences. Christchurch, December 15. The Royal Hotel at Leith field was destroyed by lire at 2.30 this morning. ' Mr Kilgour, the proprietor, lost everything, and narrowly escaped with his wife and family in night attire. The building was insured in the National Office for £550, and the furniture and stock for. £450. Timaru, December 15. ' A. Frisby; settlor at Milford, was driving to I’enmka on Saturday when his horse bolted and ran into another, trap.' The' occupants' of both wore i thrown ofit 1 . Frisby Was picked up unconscious, and never recovered, dying on Thursday. The second wool sale to-day was attended by a record number of buy’s for Timaru. Seven thousand six hundred bales were, offered, as comnnred with 10,000 at the second side last year. The wool was of better ■uality than at the first sale, and there was keen competition, nearly every lot, being sold, at prices satisfactory ton vendors. The bulk was crossbred, suitable for the Yorkshire gills. Most of the best halfbred was bought by colonial mills at lOjJd to lltjd, the latter being the top price ■'t the sale. Medium halfbred made o.)d to 10,1 cl, inferior S(jd to 9;',d. Compared with the Christchurch sale, the prices were slightly higher for like "lasses of wool. Dunedin, December 15. James Craig, shipwright, was the viefim of a serious accident while working on the Paparoa at Port Chalmers to-day. As he was ascending the hatchway ladder at dinner time, a wooden hatch cover fell from the deck and struck him on the bead, bis skull being badly fractured. He was removed to the cottage hospital in a critical condition. Craig is i widower, 51 years of age, and lias a family of five or six.