DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 12, 11 May 1912, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, May 0. A special inquiry will bo held by the Auckland Hospital Hoard on Monday regarding the administrative and disciplinary methods of the lady superintendent, the complaint regarding her management by certificated nurses of the institution, and the protest of five sisters against their suspension over the “hath incident.*’ Ail these mattoys camo before the Board at its meeting to-night, but no definite action was taken, beyond referring them to the consideration of the inquiry. Specific criticisms of the matron were made to the Board by the honorary medical staff, and this report had been handed to Miss Griffiths for her reply. The chairman stated that he had received Miss Griffiths' imply, ft was agreed that a copy of the letter should be furnished to each member, and that it should lie considered at ~ . t the inquiry. Auckland, May 10. A large trawling launch owned by John Emlcan and Maurice O’Connor valued at £BOO was seized by the Fisheries Department in consequence of having aboard four bags of oysters the character of which denoted that they were taken from closed beds at Waiheke. The launch at the time was on a fishing excursion and twelve or thirteen persons were aboard. The master of the vessel denied knowledge' of any oysters being brought aboard. The Magistrate said he. would impose a fine of £6, sufficient to .enable the owner to take the case to a higher Court if desired. ■' J Wellington,'■ May 10. ;; A private cable announces the election of Mr Robert Wynn-Williams, solicitor, a native of Auckland, as one of the members for Charters Towers in the Queensland Parliament. Ho is a nephew of Henry Wynn-Williams, Christchurch. Palmerston, May 9. Two further writs inifthg stagpoole cases were served to-day . by Mr C. A. Loughnan on. behalf of Thomas’ Stagpoole. Messrs Mash ,and Coomhc each received a writ for £I.OOO damages for publishing in the Manawatu Standard'the statement of defence of F.ederick Pirani, into whicn the paragraphs from the Feilding Star, originally complained of had been 'nterpohrtrd. There was a denial in the statement of defence that the recentlyformed company of Frederick Pirani and Co., Ltd., were proprietors of the Feilding Star on March 18th, wt.cn tin- autographs forming the snlv J the libel action were published. Moasrs r.ough'nan and Jacobs, as solicit ts for Stagpoole, have now sued Frodwiek P rani and Co., Ltd., for £IOOO damages in connection with a publmuion of the statement of defence in the Fe nding Star on a subsequent date Dunedin, May 0. Ernest Collins, hairdresser, of Roxburgh met with a fatal accident on Tuesday evening. While ho was charging an acetylene generator an explosion took place, and he received injuries to his head, from tvhich he died last night. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned. The communication of the Masonic Grand Lodge wqs concluded to-day. A scheme to enable a Provincial Grand Master to take with him an enlarged retinue of city officers when visiting country lodges was debated at considerable length, and eventually the solution of the problem was left to the Board of General Purposes. The question of providing regular incomes for widows and orphans and the aged Masons fund was referred to the Board of Benevolence. The report of the special committee of the Provincial Grand Masters on their conference in Wellington was adopted, with slight amendments. A Board of Grand Lodge Trustees, consisting of Bros. Ross, Clark, Mnller, Watts and Stnneham was set up for the period during which the executive is stationed in Dunedin. It was decided that the Board of General Purposes should consider the question of the disparity in the size of the present Masonic districts. The Grand Lodge will meet in Auckland next May. Palmerston, May 10. A motor car shed owned by A. Schlngar caught fire this morning and a car valued at £BOO was completely destroyed. It had just been renovated at a cost of £IOO and the owner was about to give it a trial. He started the engine and went inside tor a coat, hut when lie returned lie found the place in flames. It is thought that the benzine ignited from the carburetter. The ear was insured in the Dominion office for £SOO. Another small car in the shed was saved. i