INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 12021, 21 March 1903, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND. March 20. The Chief OreLcr. t)r Mason, arrived in. Auckland tk:s ni ! •tiling, and in the afternoon lai-l lus. :a- .m infectious diseases' hospital at i*t.u t-hevalier befoie a meeting o; represtntatiYC-s of the local authorities. As the result of the last conference, Dr Mason had modified his scheme, and. brought with him plans of a bnEding estiraatea to. cost £67oU, including water supply and drainage. To-day's uitotai = - tejecte.'. the p:i>p,)■.;>' utter a wa'.m discussion, and dectcea tl-at the hospital should be ere.tea hi the grouuis of the general hospital. iir >ias.>i: .-aid that lie would <i:> ail he could to pi event this. NEW PLYMOUTH. March 20. Following on the action cf the Chamber of Commerce in to atrangefor a direct service of steamer» between New Plymcuth and Sydney, the flarbcur Board to-day. with the view o: eac.araging the establi-dmient of such a service, decided to foiego p:-.tt if the ch:r.c- ui any vessels engaged therein f»;r six months. WELLINGTON. March 20/ The City Council in committee to-day considered"the Lenders for the wood-paving contracts. Finally it was decided to invite fresh tenders, the specifications to be altered in accordance with the recommendations of the city engineer. The Customs Department having declined to accede to the request that the plant for electric tramways should be admitted free of duty, the City Council has decided to petition Parliament on the subject. CHRISTCKURCH, March 20. The hall of the Canterbury Kilwinning Masonic Lodge at Lytteltoa was gutted by fire this morning. The building is insured for £SOO in the "Alliance Office, but the loss is estimated at £IOOO over that amount. For a long time past the bench of Justices has had a uniform tariff of 5s and costs in the case of cyclists who offend agaixst the bye-laws. S>mc days ago, towever. some cf these cases were brought before Mr Beetham. S.M.. who said that the flagrant breaches of law showed the necessity for substantially increasing the penalties. As a sequel ? to-day when a number of cvclists were charged with riding on the *f :c ;:-ta:,. .;r without lights, each was fined 2d- and costs. This afternoon the Governor unveiled a tablet at the Boys' High School to those pupil* who had served or fallen in the war, and presented two D.S.O.'s, one to. Lieutenant Hickey for his action at Bothasberg and the other for Lieutenant Tudor, who died at Pretoria.

The Boxing Association have decided to hold the championships at Christchurch in . August. « -DUNEDIN. March 20. Admiral Fanshawe arrived by special train this evening, and was met- and welcomed at the railway station by the Mayor, Councillors, and members of Parliament. The weather is not promising for the postponed champion cycling meeting. The old Committee" of Moderates was re-elected unopposed for the Taieri Licensing District. TNVERCARGnX. March 20. Messrs James Allan Adamson (draper). Allan M'-Or.usraU Cnrrr.ichaet (farmer Lilbttrn), Henry Hirst (farmer), Thomas Power (farme'r). and Leonard Wright Petchell (accountant), were elected as the Licensing Committee for Wallace, without a poll, the surplus candidates having retired. Five Prohibitionists and five Moderates were nominated for Invercargill.